Donald Dean Horsch

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Fisher, IL Schools
• MILF: Y
• Occupation: Farmer
• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Died:
Carle Hospital. Service at Dewey Mennonite Church

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Donald married Winifred Eleanor Wade [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peggy Sue Horsch
2. Rodney Dean Horsch

Notes:

Obit:
Horsch, -- Joseph, son of Henry and Katherine (Good) Horsch, was born near Gilmore City, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1900; passed away at the Mercy Hospital, Urbana, Ill., July 10, 1952; aged 51 y. 8 m. 9 d. He was united in marriage to Ruth Birky at Shickley, Nebr., on Jan. 12, 1926. He accepted the Lord as his Saviour at an early age and united with the East Bend Mennonite Church where he remained a faithful member. Surviving are his wife, 4 sons (Donald, Fisher, Ill.; Orville, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Floyd and Junior, at home), his mother, 5 sisters (Mrs. Louise Augsburger, Fisher, Ill.; Mrs. Lovina Schertz, Lowpoint, Ill.; Mrs. Clara Zehr, Manson, Iowa; Mrs. Katie Kennell, Roanoke, Ill; and Mrs. Elsie Birkey, Manson, Iowa), and 2 brothers (Henry, Foosland, Ill; and Ervin, Minier, Ill.). He was preceded in death by a son, his father, one brother, and one sister. Funeral services were held at East Bend, Fisher, Ill., July 13 by Howard J. Zehr assisted by Harold Zehr. Interment was mad in the church cemetery.

Lived on a farm near Foosland, IL

Buried:
East Bend Cemetery

Joseph married Ruth Sarah Birky on 12 Jan 1926 in Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE. Ruth (daughter of John J. Birky and Nancy Jane Lantz) was born on 19 Aug 1905 in Seldon, KS; died in 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
At bride’s home

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 152
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Obit:
Horsch.--Henry Horsch was born in Bavaria, Germany, March 9, 1868; died at his home in Fisher, Ill., after suffering a heart attack, Aug. 28, 1946; aged 78 y. 5 m. 19 d. At the age of about twenty-three he came to America and settled at Hopedale, Ill., where on Jan. 24, 1897, he was united in marriage to Katie Good, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Joseph and Henry, both of Foosland, Ill.; and Ervin, Minier, Ill.), 5 daughters (Mrs. Louise Augsperger and Mrs. Lavina Schertz, both of Fisher; Mrs. Arthur Kennell, Roanoke, Ill.; and Mrs. Clarence Zehr and Mrs. Dorence Birkey, both of Manson, Iowa), 28 grandchildren, on great-grandchild, and a large number of other relatives and friends. One daughter (Mrs. Raymond Yordy) and one son preceded him in death. As a young man he gave his life to the Lord and united with the Mennonite Church, continuing faithful until death. Funeral services were held Aug. 31 at the East Bend Church, Fisher, in charge of J. A. Heiser and Harold Zehr. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.

It is believed that Henry came to the U.S as a lad after living in Bayern, Germany. After marriage, the couple lived on a farm near Gilmore City, IA, until 1905 when they moved to Creighton, MO, in Cass Co. In 1915 the family moved to Fisher, IL, to a farm owned by Katherine’s brother-in-law, Chris Birkey of Hopedale, IL. In 1940 they retired and moved to Fisher where they lived with their daughter, Louise.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Henry married Katherine Good on 24 Jan 1897 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. Katherine (daughter of Josef (Joseph ) Guth (Good) and Katharina Stalter) was born on 8 Apr 1871 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 29 Nov 1964 in Washburn, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 151
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Died:
Nursing home

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

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Married:
Hopedale Mennonite Church by Bishop John

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 154

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald - August 13, 1942 - pages 430,431
Birky. - John J., youngest son of Jacob and Magdalena (Hochstettler) Birky, was born Feb. 12, 1868 near Tremont, Ill; died at his home in Shickley, Nebr., July 28, 1942; aged 74 y. 5 m. 6 d. At the age of 7 he moved with his parents to Cass Co., Mo., then in January 1891, he went to Kansas. At an early age he accepted Christ as his Saviour and was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. Dec. 22, 1891 he was married to Nancy Jane Lantz at Oberlin, Kans. To this union were born 3 sons and 4 daughters. April 8, 1907 his wife passed away. In March, 1910, he with his family moved to Shickley, Nebr., where he has lived ever since. Feb. 14, 1915 he was married to Mary Good of Hopedale, Ill. He leaves his companion and 5 children (Mrs. Lulu Boshart of La Junta, Colo.; Mrs. Elsie Roth of South English, Iowa, Mrs. Ella Augustine and Elmer of Shickley; and Mrs. Ruth Horsch of Foosland, Ill.), 21 grandchildren, 3 sisters (Katie, Mary and Elizabeth Birky of Shickley), 1 brother (Chris of Eureka, Ill.), 3 nephews, and 2 nieces. He was preceded in death by 2 grandsons, 2 infant sons, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and, 2 nephews. He was much interested in the work of the Lord, always willing to do his part wherever he was needed, and always attended church services when health permitted. He took sick Dec. 6, 1939, and has been failing ever since. He was bedfast the last 7 weeks and often during that time wished he could go home. Funeral services conducted by the home ministers. Text, Mark 13:33. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.

