Ellen Zehr

1921 - 2020  (98 years)

• Name	Ellen Zehr  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 Aug 1921	Waldo, Livingston Co., IL
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Operator, Streids Paint and Wallpaper in Gridley
  Death	3 May 2020	Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
  	Bickford Senior Living
  Burial	Waldo, Livingston Co., IL
  	Waldo Cemetery
  Person ID	I16254	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Valentine L. Zehr, Jr.,   b. 5 Aug 1895, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL d. Apr 1981, Meadows, McLean Co., IL (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Wilda Ulrich,   b. 25 Aug 1899, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 2 Dec 1987, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1919	Waldo, Livingston Co., IL
  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. [3]
  Family ID	F10745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clifford R. Streid,   b. 1920   d. 10 Jun 1998 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1945	Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL
  	Salem Church
  Family ID	F11115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 May 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Aug 1921 - Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Marriage - 26 May 1945 - Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL Death - 3 May 2020 - Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Burial - - Waldo, Livingston Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obit: Pantagraph Ellen E. Streid, 98, of Gridley, passed away at 4 a.m. on Sunday (May 3, 2020) at the Bickford Senior Living in Bloomington. Ellen was born on Aug. 17, 1921, in Waldo Township, a daughter of Valentine and Wilda Ulrich Zehr. She married Clifford Streid on May 26, 1945. at the Salem Church in rural Gridley. He passed away on June 10, 1998. Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Streid, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and one brother, David (Jackie) Zehr, Sugar Grove. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Herb Zehr. Clifford and Ellen owned Streids Paint and Wallpaper in Gridley, which Ellen operated. Ellen was a member of Salem Church in rural Gridley. She loved to spend time working at the Spare and Share in Gridley. She was also an avid quilter and reader for many years. The family would like to thank the staff and nurses at the Bickford Senior Living for the love and care they provided Ellen at her stay at the home. A private graveside service will be held at the Waldo Township Cemetery in rural Gridley. Pastor Stuart Rex will officiate. Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in El Paso is handling arrangements for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salem Church or Greater Europe Mission.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, Pantagraph. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209728948/ellen-e.-streid. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32247209/valentine-l_-zehr.