John Dykhouse, age 90, of Volga, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with military rites and interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. John Dykhouse was born January 20, 1917, at Rock Valley, Iowa, to John and Gertie (Vos) Dykhouse. He moved with his family to Volga when he was three years old. He attended country school, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a military policeman at Camp Hulen, Texas, where German soldiers were imprisoned. On October 2, 1957, John married Gertrude Van Beek at Volga. He worked for eleven years for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, for the City of Volga for 13 years, and 3M in Brookings for 15 years. Following his retirement, John built many wind ornaments, and performed many other tasks in Volga. He was a member of the Volga Christian Reformed Church, Mens Society, Adult Fellowship, and Burrows-Young American Legion Post No. 114. Survivors include his wife, Gert Dykhouse, of Volga; six children: David (Mona) Dykhouse of Brookings, Ruth (Joel) DeWaard of Lynden, Washington, Sandra Dykhouse, Sapporo, Japan, Lori (Steve) Sapp of Bruce, Donald (Linda) Dykhouse of Volga, and Mark (Kelly) Dykhouse of Bushnell; twelve grandchildren; and a sister, Rowena Steinberg, of Cherokee, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William and Charles; and four sisters: Tillie Makowski, Martha Houtman, May Evenson, and Jeanette Dykhouse.