Robert "Bob" Wissink, 65, Canton, S.D., formerly of the Hills and Steen areas, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at his daughter's home in Sioux Falls, S.D., following a long battle with cancer.
Services were Saturday, Aug. 31, at Bethany Reformed Church in Canton. Burial was in Forest Hills Cemetery, near Canton.
Robert Wayne "Bob" Wissink was born to Harold and Ella Wissink on Aug. 16, 1937, in Hills. He attended school in Steen and Hills, and graduated from Hills High School in 1955. He graduated from Northwestern Junior College in 1957. He then served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton in California.
He married Willma Gelling on June 2, 1959, at Springfield, S.D. They lived in Steen for a short time, before moving to Canton, S.D., in 1951. He sold real estate for several years and later opened Century 21 Wissink Realtors in Sioux Falls. He later worked for K&J Trucking. For the past seven years, he and his wife worked for South Dakota Farmers Union Travel as a bus driver and tour guide, where they worked until they retired due to his declining health.
Mr. Wissink was a member of Bethany Reformed Church of Canton. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards and golfing. In his early years he was a Ham Radio operator. He received his pilot's license in 1963 and enjoyed many hours flying with family and friends. He also held several different licenses in flying craft.
Survivors include his wife, Willma Wissink, Canton; four children and their spouses, Terry (Barb) Wissink, Chisago City, Judy (McChyne) Rall, Sioux Falls, Randy (Ellen) Wissink, Spring, Texas, and Mari (Scott) Perenoud, Sioux Falls; 10 grandchildren; his father, Harold Wissink, Steen; one sister, Mavis De Beer, Adrian; and a special aunt, Joan Hoogeveen, Steen.
Mr. Wissink was preceded in death by his mother, Ella.
Anderson Funeral Home, Canton, was in charge of arrangements.