~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, DL Capt. Art
Dirkse
May 13, 1943 ~ August 11,
2016
Notification with the passing of retired
Delta pilot Captain Arthur 'Art' L. Dirkse, age 73. Captain Dirkse joined Delta
Air Lines 11-06-1972 and was based CVG and ATL/030. He is survived by his wife
Jan.
To view/sign the online guestbook please
visit the funeral home website at
Services for Captain Dirkse are planned
for August 18th with visitation the evening prior in Michigan. The address that
I see listed for the Dirkse family is 2084 S Shore Drive, Holland MI
49423-4323.
Should we receive corrections or
additional information we will be sure to pass it along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary.....................Art (Arthur)
Dirkse, 73, passed away on August 11, 2016.
He was born to Herman & Genevieve Dirkse in Holland in 1943.
Art is survived by his wife, Jan (Wiersma); and children, Leah Dirkse, and Joe & Jibbie Dirkse. Brothers and sisters, Rich & Carol Dirkse, Lois Morera, Roger Dirkse, Phil & Jan Plasman, and Pennie Tomlinson; and many cousins; nieces; and nephews.
Art was a graduate of Holland High and received his Bachelors of Finance from Michigan State University. He was a Vietnam veteran and a pilot for Delta Airlines for 32 years. He enjoyed golf, motorcycles, political and philosophical discussions, completing his daily crossword puzzle, and ice cream.
Visitation will be Wednesday, August 17 from 5-7 p.m. at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 18 at 11 a.m. at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Rest Haven of Holland or the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. www.langelandsterenberg.com
He was born to Herman & Genevieve Dirkse in Holland in 1943.
Art is survived by his wife, Jan (Wiersma); and children, Leah Dirkse, and Joe & Jibbie Dirkse. Brothers and sisters, Rich & Carol Dirkse, Lois Morera, Roger Dirkse, Phil & Jan Plasman, and Pennie Tomlinson; and many cousins; nieces; and nephews.
Art was a graduate of Holland High and received his Bachelors of Finance from Michigan State University. He was a Vietnam veteran and a pilot for Delta Airlines for 32 years. He enjoyed golf, motorcycles, political and philosophical discussions, completing his daily crossword puzzle, and ice cream.
Visitation will be Wednesday, August 17 from 5-7 p.m. at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 18 at 11 a.m. at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Rest Haven of Holland or the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. www.langelandsterenberg.com
Funeral Home : Langeland Sterenberg
Funeral Home
315 E 16th St Holland, MI 49423
616-392-2306
315 E 16th St Holland, MI 49423
616-392-2306
.Published in The Holland Sentinel on Aug. 13, 2016
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