Individual Details
George Henry Dirks
(7 Dec 1899 - 9 Jul 1968)
Events
| Birth | 7 Dec 1899 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Death | 9 Jul 1968 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Father | Gerd Dirks (1868 - 1952) |
| Mother | Friederike Hermine "Recka" Dirks (1880 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Wilham Dietrich "Will" Dirks (1901 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Johann Freidrich "John F" Dirks (1903 - 1980) |
| Sibling | August Janssen Dirks (1905 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Benhard Gerhard Dirks (1907 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Rhinehard Dirks (1909 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Engel Minne Dirks (1911 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Clara Margaretha Dirks (1913 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Anna Katrina Dirks (1915 - 2005) |
Notes
Death
THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS…..JULY 18, 1968…..PAGE 15GEORGE DIRKS
ANAMOSA….Funeral services for George Henry Dirks, 68, Amber, were held Friday afternoon at St. Paul Lutheran church.
The Rev. Harvey O. Gilbertson officiated. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery, Monticello.
Mr. Dirks died suddenly July 9 from a heart attack while working in his yard. He was born at Langworthy Dec. 7, 1899, the son of Gerd and FrIedericke Dirks. He received his education in Jones county rural schools.
He married Alvina Kray Nov. 15, 1922 in Castle Grove Township. The couple farmed until 1943, when Mr. Dirks became a correctional officer at the Iowa State reformatory. He retired four years ago.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Survivors include: his wife; three children Marion G. of Monticello; Mrs. Emil (Deloris) Feldman of Monticello and Mrs. Darlene Volkenant of Amber; nine grandchildren: two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Oltmanns and Mrs. John Martensen of Anamosa; three brothers, John F. of Anamosa, August of Monticello and Rhinehart of Center Jct.
Casket bearers were Eugene Dirks, Robert Dirks, Merle Dirks, Melvin Dirks, Louis Harms and John Martensen.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 223.
2. "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," index, FamilySearch , (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 July 2014), Geo. H. Dirks, ; citing Wayne Tp., Jones County, Iowa.