Norman Birk

Norman W. Birk, 91, of Jackson went to his eternal home with Christ on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. He resided at Jackson Manor the past three years.

He was born Feb. 11, 1924, near Tilsit, to Oscar and Olinda Best Birk. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. He attended the church's former grade school and the former public school in Tilsit.

Norman and Doris Kaminskey were married April 15, 1945, at the parsonage of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit.

They were active members of the congregation until 1962, when they transferred their membership to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, where Norman was a member of the Men's Club and formerly served as a trustee.

He was a self-employed farmer and trucker. In the mid-1980s, declining health perpetuated the sale of the farm south of Jackson, and the Birks moved to Jackson. Norman enjoyed yard work, gardening and playing cards. He and Doris liked to travel and visit their children. They visited most of the United States and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Loving survivors include his wife of 70 years, Doris, of Jackson; four children, Patricia (the late Irven) Graham of San Antonio, Janet Birk (Arjan Hossein Jaminia) of Raleigh, North Carolina, Dennis (Chris) Birk of De Forest, Wisconsin, and Roger (Tammy) Birk of Jackson; seven grandchildren, Jeffray (Pattie) Graham and son Robert, Lauren Birk, Samuel (Terri) Birk and children Katherine, Daniel and Aaron, Michael Birk and son Kamden, Pamela Birk and son Aiden, David Birk and Jesse Birk; a sister, Frances (the late James) Cobble of Arnold, Missouri; three sisters-in-law, Irene (the late Clement) Birk of St. Charles, Missouri, Shirley (the late Truman) Birk of Jackson and Shirley (the late Tom) Kaminskey of Jackson; and a brother-in-law, Leonard (the late Alene) Koenig of Jackson.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jason Shaw officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the American Diabetes Association, St. Paul Lutheran School, St. Paul Bereavement Committee or St. Paul Bereavement Support.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.