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Edith Dirkes Obituary
Edith Gloria Dirkes (nee Johnson), of Warminster, PA, passed away on May 23, 2015, at the age of 91. Born in Mamaroneck, New York, and a longtime resident of Yorktown Heights, she was predeceased by Edwin Allen Dirkes, Sr., her husband of 68 years. A member of the Episcopal Church, she was active in the Altar Guild for many years. As an avid gardener, she belonged to the Neighborhood Garden Club of Shrub Oak, NY and volunteered at the Kitchawan Research Station of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. She is survived by three children: Edwin A. Dirkes, Jr. of Federal Way, WA, Mark D. Dirkes, of Prairie Village, KS, and Julianne Stokes, of Warminster, PA; six grand-children and six great-grand-children. A private memorial service is planned. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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June 9, 2015
condolences to the Dirkes family and friends, May you lean on the God of comfort in this time of sorrow.
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