Valentine L. Zehr, Jr. b. 5 Aug 1895 Waldo, Livingston Co., IL d. Apr 1981 Meadows, McLean Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Valentine L. Zehr, Jr.

Male 1895 - 1981  (85 years)


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  • Name Valentine L. Zehr  [1
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 5 Aug 1895  Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death Apr 1981  Meadows, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Waldo Cemetery
    Person ID I15600  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2021 

    Father Valentine Zehr,   b. 20 Dec 1862, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1948 (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Anna Stahly,   b. 28 Feb 1868, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1928, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1885 
    Family ID F10744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilda Ulrich,   b. 25 Aug 1899, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1987, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1919  Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Obit:
      GRIDLEY (PNS) - Valentine L. Zehr, 85, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Meadows Mennonite Home, where he lived three weeks. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church, the Rev. L.R. Amstutz officiating. Burial will be in Waldo Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 tonight at Froelich Memorial Home, Gridley, and from an hour before the service at the church. He was born Aug. 5, 1895, in Waldo Township, near Flanagan, a son of Valentine and Lizzie Stahly Zehr. He married Wilda Ulrich Dec. 25, 1919 in Waldo Township. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Herbert, 2124 Pierce Avenue, Bloomington; and David, Glendale Heights; a daughter, Ellen Streid, Gridley; a brother, Stephen, and two sisters, Katie Ulrich and Lizzie Zehr, all at Meadows Mennonite Home; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A brother and three sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church. [1]
    Children 
     1. Ellen Zehr,   b. 16 Aug 1921, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 2020, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
     2. Herbert L. Zehr,   b. 4 Jul 1925, Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 2018, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. David Zehr
    Family ID F10745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 May 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Aug 1895 - Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1919 - Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Apr 1981 - Meadows, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      GRIDLEY (PNS) - Valentine L. Zehr, 85, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Meadows Mennonite Home, where he lived three weeks. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church, the Rev. L.R. Amstutz officiating. Burial will be in Waldo Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 tonight at Froelich Memorial Home, Gridley, and from an hour before the service at the church. He was born Aug. 5, 1895, in Waldo Township, near Flanagan, a son of Valentine and Lizzie Stahly Zehr. He married Wilda Ulrich Dec. 25, 1919 in Waldo Township. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Herbert, 2124 Pierce Avenue, Bloomington; and David, Glendale Heights; a daughter, Ellen Streid, Gridley; a brother, Stephen, and two sisters, Katie Ulrich and Lizzie Zehr, all at Meadows Mennonite Home; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A brother and three sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32247209/valentine-l_-zehr.


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