Marie Dirksen age 89 formerly of Osgood died 8:19 AM Friday, October 19, 2012 at Dorothy Love Retirement Community. She was born January 8, 1923 in Yorkshire, Ohio to the late Walter & Anna (Martino) Lorton. She married Joseph J. Dirksen on June 26, 1943 in Osgood, OH. He preceded her in death on August 23, 1996. She is survived by children Donna & Thomas Pleiman, Sidney, David & Deb Dirksen, Bradford, Bernard & DeeDee Dirksen, Lima, Anne Hamilton, New Bremen, 10 grandchildren, Jeff Pleiman, Craig Pleiman, Amy Pleiman, Lynn Jasper, Derek Dirksen, Jessica Dirksen, Shawn Dirksen, Matthew Hamilton, Megan Hamilton & Marcus Hamilton, 15 great grandchildren, brother Bernard & Doris Lorton, Hot Springs, Arkansas and her special friend from Dorothy Love, Inez. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers & sisters, Felix Lorton, Mary Heistand, Betty Westgerdes, Wilfred Lorton, Arnold Lorton, Luella Kessler. She was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, St. Barbara's Ladies Sodality, former sacristan at St. Nicholas, and Knights of St. John Auxilary, Maria Stein. She was an avid Bingo player and enjoyed needlework and collecting thimbles and making peach pie & apple dumplings. She was employed at Goodyear and was a homemaker. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, with Rev. David Zink celebrant. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster from 3 to 7 PM on Monday and from 9 to 10 AM on Tuesday. Burial will be at St. Martin Cemetery, Osgood. The family would like to thank Dorothy Love for all their kindness and would like donations to go to the Dorothy Love Activity Fund. Condolences may be made at
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