Dykstra, Dr. Robert, age 93, formerly of New Brighton, passed away February 2, 2024.
Preceded in death by wife Lou Ann, parents John and Anna, brothers Cornelius, Henry, Ralph, Sidney, Gerald, Willard, and John, sisters, Sylvia Wassink and Margery Ten Dolle. Dr. Dykstra had a masters and PHD in Educational Psychology and served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota for 33 years. He was a 71 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society and performed on USO tours and the Arlene Francis and Ed Sullivan TV shows with the Hut Four Quartet. He was named to the 1997 Who's Who in the World and was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame in 1996. Survived by children Kim DeVoss (Steve), Paul (Karen), and Randy (Heather), grandchildren Chad and Matthew Kracher, Kylie and Savannah Dykstra, and Cody Butala, many nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. Memorial service 11am Saturday, Feb 24 @ St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi with visitation one hour prior. Memorials preferred to University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation.
Preceded in death by wife Lou Ann, parents John and Anna, brothers Cornelius, Henry, Ralph, Sidney, Gerald, Willard, and John, sisters, Sylvia Wassink and Margery Ten Dolle. Dr. Dykstra had a masters and PHD in Educational Psychology and served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota for 33 years. He was a 71 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society and performed on USO tours and the Arlene Francis and Ed Sullivan TV shows with the Hut Four Quartet. He was named to the 1997 Who's Who in the World and was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame in 1996. Survived by children Kim DeVoss (Steve), Paul (Karen), and Randy (Heather), grandchildren Chad and Matthew Kracher, Kylie and Savannah Dykstra, and Cody Butala, many nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. Memorial service 11am Saturday, Feb 24 @ St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi with visitation one hour prior. Memorials preferred to University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation.
Dykstra, Dr. Robert, age 93, formerly of New Brighton, passed away February 2, 2024.
Preceded in death by wife Lou Ann, parents John and Anna, brothers Cornelius, Henry, Ralph, Sidney, Gerald, Willard, and John, sisters, Sylvia Wassink and Margery Ten Dolle. Dr. Dykstra had a masters and PHD in Educational Psychology and served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota for 33 years. He was a 71 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society and performed on USO tours and the Arlene Francis and Ed Sullivan TV shows with the Hut Four Quartet. He was named to the 1997 Who's Who in the World and was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame in 1996. Survived by children Kim DeVoss (Steve), Paul (Karen), and Randy (Heather), grandchildren Chad and Matthew Kracher, Kylie and Savannah Dykstra, and Cody Butala, many nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. Memorial service 11am Saturday, Feb 24 @ St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi with visitation one hour prior. Memorials preferred to University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation.
Preceded in death by wife Lou Ann, parents John and Anna, brothers Cornelius, Henry, Ralph, Sidney, Gerald, Willard, and John, sisters, Sylvia Wassink and Margery Ten Dolle. Dr. Dykstra had a masters and PHD in Educational Psychology and served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota for 33 years. He was a 71 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society and performed on USO tours and the Arlene Francis and Ed Sullivan TV shows with the Hut Four Quartet. He was named to the 1997 Who's Who in the World and was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame in 1996. Survived by children Kim DeVoss (Steve), Paul (Karen), and Randy (Heather), grandchildren Chad and Matthew Kracher, Kylie and Savannah Dykstra, and Cody Butala, many nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. Memorial service 11am Saturday, Feb 24 @ St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi with visitation one hour prior. Memorials preferred to University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation.
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