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Dirks, Amos Jacob (1886-1969)
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| + | Moundridge, Kan. — Rev. A. J. Dirks, 83, retired minister of the General Conference Mennonite Church, died at Mercy Hospital here on Nov. 5. |
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| + | The funeral was conducted on Nov. 8 at the Garden Mennonite Church, where he had served as pastor from 1934 to 1948. Rev. Leonard Harder, the present pastor, and Rev. J. J. Regier officiated. |
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| + | Rev. Dirks and Rev. Ted Roth were ordained to the ministry in 1923 and served as co-pastors of the Swiss Mennonite church in Whitewater. During retirement Rev. Dirks also ministered to the Friedensthal Mennonite Church near Hillsboro for some time, and was active as field representative for Central Kansas Bible Academy, now Central Christian High school, in Hutchinson. |
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| + | Survivors include his widow, the former Anna Marie Zuercher, three sons, Dr. Marvin J. Dirks of Boston, Mass., Norman of Oakland, Calif., and Rev. Virgil Dirks of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Floreine [''sic'' Florence], a missionary in Nigeria, and Mrs. Marlin Sperling of Moundridge; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one brother and three sisters. |
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| + | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1969 Dec 18 p. 11 |
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Revision as of 15:26, 29 November 2022
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Nov 13 p. 7
Birth date: 1886
text of obituary:
Retired Minister Dies at Moundridge
Moundridge, Kan. — Rev. A. J. Dirks, 83, retired minister of the General Conference Mennonite Church, died at Mercy Hospital here on Nov. 5.
The funeral was conducted on Nov. 8 at the Garden Mennonite Church, where he had served as pastor from 1934 to 1948. Rev. Leonard Harder, the present pastor, and Rev. J. J. Regier officiated.
Rev. Dirks and Rev. Ted Roth were ordained to the ministry in 1923 and served as co-pastors of the Swiss Mennonite church in Whitewater. During retirement Rev. Dirks also ministered to the Friedensthal Mennonite Church near Hillsboro for some time, and was active as field representative for Central Kansas Bible Academy, now Central Christian High school, in Hutchinson.
Survivors include his widow, the former Anna Marie Zuercher, three sons, Dr. Marvin J. Dirks of Boston, Mass., Norman of Oakland, Calif., and Rev. Virgil Dirks of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Floreine [sic Florence], a missionary in Nigeria, and Mrs. Marlin Sperling of Moundridge; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one brother and three sisters.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Dec 18 p. 11
