r of Ames, son Tom and wife Lori Van Dyke of Dumont, grandchildren Kimberly and husband Cecil Bellephant of Rochester, Minnesota, Greg and wife Jacque Miller of Des Moines, Trevor Van Dyke of Ames, & Logan and wife Traci Van Dyke of Dumont, and great-grandchildren Zachary and Sean Bellephant of Rochester, Minnesota, and Braylon Miller of Des Moines. She is also survived by Darwin's children David and wife Vanessa Ebling of Waverly, Dienna and husband Les Schafer of Greene, Jody and husband Kenny Wunsch of Marshalltown, Sheila and husband Bob Atkinson of Sheffield, along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Al and Flossie Wendt, first husband Ben Van Dyke, sister Marlene, a brother in infancy and Darwin's son Doug. Memorials may be directed to St. Croix Hospice.