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Elizabeth Catherine Snover was born on 11 July 1876 in Seneca County, Ohio.¹ She and Orlando Adolph Burks were married on 2 January 1902 in Wyandot County, Ohio.^1,2 She died on 3 April 1953, at age 76, in Ohio.³ She was buried in Old Mission Cemetery (Section D, Lot 12), Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.²

Elizabeth Catherine Snover was a Farmer.

Orlando Adolph Burks was born on 8 March 1870 in Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana.^1,2 He was married on 10 October 1894. He and Elizabeth Catherine Snover were married on 2 January 1902 in Wyandot County, Ohio.^1,2 He died on 23 December 1945, at age 75, in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.^3,2 He was buried in Old Mission Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.²

Orlando Adolph Burks was a Farmer.¹ FATHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT IS DEAD
Died December 23, 1945

O. A. Burks, 75, passed away Sunday morning at his home in Upper Sandusky. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Thiel of Upper Sandusky and Mrs. Dorothy Vogel of Bloomville; one son, Arthur Burks of Shelby; 13 grandchidren, five of whom are Vernon Burks, Mrs. Jean Pfiefer, Betty, Dorris, Harold Burks are from Shelby; two great-grandchilren, Larry Burks and Bonnie Pfeifer, both of Shelby.

He was the son of David and Sarah Ehrhart Burks. He first married Cora Iona Kurtz October 6, 1895 in Wyandot County Ohio. After her death he married Elizabeth Amert January 2, 1902 in Wyandot County Ohio.

THE DAILY CHIEF UNION
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Monday, December 24, 1945

DEATH OF O. A. BURKS SUNDAY MORNING
Demise Follows Four Years Illness; Funeral Wednesday Afternoon

Orlando Burks, 75, passed away at his home on North Sandusky Ave., complicaton of diseases.

Mr. Burks was born March 8, 1870 at Bloomington, Indiana, the son of the late David and Sarah (Ehrhart) Burks. He was united in marriage to Cora Kurtz Oct. 10, 1894. She preceded him in death in 199. One son, Arthur Burks, of Shelby, was born to this union and he survives. He married Elizabeth Amert in Upper Sandusky Jan. 1, 1902. She survives with two daughters, Mrs. Gerrude Thiel of south of this city, and Mrs. Dorothy Belle Vogel of Bloomville. He also leaves 13 grandchildren, one of whom, Pvt. Donald G. Thiel, is in the armed services at Fort Lewis, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. William D. Amert of this city. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

Mr. Burks was a retired farmer and spent the past 55 years in and near this city. He leaves a large circle of friends.

The funeral will be held from the Bringman & Son Funeral Home Wed. afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. H. C. Kellermeyer. Interment will be made in Old Mission Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 Monday evening until Tuesday noon and after 730 Tuesday evening until noon at the Burks home.

Gertrude Viola Burks was born on 19 June 1904 in Ohio.^1,2,3 She and Gilbert John Thiel were married on 26 May 1926.² She died on 5 February 1991, at age 86, in Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio.^2,3 She was buried in Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery (Section 1, Lot 28), Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.²

Gertrude Viola Burks was a Sales Worker.⁴

May Fern Morris was born on 5 May 1889 in Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio.^1,2 She and Louis Allen (L.a.) Kuenzli were married on 20 October 1909 in Wyandot County, Ohio.³ She died on 5 July 1972, at age 83, in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.^2,4 She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Lot T, Section 73), Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.⁴

Louis Allen (L.a.) Kuenzli was born on 23 December 1886 in Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio.^1,2,3 He and May Fern Morris were married on 20 October 1909 in Wyandot County, Ohio.⁴ He died on 21 September 1960, at age 73, in Wyandot County, Ohio.⁵ He was buried on 23 September 1960 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Lot T, Section 73), Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.⁶

Louis Allen (L.a.) Kuenzli was a President Kuenzli Quarries.³ He was educated Ohio Northern University/ Ohio Wesleyan University.³ Louis a. Kuenzli, 73, president of Kuenzli Quarries Co. Inc., died at his farm home three miles east of Upper Sandusky Wednesday. He had been illl for six months.

Born Dec. 23, 1886, in Crane Township, Wyandot County, he was a son of John F. and Mary Stuckey Kuenzli. When a young man he attended Ohio Northern University at Ada and Ohio Wesleyan University at
Delaware and taught school.

A former president and trustee of the Upper Sandusky Chamber of Commerce, he had been an Eden Township trustee and a member of the Eden Board of Education. He was a director of the former Citizen's Savings Bank and of the U.S. Commission Co.

In BPO Elks he was a past exalted ruler of the Upper Sandusky Lodge, was a past president of the Ohio Elks Association and district deputy of the Grand Lodge of Elks.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Fern Morris Kuenzli; his son Morris J. Kuenzli of Upper Sandusky; his daughter, Mrs. Virginia Ruhling of Columbus, and six grandchildren. A brother preceded hime in death.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Lucas Funeral Home. The Rev. Malcolm George and the Rev. Chester Evans will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Elks memorial rites will be conducted at the funeral home at 7:30 tonight. The family's favorite charity is the Cancer Fund.

