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Victoria G. Savage Briggs

23 Dec 1888 – 13 Jun 1968

Birth23 Dec 1888
Death13 Jun 1968
CemeterySaint Bonaventure Cemetery
Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
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Columbus (Nebraska) Daily Telegram June 1968 Funeral services for Mrs. Victoria G. Briggs, 79, who died Thursday at her home at 1604 11th street, following an illness of several months, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Bonaventure Catholic church. Rev. George Phillipp, O.F.M. will officiate and burial will be in St. Bonaventure cemetery. She was born 23 Dec., 1887, at *Silver Creek, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Savage. In 1907 (February 11), she married John F. Briggs at Tarnov and they lived there and at Madison (Neb) before moving to Columbus. Mrs. Briggs was a member of St. Bonaventure church and St. Ann's Society. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. D. (Esther) Mitchell of Pacific Grove, Calif., and Mrs. Douglas (Marian) McLean of Oakland, Calif.; three sons, Leonard Briggs of Fremont and Milton Briggs and Louis Briggs of Columbus; two brothers, Edward Savage of Hayward, Calif., and Stanley Savage of Berkley, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Lou (Josie) Vanderheiden of Grand Island and Mrs. Ann Hooven of New York, N.Y.; 20 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Her husband, a son, Edwin Briggs of Columbus; three brothers, Jim, Jack and Joe Savage and a sister, Katherine Koziol, preceded her in death. +++++++++++++ Note: Victoria was actually born across the river south from Duncan/Silver Creek in Polk County. The family had bought a farm there. She was baptized at St. Stanislaus church in Duncan, Nebraska under the name "Viktoria Szawica". Their records record her born 22 December 1987 and baptized January 6, 1888. Her godparents were Anton Koziol and Katherine Siemek.

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