Birk, Lola

1895 - 1981  (86 years)

• Name	Birk, Lola
  Birth	13 Jul 1895	Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	BIRK.L001
  _FGRAVE	48200562
  Death	30 Dec 1981	Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I38352	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	Dewhirst, Leonard C.,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Jasper County, Illinois d. 24 Nov 1976, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1915
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 7 months - He : 19 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. Dewhirst, Erna Kathryn   2. Dewhirst, Frankey L.,   b. 13 Jun 1915, Jasper County, Illinois d. 3 Sep 1932, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 17 years)   3. Dewhirst, Leonard Vincent,   b. 7 Aug 1918, Shamrock d. 12 Jun 1944, France (Age 25 years) + 4. Dewhirst, Clifford Birk,   b. 4 Apr 1926, Jasper County, Illinois d. 21 Apr 2007, Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F15399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jul 1895 - Jasper County, Illinois Death - 30 Dec 1981 - Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lola Dewhirst, 86, of Dundas, died at 12:25pm Wednesday, December 30, 1981 in Newton Rest Haven. Services will be in the Pulliam Funeral Home in Newton with Rev. Edward J.Cockerel presiding. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Dewhirst was born July 13, 1895 in Jasper County, the daughter of George and Laura (Brown) Birk. She married Leonard C. Dewhirst on February 3, 1915 and he preceded her in death November 24, 1976. They had four children: Frankey,1915-1932; Leonard Vincent,1918-1944 (KIA in WW II); Erna Kathryn, 1916-1997; Clifford, 1926-2007. She was a member of Blair Methodist Church and a Golden Star Mother. Survivors include a son Clifford of Newton; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Jones of Algonquin; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, a son, a daughter, two brothers and a sister. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Dec. 30, 1981.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12474] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Dewhirst, Lola, 86, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48200562) (Reliability: 2).