Iosco-Bay-Genesee County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kirbitz, Martin August September 10, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lois Hart loishart@att.net November 25, 2010, 8:00 pm Tawas Herald DEATH OF MARTIN KIRBITZ As announced in last week's Herald, Martin Kirbitz died at his home in Baldwin Township on Sept. 8, 1920. He had been ill for about four months and was at the Bay City hospital for three weeks preceding his death. The cause of death was gall stones. Martin Kirbitz was born in Posen, Germany, Oct. 20, 1851. He was married after coming to the United States to Katherine Lerch at Port Huron, Mich., where they resided for one year previous to coming to Iosco county. Mrs. Kirbitz preceded her husband in death in 1914. One daughter is also dead, and there are left to mourn his demise three sons and four daughters, Oscar Kirbitz of Millington, John and August of Flint, Mrs. George McCone(McCane)of Detroit, Mrs. George Rippey of Ellis, Kansas, Mrs. Leo Slimko and Mrs. Robert Smith of Tawas City. The funeral was held Sept. 11 at the Zion Lutheran Church , Rev. H. J. Reithmeier officiating, and the remains were laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery. Additional Comments: Martin Kirbitz is buried under the surname of Kurbitz at Zion Lutheran Cemetery on Plank Road in Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan. Lot 75, Grave D. Although Martin Kirbitz's obituary states that he died on September 8, 1920, and Zion Lutheran Church records states his death as September 7, 1920, his death certificate states it as September 10, 1920. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/iosco/obits/k/kirbitz9945nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb