Nettie Ruth Kibur

1890 - 1977

Birth	5 Dec 1890	Vilnius, Lithuania
Sex	Female
Social Security Number	551-70-3213
Died	15 Nov 1977	Yucca Valley, CA
Died	Cause: Respiratory Failure
Buried	16 Nov 1977	Palm Springs Cemetery District, Palm Springs, CA
Headstones		Nettie Kibur Status: Located. Notes: Nettie Kibur is buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, CA, a few miles outsied of Palm Springs. Plot: A-10 #63
Person ID	I018	Zarakov Family Tree
Last Modified	01 Oct 2006

Father	Moses Utan, b. Abt 1860
Mother	Sima Dobra Houdash, b. UNKNOWN
Family ID	F011	Group Sheet

Photos		Kibur, Nettie (Utan)in her army uniform Taken on or about the time she served in World War I as in the Army Nurse Corp. Nettie took the surname Kibur, although she is a Utan. She lived with her aunt and uncle (Same and Ann Kebar), a sister of her father's, when she immigrated to the United States.

Documents		Nettie Kibur Nettie Kibur served in the Army Nurse Corp in World War I and received this thank you note from King George V, as did many other U.S. soldiers that fought in that war.
		Wolk, Bella (Mindus) Petition for Naturalization Page 1
		Nettie Kibur (Utan) The witnesses to Bella Wolk's petition are Samuel Kebar and Ben Siegal. Ben Siegal is her nephew (son of her sister Bessie Mindus (Segal). Samuel Kebar is the husband of Anne Utan. It is believed that Nettie Kibur (Utan) lived with Sameul and Anne Kebar and she eventually took their surname. Nettie's brother Walter married Anna Wolk, one of the daughters of Bella Wolk.

Histories	Interview with Ralph Karol, my second cousin once removed. This interview took place on December 1st, 2002. Ralph Karol died on May 4th, 2004.

Notes	Nettie left Antwerp, Belgium on December 9, 1903 and arrived in New York, New York on December 12, 1903 per her Declaration of Intention, #41953 signed on June 4, 1915 and her Petition for Naturalization #22359 signed June 20, 1917. She traveled to Boston, MA where she initially lived with her aunt, Maurice Slutsky (Utan)'s sister. A nurse and WWI veteran. First women commander of an American Legion Post (Bunker Hill) See extensive written documentation. Address in 1915: 53 St. Stephen St., Boston