Evelyn Dirks , 101, of Akron, Iowa, formerly of Le Mars, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Reverend Dr. Jean Ziettlow will officiate. Private family burial will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Craig, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at the Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com .

Evelyn Elizabeth Rohlfs was born August 30, 1919 on the family farm west of Craig, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Lizzie (Popken) Rohlfs. She went to country school, which was right across the road, through the 8 ^th grade. She cooked and cared for her younger siblings and worked for other farm families.

She was united in marriage to Robert John Dirks on June 12, 1941 in Johnson township, rural Plymouth county, Iowa. They farmed in the Akron area for many years. They retired in March of 1980 and moved to Le Mars. Robert passed away March 19, 1994. On December 12, 2017, at the age of 98, she became a resident of the Akron Care Center in Akron.

Evelyn was an awesome cook, and excellent bread baker and pie maker. She enjoyed playing cards with her family.

Survivors include her 4 children: Myron (Jeanne) Dirks of Waverly, IA, Mahlon (Kathy) Dirks of Spokane, WA, Kristin (Steve) Smith of West Des Moines, IA, and Karen (Doug) Carlsen of Le Mars, IA; 9 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; two siblings: Richard "Pete" (Lennice) Rohlfs and Joyce Borchers, all of Le Mars; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Lizzie Rohlfs; her husband, Robert Dirks; her father and mother in law, William and Hannah (Pageler) Dirks; her siblings: Norman Rohlfs, Leo Rohlfs, Raymond (Eileen) Rohlfs, Leona (Elmer) Herzberg, Vernon Rohlfs in infancy, Robert "Sam" (Katy) Rohlfs, and Gene Rohlfs; and in laws: Kenneth Borchers, LeRoy (Fern) Dirks, Henry (Della) Dirks, Albert (Marie) Dirks, Leonard (Dorothy) Dirks, and Marie (Kenneth) Epling.