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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:51 pm


Joanne Louise Dirksen, 80, of Monroe, Ohio died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Lebanon Country Manor. She was born in Niagara Falls, New York on October 26, 1934 to parents Wesley Bay and Edna Louise (Brown) Furry.

Joanne graduated from LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls, NY and majored in education and music at Fredonia State Teachers College. She was a prize-winning artist who was active with the Middletown Fine Arts Center, civic chorus, the Girl Scouts, was a member of Holy Family Parish and First Presbyterian Church, and volunteered at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She began her teaching career at St. John de LaSalle Church in Niagara Falls, NY, and taught both elementary school and music in the Middletown and Monroe, Ohio Schools and private piano lessons from her home for many years. She left her students with fond memories of year-end recitals and campfires. Joanne was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who loved her woods, birds, wildflowers, and her many Irish Setters. She was always the artist saying, "Music and Art continue to give meaning to my life."

Mrs. Dirksen is survived by her daughter, Debbie (Paul) Heck; sons, David M. (Mary Beth) Dirksen and Stephen (Tina) Dirksen; brother, Ronald Bay (Anne) Furry; grandchildren, Morgan Heck, Lauren Heck, Benjamin Dirksen, Katie Dirksen, Drew Dirksen and Kacey Dirksen; nieces and nephews, Suzanne Furry-Irish, Ken Furry, Donna (Furry) Tongue, Bill Dirksen, Bob Dirksen and Linda (Dirksen) Gressell; and many other loving family and friends.

Joanne was preceded in death by her husband David P. Dirksen in August of 2014, infant identical twin sons, and her parents.

Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family. She will be laid to rest at North Monroe Cemetery in Monroe, Ohio.

Memorial donations may be made In lieu of flowers to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420-1885.

Please sign the guest book online at WilsonSchrammSpaulding.com.

Family/Spouse: DIRKSEN, David P. David died in Aug 2014. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. DIRKSEN, Debbie
2. DIRKSEN, David M
3. DIRKSEN, Stephen

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Niagara Gazette - 11/16/1955

FURRY — I n Memorial Hospital. Tues-
day. November 15. 1955. Wesley Bay
Furry. Beloved h u s b a n d of Edna L.
Furry.- 165-60th St.. city; father of
J o a n n e L. Furry, city, and Ronald
B Furry. Ithaca. N. Y.: brother of
Mrs. Wesley Frank. Niagara Falls.
Ont.. Mrs. Elwyne Taylor, and. Rol-
a n d H. Furry. B e r g h o l t z . N. Y.:
g r a n d f a t h e r of Suzanne L Furry-.
I t h a c a . N. Y. Funeral from'Cobler's
Funeral Home. 840 Park Place.
Thursday. N o v e m b e r 17, 1955 at 8:45
a.m. and 9:30 a.m. from St. John de
LaSalle C a t h o l i c Church. Interment
In Gate of H e a v e n C e m e t e r y.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/15/1955

Wesley Bay Furry, 52, of 165 60th St.. died today, Nov, 15, 1955. in Memorial Hospital. Born in Lowbanks, Ontario, he resided in this city 34 years, and was employed by Olin Matheson Chemical Corp. for 33 years. In ill health for some time, he had been admitted to the hospital yesterday. Surviving are his wife Edna, and a daughter Joanne L. Furry, both of this city, a son, Ronald B Furry and a grand-daughter, Suzanne B. Furry, both of Ithaca. N. Y.: two sisters, Mrs. Wesley Frank of Niagara Falls. Ont.. and Mrs. Elwyne Taylor. A brother Rolland H. Furry, Bergholz, also survives. Funeral services will be held at 8:45 am at the Cobler's Funeral Home. and at 9:30 a.m. from St. John de La Salle Church. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Wesley + BROWN, Edna Louise. Edna (daughter of BROWN, Arthur and DOESECKLE, Catherine) was born in 1902 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roland married Elizabeth Emma Anne in 1896 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born in 1878 in St Catherines, Lincoln Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Feb 1955 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

FURRY-In Niagara Falls, N. Y.. February
10. 1955, Eliza Emma Ann
Furry. Beloved mother of Mrs, May
Frank, Niagara Falls, Ont, Mrs.
Vivian Taylor. Wesley Bay Furry,
and Rolland Hugh Furry, Niagara
FaUs. N. Y. She la also survived
by nine grandchildren, and nine
great grandchildren. Funeral from
Cobler's Funeral Home. 840 Park
Place, Monday, February 14, 1835
at 13:30 p.m.. and 3:30 pjn., from
the United Brethren Church. Lowbanks.
Ont. Rev. J. C. MacFarlane
officiating. Interment In Lowbanks.
Ont

Arthur + DOESECKLE, Catherine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William + DODGE, Naomi. Naomi was born on 7 Jul 1833 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1911 in Lowbanks, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]