Individual Details
Fred Henry Dirks
(27 Oct 1910 - 28 Feb 1986)
Events
| Birth | 27 Oct 1910 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 16 Apr 1941 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States - Minnie Johanna Folkers | |||
| Death | 28 Feb 1986 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Minnie Johanna Folkers (1912 - 2010) |
| Father | Henry Melchers Dirks (1879 - 1956) |
| Mother | Helene Anna Wilhelmie "Lena" Neunaber (1886 - 1956) |
| Sibling | George Bernhard Dirks (1912 - 1989) |
Notes
Death
Fred Henry Dirks 75, of Anamosa, died Feb. 28, 1986 at the Anamosa Community Hospital following along illness. Fred Henry Dirks was born Oct. 27, 1910, in Wayne Township, Jones County Iowa; the son of Henry Melchers and Helena Neunaber-Dirks. He received his education in Wayne Township Schools. He married Minnie Folkers April 16, 1941, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Anamosa. The couple lived in Amber for several years and was a cream hauler for the Amber Creamery. He later farmed in Wayne Township for four years and before his retirement in 1976, he farmed in Jackson Township. He had been in failing health for several years. Mr. Dirks is survived by his wife Minnie; three brothers, George and Marvin both of Springville, and Robert of Anamosa; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Bickford and Mrs. Clifford [Leona] Taylor both of Anamosa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and 2 brothers. Services for Mr. Dirks were held in the Goettsch Funeral Home in Anamosa with the Rev. Vic Nelson officiating. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery rural Anamosa.Casket bearers were Raymond Dirks, Floyd Dirks, Lawrence Neunaber, Robert Easterly, Ervin Rickels and Leonard Dirks.
[The Anamosa Journal. March 5, 1986. p 3]