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In 1942, Birleffi wed the former Lois A. Sturtevant of Laramie; they remained married until her death in 2004. The couple had three daughters: Lynn Birleffi (husband Phil Noble) of Cheyenne, Bobbie Birleffi of [[New York City]], and Laurie Rosen (husband Steve Rosen) of Chevy Chase, [[Maryland]]; and two grandchildren.
Birleffi died at the age of ninety at Davis Hospice in Cheyenne. He was survived by his daughters and grandchildren, and by a sister, Evelyn B. Johnston, of [[Billings, Montana]], [[Montana]]. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois, and by two brothers: Arthur Birleffi<ref name=obit/> and John A. Birleffi (1929–1999) of[Greeley, [[Colorado]]. Services were held on September 30 at St. Mary's Cathedral, 2102 Warren Avenue, in Cheyenne.<ref>Website of St. Mary's Cathedral, Cheyenne, Wyoming:http://www.stmarycathedral.com/</ref> News of Birleffi's death was carried by the [[Associated Press]] and many newspapers throughout the American West.
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