Harvey Leroy Ryswyk

Harvey Leroy Ryswyk passed away peacefully on February 12, 2025, at the age of 94, at the Edgebrook Assisted Living Care Center.

Harvey was born to Paulus and Gertie (Van Essen) Ryswyk on August 6, 1930, on the family farm east of Edgerton.  Harvey attended Leota Christian Grade School and graduated from Edgerton Public High School.  Shortly after graduation, he married his best friend and the love of his life, Tressa Regina Mulder, on February 13, 1951.  He then began working with his father on the family farm, living there until he was 68 years old.  Harvey and Tressa retired and moved to Edgerton, in 1999.  Harvey continued to help on the farm until he moved to the Edgebrook Care Center in November of 2022.  Harvey was a devoted husband and father whose passion was farming.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 74 years, Tressa; children: Lyn Ryswyk, Grand Rapids, MI; Larry Ryswyk (Dawn), Leota, MN; Lisa Ellens (Pete), Lacombe Alberta, Canada; Leanne Brands (Jeff), Sioux Falls, SD; 15 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren with one on the way.  He is also remembered by in-laws Ken and Muriel Van Zanten, Littleton, CO, and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his parents Paulus and Gertie Ryswyk; brother Cornelius Ryswyk; sister Margaret Berghorst; and 3 great- grandchildren, Owen and Emerson Ryswyk, and Sawyer Langfitt.

Memorial contributions in memory of Harvey may be made to Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Edgerton, MN.  The family wishes to thank the staff of Edgebrook Care Center for the exceptional care they provided.

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