Herbert L. Zehr b. 4 Jul 1925 Gridley, McLean Co., IL d. 7 Dec 2018 McLean Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Herbert L. Zehr

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  • Name Herbert L. Zehr  [1] 
    Birth 4 Jul 1925  Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Shield’s Jewelry, Blooming for 42 years, retired as manager 
    Religion Methodist 
    Death 7 Dec 2018  McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Park Hill Cemetery
    Person ID I15602  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2018 

    Father Valentine L. Zehr, Jr.,   b. 5 Aug 1895, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1981, Meadows, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother 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. [2]
    Family ID F10745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor Bomgarden 
    Marriage 26 Jan 1946 
    Family ID F10746  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2018 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jul 1925 - Gridley, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Dec 2018 - McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: https://www.pantagraph.com/obituaries/herbert-zehr/article_7ca3f14b-661e-5d50-beee-a3177b56bfc7.html#utm_source=pantagraph.com&utm_campaign=%2Femail-updates%2Fobits%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1C135F18D6DC37D0D7799514DE524FB611D50220

      Herbert L. Zehr, 93, of Normal, was welcomed at the gates of heaven by his life-long love, Eleanor. Herb died at 11:45 a.m. Friday (Dec. 7, 2018) at the McLean County Nursing Home, Normal.
      His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Park United Methodist Church, Bloomington. Rev. Keith Ferguson will officiate. Burial will be Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Park United Methodist Church, Bloomington.
      The family suggests memorials be made to Park United Methodist Church, Bloomington.

      Arrangements are being handled by Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington.
      Herb was born July 4, 1925 in Gridley, the son of Valentine and Wilda Ulrich Zehr. He married Eleanor Bomgarden, his high school sweetheart, after his return from serving in the Army during World War II on Jan. 26, 1946 in Chenoa. They spent 60 years loving each other and are now reunited in perfect peace. She died June 4, 2013.
      Surviving is his son, Phillip D. (Gloria) Zehr, Bloomington; two grandchildren, Jessica (Chris) Soucek, Normal, and Melissa Zehr, Tampa, Fla.; four great-grandchildren, Jalynne Zehr, Tampa, Fla., Peyton Zehr, Bloomington, Connor Soucek, Normal, and Caden Soucek, Normal; one sister, Ellen Streid, Gridley; one brother, David (Jackie) Zehr, Sugar Grove; and one sister in-law, Ruby Vaughn, Mansfield.
      Herb is preceded in death by his parents.
      Herb worked for Shield's Jewelry, Bloomington, for 42 years and retired as manager.

      He enjoyed camping and had done volunteer work for the Humane Society of Central Illinois. Herbert served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
      He was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather and is half of the sweetest love story ever told.
      The family would like to thank the amazing staff at McLean County Nursing Home and OSF Hospice for their care and compassion.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195235815/herbert-l_-zehr.

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


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