Geertrude van Dyken Carmean

Geertrude van Dyken Carmean

July 5, 1933 – Nov. 15, 2023

CORVALLIS – Geertrude (Gert) Carmean was born July 5, 1933, to Dutch immigrants and naturalized American Citizens Eisse Jan van Dyken and Tryntje Lamers van Dyken at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Yakima, Washington. She passed peacefully on November 15, 2023, in Corvallis, Oregon. She was 90 years old.

Gert spent her childhood years in Yakima attending Adams Elementary, Washington Jr. High and graduating from Yakima High School in 1951. She met her future husband Arthur Carmean at a young adult group social at Yakima First Presbyterian Church in 1953. They were married on June 3, 1955, and celebrated their 68th Anniversary in 2023.

Art and Gert lived in Yakima after getting married. Gert worked at Seattle First National Bank and Art at Nordberg's Fruit in Selah, WA, and the Yakima Hearld Republic. They moved to Mid Way City, California in 1956. Art started a career with the US Postal Service in 1957 and Gert worked Security First National in Huntington Beach, CA and 1st National Bank in Westminster, CA. Paul Jan Carmean was born in August 1957. Anthony Allen Carmean was born in April 1959 and passed away in May 1959 due to a heart defect. Mari Jeannine Carmean was born in December 1960.

The family moved from California back to Yakima in 1961. Gert was a homemaker until Mari started school when she returned to work at Bank of Yakima, Peoples Bank, and U.S. Bank until retirement in 1983 as a vault teller. The family enjoyed many adventures together; camping, hunting, fishing, huckleberry picking and enjoying the outdoors.

In 1996, Art and Gert moved to Lebanon, Oregon where they resided until August 2023 and moved to West Hills Assisted Living in Corvallis.

Gert was a long-time member of First Presbyterian Church. Having membership in Yakima, WA, Lebanon, OR, and Albany, OR. She belonged to the Sewing Circles at all three churches making baby quilts, lap robes, and larger bed-sized quilts. Gert was also a volunteer at the Lebanon Hospital. She crocheted hundreds of prayer shawls, lap robes, and hats for the Hospital Guild. Gert enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, quilting, gardening, camping, fishing with Art, reading, jigsaw puzzles and word search puzzles. She loved having a neat, clean, organized home and garden, roses, chocolate, and homegrown vine ripe tomatoes still warm from the sun.

Gert is survived by her husband, Arthur A. Carmean of Corvallis, Oregon, son Paul J. Carmean (Kathleen) of Port Angeles, Washington; daughter Mari J. Kramer (Brian) of Corvallis, Oregon; brother Martin van Dyken (Audrey) of Vernonia, Oregon; grandson Anthony Jan Carmean (Tabitha) of Port Angeles, Washington, and two great grandchildren. There are also numerous extended family members in the Netherlands and United States. She is pre-deceased by her parents, Eisse Jan van Dyken, Tryntje Lamers van Dyken; sister, Maartje van Dyken; and son, Anthony Allen Carmean.

No services will be held. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.