Susan "Sue" Dirkes

Susan “Sue” Dirkes, age 80 of Osakis, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Galeon Community Memorial Home in Osakis, Minnesota.

A Mass of Chrisitan Burial will be held 11 a.m. Monday, April 14 at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union with Rev. Jim Maderak officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the church. The Christian Mothers will pray at 3 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home..

Susan Schmitz was born August 13, 1944 in Richmond, Minnesota to Alois and Mary (Kammers) Schmitz. She graduated from Sauk Centre High School. She was united in marriage to Gerald “Jerry” Dirkes on September 30, 1967 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Sue worked at First State Bank in Sauk Centre, Food-N-Fuel in Osakis, and most recently at Coborn’s in Sauk Centre.

She was a member of St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union, St. Ann’s Christian Mothers, and the Happy Homemakers. Sue enjoyed spending time with her family, baking, reading, playing cards, neighborhood ballgames, and taking an occasional trip to the casino.

Survivors include her children, Patti Dirkes of Battle Lake, Tom (Annie) Dirkes of Eagle Bend, James (Jacque) Dirkes of Osakis, and Jeremy (Casey) Dirkes of Willmar; seven grandchildren, Cody, Mason, Taylor, Cooper, Kadin, Lauren, and Carter; brother and sisters, Edna Orth of Sauk Centre, Alois Schmitz of Anoka, Dorothy Trisko of Sauk Centre, Mary (Danny) Weber of Albany, and Diane Schmitz of Waite Park.

Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Dirkes on March 21, 2001; parents; and brothers, Richard Schmitz, Donald Schmitz, Leon Schmitz, and Florian Schmitz.

A special thank you to the care givers at Galeon and Moments Hospice for all the wonderful care you gave our mother.