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Personal data Lester A. Dykstra 

  • He was born on October 27, 1910 in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA.
  • He died on August 14, 1970 in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA, he was 59 years old.
    Lester A. Dykstra
    Birth: Oct. 27, 1910 Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
    Death: Aug. 14, 1970 Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA

    Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock a.m., Monday, August 17, 1970, for Lester A. Dykstra, 59, of Orange City, Iowa at the Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City with Rev. Donald Lenderink officiating. Special music was provided by Mr. Lawrence Van Wyk who sang, "In the Garden." Mrs. Clifford Bogaard was organist. Pallbearers included Marvin Mouw, Harlan Mouw, Bob Van Driel, Allen Roos, Alton Vink, and Stan Van Otterloo. Burial was at the Westlawn Cemetery in Orange City with the Van Etten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

    Mr. Dykstra passed away August 14, 1970, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital following a lingering illness of leukemia. He was born in Orange City Oct. 27, 1910, to Albert L. Mouw and Helen Yepma. He married Nell Westra on Jan. 18, 1935.

    He is survived by the widow; one son, Alfred Lee; three sisters, Mrs. John Goslinga of Hospers, Mrs. Harry Mouw of Orange City, and Mrs. Ben W. Bruins of Lakewood, Calif.

    Sioux County Capital 1970-08-20

    Family links:
    Parents:
    Albert Mouw (1882 - 1918)
    Helen Mildred Ypma Mouw (1882 - 1918)

    Spouse:
    Nell Westra Dykstra (1907 - 1995)

    Siblings:
    Ann Mouw Van Driel Goslinga (1903 - 1957)*
    Wilhelmina Mouw Mouw (1907 - 2002)*
    Lester A. Dykstra (1910 - 1970)
    Alma Bernice Mouw Bruins (1914 - 1994)*

    *Calculated relationship

    Burial:
    West Lawn Cemetery
    Orange City
    Sioux County
    Iowa, USA

    Created by: GS
    Record added: Apr 11, 2013
    Find A Grave Memorial# 108332499

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    Dykstra, Lester A. 1910-1970
    Posted By: Leanna Ihde, volunteer (email)
    Date: 2/16/2010 at 02:18:59

    Funeral services were held at Trinity Reformed Church at Orange City, August 17 for Lester A. Dykstra, 59, of Orange City, who died August 14 at the Orange City hospital.

    Burial was made in West Lawn cemetery at Orange City.

    Mr. Dykstra was born October 27, 1910. He was married to Nell Westra January 18, 1935, and was an Orange City municipal employee for 28 years.

    Survivors include the widow; a son, Fred, of Orange City; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Mouw of Orange City, Mrs. John Gosinga of Hospers and Mrs. Ben Bruins of Bellflower, Calif.

    Source: Sioux Center News, August 20, 1970

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    Sioux County Capital Orange City (8-20-1970)

    Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock a.m. Monday, August 17, 1970 for Lester A Dykstra, 59 of Orange city, Iowa at the Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City with Rev. Donald Lenderink officiating. Burial was at the West lawn Cemetery in Orange City with the Van Etten Funeral Home in charge of arrangement. Mr. Dykstra passed away August 14, 1970 at the City Municipal Hospital following a lingering illness of Leukemia.

    He was born in Orange City Oct 27, 1910, to Albert Mouw and Helen Yepma. He married Nell Westra on Jan. 18, 1935.

    He is survived by the widow; one son, Alfred Lee; three sister, Mrs. John Goslinga of Hospers, Mrs. Harry Mouw of Orange City and Mrs. Ben W. Bruins of Lakewood, Calif.
  • He is buried August 1970 in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Iowa, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Albert Mouw
  • A child of Tietje (Helen Mildred) Ypma
  • This information was last updated on April 15, 2018.

Household of Lester A. Dykstra

He is married to Nell Westra.

They got married on January 18, 1935 at Slayton, Murray, Minnesota, USA, he was 24 years old.


Notes about Lester A. Dykstra

Foster parents: Eeltje Dykstra and Anna Wagenaar.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lester A. Dykstra

Lambertus Mouw
1833-1915
Arendina Janna de Lassacquere
1843-1892
Albert Mouw
1882-1918

Lester A. Dykstra
1910-1970

1935

Nell Westra
1907-1995


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Birthday October 27, 1910

  • The temperature on October 27, 1910 was between 3.0 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
    • January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
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Day of marriage January 18, 1935

  • The temperature on January 18, 1935 was between -1 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • March 16 » Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
    • March 21 » Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.
    • April 23 » The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
    • May 27 » New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
    • June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
    • November 24 » The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.

Day of death August 14, 1970

  • The temperature on August 14, 1970 was between 8.7 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
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