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Helen Irene “Nellie” <I>Fercy</I> Burbey

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Helen Irene “Nellie” Fercy Burbey

Birth
Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
7 May 1982 (aged 77)
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA
Plot
B17 L48
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Mrs Burbey's headstone gives DOB as 8.12.1904 unlike obituary of 8.12.1906
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Mrs. Helen Burbey, 76, 342 Jackson St., Oconto, died Friday evening at a Green Bay hospital after a long illness. Born Aug. 12, 1906 in Wausaukee, the former Helen Fercy of Newald married Leo Burbey on Jan. 25, 1921 in Lena. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1972. Mrs. Burbey was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Oconto Golden Agers, and a past member of the Oconto V.F.W. Auxiliary. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. John (LaVeme) Eadus, Tucson, Arizona; Mrs. Willard (Geraldine) Wessley, Green Bay; Mrs. Floyd (Arlene) Roose, Crivitz; Mrs. Roland (Marilyn) Weigelt, Pensaukee; Mrs. William (Clarice) Johnson, Oconto; four sons, Leo, Arcadia, Calif.; Robert, Columbus, Ohio; Gerald, Green Bay; Kenneth, Oconto; 24 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by one son, Richard. Friends may call at the Crooks Funeral Home, Oconto, from 2 to 9 this evening. Prayer service 8 tonight. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rev. Martin Fox officiating. Burial in the Catholic Cemetery.

Green Bay Press Gazette; May 9, 1982
Mrs Burbey's headstone gives DOB as 8.12.1904 unlike obituary of 8.12.1906
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Mrs. Helen Burbey, 76, 342 Jackson St., Oconto, died Friday evening at a Green Bay hospital after a long illness. Born Aug. 12, 1906 in Wausaukee, the former Helen Fercy of Newald married Leo Burbey on Jan. 25, 1921 in Lena. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1972. Mrs. Burbey was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Oconto Golden Agers, and a past member of the Oconto V.F.W. Auxiliary. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. John (LaVeme) Eadus, Tucson, Arizona; Mrs. Willard (Geraldine) Wessley, Green Bay; Mrs. Floyd (Arlene) Roose, Crivitz; Mrs. Roland (Marilyn) Weigelt, Pensaukee; Mrs. William (Clarice) Johnson, Oconto; four sons, Leo, Arcadia, Calif.; Robert, Columbus, Ohio; Gerald, Green Bay; Kenneth, Oconto; 24 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by one son, Richard. Friends may call at the Crooks Funeral Home, Oconto, from 2 to 9 this evening. Prayer service 8 tonight. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rev. Martin Fox officiating. Burial in the Catholic Cemetery.

Green Bay Press Gazette; May 9, 1982

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180232289/helen_irene-burbey: accessed ), memorial page for Helen Irene “Nellie” Fercy Burbey (12 Aug 1904–7 May 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180232289, citing Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by DC (contributor 48013646).