Byron Dale Nyhuis

Rock Rapids, IA 

 Byron Nyhuis age 66 of Rock Rapids, IA died Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids.

 Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the Christian Reformed Church in Rock Rapids, with Reverend Doug De Groot officiating. 

 Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids. 

 Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. 

 In lieu of flowers, the family prefers the memorials be directed to: Hope Haven of Rock Valley, IA. 

 Arrangements are in the care of the Jurrens Funeral Home of Rock Rapids, IA. 

Byron Dale Nyhuis was born on April 23, 1958, in Rock Rapids, IA, the son of John and Tillie (Ytsma) Nyhuis. Byron grew up on a farm near Rock Rapids. Byron lived in several places throughout his life such as Rosewood Heights Apartments in Rock Rapids, then a Waiver Home in Rock Rapids, and for the last nine months at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. 

 Byron also worked in several places such as Double HH Manufacturing in Rock Valley, IA, the Egg Plant in Sioux Center, IA, S & R now known as Maintainer Custom Bodies in Rock Rapids, IA, and Hope Haven in Rock Valley, IA.

 His hobbies included collecting knick-knacks, coloring, and in his younger years working on the farm feeding the calves, and bailing hay, and he also loved riding his three-wheeler.  

 Byron is survived by his brother, Verlyn Nyhuis of Rock Rapids, IA; sister-in-law, Janice Nyhuis of Sioux Center, IA; four nieces and three nephews; and other extended family. 

 He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Tillie Nyhuis; two brothers, one in infancy, Joseph Nyhuis and Bob Nyhuis; and sister-in-law, Carleen Nyhuis.