Abel William Dykstra was born on February 27, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois and entered into eternal rest on August 28, 2017 in Santa Ana, California. He was 84 years old. Abel was a proud United States Army Veteran and served our country during the Korean War. He is survived by his loving wife Dorothy Mae Dykstra and their four children; son's Lawrence A. Dykstra and Jeffrey A. Dykstra, daughter's Beatrice J. Stephens and Barbara O'Brein. Abel will be missed by all who knew and loved him.