Individual Details
Johann Freidrich "John F" Dirks
(16 Jul 1903 - 12 Nov 1980)
Events
| Birth | 16 Jul 1903 | Langworthy, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Sep 1925 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Meta Johanna "Matie" Husmann | |||
| Death | 12 Nov 1980 | St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Meta Johanna "Matie" Husmann (1905 - 1986) |
| Father | Gerd Dirks (1868 - 1952) |
| Mother | Friederike Hermine "Recka" Dirks (1880 - 1960) |
| Sibling | George Henry Dirks (1899 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Wilham Dietrich "Will" Dirks (1901 - 1959) |
| 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
John F. DirksFuneral services for John F. Dirks, 77, Monticello, were Nov. 15 in St. Matthew Lutheran Church with burial in Wayne Zion Cemetery, Monticello. Rev. Harold L. Naig officiated at the services.
Mr. Dirks died in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Nov. 12 after a brief illness.
John Frederick Dirks was born in Langworthy, July 16, 1903, the son of Gerd and Fredericka Dirks. He received his early education in the schools of Jones County.
Mr. Dirks and Meta Husmann were married in Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Sept. 23, 1925. Following their marriage, the couple farmed in Jones County. They retired from the farm Nov. 17, 1979, and moved to Monticello. He was a member of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife, Meta, and five children, Robert G. Dirks, Maquoketa; Willis F. and Dewaine E. Dirks, both of Marion; Gary L. Dirks, Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. Dennis (Wilma) Williams, Lisbon; 28 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, August Dirks, Monticello, and Rhinehart Dirks, Center Junction; two sisters, Mrs. John (Anna) Martensen, Monticello, and Mrs. Clara Oltmanns, Anamosa.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, a grandson, his parents, three brothers and a sister.
The casketbearers were Marion Dirks, Eugene Dirks, Gerald Dirks, Melvin Dirks, LaVern Ulferts, Louis Harms, Galen Harms and Marvin Martensen.
MONTICELLO EXPRESS...PAGE 15...NOVEMBER 19, 1980
JOHN F. DIRKS
Funeral services for John F. Dirks, 77, Monticello, were Nov. 15 in St. Matthew Lutheran Church with burial in Wayne Zion Cemetery, Monticello. Rev. Harold L. Naig officiated at the services
Mr. Dirks died in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Nov. 12 after a brief illness.
John Frederick Dirks was born in Langworthy, July 16, 1903, the son of Gerd and Fredericka Dirks. He received his early education in the schools of Jones County.
Mr. Dirks and Meta Husmann were married in Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Sept. 23, 1925. Following their marriage, the couple farmed in Jones County. They retired from the farm Nov. 17, 1979, and moved to Monticello. He was a member of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife Meta, and five children. Robert G. Dirks, Maquoketa; Willis F. and Dewaine E. Dirks, both of Marion; Gary L. Dirks, Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. Dennis (Wilma) Williams, Lisbon; 28 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, August Dirks, Monticello, and Rhinehart Dirks, Center Junction; two sisters, Mrs. John (Anna) Martensen, Monticello, and Mrs. Clara Oltmanns, Anamosa.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, a grandson, his parents, three brothers and a sister.
The casketbearers were Marion Dirks, Eugene Dirks, Gerald Dirks, Melvin Dirks, LaVern Ulferts, Louis Harms, Galen Harms and Marvin Martensen.
Endnotes
1. "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," index, FamilySearch , (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 July 2014), John Frederick Dirks, ; citing Wayne Twp., Jones County, Iowa.
2. "John F. Dirks," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 19 November 1980; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 12 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.