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Services
Friends may visit at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM on November 11, 2015 at the Free Reformed Church, 160 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ. Internment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Fair Lawn, NJ.
Jacob Van Wyck, age 98, of Pompton Plains, exchanged time for eternity on Saturday, November 7, 2015.
Jacob was born on June 28, 1917, and raised in Paterson, NJ. He married Marie Sweetman on April 3, 1940. They moved to Montville, NJ in 1956 where they raised their five children. Shortly after Marie's passing in 1998, Jacob moved to Pompton Plains, NJ and resided with his daughter Marie and her family.
Jacob was a member of the Free Reformed Church and served as deacon and elder for over 40 years. He was a retired carpenter with William Vander Eems Construction.
Surviving are one son: Jacob Van Wyck and wife Audrey of Pompton Plains; Three daughters: Agnes Dykstra of Pompton Plains, Marie and husband Henry Driesse of Pompton Plains, Ruth and husband Samuel Sweetman of Otisville, NY.; One son-in-law:, Gerald Driesse of Pompton Plains; 21 Grandchildren and 40 Great-grandchildren: John Driesse and wife Claudia (Kevin, Shaun), Sharon and husband John Keener (Jenna, Rebecca, Makayla, Seth, Matthew, Stephen, Zachariah Jacob, Zoe), Laura and husband John Prol (Sophia, Christiana, Isabella), Brian Driesse and wife Sara (Owen, Helena, Judah); Anita and husband Steven Mol (Jacob, Thomas, Savannah, Joseph, Samuel, Mariska, Miriam), Jeffrey Driesse, Michele and husband Drew Slootmaker (Shepherd), Michele and husband Wayne Kruzak (Emma, Madeline), Michael Jacob Driesse and wife Nicolette (Juliet, Henry), Marie Sweetman, James Van Wyck and wife Kelly (Charles), Christine and husband Michael Vande Vrede (Westen), Wendy and husband Daryl Rogers (Jacob, Helena, Willa, Peytra), Brenda and husband Harland Wood(Harland, Logan, Mason), Lauren and husband Aron Werner (Dawson, Clayton), Amanda Driesse, Andrea Van Wyck, Patricia and husband Matthew Southway (Noah), Jennifer Van Wyck, Samuel Sweetman, and Matthew Van Wyck.
Jacob was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marie; his daughter, Helen Driesse: his son-in-law August Dykstra; his three brothers; Martin, Marcus, and Cornelius.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Jacob's name, are asked to consider the Christian Health Care Center Foundation, 301 Sicomac Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Netherlands Reformed Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Rd, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
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Friends may visit at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM on November 11, 2015 at the Free Reformed Church, 160 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ. Internment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Fair Lawn, NJ.
Services
Friends may visit at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM on November 11, 2015 at the Free Reformed Church, 160 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ. Internment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Fair Lawn, NJ.
Jacob Van Wyck, age 98, of Pompton Plains, exchanged time for eternity on Saturday, November 7, 2015.
Jacob was born on June 28, 1917, and raised in Paterson, NJ. He married Marie Sweetman on April 3, 1940. They moved to Montville, NJ in 1956 where they raised their five children. Shortly after Marie's passing in 1998, Jacob moved to Pompton Plains, NJ and resided with his daughter Marie and her family.
Jacob was a member of the Free Reformed Church and served as deacon and elder for over 40 years. He was a retired carpenter with William Vander Eems Construction.
Surviving are one son: Jacob Van Wyck and wife Audrey of Pompton Plains; Three daughters: Agnes Dykstra of Pompton Plains, Marie and husband Henry Driesse of Pompton Plains, Ruth and husband Samuel Sweetman of Otisville, NY.; One son-in-law:, Gerald Driesse of Pompton Plains; 21 Grandchildren and 40 Great-grandchildren: John Driesse and wife Claudia (Kevin, Shaun), Sharon and husband John Keener (Jenna, Rebecca, Makayla, Seth, Matthew, Stephen, Zachariah Jacob, Zoe), Laura and husband John Prol (Sophia, Christiana, Isabella), Brian Driesse and wife Sara (Owen, Helena, Judah); Anita and husband Steven Mol (Jacob, Thomas, Savannah, Joseph, Samuel, Mariska, Miriam), Jeffrey Driesse, Michele and husband Drew Slootmaker (Shepherd), Michele and husband Wayne Kruzak (Emma, Madeline), Michael Jacob Driesse and wife Nicolette (Juliet, Henry), Marie Sweetman, James Van Wyck and wife Kelly (Charles), Christine and husband Michael Vande Vrede (Westen), Wendy and husband Daryl Rogers (Jacob, Helena, Willa, Peytra), Brenda and husband Harland Wood(Harland, Logan, Mason), Lauren and husband Aron Werner (Dawson, Clayton), Amanda Driesse, Andrea Van Wyck, Patricia and husband Matthew Southway (Noah), Jennifer Van Wyck, Samuel Sweetman, and Matthew Van Wyck.
Jacob was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marie; his daughter, Helen Driesse: his son-in-law August Dykstra; his three brothers; Martin, Marcus, and Cornelius.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Jacob's name, are asked to consider the Christian Health Care Center Foundation, 301 Sicomac Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Netherlands Reformed Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Rd, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
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