John Leonard Boerger

From the Evening Journal-Tribune January 23, 1957

John L. Boerger Dies Tuesday At Home Near Irwin

John L. Boerger, 88, died about 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Irwin Rt. 1 farm home where he had lived since 1901.

A retired farmer, Mr. Boerger had been ill about two years. He was the last voting charter member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Chuckery.

Born Nov. 15, 1868 in Union county, he was a son of Killian and Margaret Boerger. He was confirmed April 2, 1882 in St. John's Lutheran Church.

His wife, Caroline Rausch Boerger, whom he married April 16, 1891 in Marysville, died Sept. 29, 1913.

Surviving children are two sons Chris Boerger, Marysville Rt. 2, and Lennie Boerger, Irwin Rt. 1, and four daughters, Mrs. Otto (Irene) Burger, Marysville Rt. 2, Mrs, Fred (Lydia) Schmidt, Milford Center Rt. 1, Mrs. Gustav (Bertha) Schmidt of Lorain and Mrs. Dean (Ruth) Arnold of Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Also surviving are five brothers, the Rev. Fred Boerger of Racine,Wis., Emanuel Boerger, Plain City, the Rev. Alfred Boerger, of Hamilton Gerhardt and Carl Boerger, both of Marysville, Rt. 5, two sisters, Mrs, Mary Rausch, Marysville, and Mrs. Lena Rausch, Plain City; 28 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. Two children, Laura and Edgar, preceded him in death.

The Rev. Alfred Booster will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday in St. Paul's Lutheran church. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Grigg Funeral Home. Prayer services
will be conducted in the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Friday.