Dirks, Isaac D. (1892-1965)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1965 Jul 1 p. 3

Birth date: 1892 Apr 12

text of obituary:

One Dead, Three Hurt in Kansas Accidents

One person was killed and three others seriously injured in harvest-time traffic accidents in central Kansas during the past week.

Isaac D. Dirks, 73, of rural Buhler died at Axtell Christian Hospital in Newton last Wednesday evening, June 23, about four hours after two pickup trucks collided two miles north of Walton.

Seriously injured in the crash were Dirks' wife, Mrs. Marie Dirks, 69, and Menno H. Klassen, 65, of Route 1, Walton. They are patients at Bethel Deaconess Hospital, and both were reported somewhat improved early this week.

The trucks, driven by Mr. Dirks and Menno Klassen, collided at an intersection of township roads.

Funeral services for Mr. Dirks were conducted Saturday at the Elliott Chapel in Hutchinson by Rev. Sanford King, pastor of the Pershing Street Mennonite Church of which he was a member. Survivors include his widow, three sons and two daughters, and their families.

Elmer Linscheid, 56, of the Arlington community is reported in serious condition at Grace Hospital in Hutchinson following a truck crash near Arlington Tuesday night, June 22. He had stopped his truck at a bridge to wait for oncoming traffic to pass, and the vehicle was hit from the rear by another truck.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1965 Jul 22 p. 11

text of obituary:

ISAAC D. DIRKS

Isaac D. Dirks, Buhler, Kan., died on Wednesday, June 23, 1965 at Axtell Hospital, Newton, Kan., from injuries suffered a few hours earlier in an automobile accident near Walton, Kan.

He was born on April 12, 1892 in Reno County, Kan.,the son of Abraham and Maria Dyck Dirks. He lived in the Buhler community all his life. On Feb. 11, 1917 he was united in marriage to Marie Janzen who was with him in the fatal accident and who is convalescing at Bethel Hospital, Newton.

Survivors include the widow, three sons, Victor L., Buhler, Kan., Richard L., Kismet, Kan., and Harvey L., Garfield, Kan.; two daughters, Frances, Mrs. John R. Pauls, Inman, Kan., and Evelyn, Mrs. John Pankratz, Buhler, Kan.; four brothers, A. D. Dirks, P. D. Dirks, and B. D. Dirks all of Buhler, and F. D. Dirks, Newton; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Deckert, Denair, Calif., Mrs. Margaret Richert, Buhler, and Mrs. Helen Dyck, Moundridge; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He with his wife were baptized on June 15, 1930. He was a member of the Pershing Street Mennonite Church, Hutchinson. His dynamic Christian character and quaint humor will be missed by all who knew him.

His funeral was held at a Hutchinson mortuary on June 26, 1965 with Sanford E. King officiating. Burial was in the Buhler cemetery.