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Mary Mackel Berkel

15 Apr 1844 – 30 May 1905

Birth	15 Apr 1844
Death	30 May 1905
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery of Presentation Church and Saint Mary Bellwood , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 04 Aug 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65874116

Bio

Butler County Press (David City, Nebr.), June 7, 1905, p. 4, col. 2 Mrs. Mary Birkel Dead. Died on Wednesday, May 31st, 1905, Mrs. Mary Birkel, aged 61 years. Deceased was born in Luxemburg. They moved to Cascade, Iowa, where they remained two years, where she grew to womanhood and was married to Peter Birkel. In 1871 the family moved to Butler county. Eleven children were born of their union: Nick, John P., John, Mike, Jake, Henry, Frank, Lena, Mary and Lizzie. All are married except Henry, Frank and Lizzie. Mrs. Birkel has been a true helpmate, and a loving, faithful mother, and has assisted her husband until he is one of the richest men in the county – who owns ten quarter section farms in Butler county, and one in South Dakota. The remains of Mrs. Birkel were laid to rest in St. Mary's cemetery in the Luxemburg settlement, Friday.

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Family

Spouse

• Peter Berkel 1834–1912

Children

• Nicholas M. Birkel 1862–1935
• Lena Birkel Eller 1863–1920
• James Peter Birkel 1868–1948
• John Birkel 1870–1944
• Michael H. Birkel 1873–1940
• Peter Birkel 1874–1920
• Jacob Birkel 1875–1942
• Mary H Birkel Smith 1878–1939
• Henry Birkel 1881–1963
• Frank Birkel 1882–1959
• Elizabeth Marie "Lizzie" Birkel Puetz 1887–1978

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