Loretta (Crawford) Dircks

Apr 3, 1912 - Sep 5, 1985

Loretta Dircks, 73, of 131 Bertrand Road, Niles, died at 4 a.m., today at the home of her son Richard following a lengthy illness. Born April 3, 1912, in Ottawa, Ill., she came to the Niles area as a homemaker in 1941.

She married Frederick L. Dircks July 3, 1931, in South Bend, He preceded her in death June 15 of this year.

Surviving are two sons, F. Lester and Richard, Dircks both of Niles, six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles. Reverend Lloyd Phillips of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be held at the Mission Hills Memorial Gardens.

The Niles Daily Star Niles, MI, 05 Sep 1985

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11/04/2026 EJS

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