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Lucille Dirks
1920 - 2009
- Lucille Kuhlers
- June 30, 1920 - December 26, 2009
Forest City - Lucille Kuhlers, 89, of Forest City died Saturday (December
26, 2009) at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral
service will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the
United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Jerald Swanberg
officiating.
Burial will be at the Meservey Cemetery in Meservey, Iowa. Visitation will
be held from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, December 29th at the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home 505 N Clark St Forest City and will continue an hour prior to
service at the church.
Lucille Kuhlers was born on June 30, 1920 in rural Hancock County, Iowa, the
daughter of John and Louise (Jahnke) Waddingham. She received her education
in rural schools near her home. She was united in marriage to Harm Dirks on
January 26, 1939. To this union two sons and three daughters were born.
Lucille helped her husband on the farm and cared for her family. Harm passed
away on October 19, 1974.
- Lucille worked at Winnebago Industries in Forest City
for seven and a half years. She was a wonderful cook, enjoyed baking and
treasured time spent with her family. She loved doing handwork and crocheted
doilies, tablecloths and afghans for family and friends.
She married George Kuhlers on August 19, 1977. The couple made their home in
Meservey, Iowa until George passed away on September 1, 1985. Lucille moved
to Forest City in January of 1987 and for the last several years has resided
at Forest Plaza Assisted Living. She was a member of the United Methodist
Church.
Lucille is survived by five children: Donald (Joyce) Dirks of Erie, CO; Lois
Vanness of Massilon, OH; Gary (Jackie) Dirks of Onalaska, WI; Patricia
Tendall of Forest City and Sandra (Mark) Haugen of Forest City. Also
surviving are three step-children: Janice (Cleon) Prestholt of Owasso, OK;
Melva Dunton of West Des Moines, IA; Sharon (LaVurne) Josten of Forest City,
11 grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, 19
step-great-grandchildren and nine step-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, four brothers and
two sisters.
source: Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, Forest City, Iowa;
641-585-2685
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- Lucille Dirks: born 1920 - died 2009
Grave marker at Meservey Cemetery, Franklin County, Iowa
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- source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 63773711
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