Rosemary Louise Hess Dirksen Obituary (1944

Mrs. Rosemary Louise Hess Dirksen, age 77, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on May 29, 1944 in Salina, Ohio. She was the loving daughter of the late Leo J. and Viola Boeke Hess. In 1962, she graduated from St. Henry High School in St. Henry, Ohio. She then attended Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Dayton, Ohio, earning a nursing degree. On November 21, l964, she was united in marriage to David Joseph Dirksen at the St. Aloysius Church in Carthagena, Ohio. This union was blessed with three sons, Doug, Alan and Timothy, and a daughter, Arlene. They had celebrated 54 years of marriage together when David passed in December 2018. Rosemary first worked as a floor nurse and surgical nurse for four years at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. The family moved from Carthagena, Ohio to Madison in l977. She went to work cleaning for the Prince of Peace Parish and Rectory for three years, then worked as secretary for the Prince of Peace Catholic Church for 22 years. She was a member of the Clifty Swingers Square Dance Club, and Prince of Peace Parish Ladies Organization and she enjoyed the Card Club. Rosemary enjoyed watching all sports, especially NASCAR, crocheting, gardening, watching and feeding hummingbirds and growing flowers. Rosemary died on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 9:12 a.m. at the River Terrace Health Campus in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Rosemary will be missed by her loving sons, Doug Dirksen and his wife Dottie of Dupont, Indiana, Alan J. Dirksen and his fiancee, Beth Hankins of Madison, Indiana, Timothy Dirksen and his wife Kelly of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Arlene Semon and her husband Jacob of Madison, Indiana; her loving grandchildren, Laura, Jalene, Dustin, Dylan and Bailey; her adoring great granddaughter, Magnolia "Maggie" Mae Irk; her loving sisters, Edna Hess of Dayton, Ohio, Martha Hoying and her husband Fred of Madison, Indiana, Anita Dirksen of Rossburg, Ohio, Marilyn Dirksen of New Weston, Ohio, Kathy Schultz of Hawaii; four brothers, Carl Hess of Caledonia, John Hess and his wife Rita of Dayton, Ohio, Joe Hess and his wife Ann of Carthagena, Lester Hess and his wife Sharon of Columbus, Ohio; her brother in laws, John Dirksen and his wife Shirley of Meridian, Mississippi, Michael Dirksen and his wife Sherry of Greensville, Ohio; her sister in law, Kathleen Garson of Versailles, Ohio;several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, David Joseph Dirksen, died December 23, 2018, her father, Leo J. Hess, her mother, Viola Boeke Hess, and an infant brother. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIALFuneral mass will be conducted Friday, September 17, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the St. Patrick Cemetery,305 West State Street in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARYThe Rosary will be prayed on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Rosemary Louise Hess Dirksen, please click here to visit our sympathy store.