Obit: Dircks, Ronald A. (1969 - 2018)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Dilley, Dircks, Moriarty, Schmidt, Wilber

----Source: The Plombon Funeral Home (Stanley, WI) 3/06/2018

Dircks, Ronald A. (9 DEC 1969 - 4 MAR 2018)

Ronald A. Dircks, 48 of Stanley, died suddenly on Sunday, March 4, 2018 of natural causes.

He was born Ronald Ambrose Dilley on December 9, 1969 in St. Paul, MN the son of the late Kenneth and Mary Ann (Moriarty) Dilley. Ron was raised there and joined the US Army where he spent the next 13+ years.

He was a first go Air assault out of the 101st Airborn Division. Ronald completed basic training out of Fort Leonard Wood, MO where he became what he loved: an Engineer. He went to serve his country in Panama during that conflict and after training for his 5th MOS in Fort Bliss, TX. 

His wife and best friend were married on May 7, 2001. They moved to Fort Campbell, KY until his duty again called him to serve in Iraq in 2003. He sustained injuries while overseas but it never slowed him down when it came to his real pride and joy: his son Bricen.

Ronald worked as a Reprographics specialist in his civilian life for companies out of Minneapolis, MN. He enjoyed playing Axis and Allies and loved to study war history. Ron is loved by many and will be missed terribly by many friends and family.

He is survived by his wife, Tamyra Dircks of Stanley, his sons, Jsonin, Jeffrey and Bricen, all of Stanley, a brother, Kenneth Dilley, his parents, Charles and Vina Dircks of Stanley, his sisters in law, Terysa Dircks, Amy (Mel) Dircks of Boyd, Cindy (Jerry) Wilber of Stanley and Diana (Bill) Dircks Ham Lake, MN.

A funeral service will be held at 11AM on Friday, March 9th at the Plombon Funeral Home-Stanley with Rev. Kenneth Schmidt officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Thursday and one hour prior to services at the Plombon Funeral Home.