John Dyshaw, of Montevideo, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 85.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald S. McKee officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday March 1, 2017 from 5-7 PM at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with a prayer service at 6:00 PM. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service at the church on Thursday.
John A. Dyshaw was born in Montevideo on November 2, 1931 to John and Alvina (Birkeland) Dyshaw. He grew up in Montevideo and attended school, graduating in 1949. In school John was an outstanding athlete. He was named All Conference and honorable mention All-State in football and still holds the school record for the 880 Relay in Track. On June 15, 1952 John was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Lois Lund. They were both so supportive and proud of each other. They had three children together: Brad, Gary and Lori. John farmed all his life and loved the land. Family remembers that he would take one route into town and another route home so that he could survey all the crops. He was a progressive farmer receiving the award for Conservation Farmer of the Year. He also served on the Sparta Township Board for many years Following retirement John would tell Lois and family that he was going to the “Office” which meant he was meeting his friends at Trailways..
John and Lois were lifetime members of Our Saviors Lutheran Church. He was very active in the church ushering every February for 30 years, serving as a deacon, putting up the Christmas tree, and serving communion to shut-ins were among the many jobs he enjoyed at the church. John was also active in other community groups such as Let’s Go Fishing and Watson Lions Club. He received one of the Lion’s Club highest honors, the Melvin-Jones award.
Family remembers John as a kind, honest, and fair person. He loved his children and grandchildren very much and attended with pride any event they were involved in. One of John’s other loves was hunting. He hunted with family and friends in northern Minnesota and was always excited about the hunt but really loved just being together with family. When he was not able to hunt he would spend time watching outdoor shows of hunting and fishing and the TV show “Pickers”. Sports were also a part of his life and he would follow Montevideo High School sports but also would not miss any of the Minnesota sport teams especially the Gophers and Twins.
John is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lois; his children: Brad (Sue) Dyshaw, Montevideo, Gary Dyshaw, Eagan, Lori (Doug) Rynda, Chanhassen; grandchildren: Nicole (Simon) Bauer, Samantha (Mike) Scheffler, Cody (Alissa) Dyshaw, Nicholas (Melissa) Dyshaw, Brittany (Andrew) Stewart, Lindsay Rynda, and Danny Rynda; eight great-grandchildren: Roman, Katie, Guy, Max, Tory, Dalton, Taryn and Juliet; brother-in-law, Jerry (Jan) Lund; nieces and nephews: Ron (Gail) Jerve, Bruce (Melva) Jerve, Dave (Chris) Jerve, JoAnn (Kris) Kolstad, Kathy (Brad) Lindemann, Terri (Chuck) Vien and Michael (Dee) Lund as well as extended family and friends
He was preceded in death by his parents, his mother and father-in-law, Melvin and Agnes Lund, daughter-in-law, Glory Dyshaw; and brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and Arlene Jerve.
Memorials preferred to Our Saviors Lutheran Church.