Viola Elizabeth Birkey b. 28 Dec 1914 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 8 Sep 2010 Champaign, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Viola Elizabeth Birkey

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  • Name Viola Elizabeth Birkey  [1, 2] 
    Birth 28 Dec 1914  Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite/Protestant 
    Death 8 Sep 2010  Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Illinois Heritage Rehab and Health Care Center
    Burial 13 Sep 2010  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I241  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2020 

    Father Alvin Rudolph Birkey,   b. 13 Nov 1891, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1973, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Amelia Alberta Zehr,   b. 6 Oct 1891, East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1965, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1913  East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • By Samuel Gerber of Tremont, a Minister of the Gospel, at home of P. Zehr
    Notes 
    • Witnesses to the marriage were Lizzie B. Cender and Katie S. Birkey.
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harvey Bernard Stacey,   b. 11 Oct 1912, Louisville, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1986, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1938  Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • By J. A. Heiser (Record gives day as 22)
    Children 
     1. Janice Jean Stacey
     2. James Alvin Stacey,   b. 18 Jul 1942, Elliott, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2017 (Age 74 years)
     3. Becky Lynn Stacey
    Family ID F117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Dec 1914 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jun 1938 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Sep 2010 - Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 13 Sep 2010 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2010-09-11/viola-stacey.html
      FISHER – Viola Elizabeth Stacey, 95, of Fisher died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Illini Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care in Champaign.
      Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at Gibson City Bible Church in Gibson City with the Rev. Paul Thomason officiating. Burial will be in East Bend Memorial Gardens in Fisher.
      Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the services on Monday at the church.
      Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City is in charge of arrangements.
      Mrs. Stacey was born Dec. 28, 1914, in Foosland, a daughter of Alvin R. and Amelia (Zehr) Birkey. She married Harvey B. Stacey on June 22, 1938, in Fisher. He died Jan. 31, 1986. Surviving are two daughters, Janice (John) Key and Becky (David) Adams; a son, Jim Stacey; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and a brother, Kelly (Minerva) Birkey.
      She was preceded in death by one sister and six brothers.
      Viola lived in the Fisher and Foosland area all of her life. She worked 18 years at the Fisher post office. She was a member of Gibson City Bible Church and the Senior Citizens Group. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, scrapbooking and gardening. She often canned her harvest.
      Memorials may be made to the Gibson City Bible Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    2. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.

    3. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records, #3543, Urbana Free Library.

    4. [S230] Marriage Record of Alvin Birkey/Amelia Zehr.

    5. [S226] J. A. Heiser, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.


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