Dyck, Frank (1885-1956)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Sep 13 p. 6

Birth date: 1885

text of obituary:

— Funeral services were held at the Missionary Church in Elbing on Tuesday afternoon for Frank Dyck, 71, retired farmer of the Elbing community who was instantly killed in a farm accident Friday afternoon, Sept. 7. Rev. Dobert Schrock and Rev. H. B. Schmidt officiated at the services. Mr. Dyck was standing on top of a truckload of feed when the truck, operated by his pastor, Rev. A. A. Schmidt, moved forward and threw him to the ground head first. Doctor's examination showed that he died of a broken neck. Mr. Dyck, a native of Germany, came to the Elbing community with his parents at the age of seven. He leaves his wife, Martha; two sons, Daniel of the mission field in the Dominican Republic, and Arthur of Elbing; one daughter, Mrs. Carl Penner of Newton; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Rev. H. J. Dyck of Elbing and Herman Dyck of rural Newton; and one sister, Mrs. Anna Fiedler of Newton.

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