Melvin Zehr b. 24 Sep 1925 Waldo, Livingston Co., IL d. 17 Oct 2009 Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Melvin Zehr

Male 1925 - 2009  (84 years)


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  • Name Melvin Zehr  [1
    Birth 24 Sep 1925  Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Oct 2009  Flanagan, Livingston 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 I15717  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2019 

    Father Stephen A. Zehr,   b. 15 Apr 1894, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1981 (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Inez Ulrich,   b. 27 Dec 1900, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1989, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1919  Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1925 - Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Oct 2009 - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Melvin E. "Hap" Zehr, 84, of Flanagan, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Oct.17, 2009, at his residence. 

      A private graveside service will be held Tuesday at Waldo Township Cemetery, Gridley. There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Church, Gridley, the Rev. Steve Estes officiating. 

      Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Monday, at Calvert and Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan. 

      He was born Sept.24, 1925, in Waldo Township, the son of Steve and Inez (Ulrich) Zehr. He married Marcie Zehr April 4, 1948, at Hopedale. She survives. 

      Also surviving are two daughters, Diane (Doug) Lehman, Irvine, Calif., and Jan Telcs, Seattle, Wash.; one brother, Richard (Lois) Zehr, Flanagan; one sister, Aldie (Pete) Springer, Fisher; four grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. 

      Hap was a member of Salem Church, Gridley. 

      He had worked at the Standard Oil Station in Flanagan for five years before driving a gas truck for BP Oil for more than 20 years. 

      He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. 

      Hap was a die-hard Cub fan and attended 13 spring trainings in Arizona and also a Cubs Fantasy Camp.  [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62455065/melvin-zehr.


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