Otto J. Burkhart
July 28, 1903-July 15, 1980
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, July 16, 1980, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Otto J. Burkart, 2808 Beebe Road, did at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday at the Berrien General Hospital, Berrien Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Halbritter Funeral Home.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, July 17, 1980, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Otto J. Burkart, 76, of 2808 Beebe Road, died at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday at Berrien General Hospital, Berrien Center, following an extended illness.
A member of the Niles Moose Lodge, he was a retired employee of the National-Standard Company.
Mr. Burkart was born July 28, 1903 in Sheboygan, Wis., and had lived here since 1946, coming from Chicago.
Survivors include seven brothers, Victor of Indianapolis, Joe of Lakeland, Fla., Eugene and David, both of Dubuque, Ia., Al of Mason City, Ia., James of Cucumonga, Calif., and Norman of Animosa, Iowa; and six sisters, Mrs. Hilda Gross of Bellevue, Iowa, Mrs. Helen Efferding of Wauksha, Wis., Mrs. Viola Arbugast of Corinth, Miss., Mrs. Frieda Putra and Mrs. Ann Lozinski, both of Oak Park, Ill, and Mrs. Ange Weaver of Wyoming, Ill.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Mooseheart for Children's Fund.
Note: Obituaries spell name Burkart but cemetery record spells it Burkhart.