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Birky - Levi E. Birky was fatally injured Oct. 11, 1934, when a gravel pit in which he was working caved in, throwing him against the truck he was loading, crushing his skull. He died about three hours after the accident in Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Mich. He was born at Morton, Ill., Jan. 11, 1889. Age, 45 y. 9 m. When he was a small boy he moved to Fisher, Ill., where he grew to manhood. Twelve years ago he moved with his family to St. Johns, where he had made his home since. On Sept. 4, 1911, he married Dorothy Stamm of Tremont, Ill. To this union 8 children were born. All survive but an infant girl, as follows: Monroe, Mrs. Wm. Rice of St. Johns, Mich.; Mrs. Raymond Cender of Bay Port, Mich., Lottie, Hazel, Vada, Jane at home; also 2 grandchildren - Dorothy Cender and Donald Cender. Besides his wife and family, also surviving are his mother (Mrs. Elissa Birky of Upland, Calif.), 2 brothers (G. A. Birky of Bremen, Ind., and Carl W. Birky at the University of Urbana, Ill.), and 5 sisters (Mrs. A. F. Birky, Fisher, Ill., Mrs. J. C. Birky, Dewey, Ill., Mrs. J. W. Springer, Dewey, Ill., Mrs. Irvin Kennell of Eureka, Ill., and Mrs A. A.Aspen of Goshen, Ind.). He was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Church of St. John, Mich., where funeral services were held Oct. 15. Burial in cemetery near the church. Funeral was in charge of Bros. Geo. Sommers and J. A. Heiser. His funeral was one of the largest ever held in this community, and many people came from a distance to attend. He was preceded in death by his father (Andrew Birky of Fisher, Ill.), 1 brother (Edwin C. Birky), and 1 sister (Mrs. Otto Unzecher).
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1889 - 1934 (45 years)
