Dyck, Albert I. (1912-1969)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1969 Oct 31 p. 27

Birth date: 1912 Oct 04

text of obituary:

ALBERT I. DYCK

Albert I. Dyck of Clearbrook, B.C., went home to be with his Saviour and Lord on September 25. He was stricken by acute leukemia. His first serious illness occurred in April, 1957, from which he completely recuperated. While on a trip to California in 1968, he became aware of physical debility. When he subjected himself to a thorough medical examination last January the diagnostic test revealed acute leukemia.

Although keenly aware of the progressive nature of the pernicious disease, he resolved to stay on his feet as long as possible. He enjoyed a trip to Saskatchewan, and even attended the recent General Conference, in Vancouver. During the last four weeks, however, his sufferings grew very intense, and on occasions he expressed the desire, "Lord, take this weary child home'"

Albert I. Dyck was born in Waldheim, Sask., October 4, 1912. Three years later his parents settled on a farm at Borden. When he was seventeen he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour, was baptized, and joined the Mennonite Brethren Church.

On Augusit 7, 1938, he was united in wedlock in Virgil, onto to Louise Toews of Watrous, Sask. Shortly thereafter they moved to his parents' farm at Borden, where they remained until they went to B.C. in 1947.

At Borden he was asked to be choir director, a service he thoroughly enjoyed and also later performed at the South Aibbotsford Church until his health began to fail. He found great satisfaction, nevertheless, in serving on occasions in churches, missions and the penitentiary with a male octet.

For a livelihood he worked at Dueck Building Supplies Ltd. and Dueck Ready Mix for about ten years. In 1960 he established his own Ready Mix firm.

Albert I. Dyck is survived by his wife, four children, Edward and Jim, Mrs. John Wiens and Mrs. Don Siemens and four grandchildren; his mother, his sisters, Mrs. Abe Wiens and Mrs. Paul Wiebe, and Ernie, his brother.

Though a member of the Bakerview Church, to accommodate the many relatives and friends that mourned his passing, the last rites were observed in the South Abbotsford Church. Rev. David Neumann, assistant pastor at Bakerview, officiated. Rev. H. Classen, Vancouver, based a short, comforting message on Luke 17:11-17. The octet, of which the deceased used to be a member, rendered "Gathering Home" and "Lift Thine Eyes unto the Hills" very effectively. The interment was at the Hazelwood Cemeter.