Kay Frances (Honsinger) Dirks

April 2, 1942 - July 25, 2022

Kay Frances (Honsinger) Dirks passed peacefully from this world on July 25, 2022, attended by loving family members. Born April 2, 1942, she was a lifelong resident of Eastern Washington. Her passion was children, and she spent her adult life encouraging their love of fun and learning. Graduating from Palouse High School in 1960, she went on to graduate from Washington State University in 1964. She then taught for a time in Quincy schools before joining the North Central Washington Library system as the librarian of first the Quincy and then the Ephrata City Libraries, a position she held for more than three decades. Over that time, she became known to generations of Columbia Basin children, showing them how to find learning fun and important...