Dyck, D. G. (Mrs.) Neiman (1859-1930)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1930 Jan 22 p. 4

Birth date: 1859 Feb 28

text of obituary:

Mrs. D. A. Dyck [sic D. G. Dyck]

Halstead, Kans., Jan. 9 — Death came as a relief to years of patient suffering when Mrs. D. G. Dyck answered the final summons and passed to the great Beyond early on New Year's morning to her home, in the presence of her bereaved relatives, at the age of 70 years, 10 months and 2 days.

Mrs. Dyck had been ill for about sixteen years, during which time she was practically an invalid, but despite the fact that she was deprived of good health she bore her cross as a faithful Christian and was patient and loving until the time of her death.

Mrs. Dyck claimed a character of sterling qualities, truth and fidelity which served as her guiding stars in life upon which were built the many years of her faithful service as wife and mother. She lived as a true Christian and when her health permitted was a constant worker in the Mennonite Church of which she was a member for fifty-three years. She was a kind and loving wife and mother whose pleasant ways shall never be forgotten. During the forty-five years in which she was a resident of this community she made a host of friends who are deeply grieved in her passing.

Mrs. D. G. Dyck, nee Neiman, was born February 28, 1859 in southern Russia. In 1874 she with her parents came to America and made their home in McPherson county, Kansas. On October 14, 1877 she was baptized and received into the Mennonite Church and October 11, 1885 she was united in marriage to D. G. Dyck and had since made her home in this city where she became a member of the local Mennonite Church. To this union those children were born, one of whom preceded her in death in infancy, a son, Albert G. Dyck, of this city and a daughter, Mrs. Anna Hilkie of New York City. She leaves to mourn her death besides her sorrowing husband, son and daughter, two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held from the Mennonite Church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. H. T. Unruh officiating. A quartet composed of Mrs. Hilda Kroeker Miss Linda Kroeker, Adolph C. Dettweiler and Bernard Schowalter, accompanied by Will Schowalter at the piano, sang several selections. Late in the services Bernard Schowalter sang a solo. Interment was made in the Halstead cemetery.

As a token of respect for the esteem in which the deceased was held all of the business houses closed at 3:30 o'clock and remained closed until the funeral procession had passed through Main street. — Halstead Independent.