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Mary Magdalena <I>Keifer</I> Burkey

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Mary Magdalena Keifer Burkey

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
19 Jan 1902 (aged 80)
Brown County, Illinois, USA
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Mrs. Mary Burkey, wife of Jacob Burkey deceased, was born in Germany in the year 1821, and died January 19. 1902. She was the mother of twelve children all of whom, except one, grew to man and womanhood. Three having since gone before, leaving three sons and five daughters to mourn their loss, be sides quite a number of grand children and great grand children.

She was entirely helpless for quite a while, and lost her presence of mind to some extent, yet through all her sickness and trouble, her two daughters, Lizzie and Maggie, were faithful at mother's bedside, and did all that they could to make her life pleasant. They were faithful until she breathed her last and said it was mother. Who can fill a mother' s place?

About three years before she departed this life, she visited the home of the writer, with her daughter Addie. While in conversation upon religion, she requested me to preach her funeral. She was brought up to believe in the Lutheran faith and was very zealous in her belief, for God and his truth, up to all the light she had. her funeral was preached from Eccl. 19; 7, at the home of Bro. snd Sister Brown, to a large and sympathizing congregation. The remains were then taken to the Knight cemetery, there to rest until the dead in Christ shall rise. May we all be ready for that great day. By J. C. West
Mrs. Mary Burkey, wife of Jacob Burkey deceased, was born in Germany in the year 1821, and died January 19. 1902. She was the mother of twelve children all of whom, except one, grew to man and womanhood. Three having since gone before, leaving three sons and five daughters to mourn their loss, be sides quite a number of grand children and great grand children.

She was entirely helpless for quite a while, and lost her presence of mind to some extent, yet through all her sickness and trouble, her two daughters, Lizzie and Maggie, were faithful at mother's bedside, and did all that they could to make her life pleasant. They were faithful until she breathed her last and said it was mother. Who can fill a mother' s place?

About three years before she departed this life, she visited the home of the writer, with her daughter Addie. While in conversation upon religion, she requested me to preach her funeral. She was brought up to believe in the Lutheran faith and was very zealous in her belief, for God and his truth, up to all the light she had. her funeral was preached from Eccl. 19; 7, at the home of Bro. snd Sister Brown, to a large and sympathizing congregation. The remains were then taken to the Knight cemetery, there to rest until the dead in Christ shall rise. May we all be ready for that great day. By J. C. West

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