1942
William
2010
William Dick
April 15, 1942 — April 1, 2010
William R. “Bill” Dick, 67, died on Thursday (April 1, 2010) at Kansas Medical Center in Andover.
He was born on April 15, 1942 in Ootacamund, South India to Mennonite Brethren missionaries J.J. and Anna (Baerg) Dick. He moved with his family to Abbotsford, B.C. when he was 15, graduating from high school there.
Bill attended Tabor College in Hillsboro where he met Violet Wohlgemuth. They were married on May 23, 1964 and have made their home in Hesston for the last 40 years.
Bill loved meeting new people and his lifetime career in sales & marketing reflected that. He worked for Roofmart International, Inc. of Chapman since 1991, and has traveled many miles locally, nationally and internationally for his work. He also enjoyed traveling with his family, planning family & church ski trips, fishing, golfing and reading.
He was a member of Koerner Heights Church where he had been active in leadership, strategic planning and in teaching elementary children.
Survivors include his wife, Vi, of Hesston; two daughters, Noelle & Craig Dickinson and Hilary Dick of Newton; one son, Aaron & Katie Dick of Olathe; grandchildren Wyatt and Nash Dickinson and Josh and McKenna Dick; four sisters, Helga Good and Helen Friesen of Beaverton, Ore; Marge Sykes of Corvallis, Ore., and Elizabeth Olausen of Quesnel, B.C. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harold, Paul & two brothers who died in infancy.
A memorial celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Koerner Heights Mennonite Church in Newton with Dr. Timothy Mace officiating.
Memorials may be made to Koerner Heights Church, 320 S. Meridian, Newton or Caring Bridge, at www.caringbridge.org.
He was born on April 15, 1942 in Ootacamund, South India to Mennonite Brethren missionaries J.J. and Anna (Baerg) Dick. He moved with his family to Abbotsford, B.C. when he was 15, graduating from high school there.
Bill attended Tabor College in Hillsboro where he met Violet Wohlgemuth. They were married on May 23, 1964 and have made their home in Hesston for the last 40 years.
Bill loved meeting new people and his lifetime career in sales & marketing reflected that. He worked for Roofmart International, Inc. of Chapman since 1991, and has traveled many miles locally, nationally and internationally for his work. He also enjoyed traveling with his family, planning family & church ski trips, fishing, golfing and reading.
He was a member of Koerner Heights Church where he had been active in leadership, strategic planning and in teaching elementary children.
Survivors include his wife, Vi, of Hesston; two daughters, Noelle & Craig Dickinson and Hilary Dick of Newton; one son, Aaron & Katie Dick of Olathe; grandchildren Wyatt and Nash Dickinson and Josh and McKenna Dick; four sisters, Helga Good and Helen Friesen of Beaverton, Ore; Marge Sykes of Corvallis, Ore., and Elizabeth Olausen of Quesnel, B.C. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harold, Paul & two brothers who died in infancy.
A memorial celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Koerner Heights Mennonite Church in Newton with Dr. Timothy Mace officiating.
Memorials may be made to Koerner Heights Church, 320 S. Meridian, Newton or Caring Bridge, at www.caringbridge.org.
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