BURGER, John Adam 1888 - 1956

BURGER, SINN, MILLER, LUEDTKE, SCHILLERSTROM, GILBERT, WIGGINS, DIERS, ESHELMAN, CRILE

Posted By: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (email)
Date: 10/26/2003 at 01:28:11

Original posting by Deborah Brownfield-Stanley --

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, October 10, 1956
Page 8, Column 4

John A. BURGER, 67, retired farmer and lifelong resident of Jefferson County, died at 4:45 a.m. today at his home in Salina. Bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield. Born Dec. 28, 1888 near Merrimac, son of George and Margaret SINN BURGER; married Katharine MILLER Aug. 31, 1911. Lutheran. Surviving are wife and four daughters, Mrs. August LUEDTKE, Mrs. Joseph SCHILLESTROM and Mrs. Paul GILBERT, Fairfield, and Mrs. Charles WIGGINS, Princeton, Ill.; 7 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two sisters, Mrs. Katie DIERS, Macomb, Ill., and Mrs. Roy ESHELMAN, Brighton, and one brother, Jake BURGER, Brighton, also survives.

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Added by Admin, September 2020 --

"The Burlington, Ia., Hawk-Eye Gazette"
Wednesday, October 10, 1956
Page 17, Columns 4 and 5

John BURGER

FAIRFIELD -- John A. BURGER, 67, Salina farmer, died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at his home. He had been ill for three weeks.

Born Dec. 28, 1888, in Jefferson county, he was the son of George and Margaret SINN BURGER. He was married Aug. 31, 1911, at Shobonier, Ill., to Katherine MILLER.

BURGER was a member of the Clara Lutheran church at Salina.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. August LUEDTKE, Mrs. Joseph SCHILLERSTROM, and Mrs. Paul GILBERT, all of the Fairfield community, and Mrs. Carles WIGGINS, Princeton; two sisters, Mrs. Katie DIERS, Macomb, Ill.; and Mrs. Ray ESHELMAN, Brighton; a brother, Jacob BURGER, of Brighton; seven grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Behner funeral home, Rev. Earl Johnson officiating, and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The News"
Mt. Pleasant, Ia.
Thursday, October 11, 1956
Page 5, Column 4

JOHN BURGER OF SALINA DIES

Fairfield -- John A. BURGER, 67, Salina farmer, died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at his home. He had been ill for three weeks.

Born Dec. 28, 1888, in Jefferson county, he was the son of George and Margaret SINN BURGER. He was married Aug. 31, 1911, at Shobonier, Ill., to Katherine MILLER.

BURGER was a member of the Clara Lutheran church at Salina.

Surviving are his wife; four daughters, Mrs. August LUEDTKE, Mrs. Joseph SCHILLERSTROM and Mrs. Paul GILBERT, all of the Fairfield community, and Mrs. Carles WIGGINS, Princeton; two sisters, Mrs. Katie DIERS, Macomb, Ill., and Mrs. Ray ESHELMAN, Brighton; a brother, Jacob BURGER, of Brighton, seven grandchildren and a great grandchild. (He was a brother-in-law of Ben CRILE of Mt. Pleasant.)

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Behner funeral home, Rev. Earl Johnson officiating, and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

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Note: Buried in Lot 4th.167. Wife Katherine died in 1987 and is buried with him.