Mr. Derks was a salesman for Stowe Hardware in Kansas City for many years until retiring in 1972.
Born in Clyde, Mo., on Feb. 11, 1902, he lived in St. Joseph and Liberty, Mo., before moving to Riverside.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel, in 1984; and his parents, John W. and Catherine.
Surviving: a son, Robert P., Honolulu, Hawaii; a brother, John, Dubuque, Iowa; four sisters, Katherine Fix and Theresa Sharp, both of St. Joseph, Mable Herner, Independence, Mo., and Betty Sparks, Kansas City; a nephew, and his wife, Frank and Mary Whitesell, Kansas City, who had cared for him; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Nov. 3, 1999, at Horigan Chapel at Mount Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO.
Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO.
Source: St. Joseph MO News-Press, Nov. 3, 1999, Page B2.
Mr. Derks was a salesman for Stowe Hardware in Kansas City for many years until retiring in 1972.
Born in Clyde, Mo., on Feb. 11, 1902, he lived in St. Joseph and Liberty, Mo., before moving to Riverside.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel, in 1984; and his parents, John W. and Catherine.
Surviving: a son, Robert P., Honolulu, Hawaii; a brother, John, Dubuque, Iowa; four sisters, Katherine Fix and Theresa Sharp, both of St. Joseph, Mable Herner, Independence, Mo., and Betty Sparks, Kansas City; a nephew, and his wife, Frank and Mary Whitesell, Kansas City, who had cared for him; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Nov. 3, 1999, at Horigan Chapel at Mount Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO.
Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO.
Source: St. Joseph MO News-Press, Nov. 3, 1999, Page B2.
Family Members
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Mary Jane Derks Schaub
1897–1965
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Emma Gertrude Derks Whitesell
1900–1975
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Francis Vincent "Frank" Derks
1902–1956
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Katherine Cecilia Derks Fix
1906–2003
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Sr Mary Vincent Derks
1909–1999
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John James Derks
1912–2009
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Theresa Derks Sharp
1915–2010
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Julia Mable Derks Herner
1917–2005
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Beatrice "Betty" Derks Sparks
1920–2011
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