Phyllis Jean Wertsch Dirks, 92, of Bloomington, died at 5:25 p.m., Sunday (December 7, 2014) at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center.
Phyllis was born Jan. 9, 1922 in rural Delavan to Verner Alphonso and Cora Elsie Brooks Wertsch. She attended a one-room school. She married Louis Edward Ed Dirks Jr. on Nov. 26, 1943 in Delavan. He died Dec. 12, 1981. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Clifford H. Wertsch, Mary Louise Dahlhaus and V. Alan Wertsch.
Surviving Phyllis are her children, Bob (Kathy) Dirks, John (Laura) Dirks and Jean (Mike) Schertz; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Phyllis graduated Phi Kappa Phi in social work from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1943, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
She was a homemaker, with her favorite vocation listed as “grandmothering.” As a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, she was a strong believer in doing for others. She served as a volunteer at the Community Cancer Center, a volunteer at Brokaw/Mennonite/BroMenn for 43 years, on the Sister City Board for seven years, and at Second Presbyterian Church more than 40 years where she was an elder, deacon, choir member and finance office worker.
She was a member of Chapter AW, PEO, and the Longfellow Club.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph Dec 11, 2014
Phyllis was born Jan. 9, 1922 in rural Delavan to Verner Alphonso and Cora Elsie Brooks Wertsch. She attended a one-room school. She married Louis Edward Ed Dirks Jr. on Nov. 26, 1943 in Delavan. He died Dec. 12, 1981. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Clifford H. Wertsch, Mary Louise Dahlhaus and V. Alan Wertsch.
Surviving Phyllis are her children, Bob (Kathy) Dirks, John (Laura) Dirks and Jean (Mike) Schertz; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Phyllis graduated Phi Kappa Phi in social work from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1943, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
She was a homemaker, with her favorite vocation listed as “grandmothering.” As a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, she was a strong believer in doing for others. She served as a volunteer at the Community Cancer Center, a volunteer at Brokaw/Mennonite/BroMenn for 43 years, on the Sister City Board for seven years, and at Second Presbyterian Church more than 40 years where she was an elder, deacon, choir member and finance office worker.
She was a member of Chapter AW, PEO, and the Longfellow Club.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph Dec 11, 2014
Phyllis Jean Wertsch Dirks, 92, of Bloomington, died at 5:25 p.m., Sunday (December 7, 2014) at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center.
Phyllis was born Jan. 9, 1922 in rural Delavan to Verner Alphonso and Cora Elsie Brooks Wertsch. She attended a one-room school. She married Louis Edward Ed Dirks Jr. on Nov. 26, 1943 in Delavan. He died Dec. 12, 1981. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Clifford H. Wertsch, Mary Louise Dahlhaus and V. Alan Wertsch.
Surviving Phyllis are her children, Bob (Kathy) Dirks, John (Laura) Dirks and Jean (Mike) Schertz; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Phyllis graduated Phi Kappa Phi in social work from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1943, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
She was a homemaker, with her favorite vocation listed as “grandmothering.” As a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, she was a strong believer in doing for others. She served as a volunteer at the Community Cancer Center, a volunteer at Brokaw/Mennonite/BroMenn for 43 years, on the Sister City Board for seven years, and at Second Presbyterian Church more than 40 years where she was an elder, deacon, choir member and finance office worker.
She was a member of Chapter AW, PEO, and the Longfellow Club.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph Dec 11, 2014
Phyllis was born Jan. 9, 1922 in rural Delavan to Verner Alphonso and Cora Elsie Brooks Wertsch. She attended a one-room school. She married Louis Edward Ed Dirks Jr. on Nov. 26, 1943 in Delavan. He died Dec. 12, 1981. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Clifford H. Wertsch, Mary Louise Dahlhaus and V. Alan Wertsch.
Surviving Phyllis are her children, Bob (Kathy) Dirks, John (Laura) Dirks and Jean (Mike) Schertz; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Phyllis graduated Phi Kappa Phi in social work from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1943, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
She was a homemaker, with her favorite vocation listed as “grandmothering.” As a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, she was a strong believer in doing for others. She served as a volunteer at the Community Cancer Center, a volunteer at Brokaw/Mennonite/BroMenn for 43 years, on the Sister City Board for seven years, and at Second Presbyterian Church more than 40 years where she was an elder, deacon, choir member and finance office worker.
She was a member of Chapter AW, PEO, and the Longfellow Club.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph Dec 11, 2014
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