Ruby Maxine Van Wyk was born November 16, 1924, to Paul and Gertie (Van Genderen) Van Der Kamp in Sully, Iowa. She passed away on October 31, 2020, at the St. Francis Nursing Home in Grinnell, Iowa.

Ruby lived in the Sully area her entire life, and attended country schools through the eighth grade. When she was young, she washed milk bottles at the Van Der Kamp dairy.

On November 17, 1943, she was united in marriage to LaVerne Van Zante at her parents' home.   To this union they were blessed with three children: Barb, Bev, and Brad. After LaVerne's passing in 1976, Ruby married Ralph John Van Wyk on February 10, 1978.  In 1991, Ruby and Ralph moved to Sully where they had a meter reading route for many years.

Ruby was a wonderful homemaker.  She would spend hours working in her vegetable garden, and took great pride in her flowers. She milked cows, and also raised chickens, butchered them, and sold eggs. She loved coloring, camping, volunteering, traveling, and going to the State Fair. Ruby was truly the best grandmother a person could have! She was a faithful member of the First Reformed Church in Sully.

Ruby is survived by her children, her step-children, her sister Neva Lanser, and her sister-in-law Dorothy Van Wyk.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands: LaVerne Van Zante, and Ralph Van Wyk; her siblings: Irene (Walt) Vander Leest, Milo (Velma) Van Der Kamp, Cleo  (Maurine) Van Der Kamp, Floyd (Jeanetta) Van Der Kamp, and Vernon Van Der Kamp; and her brother-in-law Harry Lanser.

Family

Barb and Paul Fynaardt, Oskaloosa

Kim and Joe Albright

Austin, Haley, Caden

Kevin and Robin Fynaardt

Mallory, Aaron

Kendall Fynaardt

Kraig Fynaardt (deceased)

Bev and Rod Van Maanen, Lynnville

Kendra and Jon Rockhold

Kylee, Kale

Londa and Jason Schnell

Riley and Cori Schnell and baby in March

Emma, Parker, Lincoln, Jordyn

Shawna and Cory Tice

Hadley, Kinsley, Brilynn

Debbie and Chris Merten

Ellyse, Avery, Jaxson, Adalyn

Brad Van Zante, Grinnell

Cameron and Hilary Van Zante

Silas, Ezra

Drake Van Zante

Easton Van Zante

Phyllis (deceased) and David Zylstra, Pella

Teresa and Brian Eschen

Brianna, Josiah, Risa

Kyle and Shalene Zylstra

Lydia, Aidan, Norah, Gerrit

Delwin and Karen Van Wyk, Newton

Heather and Matt Zylstra

Noah, Sage, Lily

Heidi and Jeff Corbett, Steve Squires (deceased)

Elizabeth, Abigail, Sophia, Benjamin, Hudson

Nathan and Elizabeth Van Wyk

Samuel, Jude

Ruth Renaud, Sully

Hillary and Mike Engbers

Grayson, Gavin

Holli Renaud

Brett and Sierra Renaud

Lynnville Historical Society

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Sully Garden Thyme Club
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