Harlan James Dirks, age 95, passed away on Aug. 8, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.

A longtime resident of Toledo, Iowa, Harlan was born on Sept. 26, 1930, on the family farm in Grundy County to Henry and Minnie (Meyer) Dirks. At age three, his family moved to Grundy Center, where he grew up and graduated from Grundy High School. He attended Coe College before transferring to the University of Iowa, where he completed training in radiology.