Alfred William Burg

1880 - 1956  (75 years)

• Name	Alfred William Burg
  Born	28 Dec 1880	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Oct 1956	Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
  	Cause: coronary thrombosis
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I265949	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Jean Burg,   b. 5 Sep 1852, France ,   d. 26 Dec 1923, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Eva Bott,   b. 8 Jan 1852, Wayne Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 16 Aug 1929, Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1878	Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F92178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie Markert,   b. 13 Sep 1879, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 Jun 1959, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Walter Burg,   b. 13 May 1905, Ohio, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 1979, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F151589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. 75, Dies In Tornn&ton TORRINGTON Oct 11 (Spe- eial)-Alfred.W- Burg. 75, of 27 Forest St.; member of the City Board of Finance and retired executive vice president of the Torrington Co., died suddenly Wednesday night at the Torring ton dub. Death was due to coro nary thrombosis. Mr. Burg, a resident of Tor rington since 1917, was born in Allegheny, Pa., on Dec. 28, 1SS0, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burg. Mr. Burg served the Torring ton Co. tor 3 years Deiore ms , retirement from active service with the concern in 1953. He continued to be available for consultation and had an oflice at company headquarters. On Finance Board .In addition to his duties with the Torrington Co. Mr. Burg was prominent in other business and civic organizations. He served the City of Torrhngton as a mem ber of the Board ot finance since 1933 and during World War II headed the local Draft Board. Mr. Burg was a communicant of Center Congregational Church-He was a former president of the Torrington Community Chest, a member of the board of gov ernors of Charlotte Hungerlord Hospital and was active in the Torrington Country Club, the : Torrington Club, the Torrington Rotary Club and the Boy Scout movement. He also was a.direc-tor and treasurer of the First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. -of Torrington. He became a director of the latter organization in 1926 when it was known as the Torrington Building and Loan Assn. and was elected treasurer In 1932. He continued as director-treasurer after the association was federalized in 1945. Lender In Scouting For his services to Scouting, Mr. Burg, in 1941, was presented the Silver ' Beaver award, highest m scouting, by the Northern Litchfield County Boy Scout Council. In April, 1950 .Tunxis Council presented him a Veteran Scouter Award. Mr. Burg also was a member of Seneca Lodge,. AFandAM, Clark Commandery, Knights Clipping location on Hartford Courant page 4 genealogy4005 Member Photo CLIPPED BY genealogy4005 · 3 seconds ago CLIPPED FROM Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 12 Oct 1956, Fri ? Page 4