Anthony (Tony) Beugelsdyk, 78, passed away unexpectedly on January 4, 2021. He was born May 8, 1942 in Lisse, Netherlands. He is preceded by his parents Marinus and Klazina and son Jimmy Beugelsdyk. Tony is survived by wife Barbara; sons Dan and David; daughter Liz; siblings Ena Alvarez, Rose (Marvin) Myers, Francine (John) Hale, John (Carol) Beugelsdyk, Paul (Edie) Beugelsdijk; grandchildren Madison Bell, Lauren Beugelsdyk and Haley Beugelsdyk; and numerous nieces and nephews. Family services will be held at Resthaven Mortuary at 11am on January 12. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family has requested these services to be livestreamed from Resthaven Mortuary & Resthaven Gardens of Memory Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ResthavenMortuary/ In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Botanica Gardens in Wichita.
Tony immigrated to the U.S. from the Netherlands at age 14 with his mother, father, and 5 siblings. He had fond memories of his childhood in the Netherlands, skating to school on the frozen canals and working in the tulip fields near the world famous Keukenhof Gardens. While picking apples at Wichita’s Blood Orchard, he put himself through the engineering program at WSU to earn his Mechanical Engineering Degree. His career started at Creonite and ended as Senior VP of Engineering at Wescon Products, where he received multiple patents. His work all over the world resulted in lifelong friendships. He used his leadership skills and desire to help people in organizations such as Beginning Experience and as a Dale Carnegie Instructor. Tony was a role model to many and with his relentless energy, creative problem solving and adventuresome, loving spirit, no challenge was too difficult. Some of his favorite pastimes were competitive sailing on Lake Cheney, riding his Harley, skiing, and travelling. He became a Master Gardener after retirement and enjoyed taking on landscaping and gardening projects, big and small. His marriage to Sue Kelley in 1960 resulted in 4 children--Dan, David, Liz, and Jimmy. He married Barbara Graham in 2005 and loved spending time with her, his children, and with his three granddaughters, Lauren, Haley, and Madison. His bright, curious, and loving spirit will be missed by all.
