On October 16, 2011, Dorothy Rita Buikstra (nee Dumbrowsky), beloved wife of Jan Buikstra, dear sister of Jane Janik and James Dumbrowsky. Also survived by nieces and nephews.

A Catholic prayer service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Ave. on Wednesday at 10:30 AM. Interment Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4-8 PM. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Disabled American Veterans, Attn: Gift Processing, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 or to the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc. (BARCS), 301 Stockholm St., Baltimore, MD 21230.