Individual Details
Dirk Johann Dirks
(5 Jun 1891 - 27 Feb 1958)
Events
Families
Spouse | Geraldine Wilhelmina "Dena" Husmann (1901 - 1995) |
Father | John Henrich Dirks (1850 - 1923) |
Mother | Maria "Mary" Otten (1866 - 1953) |
Sibling | Anna Marie "Mary" Dirks (1887 - 1945) |
Sibling | Anna Catherina Dirks (1889 - 1939) |
Sibling | Margaret Grace Dirks (1894 - 1955) |
Sibling | Otto B Dirks (1897 - 1969) |
Sibling | Henry Edward Dirks (1899 - 1968) |
Sibling | Frederick Harm Dirks (1902 - 1975) |
Sibling | Herman J Dirks (1904 - 1969) |
Sibling | William C Dirks (1908 - 1982) |
Notes
Death
THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 6....MARCH 6, 1958Rites Conducted for D.J. Dirks
SCOTCH GROVE - Funeral services for Dirk John Dirks were held Sunday afternoon, Mar 2, from the Goettsch Funeral home in Anamosa to the Wayne Zion Lutheran church, with the Rev. F.H. Kehren in charge. Burial was made in the Wayne Zion Lutheran cemetery.
Mr. Dirks, son of John Henry Dirks and Maria Otten Dirks, was born June 5, 1891, in Wayne township and died in Amber Thursday, Feb. 27.
Educated in Wayne township schools he was confirmed in the Lutheran church Apr 8, 1900, by Rev. Carl Mardorf. On Dec. 20, 1928, he was married to Dena Husman, who with one son, John Henry of amber, are survivors. He is survived also by five brothers, Otto dirks, Toledo, Ore.; Henry, Herman and Fred Dirks, all of Longmont, Colo., and William, Derby, Colo. One sister preceded him in death.
Casket bearers included Harley Streeper, Carl E. Harms, Gene Cook, Edwin Freese, Dean Zirkelbach and Theodore Freese.