Dyck, Anna Marie Schmidt (1882-1953)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Dec 3 p. 6

Birth date: 1882 Feb 21

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— Mrs. Anna Dyck, 71, housemother at the Dorcas nurses home for the past nine years, died suddenly Saturday morning at the Bethel Deaconess hospital. Brief services were held Monday afternoon at the Sister Frieda Memorial chapel, followed by services at the West Zion Mennonite church in Moundridge, Rev. D. J. Unruh of Newton officiating. Mrs. Dyck is survived by five children. Her husband, Abraham Dyck, died in 1936.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Dec 24 p. 9

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MRS. ANNA M. DYCK

Anna Marie Schmidt, daughter of the late Jacob A. and Barbara Schmidt, was born near Moundridge, Kansas, February 21, 1882. She was baptized and joined the West Zion Mennonite church where she remained a faithful member until the time of her death.

On April 26, 1908, she was married to Abraham F. Dyck in Upland. Calif, with Rev. M. Horsch officiating. Seven children blessed this home: Helen (Mrs. Kenneth Cook), Vega, Texas; Walter R., Elgin, Ill.; Hilda (Mrs. Herbert Schrag), Wellington, Kansas; Irene (Mrs. Dan Berger), Vega, Texas; Marguerite (Mrs. Alvin Hall), McPherson, Kansas; Viola Esther, who went to be with the Lord at the age of three days, and Esther Ruth, who also was called to her heavenly home at the early age of twenty years.

After Mr. Dyck’s death on July 6, 1936, Mrs. Dyck continued to live in Moundridge. She was a true mother. She loved her children and her 13 grandchildren and had great joy in visiting them and ministering unto them when they needed her.

Since the children all had their own homes, Mrs. Dyck was free to give her time to others and became the answer to the prayer for a house mother in the Dorcas Home of the Bethel institutions. She joined the family on Dec. 1, 1944. With a great heart of love for young people, she was a true mother to the many girls who came and went during her nine years of service. Mrs. Dyck was a praying mother, a wise counsellor with a deep concern for the welfare of her girls and especially their spiritual welfare. She loved much and was loved by many. Her joy and strength were of the Lord. In the morning she often played the piano. After her accident the book on the piano was open to the hymn "Wo findet die Seele die Heimat die Ruh."

On Oct. 20, 1953, she fell and broke her hip and was taken to the Bethel Deaconess hospital. In her suffering she was quiet and patient and always grateful for what was being done for her. She was recovering satisfacorily [sic] and was making plans to leave the hospital. She seemed so happy, grateful for her bed, for the care given her by doctors and nurses, for the food served, for the freinds [sic] that visited and for the cards, gifts and flowers which she received. Yet she would say: We must pray one for another, for we do not know what is in the future.

On Saturday morning. Nov. 28, she went to an adjoining room to visit another patient. After her usual friendly good morning, her spirit suddenly returned to God who gave it. So softly, so quietly death came and she was taken home.

Her love, her faith in God, her prayers, and her deep concern for others—yes all she was to her family and friends now remains as a sweet memory and a challenge.