From The Palmer Journal, July 27, 1961, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney:
Paul Burkhardt Dies at St. Paul July 21 -
After being in poor health for many years, Paul Burkhardt of Palmer died Friday evening, July 21 in the hospital in St. Paul where he had been taken a week earlier. He attained the age of 79 years, 7 months and 2 days.
Ernest Paul Burkhardt, son of Fredrick and Wilhelmina Burkhardt, was born at Langenberg in Saxony, Germany, December 19, 1881.
Just 61 years ago, in July of 1900, he came to America and settled near Grand Island. Some years later he went to Oklahoma and Texas to work and also to see the country. Here he met Martha Hildegard Heinzing. They were married on December 25, 1908 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. This union was blessed with nine children.
Several years later he returned to Nebraka and settled on a farm west of Palmer where he lived until 13 years ago when he retired and moved into Palmer. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. He became a member of St. John's January 8, 1911.
Survivors include his wife, Hildegard; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Kellogg of Caldwell, Ida., Mrs. Milda Eckstrom of Palmer, and Mrs. Frieda Ziembleman of Marion, Idaho; five sons, Max of Phoenix, Arizona, William of Weiser, Idaho, Christian of Manhattan, Kansas, Herman and Ernest of Palmer; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lina Martha, who died in infancy, his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Paul Burkhardt Dies at St. Paul July 21 -
After being in poor health for many years, Paul Burkhardt of Palmer died Friday evening, July 21 in the hospital in St. Paul where he had been taken a week earlier. He attained the age of 79 years, 7 months and 2 days.
Ernest Paul Burkhardt, son of Fredrick and Wilhelmina Burkhardt, was born at Langenberg in Saxony, Germany, December 19, 1881.
Just 61 years ago, in July of 1900, he came to America and settled near Grand Island. Some years later he went to Oklahoma and Texas to work and also to see the country. Here he met Martha Hildegard Heinzing. They were married on December 25, 1908 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. This union was blessed with nine children.
Several years later he returned to Nebraka and settled on a farm west of Palmer where he lived until 13 years ago when he retired and moved into Palmer. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. He became a member of St. John's January 8, 1911.
Survivors include his wife, Hildegard; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Kellogg of Caldwell, Ida., Mrs. Milda Eckstrom of Palmer, and Mrs. Frieda Ziembleman of Marion, Idaho; five sons, Max of Phoenix, Arizona, William of Weiser, Idaho, Christian of Manhattan, Kansas, Herman and Ernest of Palmer; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lina Martha, who died in infancy, his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
From The Palmer Journal, July 27, 1961, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney:
Paul Burkhardt Dies at St. Paul July 21 -
After being in poor health for many years, Paul Burkhardt of Palmer died Friday evening, July 21 in the hospital in St. Paul where he had been taken a week earlier. He attained the age of 79 years, 7 months and 2 days.
Ernest Paul Burkhardt, son of Fredrick and Wilhelmina Burkhardt, was born at Langenberg in Saxony, Germany, December 19, 1881.
Just 61 years ago, in July of 1900, he came to America and settled near Grand Island. Some years later he went to Oklahoma and Texas to work and also to see the country. Here he met Martha Hildegard Heinzing. They were married on December 25, 1908 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. This union was blessed with nine children.
Several years later he returned to Nebraka and settled on a farm west of Palmer where he lived until 13 years ago when he retired and moved into Palmer. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. He became a member of St. John's January 8, 1911.
Survivors include his wife, Hildegard; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Kellogg of Caldwell, Ida., Mrs. Milda Eckstrom of Palmer, and Mrs. Frieda Ziembleman of Marion, Idaho; five sons, Max of Phoenix, Arizona, William of Weiser, Idaho, Christian of Manhattan, Kansas, Herman and Ernest of Palmer; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lina Martha, who died in infancy, his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Paul Burkhardt Dies at St. Paul July 21 -
After being in poor health for many years, Paul Burkhardt of Palmer died Friday evening, July 21 in the hospital in St. Paul where he had been taken a week earlier. He attained the age of 79 years, 7 months and 2 days.
Ernest Paul Burkhardt, son of Fredrick and Wilhelmina Burkhardt, was born at Langenberg in Saxony, Germany, December 19, 1881.
Just 61 years ago, in July of 1900, he came to America and settled near Grand Island. Some years later he went to Oklahoma and Texas to work and also to see the country. Here he met Martha Hildegard Heinzing. They were married on December 25, 1908 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. This union was blessed with nine children.
Several years later he returned to Nebraka and settled on a farm west of Palmer where he lived until 13 years ago when he retired and moved into Palmer. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. He became a member of St. John's January 8, 1911.
Survivors include his wife, Hildegard; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Kellogg of Caldwell, Ida., Mrs. Milda Eckstrom of Palmer, and Mrs. Frieda Ziembleman of Marion, Idaho; five sons, Max of Phoenix, Arizona, William of Weiser, Idaho, Christian of Manhattan, Kansas, Herman and Ernest of Palmer; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lina Martha, who died in infancy, his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
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