Obituary

Edna Esther Warkentine Dirks, 91, Canton, formerly of Halstead, died Thursday, December 19, 1996 at Shiloh Manor, Canton. She was born on April 14, 1905 in Buhler, the daughter of George Warkentine and Anna Thiessen Warkentin. A longtime resident of Halstead before moving to Canton, she was a homemaker. She wss a member of First Baptist Church in Newton.

On June 3, 1923, she married Fred D. Dirks in Buhler. He died March 9, 1980. Survivors include a son, Fred Dirks, Jr., Hesston; brothers, Orville R. Warkentine, Hutchinson; Allen Warkentine, address unknown; sister, Pearl Siemens, Wichita; two grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; 2 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Wall.

Funeral was Saturday, December 21 at Kaufman FuneralHome, Halstead, with Pastor Michael Sharp presiding. Burial was in Halstead cemetery.