Dennis Ray Shirk, Sr., 82, of Essex, Maryland, and formerly of Seneca Rocks passed away on March 22, 2025, at Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was born on May 23, 1942, in Seneca Rocks, WV and was a son of the late Homer P. Shirk and Mae (Vance) Shirk.
Mr. Shirk loved his family. He was a private person, honest and hard-working. He never met a stranger. He loved watching sports and playing cards with his brother and sisters. He enjoyed gardening and tinkering in the yard fixing things.
He will be deeply missed, but the family knows he is at rest with the Lord in heaven, with those he loves.
His wife of 61 years, Dixie Lee (George) Shirk, survives. Also surviving are four children, Dana Jackson and husband, Evans of Saint Pauls, North Carolina, Tonya Ours and husband, Melvin of Rough Run, Dennis Shirk, Jr. and wife, Katie of Canandaigua, New York, and Derek Shirk of Abingdon, Maryland; four grandchildren, Megan Willis of Saint Pauls, North Carolina, Jordan Ketterman of Rough Run, and Dennis Shirk, III, and Ryan Shirk, both of Canandaigua, New York; three sisters: Mary Shirk of Baltimore, Maryland, Helen Nelson of Belair, Maryland, and Marie Rosario of Quakertown, Pennsylvania; a brother, John Shirk of Sparrows Point, Maryland; and many, many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Loy Dale Shirk; and a sister, Betty Jean Cunningham.
Graveside services were conducted at the North Fork Memorial Cemetery in Riverton with Pastor Jim Tompkins officiating. Burial followed in the North Fork Memorial Cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.schaefferfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were by Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg.
