Edith Van Wyk, 95, of Grinnell died Apr. 18, 2022. Graveside service will be at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 21, at Sully Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Rapids.
Edith Johanna Van Wyk was born June 23, 1926, to John and Muriel (Sytsma) Kamerick in Pella. She was raised in the Pella area and attended Porterville Country School through eighth grade. As a young girl, Edith cleaned house for a neighbor.
Mar. 19, 1948, she was united in marriage to David John Van Wyk in Pella. After their marriage, they rented a farm by Galesburg. They were blessed with three children: Gayle, Kathy, and Dean. In 1962, they purchased the family farm and continued to farm there until they retired in 1995. They moved to Sully in 2002 and to Grinnell in 2008. In addition to being a farm wife, Edith worked for the Overall Factory and Pella Corp. Edith enjoyed embroidery and gardening. She was a member of Sully First Reformed Church.
Edith is survived by her children: Gayle (Burley) Harmon of Sully, Kathy Van Wyhe of Sully, and Dean (Vicki) Van Wyk of New Sharon; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brothers Don Kamerick, Arnold Kamerick, Murray Kamerick, and Golmore Kamerick; and her sister Mary Lou De Vries.
