Individual Details

Helen Dykstra

(7 Jul 1916 - 5 Jul 2003)

Daily Citizens-July 2003:
FALL RIVER - Helen D. Schulz, 86, formerly of Fall River, died on Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Continental Manor in Randolph.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Fall River. The Rev. James Bolda will officiate. Interment will be in the Fall River Cemetery, Fall River.
Helen was born on July 7, 1916, in the town of Westford, to Sjouke and Grace (Westover) Dykstra. She was married to Willard Schulz on Sept. 2, 1987 in Fall River.
Helen was a graduate of Randolph High School. She was employed at Briggs and Stratton in Milwaukee for 26 years. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Fall River.
Survivors include one brother Bernard (Selma) Dykstra of Columbus; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, James Nelson; and three brothers, Eddie, Claude and Clifford.
Memorials may be made to St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church.
The Jones-Jensen Funeral Home, Columbus, is serving the family.

Events

Birth7 Jul 1916Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin United States
Marriage26 Feb 1934Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin - Edward J. Nelson
Death5 Jul 2003Continental Manor Nursing Center, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Burial12 Jul 2003Fall River Cemetery, Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Families

SpouseEdward J. Nelson (1909 - 1977)
ChildJames Dwayne Nelson (1936 - 1988)
FatherSjouke Jans Dijkstra (1882 - 1964)
SiblingClaude Earnest Dykstra (1912 - )
FatherJan Sapes Dijkstra (1838 - 1895)
SiblingClaude Earnest Dykstra (1912 - )