West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City Section D., Row 4 from east side of section:
Farm of Benjamin and Jennie (Peuse) Van Roekel. Sam built this building for Lawrence Van Roekel's pig feed.
This was on the farm where I grew up and my brother and his family now live:
Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the First Reformed Church Chapel, Orange City, for Mrs. Sam Dykstra, nee Grace Van Roekel, who died Saturday at the Ashton Convalescent Home, where she had been a patient for 6½ years. Mr. Dykstra died at the Home there in 1963.
Mrs. Dykstra was born on March 19, 1879, on a farm north of Orange City. She later moved with her parents and family of Maurice, where she was raised. She was married to Sam Dykstra on Feb. 16, 1909. They were the parents of 1 son, Wilbur.
Surviving are the son, Wilbur Dykstra , 2 grandchildren, Rodney and Shirley; 4 brothers, Peter Van Roekel of Orange City, George Van Roekel of Maurice, Ben Van Roekel of Orange City and Ernest Van Roekel of Lynden, Wash.; 2 sisters Mrs. Henry Van Stryland of Orange City and Mrs. Peter Roos of Sheldon.
One sister and 2 brothers passed away several years ago.
Funeral services were in charge of the Van Etten Funeral Home and burial was in the Orange City cemetery. Rev. R. Van Heukelom and Rev. R. Bast were the officiating pastors.
Alton Democrat 196-10-28.
Sam Dykstra passed away at the Ashton Convalescent Home Monday afternoon, October 7 where he was a patient for the past two years. He was born September 26, 1879 he came to America from the Netherlands with his parents when a lad.
He married Grace Van Roekel in 1911. They were the parents of one son, Wilbert, of Sheldon.
Surviving besides the widow and son there are two grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Al Giesen of Orange City.
Mr. and Mrs. Dykstra lived near Maurice until 1930 when they moved to Orange City.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in the First Reformed church chapel with Rev. R. Van Heukelom officiating. Interment was made in the Orange City cemetery.
Sioux Center News. 1963-10-17.