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Winnoa Harford Dierks

Birth	:	7 Feb 1917 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Oct 2008 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Canmore Cemetery, Canmore, Canmore Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	51.0926200, -115.3429400
Description	:	"Snooks" Dierks February 07, 1917 to October 15, 2008 Winnoa "Snooks" Dierks age 91, of Monticello, died Wednesday evening, October 15, 2008 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a brief illness but a long and wonderful life. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Friday morning, October 24, 2008 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with interment in the Wayne Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 until 8 Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Rev. Jonathan Kosec will officiate at the services. Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at... Read More	"Snooks" Dierks February 07, 1917 to October 15, 2008 Winnoa "Snooks" Dierks age 91, of Monticello, died Wednesday evening, October 15, 2008 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a brief illness but a long and wonderful life. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Friday morning, October 24, 2008 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with interment in the Wayne Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 until 8 Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Rev. Jonathan Kosec will officiate at the services. Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Federated Garden Club of Monticello or the School Foundations of Anamosa, Monticello or Maquoketa Valley. Surviving are four children, Cindy (Kurt) Gunther, Anamosa, Jane Sara (Chris) McDermott, Nottingham, England, Gordon (Cathy) Dierks, Flagstaff, Arizona, Neil (Kristie) Dierks, Clive, a daughter-in-law, Saundra Dierks, Wichita , Kansas, 8 Grandchildren, 4 great-Grandchildren, 2 sisters, Carol Hansen, New Brighton, Minnesota, Sandra (Joseph) Spahr, Monticello, and many nieces, nephews. She was preceded in death by her Parents, her husband Harry April 13, 2006 her oldest son, Errol Robert Dierks. 3 sisters, Wilma McNeilly, Pearl Dabbs and Wanda Hodges, 2 brothers Rollo and Duane Harford. Winnoa Harford was born February 7, 1917 at Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Harvey and Hazel Martin, Harford. Snooks received her education in the Monticello Community Schools graduating with the class of 1933. She went on to graduate from Lenox College in Hopkinton in 1935. Snooks then started her teaching career in the rural schools of Castle Grove Township. Winnoa Harford and Harry Dierks were married October 28, 1938 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple farmed on the Dierks Family farm in Wayne Township. Snooks restarted her teaching career in 1959 in the Maquoketa Valley Schools. She then taught in the Anamosa Community Schools from 1967 until she retired in 1979. During this time she also completed her Bachelors Degree from Upper Iowa University in 1969. Snooks was a member of the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church where she had been a Sunday School Teacher and active in the Ladies Aid. She was a 4 H Leader for the Wayne Willing Workers. Snooks belonged to the Federated Garden Club, the Royal Neighbors, Delta Kappa Gamma national education sorority, and served as secretary for the Jones County Historical Society for many years. She was a member of the Retreads and Moto Guzzi National Owners Club motorcycle organizations. The word "teacher" describes Snooks life perfectly. In all she did, she strove to educate and instruct. She opened her heart and home to strays of the human and animal variety, using each as an opportunity to share he wisdom and her love of cooking. She traveled extensively and frequently on the back of a motorcycle with Harry throughout the US and Europe. Her students and friends are legion and her spirit lives in the memories of many. The family wants to extend their thanks for all the special kindness from the staff of Above and Beyond Hospice, the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and her many, many friends. That her memory remains with others is testament to her caring life.

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Winnoa Harford Dierks's memorial is located at: Canmore Cemetery, Canmore, Canmore Census Division, Canada.
When did Winnoa Harford Dierks death?
Winnoa Harford Dierks death on 15 Oct 2008 in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 51.0926200
Longitude: -115.3429400

Family Members:

Spouse

Harry Hermann Dierks

(1917 - 2006)

Children

Errol Robert Dierks

(1941 - 1993)

Gordon Rollo Dierks

(1944 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Canmore Cemetery
Canmore, Canmore Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 51.0926200, -115.3429400

2. Canmore Old Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.0929000, -115.3416200

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Coordinate: 51.1739600, -115.5653300

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Coordinate: 51.1997600, -114.4665300

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Coordinate: 51.4007590, -114.4854350

12. Springbank Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.0971100, -114.3507200

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Coordinate: 51.0673110, -114.3498450

14. Water Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.5624800, -114.6101900

15. Radium Hot Springs Columbarium
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Coordinate: 50.6209050, -116.0693980

16. Eden Brook Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home
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Coordinate: 51.0386217, -114.2567686

17. Eden Brook Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 51.0374222, -114.2528000

18. Big Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.5788800, -114.5648700

19. Shuswap First Nations Cemetery
Shuswap, East Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 50.5488800, -116.0308600

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Coordinate: 51.5327500, -114.4663800

21. Cremona Cemetery
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Coordinate: 51.5313900, -114.4645900

22. Saint Michael's Columbarium
Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 51.0629860, -114.2103910

23. Mount View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 50.5134201, -116.0061951

24. Windermere District Cemetery
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