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Birkey, -- Levi F., son of John G. and Katherine (Schrock) Birkey, was born March 7, 1884, near Metamora, Ill.; died of cancer at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 7, 1951; aged 67 y. 6 m. At the age of sixteen he united with the East Bend Mennonite Church near Fisher, Ill. March 1, 1910, he was united in marriage to Katherine Oyer, Fisher, Ill. To this union were born 7 children. Three of theses (Elwood Louis, Ellis Lee, and Ilene May) died in infancy. He and his family lived near Fisher, Ill., until 1918, when they moved to Manson, Iowa, and in 1929 to Clarksville, Mich. Later they moved to Lowell, Mich., where he was residing at the time of his death. He leaves his beloved companion, 4 children (Raymond E., Paxton, Ill.; June E.-Mrs. A. H. Stormazand, Lowell, Mich.; Ralph O., Brimley, Mich.; and Velma K.-Mrs. Lowell Birkey, Amboy, Ind.), 12 grandchildren, 4 brother (Andrew, John, and Will of Manson, Iowa; Joe, Clarksville, Mich.), 3 sisters (Mrs. Dave Springer, Foosland, Ill.; Mrs. A. R. Nafziger, Rockwell City, Iowa; and Mrs. Ben Zehr, Manson, Iowa), and a large number of other relatives and friends. One brother (Ben) died at the age of four; another brother died in infancy. He transferred his membership to the Bowne Mennonite Church when he moved to Michigan. There he served the Lord in his quiet and unassuming way until death. He will be missed in the church and community. Funeral services were conducted at the home and at the Bowne Church Sept. 9 by Harold Christophel and Daniel Zook. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.
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1884 - 1951 (67 years)
