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David Ryks Obituary – 11/16/2021


David Bradley Ryks passed from this world Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, of kidney failure.

A funeral will take place Friday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Hawick, MN.

David Bradley Ryks was born Nov. 10, 1957. to Kathryn and Harold Ryks in Willmar, MN.

David attended Paynesville High School and graduated with a GED in 1976.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was confirmed there.

David moved to Willmar, where he worked at West Central Industries.

He later moved home, and developed congestive heart failure, kidney failure, and diabetes. David entered the Cokato nursing home July 9, 2007.

David travelled with his siblings every summer to places such as Grand Marais, Duluth, Alexandria, and Vining, and took a trip with his brother, Gerry, to Las Vegas, NV and St. Louis, MO.

He is survived by his father, Harold Ryks (Lorraine); sister, Jan Wimmer; brother, Gerald Ryks; and sister Helen Baldwin (George). He has two nieces, Tiffany (Jeremy) Sheffey, and Pam (Casey) Birch; four nephews, Brian, (Andrea) Wimmer, Adrian Baldwin, Michael Wimmer, and Evan Baldwin; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, many aunts and uncles, and by his mother, Kathryn.

We will miss you very much!

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