Helen Mae Dyke

IN MEMORY OF
HELEN MAE DYKE

BORN
May 1, 1914
Sibley, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
March 27, 2007
Lakeville, Minnesota

FUNERAL SERVICE
1:00 P.M. Thursday, March 29, 2007
United Methodist Church
Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Marvin Lindley ~ officiating

MUSIC
“The Lord’s Prayer”
“Goin’ Home”
Soloist: Will George
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
No. 110 “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
No. 189 “Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of All Nature”
Organist: Barb Burns

CASKET BEARERS
David Dyke Bruce Van Dyke
Steven Dyke Jeff Dyke
Jeff Hamiel Colin Dyke

FINAL RESTING PLACE
East Lawn Cemetery ~ Sheldon, Iowa

After today’s service, relatives and friends
are invited to join the family in the
fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Sheldon, Iowa

HELEN MAE DYKE

Helen Mae Dyke, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Hall) Madison, was born May 1, 1914 in Sibley, IA. She moved with her parents to Cottonwood, MN at the age of 5 years old, it was there that she received her education and graduated from high school in Cottonwood in 1933. After high school she moved to Sheldon, IA and met her future husband, Paul Dyke. They were united in marriage on April 1, 1934 in Cottonwood, Minnesota and the young couple made their home in Sheldon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul on June 5, 1991 in Sheldon. Helen remained in the family home until 2000, when she moved to Lakeville, MN to live with her daughter, Gretchen. Helen passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at her daughter’s home in Lakeville, MN, reaching the age of 92 years, 10 months and 26 days.
She had been a member of the First Congregational Church in Sheldon and was currently a member of the United Methodist Church in Sheldon and in the Ladies Aid. Helen was an avid Bridge Player; she had taught the principles of Bridge in adult night classes at Sheldon Public School; she had belonged to several Bridge clubs. She enjoyed traveling and spending her summers at Grand Marais, MN on the north shore of Lake Superior.
Helen leaves to cherish her memory, her five children, David and his wife, Betsy Dyke of Oxford, MS; Bruce and his wife, Barbara Van Dyke of Paso Robles, CA; Steven and his wife, Jane Dyke of Rockport, TX; Jeff and his wife, Joan Dyke of Golden, CO; and Gretchen Van Dyke of Lakeville, MN; eleven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul; two grandchildren, a brother, Lawrence Madison; and three sisters, Bess Ludwig; Margaret Brener and Marion (Hamiel) Duschene.

Letting Go

The angels gathered near your bed,
so very close to you
For they knew all of the things
that you were going through,
I thought about so many things,
I tightly held your hand,
Oh, how I wished that you were strong
and healthy once again;

But your eyes were looking homeward
to a place beyond the sky,
Where God will hold you always,
it was time to say goodbye;
I struggled with my selfish thoughts---
for I wanted you to stay
So we could walk and talk again,
like we did – just yesterday;

But, God still knows what’s best
And I knew God loved you so
So I gave you life’s greatest gift;
The gift of letting go.