Decatur Daily Democrat
Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996
Bryce W. Burger, 78, Decatur, died Wednesday at home. He was born on September 20, 1918 in Union Township to Alva K. and Bertha Welty Burger and married Delores L. Werst on September 6, 1946. She died on July 15, 1979.
He retired in 1984 as a welder for Fruehauf Co. in Fort Wayne, after a 33-year career. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was a member of Adams Post 43 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6236, both in Decatur.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Kaehr, rural Decatur; five sons, Kerry L. Burger, Elmore City, Oklahoma, Steven B. and Timothy B. Burger, both of rural Decatur; Rickey W. Burger, Coloma, Michigan and Randall B. Burger, Angola; a brother, Robert Burger, rural Decatur; six sisters, Mrs. Ermil (Mary) Shifferly, Monroe, Mrs. Gorman (Rose) Fox and Mrs. Al (Annie) Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Mrs. Harold (Lucrecia) Minnich, rural Monroe, Ruth Suman, Decatur, and Marguerite Carpenter, rural Bluffton; and eight grandchildren.
Deceased are three sisters [Francile Harvey, Pearl Worthman and Norma Burger] and five brothers [John, Wayne, Frank, Harold and Theodore Burger].
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery, including military graveside rites by American Legion Post 43. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.Preferred memorials are to the Adams County chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Friday, October 25, 1996
BRYCE W. BURGER, 78, of Decatur, died Wednesday at his home. The Adams County native retired from Freuhauf Co. in 1984 after 33 years of employment. He was a World War II Army veteran and was in the Philippines when the Japanese surrendered. Surviving are his daughter, Nancy Kaehr of rural Decatur; sons, Kerry L. of Elmore City, Okla., Steven B. and Timothy B., both of rural Decatur, Rickey W. of Coloma, Mich., and Randall B. of Angola; sisters. Mary Shifferly of Monroe, Rose Fox and Annie Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Lucrecia Minnich of rural Monroe, Ruth Suman of Decatur and Marguerite Carpenter of rural Bluffton; a brother, Robert of rural Decatur; and eight grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur where calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery with military graveside services by Adams American Legion Post 43. Memorials are to Adams County Unit of the American Cancer Society.
Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996
Bryce W. Burger, 78, Decatur, died Wednesday at home. He was born on September 20, 1918 in Union Township to Alva K. and Bertha Welty Burger and married Delores L. Werst on September 6, 1946. She died on July 15, 1979.
He retired in 1984 as a welder for Fruehauf Co. in Fort Wayne, after a 33-year career. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was a member of Adams Post 43 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6236, both in Decatur.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Kaehr, rural Decatur; five sons, Kerry L. Burger, Elmore City, Oklahoma, Steven B. and Timothy B. Burger, both of rural Decatur; Rickey W. Burger, Coloma, Michigan and Randall B. Burger, Angola; a brother, Robert Burger, rural Decatur; six sisters, Mrs. Ermil (Mary) Shifferly, Monroe, Mrs. Gorman (Rose) Fox and Mrs. Al (Annie) Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Mrs. Harold (Lucrecia) Minnich, rural Monroe, Ruth Suman, Decatur, and Marguerite Carpenter, rural Bluffton; and eight grandchildren.
Deceased are three sisters [Francile Harvey, Pearl Worthman and Norma Burger] and five brothers [John, Wayne, Frank, Harold and Theodore Burger].
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery, including military graveside rites by American Legion Post 43. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.Preferred memorials are to the Adams County chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Friday, October 25, 1996
BRYCE W. BURGER, 78, of Decatur, died Wednesday at his home. The Adams County native retired from Freuhauf Co. in 1984 after 33 years of employment. He was a World War II Army veteran and was in the Philippines when the Japanese surrendered. Surviving are his daughter, Nancy Kaehr of rural Decatur; sons, Kerry L. of Elmore City, Okla., Steven B. and Timothy B., both of rural Decatur, Rickey W. of Coloma, Mich., and Randall B. of Angola; sisters. Mary Shifferly of Monroe, Rose Fox and Annie Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Lucrecia Minnich of rural Monroe, Ruth Suman of Decatur and Marguerite Carpenter of rural Bluffton; a brother, Robert of rural Decatur; and eight grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur where calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery with military graveside services by Adams American Legion Post 43. Memorials are to Adams County Unit of the American Cancer Society.
