Burkey.-Phoebe, daughter of Christian and Magdalena Schertz, was born Dec. 24, 1869, near Hopedale, Ill.; died Aug. 30, 1943, at her home in Milford, Nebr.; aged 73 y. 8 m. 6 d.
On Dec. 20, 1891, she was married to Jacob W. Sutter who passed away Aug. 28, 1897. To this union were born 4 children.
On Mar. 11, 1911, she was married to Peter Burkey. To this union was born one son, Irvin.
In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour, was baptized, and received into the Amish Mennonite Church near Hopedale, Ill., to which faith she remained faithful until death. At the time of her death she was a member of Milford A. M. congregation, near Milford, Nebr. She died suddenly of a heart attack.
One son, Jonathan Sutter, who died in infancy and one stepson, Alvin Burkey, who died one year ago, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services were conducted Sept. 2 at the Milford A. M. Church, in charge of L. O. Schlegel. Wm. Schlegel preached. Text, Ezek. 18:30, 31. Interment in the Milford A. M. Cemetery.
On Dec. 20, 1891, she was married to Jacob W. Sutter who passed away Aug. 28, 1897. To this union were born 4 children.
On Mar. 11, 1911, she was married to Peter Burkey. To this union was born one son, Irvin.
In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour, was baptized, and received into the Amish Mennonite Church near Hopedale, Ill., to which faith she remained faithful until death. At the time of her death she was a member of Milford A. M. congregation, near Milford, Nebr. She died suddenly of a heart attack.
One son, Jonathan Sutter, who died in infancy and one stepson, Alvin Burkey, who died one year ago, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services were conducted Sept. 2 at the Milford A. M. Church, in charge of L. O. Schlegel. Wm. Schlegel preached. Text, Ezek. 18:30, 31. Interment in the Milford A. M. Cemetery.
Burkey.-Phoebe, daughter of Christian and Magdalena Schertz, was born Dec. 24, 1869, near Hopedale, Ill.; died Aug. 30, 1943, at her home in Milford, Nebr.; aged 73 y. 8 m. 6 d.
On Dec. 20, 1891, she was married to Jacob W. Sutter who passed away Aug. 28, 1897. To this union were born 4 children.
On Mar. 11, 1911, she was married to Peter Burkey. To this union was born one son, Irvin.
In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour, was baptized, and received into the Amish Mennonite Church near Hopedale, Ill., to which faith she remained faithful until death. At the time of her death she was a member of Milford A. M. congregation, near Milford, Nebr. She died suddenly of a heart attack.
One son, Jonathan Sutter, who died in infancy and one stepson, Alvin Burkey, who died one year ago, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services were conducted Sept. 2 at the Milford A. M. Church, in charge of L. O. Schlegel. Wm. Schlegel preached. Text, Ezek. 18:30, 31. Interment in the Milford A. M. Cemetery.
On Dec. 20, 1891, she was married to Jacob W. Sutter who passed away Aug. 28, 1897. To this union were born 4 children.
On Mar. 11, 1911, she was married to Peter Burkey. To this union was born one son, Irvin.
In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour, was baptized, and received into the Amish Mennonite Church near Hopedale, Ill., to which faith she remained faithful until death. At the time of her death she was a member of Milford A. M. congregation, near Milford, Nebr. She died suddenly of a heart attack.
One son, Jonathan Sutter, who died in infancy and one stepson, Alvin Burkey, who died one year ago, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services were conducted Sept. 2 at the Milford A. M. Church, in charge of L. O. Schlegel. Wm. Schlegel preached. Text, Ezek. 18:30, 31. Interment in the Milford A. M. Cemetery.
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Fold my hands and cease your weeping,
Fold my hands upon my breast,
This earthly life in death is sleeping,
But my soul is sweet at rest.
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