Walter E. Birky[1]
1900 - 1968 (68 years)-
Name Walter E. Birky [2] Birth 20 Feb 1900 Tazewell Co., IL Gender Male Death 20 Dec 1968 Peoria Co., IL [1] Burial Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL - Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I13796 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 15 Aug 2018
Father Valentine C. Birky, b. 26 Jun 1858, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 12 Sep 1900, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 42 years) Mother Anna Elizabeth Nafziger, b. 17 May 1863, Tazewell Co., IL d. 1 Dec 1950, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 87 years) Marriage 30 Aug 1883 Tazewell Co., IL [3] Family ID F2003 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Myrtle Mariette Dully, b. 4 Dec 1912, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL d. 5 Jul 2006, DeKalb, DeKalb Co., IL (Age 93 years) Marriage 10 Aug 1946 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Children 1. Mary Ann Birky 2. Hellen Jean Birky Family ID F9677 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Dec 2012
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Event Map Birth - 20 Feb 1900 - Tazewell Co., IL Marriage - 10 Aug 1946 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Death - 20 Dec 1968 - Peoria Co., IL Burial - - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 3 - January 21, 1969 pages 71, 72
Birky, Walter, son of Valentine and Anna (Naffziger) Birky, was born Feb. 20, 1900; died at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, Ill., Dec. 20, 1968; aged 68 y. 10 m.
On Aug. 10, 1946, he was married to Myrtle Dully, who survives.
Also surviving are 2 daughters (Mary Ann and Helen), one foster son (Charles Powell), and one brother (Chris).
He was preceded in death by 2 brothers and one sister.
He was a member of the Hopedale Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 23, with Ivan Kauffmann officiating.
- Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 3 - January 21, 1969 pages 71, 72
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Sources - [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42936194/walter-birky.
- [S74] Birky/Dully connection.
- [S134] Descendants of Christian Birky.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42936194/walter-birky.