Mark Dirksen

Mark A. “Myron” Dirksen, 48, Bluffton, Ohio, a former Fort Recovery resident, died Monday at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, Ohio.

Born in Coldwater, Ohio, to Urban and Bernice (Timmerman) Dirksen, he was a 1987 graduate of Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, Ohio.

He was employed at Crown Corporation, Celina, Ohio, and was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Versailles, Ohio.

Surviving are his father, Urban Dirksen, Fort Recovery; his fiancé, Mary Gazarek, Bluffton, Ohio; four brothers, Larry Dirksen, Fort Recovery, Mike Dirksen (wife: Sherry), Union City, Ohio, and Dan Dirksen (wife: Stacie) and Brian Dirksen, both of Versailles, Ohio; a sister, Karen Timmerman (husband: Abe), Fort Recovery; and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg, Ohio, with the Rev. Ned Brown officiating. 

Visitation is 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home in Fort Recovery.

Memorials may be sent to the Bryan Clauson Tower at the National Spring Car Hall of Fame, Knoxville, Iowa, at sprintcarhof.com. 

Condolences may be expressed at brockmanboeckmanfh.com.