DECATUR -Mary F. Burtschi Bretz, 88, of Decatur, died 12:20 a.m. Monday (Nov. 19, 1990) in St. Mary's Hospital.
Mrs. Bretz was born in Vandalia on June 8, 1902, daughter of Julius L. and Mary K. Frank Burtschi. She moved to Decatur in 1905. She attended St. Teresa Academy in Decatur and Sacred Heart Academy in Springfield, where she majored in elecution and dramatics.
She maintained a residence in Decatur and in recent years spent much of her time in Clearwater, Fla. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur and St. Brendan Catholic Church in Clearwater Beach, Fla. She served as co-trustee of the Burtschi Estate Trust from 1971 until her death.
She married John P. Bretz in June 1925. He preceded her in death in 1978. They had no children. Surviving are her brothers, Julius R. Burtschi of Chickasha, Okla.; Joseph D. and Robert J. Burtschi, both of Decatur; sisters, Sarah E. Davis, Martha J. Hodge and Lucy A. Grady, all of Indianapolis, Ind.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Nov 20, 1990
Mrs. Bretz was born in Vandalia on June 8, 1902, daughter of Julius L. and Mary K. Frank Burtschi. She moved to Decatur in 1905. She attended St. Teresa Academy in Decatur and Sacred Heart Academy in Springfield, where she majored in elecution and dramatics.
She maintained a residence in Decatur and in recent years spent much of her time in Clearwater, Fla. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur and St. Brendan Catholic Church in Clearwater Beach, Fla. She served as co-trustee of the Burtschi Estate Trust from 1971 until her death.
She married John P. Bretz in June 1925. He preceded her in death in 1978. They had no children. Surviving are her brothers, Julius R. Burtschi of Chickasha, Okla.; Joseph D. and Robert J. Burtschi, both of Decatur; sisters, Sarah E. Davis, Martha J. Hodge and Lucy A. Grady, all of Indianapolis, Ind.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Nov 20, 1990
DECATUR -Mary F. Burtschi Bretz, 88, of Decatur, died 12:20 a.m. Monday (Nov. 19, 1990) in St. Mary's Hospital.
Mrs. Bretz was born in Vandalia on June 8, 1902, daughter of Julius L. and Mary K. Frank Burtschi. She moved to Decatur in 1905. She attended St. Teresa Academy in Decatur and Sacred Heart Academy in Springfield, where she majored in elecution and dramatics.
She maintained a residence in Decatur and in recent years spent much of her time in Clearwater, Fla. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur and St. Brendan Catholic Church in Clearwater Beach, Fla. She served as co-trustee of the Burtschi Estate Trust from 1971 until her death.
She married John P. Bretz in June 1925. He preceded her in death in 1978. They had no children. Surviving are her brothers, Julius R. Burtschi of Chickasha, Okla.; Joseph D. and Robert J. Burtschi, both of Decatur; sisters, Sarah E. Davis, Martha J. Hodge and Lucy A. Grady, all of Indianapolis, Ind.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Nov 20, 1990
Mrs. Bretz was born in Vandalia on June 8, 1902, daughter of Julius L. and Mary K. Frank Burtschi. She moved to Decatur in 1905. She attended St. Teresa Academy in Decatur and Sacred Heart Academy in Springfield, where she majored in elecution and dramatics.
She maintained a residence in Decatur and in recent years spent much of her time in Clearwater, Fla. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur and St. Brendan Catholic Church in Clearwater Beach, Fla. She served as co-trustee of the Burtschi Estate Trust from 1971 until her death.
She married John P. Bretz in June 1925. He preceded her in death in 1978. They had no children. Surviving are her brothers, Julius R. Burtschi of Chickasha, Okla.; Joseph D. and Robert J. Burtschi, both of Decatur; sisters, Sarah E. Davis, Martha J. Hodge and Lucy A. Grady, all of Indianapolis, Ind.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Nov 20, 1990
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