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1901 - 1997 (96 years)
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Name |
Desa Irene Buerkle |
Born |
22 Sep 1901 |
Paulding County, Ohio, United States [1] |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Dessie Irene Buerkle |
Buried |
Oct 1997 |
Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States [1] |
Address: Saint Francis Convent Cemetery |
Died |
20 Oct 1997 |
Ohio, United States [1, 2] |
OBITUARY
—Desa Irene "Dessie" Buerkle, 96, formerly of Ottawa, Payne, and Findlay, died at 10:50 p.m., Monday, October 20, 1997, in St. Francis Home, where she had resided since 1990.
—She was born in Payne, OH, September 22, 1901, the daughter of William and Mary Jane (Shelley) Buerkle. She had never married.
—Several nieces and nephews survived.
—The last of 15 children, she retired in 1983, as a self-employed music teacher, after more than 25 years of teaching piano and guitar lessons in Ottawa and Tiffin. Prior to teaching music, Miss Buerkle had been an art teacher in Chicago, IL, and during the early 1920's, she was employed as a registered nurse for 6 years.
—She received a degree in liberal arts from St. Francis College, Joliet, IL, in 1938; received her bachelor of fine arts degree from the Chicago Art Institute in 1945 and later studied music at Heidelberg College.
—The author of two books, "Miniatures," was published in 1984 by the Hubbard Publishing Co. of Defiance. The subject matter of this book was taken from her experiences as a music teacher. Her second book, "Seventeen Story Birch" was published in 1986 by Haefling Publishing Co. of Tiffin. This book was about her family history and background.
—She also was the author of many poems and received numerous Golden and Silver Poet awards for her poetry from World of Poetry, Inc., Sacramento, CA. She wrote the "Book of Poems" and it was published in 1991 by Dell Printing Co. of Tiffin and "Once Upon a Farm" in 1996 by Hubbard Printing Co.
—Miss Buerkle was a former member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Findlay, and a member of the Ohio Teacher's Association, National Guild of Piano Teachers, and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia.
—A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 23, 1997, in St. Francis Home Chapel with the Rev. Kent Kaufman officiating. Interment was in St. Francis Convent Cemetery.
—Arrangements were under the direction of the Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home of Findlay.
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Person ID |
I5203 |
TangledRoots |
Last Modified |
23 Jan 2018 |
Father |
Friedrich Wilhelm Buerkle, b. 20 Apr 1851, Merdingen, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. 1 Apr 1933, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 81 years) |
Mother |
Mary Jane Shelley, b. 26 Apr 1859, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Sep 1936, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio, United States (Age 77 years) |
Married |
11 Jan 1891 |
Paulding County, Ohio, United States |
Family ID |
F184 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 13940096 Desa Irene "Dessie" Buerkle.
Desa Irene "Dessie" Buerkle
BIRTH 22 Sep 1901 Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, USA
DEATH 20 Oct 1997 Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
BURIAL Saint Francis Convent Cemetery Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
MEMORIAL ID 13940096
Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio
- [S204] Ancestry.com, Ohio Death Index.
Name: Dessie Irene Buerkle
Gender: Female
Date of Death: 20 October 1997
Birth Date: 22 September 1901
Volume: 31290
Certificate: 083403
Autopsy: No
Social Security Number: 292223526
Father's Surname: Buerkle
Time of Death: 10:50 PM
Marital Status: Never Married
Hispanic Origin: Non Hispanic
Place of Death: Nursing Home
Years of Schooling: 17
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: No
Method of Disposition: Burial
Mother's Surname: Shelley
Race: White
Birth Place: Paulding County, Ohio
Residence: Ohio
Age: 96
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