Almyra K. Van Dyke

Van Dyke, Almyra K.
Age 96, passed away Monday, November 12, 2007, at her daughter’s home in Grand Chute.
Almyra was born December 2, 1910, in Appleton, the daughter of Charles P. and Clara (Sturm) Kohl. She was the third child in a family of eight children. Almyra attended the first class of Wilson Junior High, and was a high school graduate of Appleton West. She then went to Outagamie Teacher’s College and taught school for four years at the Triangle School in the town of Hortonia in the early 1930’s. She was united in marriage to Edwin Van Dyke on November 2, 1933, and they were blessed with fifty-one years together. He preceded her in death in 1984.
Almyra worked with Edwin on the farm, and in 1957, went back to teaching elementary school at St. Therese in Appleton for twelve years. She retired in 1970. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Golden Age Club of Appleton, and a square dancing club. She loved crocheting, doilies, afghans, tatting, reading, doing word search puzzles, sheepshead, and playing Yahtzee with David and her other grandchildren.
Survivors include three daughters, Joan (Marv) Vetter, Berlin, Mary L. Hansen, Appleton, and Esther (Timothy) Thompson, New London; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Jorstad; there are 21 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren, and 35 great-great grandchildren; three sisters, Lillian Schueller, Cecelia Ashauer, and Elizabeth Bloy; and a sister-in-law, Elaine Kohl.
Almyra was preceded in death by her son, Richard Van Dyke, two sisters, Florence Kline and Lila Philippi, and two brothers, Roy Kohl and Earl Kohl.
The funeral mass will be celebrated at l0:30 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2007, at ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 West Lawrence Street, with Father Larry Abler, OFM Cap. as celebrant. She will be laid to rest in St. Mary Cemetery, Appleton. Visitation will be Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until the time of mass directly at the church.

The family would like to express their thanks to some really special people that cared for Almyra. They include Affinity Hospice, C.F. Dedman from St. Joseph, Dr. Lee Vogel, and Jim Dreyer, their Monday afternoon volunteer.

WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME
537 North Superior Street
Appleton 920-739-1231
www.wichmannfargo.com