Morris John Kuenzli was born on 9 November 1913 in Ohio.^1,2 He and Thelma Carrie Shealy were married on 3 August 1941 in Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio.³ He died on 30 July 1996, at age 82, in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.² He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Lot T, Section 74), Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.⁴

Morris John Kuenzli was a School Teacher/ Owner Kuenzli Quarries and Gravel.^1,3 Morris J. "Johnny" Kuenzli, 82, 525 Dolly Ave., Upper Sandusky, died at 8:58 a.m. Tuesday in Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky.

He was born in Eden Township, Wyandot County, to the late Louis A. and Fern (Morris) Kuenzli. He was married Aug. 31, 1941, in Good Hope Lutheran Church, Bucyrus, to Thelma Shealy who survives.

Also surviving are a son, the Rev. Timothy Kuenzle of Cincinnati, two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Jacqueline) McConnell of Freno, Calif., nd Mrs. James (Lynn) Kensinger of Worthington, s sister, Mrs. Robert (Virginia) Ruhling of Gahanna, eight grandchildren, John, Jacob, Ann and Luke Kuenzli, Elizabeth and Erin Kensinger and Andrew and Sarah McConnell.

Mr. Kuenzli was a teacher with the Nevada schools from 1935- 1941. He owned and operated Kuenzli Quarries and Gravel from 1941-1981. He was a 50 year member of the Warpole Lodge 176 F&AM, McCutchen Chapter 96 RAM and Upper Sandusky Council 98 RSM. He was a life member of BPOE 83, former board Member of the Harding Area Boy Scouts of America and was serving as a board member of the library board.

A 1931 graduate of Eden High School, he graduated from Ohio Northern University. He wa a veteran of World War II in the Eighth Air Force-European Theater.

Mr. Kuenzli was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, where he served on church council as president, sang in the choir and was a member of the church Visitation Committee. He was active in churchwide activities and led the choirs at the former Trinity EUB and Presbyterian churches. He was a member of the Varsity O at Ohio Northern where he lettered in basketball, and was a member of the Phi Mu Delta Fraternity, student director of the band and men's glee club. He officated at high school and college basketball and football, played baseball locally for many years, coached Little League baseball.

He served on the Upper Sandusky School Board from 1950-70, Ohio Sate Citizens Advisory Board at Marion Branch, was past president of the UpperSandusky Rotary, Paul Harris Fellow-Rotary International Foundation and member of the Process Lime Stone Association.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Upper Sandusky. the Rev. Wayne Josephson will officiate with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Upper Sandusky.

Visitation will be held Thursday at the Lucas Funeral Home, Upper Sandusky, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Masonic Memorial Service is Thursday at 8:45 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Organ Fund and Upper Sandusky Community Library.

Virginia Ellen Kuenzli was born on 20 November 1917 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio.^1,2 She and Robert Lawton Ruhling were married on 25 October 1947.³ She died on 24 April 2001, at age 83, in Westerville, Delaware, Ohio.⁴ She was buried in Oak Hll Cemetery (Lot 1, Section 74), Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio, Cremated.^4,3

Virginia Ellen Kuenzli was a School Teacher.⁴

Robert Lawton Ruhling was born on 18 December 1916 in Cook County, Illinois.^2,3 He and Virginia Ellen Kuenzli were married on 25 October 1947.² He died on 10 October 2002, at age 85, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.^2,4 He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio, Cremated.²

U.S. Army-WWII- 25 Feb 1943- 02 Apr 1946.⁵

Frederick (Fred) S. Jones was born in April 1887 in New Jersey.^1,2 He and Grace E. Snover were married in 1910 in New Jersey.^2,3 He died in 1951, at age ~64.¹ He was buried in Newton Cemetery ( 80 Map 1867 Jones Plot), Newton, Sussex, New Jersey.¹

Frederick (Fred) S. Jones was a Dairy Farmer.²

Laura Mabel Jones was born on 16 December 1914 in Lafayette Township, Sussex, New Jersey.^2,3 She died on 9 January 2006, at age 91, in Middletown, Orange, New York.³ She was buried in Newton Cemetery (80 Map 1867), Newton, Sussex, New Jersey.¹

Laura Mabel Jones was a Delford Rubber Company Employee.⁴ "Laura M. Cosh, retired from Delford Rubber Co. in Middletown and lifelong area resident, died Monday. Jan. 9, 2005 at St. Teresa's Nursing Home, Middletown. She was 91.

The daughter of the late Fred S. Jones and Grace Snover Jones, she was born in Lafayette Township, Sussex County, N.J.

She was the widow of Thomas J. Cosh and a member of Port Jervis AARP.

Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Little and husband John of Port Jervis, Rosemary Stevens and husband Robert of Westtown; seven grandchildren, Shirlrene Little, John Little Jr., Thomas and Herbert Little, Linda Stone, Robert Stevens Jr., Alan Stevens; 12 great-grandchildren; one niece.

She was predeceased by sister, Marjorie Jones.

Friends may call Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 10-11 a.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 East Main St., Port Jervis.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wed., Jan. 11 at the funeral home.

Burial will be held at Newton Cemetery, Newton, N.J.

Thomas John Cosh was born on 3 February 1917 in Unionville, Orange, New York.^2,3 He died in December 1987, at age 70.³ He was buried in Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Orange, New York.⁴

T SGT US Army Air Forces-WWII- 12 Jan 1942- 01 Dec 1945.⁴