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July 18, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 21, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 10:30 AM from the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church, 415 Boulevard, Pompton Plains. Interment will follow at Mount Rest Cemetery, Butler.
Wiebe Dykstra, age 87 entered into eternal rest with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 18, 2014.
Born and raised in a small town called Ferwerd in Friesland, a province in the northwest part of the Netherlands, Wiebe was one of Gerrit and Ytje Dykstra’s six children. As a young boy he loved to ice skate in Holland’s canals and as he became a young man, he often worked farming red potatoes. Growing up during World War II, Weibe often had to hide from the Nazi’s who were known for forcing young Dutch men to serve in their armed forces. He ultimately did serve in the Dutch Army during the Indonesian War. When that war was over he emigrated through the Saint Lawrence Seaway into Canada. Wiebe initially settled in British Columbia where he learned the English language. He continued his trade as a farmer working his way across Canada to Ontario. During those years in Canada, he was blessed with the first four of his five children. Wiebe and his family ultimately came to the United States, settling in Sussex where he enjoyed a long career as a dairy farmer with Dagmar Dale Farms in Sussex.
After working all day, nothing gave Wiebe more enjoyment than coming home and spending time gardening in his vegetable garden. A true Dutchman, his gardens were adorned with magnificent tulips but he also loved dahlias and hydrangeas too.
Wiebe was a man who centered his life around the teachings of the Holy Bible. He loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and served Him through the ministries of Sussex Christian Reformed Church where he was a deacon. He especially loved to exuberantly sing Psalter Hymnal hymns that so clearly expressed his faith. After retiring Wiebe moved to Kinnelon in 1994 where he joined the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. In 2004 he moved to Butler.
Wiebe loved to read books, especially Christian novels. He used to say that reading kept his mind active and he enjoyed sharing his love of reading with his numerous grandchildren. He was a great story teller often recalling memories of his childhood in Holland, telling his grandchildren about the games he used to play and how on Christmas day, getting an orange was a really exciting event! Always kind and soft-spoken, with a caring heart for his fellow man, while sometimes a stubborn Friesen, Wiebe was and inspirational father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother.
Surviving are Wiebe’s four dear children: Christina and husband Rolly Farber of Homer, NY, Ida and husband Larry Koetje of Alaska, MI, Hank and wife Terry Dykstra of Wantage, and Sandy and husband Bob Ronco of Kinnelon; 16 adored grandchildren; 27 cherished great-grandchildren; and 3 siblings. He was predeceased by his dear daughter Jenny Kolk in 2012 and granddaughter Lisa Farber in 1977.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Wiebe’s name are asked to consider making a donation to World Vision, P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063-9716 (www.worldvision.org).
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 21, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 10:30 AM from the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church, 415 Boulevard, Pompton Plains. Interment will follow at Mount Rest Cemetery, Butler.
July 18, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 21, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 10:30 AM from the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church, 415 Boulevard, Pompton Plains. Interment will follow at Mount Rest Cemetery, Butler.
Wiebe Dykstra, age 87 entered into eternal rest with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 18, 2014.
Born and raised in a small town called Ferwerd in Friesland, a province in the northwest part of the Netherlands, Wiebe was one of Gerrit and Ytje Dykstra’s six children. As a young boy he loved to ice skate in Holland’s canals and as he became a young man, he often worked farming red potatoes. Growing up during World War II, Weibe often had to hide from the Nazi’s who were known for forcing young Dutch men to serve in their armed forces. He ultimately did serve in the Dutch Army during the Indonesian War. When that war was over he emigrated through the Saint Lawrence Seaway into Canada. Wiebe initially settled in British Columbia where he learned the English language. He continued his trade as a farmer working his way across Canada to Ontario. During those years in Canada, he was blessed with the first four of his five children. Wiebe and his family ultimately came to the United States, settling in Sussex where he enjoyed a long career as a dairy farmer with Dagmar Dale Farms in Sussex.
After working all day, nothing gave Wiebe more enjoyment than coming home and spending time gardening in his vegetable garden. A true Dutchman, his gardens were adorned with magnificent tulips but he also loved dahlias and hydrangeas too.
Wiebe was a man who centered his life around the teachings of the Holy Bible. He loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and served Him through the ministries of Sussex Christian Reformed Church where he was a deacon. He especially loved to exuberantly sing Psalter Hymnal hymns that so clearly expressed his faith. After retiring Wiebe moved to Kinnelon in 1994 where he joined the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. In 2004 he moved to Butler.
Wiebe loved to read books, especially Christian novels. He used to say that reading kept his mind active and he enjoyed sharing his love of reading with his numerous grandchildren. He was a great story teller often recalling memories of his childhood in Holland, telling his grandchildren about the games he used to play and how on Christmas day, getting an orange was a really exciting event! Always kind and soft-spoken, with a caring heart for his fellow man, while sometimes a stubborn Friesen, Wiebe was and inspirational father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother.
Surviving are Wiebe’s four dear children: Christina and husband Rolly Farber of Homer, NY, Ida and husband Larry Koetje of Alaska, MI, Hank and wife Terry Dykstra of Wantage, and Sandy and husband Bob Ronco of Kinnelon; 16 adored grandchildren; 27 cherished great-grandchildren; and 3 siblings. He was predeceased by his dear daughter Jenny Kolk in 2012 and granddaughter Lisa Farber in 1977.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Wiebe’s name are asked to consider making a donation to World Vision, P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063-9716 (www.worldvision.org).
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