Lyle Jerry Dirksen, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2022, the morning after his 81st birthday – a day he was determined to celebrate.
He was born on May 27, 1941, in Huron, S.D., to Lloyd and Myrtle Dirksen, joining sister Judy and brother Lowell.
Lyle spent his early years in Oak Gulch Ranch in Crandall, moving to Conde, S.D., in 1943. He considered himself a “farm boy,” telling many stories of the days he…