Arthur Lyman Wieberdink, 82, eight-year resident of Oak Harbor, died at his home Sept. 24, 2002, following a brief illness.

Mr. Wieberdink was born in Milaca, Minn., June 8, 1920, to Benjamin Wieberdink and Sophia (Krumm) Wieberdink. On Aug. 3, 1941, he married Cornelia Sankey. He farmed in Minnesota until 1961. At that time, he moved with his family to Stanton, Calif., where he was employed as a service technician for the Pitney-Bowes Company until his retirement in 1982. The couple moved to Oak Harbor in 1994.

Mr. Wieberdink is survived by his wife Connie at home; four sons, Roger and Ronald Wieberdink, both of Oak Harbor, David Wieberdink of Tacoma and Norman Wieberdink of Portland, Ore.; six daughters, Judith Meno of Portland, Ore., Joanne Larsen of Grandville, N.D., Linda Sellgren of Oak Harbor, Lois Alms of Custer, Rachel Fizia of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Phyllis Flores of Cleveland, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Vernon Wieberdink of Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Amanda Lundquist and Irene Vedders, both of Milaca, Minn., and Ruth Visser of Lynden; also, numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Lee Wieberdink in February 2002, by one granddaughter, Lisa Larson and by two sisters, Abby Burgess and Laura Wieberdink.