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Miriam LouVern <I>Berkshire</I> Baltzell

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Miriam LouVern Berkshire Baltzell

Birth
Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Mar 2016 (aged 92)
Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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Miriam LouVern Baltzell, 92, of rural Sumner, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sivert-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home in Sumner. Burial was in Petty Cemetery.

Miriam was born March 24, 1923, in Lawrence County, the daughter of Lawrence L. and Ella (Dowell) Berkshire. She married Paul French Baltzell on December 27, 1938. He preceded her in death on December 5, 2003.

Miriam was a member of Central Christian Church and also attended White House Christian Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, gardening and spending time with her family.

She is survived by three sons, Paul E. (Sherry) Baltzell, of Avon Park, Florida, John (Elaine) Baltzell, of rural Sumner and Jack Baltzell, of Olney; five daughters, Ann (Jack) Clark, of Alta Loma, California, June Gray, of Sumner, Jean (John) Barnett, of Carmel, Indiana, Jo Beth Warren, of rural Sumner, and Rosemary (Tony) Roark, of Bridgeport; one sister, Carole Starkman, of Titusville, Florida; 31 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

Miriam was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul; three sisters, Rosella Lewis, Ada Sharrett and Margaret Wolfe; and son-in-law, Tim Warren.

Memorials may be made to Chauncey Community Club.

The Olney Daily Mail, March 22, 2016

(Submitted by: #47211947)
Miriam LouVern Baltzell, 92, of rural Sumner, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sivert-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home in Sumner. Burial was in Petty Cemetery.

Miriam was born March 24, 1923, in Lawrence County, the daughter of Lawrence L. and Ella (Dowell) Berkshire. She married Paul French Baltzell on December 27, 1938. He preceded her in death on December 5, 2003.

Miriam was a member of Central Christian Church and also attended White House Christian Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, gardening and spending time with her family.

She is survived by three sons, Paul E. (Sherry) Baltzell, of Avon Park, Florida, John (Elaine) Baltzell, of rural Sumner and Jack Baltzell, of Olney; five daughters, Ann (Jack) Clark, of Alta Loma, California, June Gray, of Sumner, Jean (John) Barnett, of Carmel, Indiana, Jo Beth Warren, of rural Sumner, and Rosemary (Tony) Roark, of Bridgeport; one sister, Carole Starkman, of Titusville, Florida; 31 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

Miriam was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul; three sisters, Rosella Lewis, Ada Sharrett and Margaret Wolfe; and son-in-law, Tim Warren.

Memorials may be made to Chauncey Community Club.

The Olney Daily Mail, March 22, 2016

(Submitted by: #47211947)


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