Rosemary (Rosie) Dirksen, 72, died April 23, 2010 in Corvallis, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born Oct. 6, 1937 in St. Louis, Mo., to Clark and Alberta (Summers) Simpson. She spent her early school years there and moved to California with her family in 1952.
She worked as a secretary for several years with Aetna Insurance company and enjoyed her work as a switchboard operator at Gary…