Evelyn Marie Eichelberger

Evelyn married Clarence Daniel Zehr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Stanley George Zehr
2. Pamela Kay Zehr

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: East Bend Mennonite Church

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Obit:
Eichelberger.- George C., son of John and Maria (Sepp) Eichelberger, was born in Champaign Co., Ill., July 18, 1902; died at his home at Paxton, Ill., Jan. 9, 1977; aged 74 y. On Jan. 6, 1925, he was married to Edna Peters, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons (Edward, Earl, Paul, Dale, Donald, Gale, and Thomas), 3 daughters (Evelyn-Mrs. Clarence Zehr, Virginia-Mrs. Jack Welborn, and Pat-Mrs. Jim Harper), 19 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Bertha Good). He was preceded in death by one sister (Leah Good), one half brother, and 2 grandchildren. He was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 11, in charge of Irvin Nussbaum; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

George married Edna Peters on 6 Jan 1925. Edna was born on 12 Feb 1907; died on 3 Mar 1982; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

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Obit: Gospel Herald, March 1945

John Eichelberger was born in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 28, 1862; died at the home of his son George, Paxton, Ill., Feb. 9, 1945; aged 82 y. 11 m. 8 d. He came to America as a young many and settled in Tazewell Co., Ill. Later he moved to Paxton, where in 1892 he was united in marriage to Maria Sepp, who preceded him in death in March, 1940. Surviving are four children (Carl Sepp and Mrs. Leroy Good, Rantoul, Ill.; Mrs. Arthur Good and George Eichelberger, Paxton Ill.), one sister (Mrs. Mary Rentsch, Cissna Park, Ill.), 23 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the East Bend Mennonite Church, in charge of J. A. Heiser. Text, Ps. 16:6. Burial was made in the East Bend Cemetery."

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

John married Marie Sepp on 11 Jan 1893 in Paxton, Ford Co., IL. Marie was born on 8 Jun 1863; died on 12 Mar 1940 in Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A daughter of Joseph Sepp and Maria Asam.

Buried:
East Bend Cemetery

Georg + Maria Oesch. Maria (daughter of Andréas Oesch and Katharina Augsburger) was born on 20 Sep 1828 in Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR; died on 10 Aug 1896 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maria was the widow of an Eichelberger.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery