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Birth	:	24 May 1857 Darke County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	14 Feb 1940 Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	East Germantown Lutheran Cemetery, East Germantown, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.8169594, -85.1367264
Description	:	Son of Adam and Elizabeth (Jacoby) Bertsch Married Almira Heiney September 19, 1886 in Wayne County, Indiana Children: Homer Arthur, Clarence Albert, Ida Hazel, Iva Mabel and Laura Lucille Bertsch National Road Traveler, Cambridge City, IN - February 15, 1940 Henry Bertsch, 82 years old, retired farmer and well-known Wayne county resident, died at his home in Pershing early Tuesday morning. He had been ill for four years. Mr. Bertsch was a lifelong member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and was active in church work and affairs of the community until the past... Read More	Son of Adam and Elizabeth (Jacoby) Bertsch Married Almira Heiney September 19, 1886 in Wayne County, Indiana Children: Homer Arthur, Clarence Albert, Ida Hazel, Iva Mabel and Laura Lucille Bertsch National Road Traveler, Cambridge City, IN - February 15, 1940 Henry Bertsch, 82 years old, retired farmer and well-known Wayne county resident, died at his home in Pershing early Tuesday morning. He had been ill for four years. Mr. Bertsch was a lifelong member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and was active in church work and affairs of the community until the past few years. He was one of the organizers of the Wayne County Sunday School association and served as one of the early presidents of the organization. He was the son of Adam and Elizabeth Jacoby Bertsch, born in Darke county, Ohio, May 24, 1857. When he was seven years old he came to Indiana and settled four miles north of Cambridge City. While living in the community where there was no church at the time, he organized his own congregation and conducted services. He was married Sept. 19, 1886, to Almira Heiny. He was on the Board of Trustees of the Weidner Institute at Mulberry, now merged with Whittenberg College. He was on the Board of Ministerial Education of the old Chicago Synod. He was a director of the Jackson Township Bank, now defunct, and on the Advisory Board of Washington township. He served as Sunday School superintendent of Zions Lutheran Sunday School 17 years and taught the adult class. He was active in promoting teacher training work and was for more than 50 years on the Official Board of the church, serving as trustee and deacon. Surviving are three daughters: Miss Ida, at home, Mrs. Clark Faucett, and Mrs. Rupert Woodward, Cambridge City; two sons: Homer, Cambridge City and Clarence, New Castle; several nieces and nephews; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in charge of Rev. Wilbur E. Allen. Interment will be in the Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Howard & Son. Friends may call at the residence at any time. (*Article copied as printed.) Contributor: Angels A-Far

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Henry Bertsch's memorial is located at: East Germantown Lutheran Cemetery, East Germantown, Wayne County, USA.
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Henry Bertsch death on 14 Feb 1940 in Wayne County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 39.8169594
Longitude: -85.1367264

Family Members:

Parent

Adam Bertsch

(1825 - 1891)

Elizabeth Jacoby Bertsch

(1828 - 1886)

Spouse

Adaline Almira Heiny Bertsch

(1858 - 1935)

Siblings

Mary Jane Bertsch Myers

(1847 - 1931)

Susannah Bertsch Wissler

(1849 - 1881)

John Jacob Bertsch

(1850 - 1892)

Charles Adam Bertsch

(1851 - 1936)

Alonzo Clinton Bertsch

(1859 - 1906)

Children

Homer Arthur Bertsch

(1887 - 1978)

Clarence Albert Bertsch

(1889 - 1942)

Ida Hazel Bertsch Drischel

(1891 - 1967)

Iva Mabel Bertsch Faucett

(1891 - 1975)

Laura Lucile Bertsch Woodward

(1899 - 1989)

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1. Pershing UBE Cemetery
East Germantown, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8116470, -85.1377400

2. Beard Cemetery
East Germantown, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8311005, -85.1417007

3. Beeler Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 39.8016290, -85.1279350

4. Capitol Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8097000, -85.1568985

5. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8213997, -85.1652985

6. Willits Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8240790, -85.1083610

7. Manlove Cemetery
Milton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7949982, -85.1532974

8. Warman Family Cemetery
Milton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7880450, -85.1335870

9. Milford Friends Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7846985, -85.1521988

10. Bowman Cemetery
Cambridge City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8339040, -85.1769130

11. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8521280, -85.1227090

12. Kiplinger Cemetery
Cambridge City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8316400, -85.1832530

13. Milton Cemetery
Milton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7855988, -85.1660995

14. South Side Cemetery
Milton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7807999, -85.1572037

15. Jacksonburg Cemetery
Jacksonburg, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8500443, -85.1070709

16. Franklin Cemetery
Milton, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7789001, -85.1091995

17. East Cemetery
Dublin, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8111000, -85.1980972

18. Dublin Middle Cemetery
Dublin, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8109610, -85.2002460

19. South Lawn Cemetery
Dublin, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8083000, -85.2067032

20. United Brethren Church Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7977982, -85.0693970

21. Myers Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8678000, -85.1698000

22. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Cambridge City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8465070, -85.2019260

23. Null Family Cemetery
Greens Fork, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8602000, -85.0830000

24. Bethel Friends Cemetery
Cambridge City, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7950100, -85.2115270