Milton J. Schrock^[1]

1924 - 2017  (92 years)

• Name	Milton J. Schrock  [2]
  Birth	14 May 1924	Metamora, Woodford Co., IL   [3]
  	at his parent’s rural home
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	M & W Gear Co., Gibson City, Il
  Religion	Mennonite
  Death	7 Mar 2017	Urbana, Champaign Co., IL   [3]
  	Carle Foundation Hospital
  Burial	11 May 2017	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL   [3]
  	East Bend Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I12922	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Joel Schrock,   b. 29 Dec 1890, Woodford Co., IL d. 1 Jul 1925, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Laura K. Garber,   b. 18 Jan 1892   d. 27 Jan 1988, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1913
  Family ID	F7213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norma M. Zehr
  Family ID	F4327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2011

  
  

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  Birth - 14 May 1924 - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Death - 7 Mar 2017 - Urbana, Champaign Co., IL Burial - 11 May 2017 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: FOOSLAND — Milton Joel Schrock, 92, of Foosland, died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday (March 7, 2017) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. His memorial service will be  at 11 a.m. Saturday at East Bend Mennonite Church, near Fisher, with the Rev. Michael Dean officiating. Burial will be in East Bend Memorial Gardens, near Fisher. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church. He was born May 14, 1924, at home in rural Metamora, a son of Joel and Laura Garber Schrock. He married Norma Zehr on June 7, 1950. She survives in Foosland. Also surviving are five children, Ginny (John) Veeder, LeRoy; Evie (Rick) Whittet, Gibson City; Ken (Cindy) Schrock, Freeport; Rich (Amy) Schrock, Foosland; and Steve (Tami) Schrock, Harper, Kan.; 10 grandchildren, Heather (Will) Monroe, Brian (Kayla) Veeder, Sarah (Shawn) Kirkpatrick, Mark (Amy) Whittet, Joel (Emily) Schrock, Evan Schrock, Eli Schrock, Aaron Schrock, Craig (Lindsay) Schrock and Nathan (Kelsey) Schrock; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Milton was a lifelong farmer and worked at M & W Gear Co. in Gibson City. He was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church in Fisher. He enjoyed woodworking and spending time with family, including camping. Memorials may be made to the Freeport MCC Meat Canning Project or East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher. Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, is in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/milton-schrock/article_0b4d096f-0995-5510-99b6-0931fe2ffb5d.html. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.