Joseph Anton Burlet

BURLET, BUTLETT, TIGGES, FLECKENSTEIN, BONSEN, BOTZET, NICKS

Posted By: J. Nicks (email)
Date: 10/11/2004 at 15:19:17

Sept 10,1916 Evening Times Journal
OLD SOLDIER DIES
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Joseph Anton Burlet Passed Away
At Finley Hospital
Last Night
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After an illness of a weeks duration, death claimed Joseph Anton Burlet, an old soldier, at Finley Hospital, Saturday night about 10? o’clock. Mr. Burlet, who before his residence in Dubuque was a farmer near Sherrills Mound, came to Dubuque county from Switzerland 63 years ago and since that time has made his residence in Dubuque county. He was born near Berne, Switzerland 78? years ago. As a member of the union army during the civil war, Mr. Burlet distinguished himself and at the time of his death was one of the most active members of the Hyde Clark Post of the GAR.

The deceased is survived by his wife, four sons and four daughters. The sons are George of Massey Station; Lawrence of Darby Grange?; Anton and John of Dubuque. His daughters are Mrs. John Tigges and Mrs. Joseph Fleckenstein of Sherrills Mound, and Mrs. Peter (sic) Bonsen (Botzet) and Mrs Paul Nicks of Dubuque. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock from the home of his daughter Mrs. Peter Bonson, at (??? number) Elm street to St. Mary’s church. The burial will be made in Mount Olivet.