"Our lives will be lonely, dear Father,
Without your sweet smile and your cheer;
Words fail to express how we'll miss you,
And those prayers in behalf of US here."

Buried:
Salem Cemetery - Shickley Mennonite: http://doyourememberthese.com/Gallery/Shickley-Mennonite-Cemetery

John married Nancy Jane Lantz on 25 Dec 1891. Nancy was born on 14 Jan 1873 in West Liberty, Logan Co., OH; died on 8 Apr 1907 in Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS; was buried in Dresden, Decatur Co., KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Mennonite Cemetery

John + Louise Augsburger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 38
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: Abt 1850
• Census: 1870, Hopedale Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald - March 1909
Good - Died, Feb. 10, 1909, near Hopedale, Ill., Bro. Joseph Good, aged 78 y. He leaves to mourn his death his aged wife, who has shared the joys and sorrows for 51 years, two sons, six daughters, one brother and one sister, but they mourn not as those who have no hope. Bro. Good was an earnest and humble Christian. For him to live was Christ, and to die was gain. He suffered much pain during his sickness, but we believe that now he is being comforted. Buried Feb. 13. Services by Jos. Egli, John C. Birky and Daniel Nafizger.

Served as first janitor of Hopedale Mennonite Church for about twenty years: 1876-1896. The first six years he received $30 a year for his services.

Census:
Joseph, 37 yrs old, occupation farmer; birthplace Bavaria. Children: Joseph 11, Lizzie 8, Phoebe 6, Barbara 3, and Sarah 1. (Joseph was listed as away at school that day.

Josef married Katharina Stalter on 2 Mar 1856 in Tazewell Co., IL. Katharina (daughter of Jakob Stalter and Katharina Stalter) was born on 9 Jan 1832 in Hemerten, Bavaria, GR; died on 15 Oct 1919 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 39
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: 1854, Le Havre to New York

Notes:

Obit: Nov. 6, 1919 Gospel Herald
Good. - Katharine, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena Stalter, was born in Germany Jan. 9, 1832; died at the home of her daughter in Hopedale, Ill., Oct. 15, 1919 ; aged 87 y. 9 m. 6 d. At the age of 14 she united with the A. M. Church, of which she was a faithful member until death. In the year of 1854 she sailed for America. She was united in marriage to Joseph Good in 1856. Her husband died Feb. 10, 1909. To this union were born 10 children. One son and 1 daughter died in infancy. She leaves 2 sons and 6 daughters, (Joseph, Dan, Lizzie Birkey, Phoebe Birkey, Barbara Bachman, Sarah Beller, Katie Horsch, and Mary Birkey); also 40 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren. Funeral services at the home by Bro. J. C. Birkey and the church by Jonas Litwiller and J. C. Birkey.

Grandmother's place in the home is vacant,
Her voice is heard no more,
Yet we hope again to meet her,
0n the blissful evergreen shore."

Immigration:
Arrived 5 Jun 1854 on the ship Cumberland.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish
• USR1: Typhoid fever
• Immigration: Abt 1840, Butler Co., OH
• Residence: Abt 1853, Cass Co., MO

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, July 1883:
"Buercky.- On the 4th of July, in Cass Co., Mo., of typhoid fever, Bro. Jacob Buerky, aged 59 years. He leaves a wife and 6 children. But they need not mourn as those who have no hope. He was a faithful brother in the Amish Church. We trust he has entered the rest that remaineth for the children of God. Peace to his ashes. Funeral services by John Hertzler and Jacob C. Kenagy."


In about 1853 this family moved to Cass Co., MO, where there was an Amish settlement. “An Amish Mennonite church was organized there in the spring of 1866. This congregation held their meetings for about two years in private houses, then for several years in the Smith school house. In the year 1870 they built the church known as the Clear Fork church, where they worshipped until 1883, when the Sycamore church was built, and it is their present place of worship. In 1894 there were 350 members, but by 1917 the congregation had depleted to about 250.”

http://patrimoine-de-france.com/bas-rhin/voellerdingen/ferme-lutterbacherhof-9.php

Birth:
Lutterbacherhof, near Saar-Union

Jacob married Magdalena Hochstettler on 10 Dec 1850 in Tazewell Co., IL. Magdalena (daughter of Joseph Hochstettler and Jacobina (Phoebe) Gingerich) was born on 7 Feb 1829 in Meringerau/Siebernbrunn, Bavaria, GR; died on 28 May 1888 in Garden City, Cass Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
14 Mar 1832 in the Berkey Book