- Date Of Birth: December 30, 1971
- Date Of Death: October 14, 2021
- State: Iowa
Benjamin Ray Van Dyke was born December 30, 1971, to Alvin and Milly (Van Sant) Van Dyke in Pella, Iowa. He passed away on October 14, 2021, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa.
Ben married Rita Kay Olson/Sherman on August 24, 1994. To this union, Darrick Ray Van Dyke was born on August 26, 1997.
Ben loved the outdoors and enjoyed many fishing trips to Canada with his dad. He also enjoyed hunting and trapping.
According to his son, Darrick: Ben was a man of many talents, jokes, and memories. He was an amazing father. Ben’s golf game was nearly perfect, until Darrick came along and showed him who was better! And the fishing trips to the Ozarks were always a blast. Ben and Darrick’s last trip together was at Darrick’s graduation, when Ben helped Darrick move home in 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory are his son Darrick Ray Van Dyke, his parents Al and Milly Van Dyke of Pella, his sister Mindy (Dan) Schnoebelen of Pella, and many extended family members and friends.
