Albert Thornton Birk
1910 - 1956
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born May 27, 1910, in American Fork, Utah, a son of Albert and Cora Priscilla Pulley Birk.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 15, 1933, he married Mary Virginia Clinger in Provo, Utah. They were divorced. Later, in September of 1944, he married Alice Veloy Jensen in Las Vegas, Nevada. A United States Army veteran, he enlisted November 2, 1942. His enlistment records state that he graduated from high school, had been working as a chauffeur or driver, and served as a warrant officer. He lived in Bingham Canyon for nine years before moving to Kearns, Utah, in June of 1956. Albert Thornton Birk, of 4515 West 2750 South, Kearns, Utah, died of a liver ailment Sunday, October 28, 1956, at 3:30 p.m. in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was 46.
Survived By: His widow, Alice, and son, Blaine, both of Kearns, UT; daughters and son: Richard, Diana, Joyce, and Janice Birk, and two grandsons, all of Los Angeles, CA; sisters: Irene (Angus) Christensen, Copperton, UT; Mrs. L. J. Hardy, Reseda, CA.
Services: Anderson Mortuary | American Fork, Utah
Interment: American Fork Cemetery
Obituary: © Deseret News | 29 Oct 1956 | p. 35
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
DISCREPANCIES: Two headstones found and photographed by Nancy Berntson for Albert Thornton Birk in American Fork Cemetery. The single headstone has dates that match death certificate as shown above. The other, he shares with his wife, Alice Veloy Jensen Birk, shows birthdate as May 22, 1910, and death date as Oct. 29, 1956. Also, his middle name is misspelled on it.
1910 - 1956
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born May 27, 1910, in American Fork, Utah, a son of Albert and Cora Priscilla Pulley Birk.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 15, 1933, he married Mary Virginia Clinger in Provo, Utah. They were divorced. Later, in September of 1944, he married Alice Veloy Jensen in Las Vegas, Nevada. A United States Army veteran, he enlisted November 2, 1942. His enlistment records state that he graduated from high school, had been working as a chauffeur or driver, and served as a warrant officer. He lived in Bingham Canyon for nine years before moving to Kearns, Utah, in June of 1956. Albert Thornton Birk, of 4515 West 2750 South, Kearns, Utah, died of a liver ailment Sunday, October 28, 1956, at 3:30 p.m. in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was 46.
Survived By: His widow, Alice, and son, Blaine, both of Kearns, UT; daughters and son: Richard, Diana, Joyce, and Janice Birk, and two grandsons, all of Los Angeles, CA; sisters: Irene (Angus) Christensen, Copperton, UT; Mrs. L. J. Hardy, Reseda, CA.
Services: Anderson Mortuary | American Fork, Utah
Interment: American Fork Cemetery
Obituary: © Deseret News | 29 Oct 1956 | p. 35
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
DISCREPANCIES: Two headstones found and photographed by Nancy Berntson for Albert Thornton Birk in American Fork Cemetery. The single headstone has dates that match death certificate as shown above. The other, he shares with his wife, Alice Veloy Jensen Birk, shows birthdate as May 22, 1910, and death date as Oct. 29, 1956. Also, his middle name is misspelled on it.
Albert Thornton Birk
1910 - 1956
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born May 27, 1910, in American Fork, Utah, a son of Albert and Cora Priscilla Pulley Birk.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 15, 1933, he married Mary Virginia Clinger in Provo, Utah. They were divorced. Later, in September of 1944, he married Alice Veloy Jensen in Las Vegas, Nevada. A United States Army veteran, he enlisted November 2, 1942. His enlistment records state that he graduated from high school, had been working as a chauffeur or driver, and served as a warrant officer. He lived in Bingham Canyon for nine years before moving to Kearns, Utah, in June of 1956. Albert Thornton Birk, of 4515 West 2750 South, Kearns, Utah, died of a liver ailment Sunday, October 28, 1956, at 3:30 p.m. in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was 46.
Survived By: His widow, Alice, and son, Blaine, both of Kearns, UT; daughters and son: Richard, Diana, Joyce, and Janice Birk, and two grandsons, all of Los Angeles, CA; sisters: Irene (Angus) Christensen, Copperton, UT; Mrs. L. J. Hardy, Reseda, CA.
Services: Anderson Mortuary | American Fork, Utah
Interment: American Fork Cemetery
Obituary: © Deseret News | 29 Oct 1956 | p. 35
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
DISCREPANCIES: Two headstones found and photographed by Nancy Berntson for Albert Thornton Birk in American Fork Cemetery. The single headstone has dates that match death certificate as shown above. The other, he shares with his wife, Alice Veloy Jensen Birk, shows birthdate as May 22, 1910, and death date as Oct. 29, 1956. Also, his middle name is misspelled on it.
1910 - 1956
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born May 27, 1910, in American Fork, Utah, a son of Albert and Cora Priscilla Pulley Birk.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: On September 15, 1933, he married Mary Virginia Clinger in Provo, Utah. They were divorced. Later, in September of 1944, he married Alice Veloy Jensen in Las Vegas, Nevada. A United States Army veteran, he enlisted November 2, 1942. His enlistment records state that he graduated from high school, had been working as a chauffeur or driver, and served as a warrant officer. He lived in Bingham Canyon for nine years before moving to Kearns, Utah, in June of 1956. Albert Thornton Birk, of 4515 West 2750 South, Kearns, Utah, died of a liver ailment Sunday, October 28, 1956, at 3:30 p.m. in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was 46.
Survived By: His widow, Alice, and son, Blaine, both of Kearns, UT; daughters and son: Richard, Diana, Joyce, and Janice Birk, and two grandsons, all of Los Angeles, CA; sisters: Irene (Angus) Christensen, Copperton, UT; Mrs. L. J. Hardy, Reseda, CA.
Services: Anderson Mortuary | American Fork, Utah
Interment: American Fork Cemetery
Obituary: © Deseret News | 29 Oct 1956 | p. 35
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
DISCREPANCIES: Two headstones found and photographed by Nancy Berntson for Albert Thornton Birk in American Fork Cemetery. The single headstone has dates that match death certificate as shown above. The other, he shares with his wife, Alice Veloy Jensen Birk, shows birthdate as May 22, 1910, and death date as Oct. 29, 1956. Also, his middle name is misspelled on it.
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