Justina “Jessie” Voth Dyck October 23, 1930 – September 6, 2024
Justina Voth Dyck, 93, passed into the presence of our Lord in the early morning hours of September 6, 2024. Born October 23, 1930, in Gretna, Manitoba, Canada, Justina was the sixth child of eleven for Jacob Cornelius Voth and Sara D. Voth (nee Klippenstein). In the mid 1930’s, the family moved to Steinbach, Manitoba, where the final four siblings were born. In 1947, the family moved to the Fraser Valley area in British Columbia, Canada. They started attending the East Aldergrove Mennonite Brethren Church on Ross Road where Justina and Arthur met. They were married on August, 26, 1954. Arthur and Justina set up home in the Langley/Aldergrove area. They were blessed with 4 boys over ten years, Samuel, David, Wendell, & Roy.
In 1960, Arthur and Justina felt God’s call to go to the United States as missionaries. In 1961, they arrived at Grace Children’s Home in Henderson, Nebraska, serving as house parents for the teenage boys. In spring of 1964 following some bad health with Arthur’s dad, they moved back to Langley, British Columbia, to keep an eye on him. Given the economy, the family moved to King’s Garden (now known as CRISTA Ministries), in the Puget Sound area of Washington state. In 1969, the family moved to Renton, Washington where they eventually retired.
During their time in Renton, they attended Highlands Community Church where they were active members until they were empty nesters. Their final church home was East Hill Baptist Church in Kent. Mom was a woman of faith. She loved her Lord and Savior more than anything, followed closely by her love of family.
Family was very important to Mom and Dad. It seemed that they would drive up from the Seattle area to visit their parents and siblings in BC at least once a month from 1964 until Dad’s health started to fail in in the early 2000s.
Mom and Dad loved to travel. Whether it was National Parks and Monuments, or to a place where they had never been before, the trip usually had at least one side trip to a relative or friend’s home to visit. They made several trips to Europe and the Middle East. A story she liked to tell was that she contracted hepatitis from eating a salad on one of those trips.
English was not Mom’s first language - it was German. Most Mennonites of her generation were tri-lingual with German (sometimes called High German) was the language used at church, Plattdeutsch (also called Low German) was the home language, and English or other national language was use when talking to non-Mennonites. Mom’s first Bible was in German, and she enjoyed reading from it all through her life because that was her heart language. Mom and Dad started to only speak English at home (except when they wanted to say something in private) to us boys so we would not have a language issue in school.
Mom loved to play games. Her favorites were Scrabble, Rummikub and Uno. Whenever the grandchildren or friends would come over to visit, tea and refreshments were served along with an invitation to play a game. She was really good at Scrabble. When there were no visitors, she would often get out her crossword puzzle.
Mom also loved to garden. Her flowers were well tended as well as the raspberries that she grew. She also loved hummingbirds. They gave her such delight to see them. Her feeders were always ready.
Justina was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Arthur Donald Dyck. She was also preceded by several brothers and sisters: David Voth, Olga Valora Neufeld (nee Voth), Jacob Voth, Henry Klippenstein Voth, and Neta Pauls (nee Voth). Justina is survived by brothers and sister: Cornelius “Neil” George Voth, Harold Voth, Esther Mary Oliver (nee Voth), Arnold Voth, and Alvin Veron Voth. Justina is survived by her sons: Samuel Arthur James Dyck (Janna), David Clarence Dyck (Cynthia “Cindy”), Wendell Raymond Dyck (Bob Chapin), and Roy Charles Dyck (Robynn). Justina is survived by grandchildren: Jeremy Dyck (Jamie), Cassandra “Cassie” Porcella (Brad), Joshua Dyck (Alison “Ali”), Daniel Dyck (Tia), Matthias “Matt” Wolfe, Samantha Dyck, and Jonathan Dyck. Justina is survived by great grandchildren: Riley, Connor, Kaylee, and Bethany Dyck, Andrew “AJ”, and Mariah Porcella, and Benjamin Dyck.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, October 26th at 9:30 am at Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills, 409 Filbert Rd, Lynnwood WA 98036. Graveside committal service immediately following. A light lunch to be hosted at Wendell’s home in Burien at 12:30. (RSVP for the luncheon to [email protected])
The memorial service will be livestreamed.
Family and friends who are unable to attend Justina's memorial in person may click on the link below to view the funeral in real-time via livestream.
https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/c24098979506383
In lieu of flowers, gifts in her name or remembrance to her two primary charities would be appreciated.
• Kent East Hill Baptist Church, located at 25650 124th Ave SW Kent, WA 98030. https://easthillbaptist.org/give
• The Evangelical Mission Ministries, (formerly known as Mexican Mission Ministries, now EMM – a ministry of Faith Baptist Mission). https://faithbaptistmission.org/emm-giving-page
(Mailing instructions: Faith Baptist Mission. PO Box 866, Eagle Lake, FL 33869 with a note or memo citing "EMM - In Memory of Justina Dyck)
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