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Personal data Lawrence Dale Dirks 

  • He was born on March 23, 1927 in w. of, Ocheyedan, Osceola Co., IA (farm).
  • (Milit-Beg) January 1951 in Camp Atterbury, Bartholomew Co., IN.Source 1
    army - U.S.
  • (Milit-End) March 1953 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on March 27, 2016 in Sibley, Osceola Co., IA (Osceola Comm. Hosp.), he was 89 years old.
  • He is buried after March 26, 2016 in Ocheyedan Twp., Osceola Co., IA (Ocheyedan Twp. Cem.).
  • A child of John Dirks and Lillian May Stevens
  • This information was last updated on November 14, 2022.

Household of Lawrence Dale Dirks

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on August 21, 1950 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)


Notes about Lawrence Dale Dirks

Lawrence Dale Dirks

Sources: Author: N.N. (anonymous, pseudonym = noble honor), Title: "Lawrence Dale Dirks," (Publication location: Ocheyedan, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: iii Apr MMXVI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160440787/lawrence-dale-dirks

"Photo [stone shared with Elnora Dirks] added by noble honor

Lawrence Dale Dirks Birth 23 Mar 1927 Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Death 27 Mar 2016 (aged 89) Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Burial Ocheyedan Township Cemetery Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 160440787

Lawrence Dale Dirks was born on March 23, 1927 on a farm west of Ocheyedan, Iowa. He was the son of John and Lillian (Stevens) Dirks. Lawrence lived his entire life in the Ocheyedan, Iowa area. He attended country school through the eighth grade, then attended Ocheyedan High School, graduating in 1945.

He was united in marriage to Elnora Jean Pomrenke of Ocheyedan on August 21, 1950. In January of 1951, Lawrence got his army draft notice and spent his training in Camp Atterbury, Indiana and later transferred to Germany during the Korean War. In March of 1953, Lawrence was honorably discharged. He came home and they moved on the farm south of Ocheyedan, doing livestock, crop farming and crop insurance adjusting. In 1972, they moved to the farm west of Ocheyedan, later moving into Ocheyedan. They enjoyed traveling. Lawrence liked working around the home making bird feeders for family and friends.

He was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Ocheyedan. He was also an active member of the Wood-Miller Legion Post # 326 in Ocheyedan, serving as Commander for several years. He enjoyed getting together with Legion Members on Saturday mornings sorting cans for different projects in the area and was active with them in the Memorial Day Services. Lawrence was very excited about going to Washington DC in 2015 for the Honor Flight.

Lawrence will be remembered as a loving and caring person who took special pride in his family.

He passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.

Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 65 years, Elnora Dirks of Ocheyedan, IA; his children, Lynn Dirks of Ocheyedan, IA, Jeffrey and Dianna Dirks of Ocheyedan, IA, Deborah and Rodney Markus of Ocheyedan, IA; four grandsons, Dustin Wingate, Travis Dirks, Jason Dirks, and Cody Dirks; nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers, Clarence and Myrtle Dirks, Alvin Dirks and Wilbur Dirks; one grandson, Corey Wingate.

Parents
[photo - stone shred with Lillian M. Dirks] John Dirks 1893 - 1986
[photo - stone shared with John Dirks] Lillian G Stevens Dirks 1895 - 1988

Siblings

[photo - stone shared with Myrtle V. Dirks] Clarence Donald Dirks 1918 - 1999
[photo - his stone] Alvin Lorraine Dirks 1922 - 1945
[photo - his stone] John Wilbur Dirks 1929 - 1929

Created by: noble honor Added: 3 Apr 2016 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 160440787"

Aithor: Troff, Deanne; Title: "Lawrence Dale Dirks," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxix Dec MMXIX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQML-74K

"Lawrence Dale Dirks Last Changed: December 29, 2019 by Deanne Troff Sex Male Birth 23 March 1927 Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, United States Death 27 March 2016 Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: findagrave Burial 2016 Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, United States of America

Residence 1930 Holman, Osceola, Iowa, United States
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Residence 1940 Ocheyedan Township, Osceola, Iowa, United States

Parents and Siblings

John Dirks 1893 - 1986
Marriage: 14 November 1917 Reading, Nobles, Minnesota, United States
Lillian May Stevens 1897 - 1988

Children of Lillian May Stevens and John Dirks (4)

[1] Clarence Donald Dirks 1918 - 1999
[2] Alvin Lorraine Dirks 1922 - 1945
[3] Lawrence Dale Dirks 1927 - 2016
[4] John Wilbur Dirks 1929 - 1929"
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    Historical events

    Birthday March 23, 1927

    • The temperature on March 23, 1927 was between 7.7 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
      • January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
      • April 12 » Rocksprings, Texas was hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town and killed 72 townspeople and injured 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
      • May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
      • July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
      • July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
      • November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.

    Day of marriage August 21, 1950

    • The temperature on August 21, 1950 was between 13.9 °C and 28.0 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
      • January 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
      • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
      • June 3 » Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
      • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
      • October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.
      • November 21 » Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.

    Day of death March 27, 2016

    • The temperature on March 27, 2016 was between 5.5 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
      • February 10 » South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
      • March 22 » Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.
      • June 12 » Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
      • September 19 » In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
      • September 30 » Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
      • December 9 » President Park Geun-hye of South Korea is impeached by the country's National Assembly in response to a major political scandal. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn becomes Acting President, later declining to run for a full term.
    

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