Individual Details

Muriel B. Dykstra
FALL RIVER - Muriel B. "Sis" Dykstra, 87, died on Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at Columbia Health Care Center, Wyocena.

The funeral will be held on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m., at St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church, Fall River. The Rev. James Bolda will officiate. Burial will be in the Fall River Cemetery.

Mrs. Dykstra was born on May 21, 1913, in the town of Fountain Prairie, the daughter of Emil and Dora (Summnicht) Hemling. She was married on Nov. 20, 1936, to Claude Dykstra.

Mrs. Dykstra was employed by Columbus Community Hospital in housekeeping for many years until her retirement in 1984. She was a member of the Columbus Senior Center, St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church and it's Ladies Aid.

Survivors include five children, Eugene (Sandy), Roger, Mary, Gary (Joyce), Richard (Evelyn), all of Fall River; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; two sisters, Virginia Birkenstock, Fall River, and Ruby Kirley, Milwaukee; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude, in 1969; and one daughter, Susan.

Friends may call on Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Jones-Jensen Funeral Home, Columbus, and on Thursday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at St. Stephen's Ev. Lutheran Church.

Memorials may be made to the St. Stephen's Church parking lot fund.

Birth	21 May 1913	Township of Fountain Prairie, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Marriage	20 Nov 1936	Claude Earnest Dykstra
Death	7 Aug 2000	Columbia Health Care Center, Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Burial	10 Aug 2000	Fall River Cemetery, Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Spouse	Claude Earnest Dykstra (1912 - )
Child	Susan Kay Dykstra (1955 - 1975)

Mother

Dora Summnicht ( - )