Dyck, John Henry (1917-1968)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1969 Jan 10 p. 26

Birth date: 1917 Apr 17

text of obituary:

JOHN H. DYCK

John Henry Dyck was born at Main Centre, Sask., on April 17, 1917. Early in life, at the age of 11, he put his trust in the Lord and found cleansing in the precious blood of Christ. Five years later he was baptized and became a member of the Main Centre Mennonite Brethren Church.

After marriage in 1944 he and his wife settled for a short time on a farm near Main Centre, but in 1946 the Lord led them to British Columbia where they settled down in Oliver in the Okanagan Valley. His happy disposition and his great delight in witnessing for the Lord and in studying the Word gave him many opportunities to serve. At Oliver he soon found an opportunity to minister to the young people at the Oliver Gospel Chapel. He also taught Sunday school for many years. His constant burden was that others might come to know the Saviour. As member of the church board and secretary-treasurer to the congregation he was a real piller of the church.

The Lord blessed the family with four children, who together with their mother survive their father. They are Mary Ruth, in nurses training in New Westminster; Miriam Esther, at the MBBI in Clearbrook, B.C.; and Louise Caroline and Alfred Jonathan, at home.

John Dyck died on December 10 after six years of illness which became acute early in December. Besides his family he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dyck Sr. of Oliver, and two sisters and abrother.

The funeral was held in the Oliver Gospel Chapel on December 13 with Rev. Helmut Klassen of Oliver in charge.