Anna (Gascho) Wittrig
Wife of Christian H. Birky
(married 1878-1920)
Parents of Christian Benjamin, Anna Sarah, Joseph Peter, Emma Katherine, Lewis Albert, Lydia Barbara, William Henry, Elizabeth Mollie, John Samuel and Alvin Lee Birky.
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Birky.-Barbara, daughter of Joseph and Anna Wittrig, was born in Ontario April 24, 1854; died at the Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 4, 1939; aged 84 y. 9 m. 10 d. Death was caused by complications following a hip fracture sustained in a fall in her home.
When but a small child her family moved to Wayland, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. At the age of 23 she came to Hopedale, Ill., where she spent the remainder of her life with the exception of six years that she and her family lived in Kansas.
On Feb. 17, 1878, she was married to Christian H. Birky.
To this union were born 10 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death, namely: Joseph, Emma, Mrs. Lydia Nafziger of Nampa, Idaho, and Mrs. Anna Springer. Father also passed away in 1920.
The remaining children are: Chris, John, Alvin, Mrs. Lizzie Heiser of Fisher, Ill., and Will and Lewis of Louts, Ind.
On Feb. 23, 1928, she was united in marriage to Chris J. Birky who remains to mourn her departure.
She also leaves 6 stepchildren, 36 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Pete Wittrig of Washington, Iowa, and Daniel Wittrig of Hopedale), and 1 sister (Mrs. Susan Augsburger of Tremont, Ill.).
In her youth she united with the Mennonite Church and she was a faithful member throughout life. Of a quiet disposition, she lived an exemplary Christian life. She was a kind and devoted wife and mother, always exercising a spirit of trust and patience. Mother has gone but her influence lives on and some day we can all be united again. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."
Funeral services were held Feb. 7 at the Hopedale Mennonite Church, conducted by the brethren, Simon Litwiller and Ben Springer. Text, Rev. 14:13. Burial in the Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery.
(Gospel Herald Obituaries-March 9, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.49 - pages 1062, 1063, 1064)
Anna (Gascho) Wittrig
Wife of Christian H. Birky
(married 1878-1920)
Parents of Christian Benjamin, Anna Sarah, Joseph Peter, Emma Katherine, Lewis Albert, Lydia Barbara, William Henry, Elizabeth Mollie, John Samuel and Alvin Lee Birky.
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Birky.-Barbara, daughter of Joseph and Anna Wittrig, was born in Ontario April 24, 1854; died at the Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 4, 1939; aged 84 y. 9 m. 10 d. Death was caused by complications following a hip fracture sustained in a fall in her home.
When but a small child her family moved to Wayland, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. At the age of 23 she came to Hopedale, Ill., where she spent the remainder of her life with the exception of six years that she and her family lived in Kansas.
On Feb. 17, 1878, she was married to Christian H. Birky.
To this union were born 10 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death, namely: Joseph, Emma, Mrs. Lydia Nafziger of Nampa, Idaho, and Mrs. Anna Springer. Father also passed away in 1920.
The remaining children are: Chris, John, Alvin, Mrs. Lizzie Heiser of Fisher, Ill., and Will and Lewis of Louts, Ind.
On Feb. 23, 1928, she was united in marriage to Chris J. Birky who remains to mourn her departure.
She also leaves 6 stepchildren, 36 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Pete Wittrig of Washington, Iowa, and Daniel Wittrig of Hopedale), and 1 sister (Mrs. Susan Augsburger of Tremont, Ill.).
In her youth she united with the Mennonite Church and she was a faithful member throughout life. Of a quiet disposition, she lived an exemplary Christian life. She was a kind and devoted wife and mother, always exercising a spirit of trust and patience. Mother has gone but her influence lives on and some day we can all be united again. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."
Funeral services were held Feb. 7 at the Hopedale Mennonite Church, conducted by the brethren, Simon Litwiller and Ben Springer. Text, Rev. 14:13. Burial in the Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery.
(Gospel Herald Obituaries-March 9, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.49 - pages 1062, 1063, 1064)
Family Members
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Christian Benjamin Birky
1879–1940
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Anna Sarah "Annie" Birky Springer
1880–1935
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Joseph Peter Birky
1881–1908
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Emma Katherine Birky
1883–1911
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Lewis Albert Birky
1885–1957
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Lydia Barbara Birky Nafziger
1888–1931
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William Henry Birky
1890–1978
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Elizabeth Amelia Birky Heiser
1892–1971
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John Samuel Birky
1895–1974
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Alvin Lee Birky
1897–1976
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