Individual Details
August Janssen Dirks
(16 Apr 1905 - 2 Dec 1984)
Events
| Birth | 16 Apr 1905 | Langworthy, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Death | 2 Dec 1984 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| 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 | Johann Freidrich "John F" Dirks (1903 - 1980) |
| 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…..DECEMBER 5,1984…PAGE 30AUGUST J DIRKS
Funeral services will be held Dec. 5 (today) for August J Dirks, 79, at 10:30 a.m. at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Harvey O. Gilbertson will officiate at the services.
August J. Dirks of Monticello died Dec. 2 at the John McDonald Hospital, after a sudden illness.
August Janssen Dirks was born April 16, 1905, near Langworthy, the son of Gerd and Fredericka Dirks. He received his education in the rural schools near his home.
August J. Dirks and Loretta Wilken were married Feb. 6, 1929, at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple made their home in the Langworthy area. The couple farmed there from 1929 until they retired in 1973. The couple moved to Monticello after they retired, but August often returned to the farm to help his sons.
August was a lifelong member of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. He was baptized there and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 28, 1920. He also worked as the caretaker of the Wayne Zion Cemetery for three years.
August if survived by his wife Loretta; four sons, Gerald Dirks, Merle Dirks and Loren Dirks, all of Monticello and Eldon Dirks of DeWitt; 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Clara Oltmanns of Anamosa and Anna Martensen of Monticello. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and five brothers.
Casket bearers were Mike Dirks, Galen Harms, Eugene Dirks, Robert Dirks, Melvin Dirks, LaVern Ulferts and Marvin Martensen