Decatur Daily Democrat
Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996
Bryce W. Burger, 78, Decatur, died Wednesday at home. He was born on September 20, 1918 in Union Township to Alva K. and Bertha Welty Burger and married Delores L. Werst on September 6, 1946. She died on July 15, 1979.
He retired in 1984 as a welder for Fruehauf Co. in Fort Wayne, after a 33-year career. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was a member of Adams Post 43 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6236, both in Decatur.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Kaehr, rural Decatur; five sons, Kerry L. Burger, Elmore City, Oklahoma, Steven B. and Timothy B. Burger, both of rural Decatur; Rickey W. Burger, Coloma, Michigan and Randall B. Burger, Angola; a brother, Robert Burger, rural Decatur; six sisters, Mrs. Ermil (Mary) Shifferly, Monroe, Mrs. Gorman (Rose) Fox and Mrs. Al (Annie) Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Mrs. Harold (Lucrecia) Minnich, rural Monroe, Ruth Suman, Decatur, and Marguerite Carpenter, rural Bluffton; and eight grandchildren.
Deceased are three sisters [Francile Harvey, Pearl Worthman and Norma Burger] and five brothers [John, Wayne, Frank, Harold and Theodore Burger].
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery, including military graveside rites by American Legion Post 43. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.Preferred memorials are to the Adams County chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Friday, October 25, 1996
BRYCE W. BURGER, 78, of Decatur, died Wednesday at his home. The Adams County native retired from Freuhauf Co. in 1984 after 33 years of employment. He was a World War II Army veteran and was in the Philippines when the Japanese surrendered. Surviving are his daughter, Nancy Kaehr of rural Decatur; sons, Kerry L. of Elmore City, Okla., Steven B. and Timothy B., both of rural Decatur, Rickey W. of Coloma, Mich., and Randall B. of Angola; sisters. Mary Shifferly of Monroe, Rose Fox and Annie Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Lucrecia Minnich of rural Monroe, Ruth Suman of Decatur and Marguerite Carpenter of rural Bluffton; a brother, Robert of rural Decatur; and eight grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur where calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery with military graveside services by Adams American Legion Post 43. Memorials are to Adams County Unit of the American Cancer Society.
Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996
Bryce W. Burger, 78, Decatur, died Wednesday at home. He was born on September 20, 1918 in Union Township to Alva K. and Bertha Welty Burger and married Delores L. Werst on September 6, 1946. She died on July 15, 1979.
He retired in 1984 as a welder for Fruehauf Co. in Fort Wayne, after a 33-year career. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was a member of Adams Post 43 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6236, both in Decatur.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Kaehr, rural Decatur; five sons, Kerry L. Burger, Elmore City, Oklahoma, Steven B. and Timothy B. Burger, both of rural Decatur; Rickey W. Burger, Coloma, Michigan and Randall B. Burger, Angola; a brother, Robert Burger, rural Decatur; six sisters, Mrs. Ermil (Mary) Shifferly, Monroe, Mrs. Gorman (Rose) Fox and Mrs. Al (Annie) Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Mrs. Harold (Lucrecia) Minnich, rural Monroe, Ruth Suman, Decatur, and Marguerite Carpenter, rural Bluffton; and eight grandchildren.
Deceased are three sisters [Francile Harvey, Pearl Worthman and Norma Burger] and five brothers [John, Wayne, Frank, Harold and Theodore Burger].
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery, including military graveside rites by American Legion Post 43. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.Preferred memorials are to the Adams County chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Friday, October 25, 1996
BRYCE W. BURGER, 78, of Decatur, died Wednesday at his home. The Adams County native retired from Freuhauf Co. in 1984 after 33 years of employment. He was a World War II Army veteran and was in the Philippines when the Japanese surrendered. Surviving are his daughter, Nancy Kaehr of rural Decatur; sons, Kerry L. of Elmore City, Okla., Steven B. and Timothy B., both of rural Decatur, Rickey W. of Coloma, Mich., and Randall B. of Angola; sisters. Mary Shifferly of Monroe, Rose Fox and Annie Fleming, both of rural Decatur, Lucrecia Minnich of rural Monroe, Ruth Suman of Decatur and Marguerite Carpenter of rural Bluffton; a brother, Robert of rural Decatur; and eight grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur where calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery with military graveside services by Adams American Legion Post 43. Memorials are to Adams County Unit of the American Cancer Society.
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