Young Lila Burdo
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Young Lila Burdo
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Homemaker
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Lila May Burdo was born on May 18, 1896 to Emma (Debbe) and Frederick D. Wicks. Her sister is Viola E. Ford.
Lila married Ralph Burdo in 1914. Their children are Virginia Mae Burdo (08-03),* Carolyn Hope Burdo, Thelma Kathleen Sechler (07-03), Naomi Fay Bryant (06-03), Laura Madeline Sherrouse, Lila Burdo, Helen Juanita Womack, Frederick Ralph Burdo, Marilyn Dean, and Richard Burdo.
She was president of Maumee Fire Department Auxiliary and the Maumee Band Parents. She was Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows Indian Elm Rebekah Lodge and a member of Masonic Past Grands. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Maumee, Ohio.
Lila died at St. Luke's Hospital on April 22, 1983 in Maumee, Ohio
Obituary Summary on June 26, 2024
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LILA BURDO 1983-08-23
LILA BURDO 1983-08-24
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* A link to the person's Nameplate shown by its row and column on the Memorial Garden North Garden Plaque
Equestrian Ralph Burdo
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Burdo Plumbing and Heating
Maumee Fire Chief
Ralph Burdo was born on July 4, 1896 to Bertha Henrietta and Byron Clarence Burdo. His siblings are Bessie Ruth Burdo, June Dussel, and a baby boy Burdo. He was a native of Maumee, Ohio.
Ralph married Lila May Wicks in 1914. Their children are Virginia Mae Burdo (08-03),* Carolyn Hope Burdo, Thelma Kathleen Sechler (07-03), Naomi Fay Bryant (06-03), Laura Madeline Sherrouse, Lila Burdo, Helen Juanita Womack, Frederick Ralph Burdo, Marilyn Dean, and Richard Burdo.
He owned and operated his Burdo Plumbing and Heating in Maumee for 23 years. He was a member of the Maumee Fire Department for 54 years. He was Maumee Fire Chief for 32 years. He retired from his plumbing business in 1961 to become the fulltime Fire Chief, Fire Prevention Bureau Chief, and Head Fire and Heating Inspector for Maumee.
Ralph was a Maumee Councilman for 8 years in the 1920's and 1930's.
He was a member of the Northwestern Ohio and Ohio-Michigan Fireman's Associations. He was a member of International, Ohio, and Lucas County Associations of Fire Chiefs.
He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Maumee, Ohio.
Ralph loved horses.
He was a Master at the Free and Accepted Masons Northern Light Lodge. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Rebekah Lodge. He was a 50 year member of the Odd Fellows Maumee Lodge. He decorated graves of fellow Odd Fellows Maumee Lodge members for Memorial Day for 40 years.
Ralph died on May 27, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio while decorating graves for Memorial Day.
Obituary Summary on June 26, 2024
Burdo Family Line
from Maumee in 1968
back to France in 1663
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RALPH BURDO
Died 1968 in Maumee, Ohio
Born 1896 in Maumee, Ohio
-Maumee Fire Chief-32 years
-Maumee Councilman-8 years
-Plumbing Business-23 years
son of...
BYRON BURDO
Died 1944 in Maumee, Ohio
Born 1868 in Maumee, Ohio
-Plumbing Shop Proprietor
son of...
NOAH BURDO
Died 1904 in Maumee, Ohio
Born 1836 in Maumee, Ohio?
son of...
PETER BURDO
Died 1869 in Maumee, Michigan
Born 1806 in Monroe, Michigan
son of...
LOUIS BOURDEAU
Died 1821 in Monroe, Michigan
Born 1771 in Detroit, Michigan
son of...
JOSEPH BOURDEAU
Died 1789 in Detroit, Michigan
Born 1730 in Montreal, Canada
son of...
PIERRE BOURDEAU (2nd)
Died 1782 in Montreal, Canada
Born 1694 in Montreal, Canada
son of...
PIERRE BOURDEAU
Died 1713 in Montreal, Canada
Born 1663 in Auvergne, France
-Fur Trader
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RALPH BURDO 1968-05-28
RALPH BURDO 1968-05-29
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"Lila and Ralph, you were remembered by St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Maumee, Ohio
on Sundays: June 26, 2022; July 2, 2023; and June 30, 2024."
David Stephen Watts, June 28, 2024
"Thank you for posting (on Facebook) this
(comment of Ralph's death while decorating
graves and link to his memorial), David.
I was only a sophomore in high school
when we lost Grandpa. He and a neighbor
were placing flags on graves in a cemetery
on Airport Hwy. when he had a fatal heart
attack. I was blessed to grow up across the
street from my grandparents and my aunt and
uncle lived next door."
Claudia Stein, 5/27/2024
"Claudia Stein, altar guild co-directress, is also a Burdo.
While Sue Cohen and I were decorating the Sanctuary in December,
a man walked in to reminisce about his youth as a member of our parish.
He was also a Burdo. I loved Ginny Burdo and Helen Womack"
Michele Alexander, 1/13/2021
* A link to the person's Nameplate shown by its row and column on the Memorial Garden North Garden Plaque