Lolke IJmes "Louis" Boomstra ¹ was born ^{2, 3, 4} on 21 Feb 1858 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. He died on 10 Dec 1934 in Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa, USA. He was buried ⁵ in Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Louis married ⁶ Tryntje Vink "Kate" on 19 Oct 1893 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

Tryntje "Kate" Vink [Parents] ¹ was born ^{2, 3, 4} on 25 Feb 1873 in Sint Annen, Ten Boer Municipality, Groningen, The Netherlands. She died ⁵ on 3 May 1922 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. She was buried ⁵ in Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Kate married ⁵ Lolke IJmes Boomstra "Louis" on 19 Oct 1893 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

Cornelius Ymes Boomstra [Parents] was born ¹ on 28 Mar 1913 in Michigan, USA. He died ² on 9 Dec 2006 in Ottawa County, Michigan, USA. He was buried ² in Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Cornelius married Agnes Vander Laan.

Louis Yman van Dyke [Parents] was born ¹ in 1928 in South Dakota, USA. He died ² on 14 Jan 2019 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Louis married Martena Buys "Tina".

Van Dyke, Louis Louis Y. Van Dyke, age 90 entered his eternal home on January 14, 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Raymond, an infant brother, and sister Ardith. Lou was born in Corsica, SD, to Pastor Jacob and Anna Van Dyke, in 1928. He spent his childhood in Ireton, IA, where his father pastored the Christian Reformed Church. At age 16, he moved with his family to Oak Harbor, WA. He graduated from Calvin College, whereupon he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a Special Agent in the Counterintelligence Corps in Germany. In December 1951, during Christmas furlough, he married the love of his life, Martena (Tina) Buys of Lynden, WA, whom he had met while home from college on winter break. Together they had five children, Steve (Vonnie Bajema), Alan (Cyndie Vander Aa), Joan (Terry Crull), Mike (Lillian Nunez), and Wayne. Lou devoted his career to Christian education, serving as a Social Studies teacher at Lynden Christian High School, principal at Shoreline Christian School in Seattle, and for 32 years as professor of History at Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA. He received his Masters in Education at the University of Washington, and Doctor of the Arts of Teaching at the University of North Dakota. His hobbies included restoration of an antique Model A Ford, reading, and gardening. His professional memberships included Conference on Faith and History and American Historical Review. He devoted his life to his family as a husband and father, and to his church in Sioux Center. Besides his wife and children, Lou is survived by nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren, all of whom he loved dearly. He is also survived by his brother Duane who resides in WA. Funeral services will be held at the Zaagman Memorial Chapel, 2800 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI on Friday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m with visitation one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 pm. Burial will be at Alaska Cemetery in Caledonia Township, MI. Contributions in memory of Louis may be made to the Louis and Tina Van Dyke History Scholarship, c/o Office of Advancement, Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA 51250; World Renew, or to Spectrum Health Hospice (spectrumhealthfoundation.org/tributegiving)..
Published in Grand Rapids Press on Jan. 15, 2019

Geert Harms "Gerrit" Werkema [Parents] was born ¹ on 10 Aug 1883 in Saaksum gem. Oldehove, Goningen, The Netherlands. He died on 17 Jul 1959 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. He was buried ² in Fairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Gerrit married Jennie C. Van Ysseldyke.

Jennie C. Van Ysseldyke was born about 1883. She died ¹ on 5 Jul 1951 in Michigan, USA. Jennie married Geert Harms Werkema "Gerrit".

Charlotte S. Werkema [Parents] ¹ was born ² about 1908 in Michigan, USA. Charlotte married Russel Whittaker.