The former Ella Birr, daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. August Birr, Sr., of Morgan, was born March 15, 1885 and was 71 years of age. She had mentioned during the day that she was uncomfortable, but thought it indigestion. About five o'clock she suffered the seizure which claimed her life almost instantaneously. She was pronounced dead on the arrival of the physician.
Soulek's ambulance took the remains to the Harder Funeral Home of Milwaukee, where rites will be held Saturday afternoon. Survivors are her husband, four daughters, Mrs. Anna Muckle and Miss Mary Birr, both of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ray Pankratz of Suamico, Adeline Birr of Morgan and one brother, Reinhard of Morgan.
All were present at the reunion with the exception of Mary.
Sincere sympathy is extended to the bereaved by all.
(NOTE: Ella Birr Lawton, born 1885, died 1956. I think that "daughters" should have read "sisters"!
PARENTS: August Henry Birr (1846 -1931) and Marguerite Hammel (1850 1908)
Their children were:
William August Birr 1875 - 1952 married Margaret Apfel 1879 -
Anna Louise Birr 1877 1965 married William Muckle 1866 - 1941
Mary Bertha Birr 1879 -1970
Johann F.M, Birr 1880
Herman Birr 1882 -1887
Edward John Birr 1883 - 1933 married Hazel Evelyn Wilbur 1892 - 1961
Ella Katherine Birr 1885 - 1956 married William B Lawton 1883 - 1964
Frederick Ernst Birr 1887 - 1889
Christine Harriet Birr 1889 - married Thomas W. Rymer 1885 -
Margaraet Augusta Birr 1890 - 1990 married Ray Pankratz 1898 - 1974
Reinhart Henry Birr 1893- 1974 married Edna Alice Doberke 1897 - 1969
Adeline Sophia Birr 1896 1979 - family researcher Jan )