Verna Mae Good b. 12 Aug 1925 d. 16 Apr 2013 Gifford, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Verna Mae Good

Female 1925 - 2013  (87 years)


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  • Name Verna Mae Good 
    Birth 12 Aug 1925  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite 
    USR1 Alzheimers 
    Death 16 Apr 2013  Gifford, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Country Health Nursing Home
    Burial 20 Apr 2013  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Memorial Gardens
    Person ID I247  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2020 

    Father Leroy E. Good,   b. 22 Aug 1894   d. 5 Mar 1969 (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Leah Eichelberger,   b. 14 Aug 1895, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1970, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1916  Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • By Peter Zehr, at home of John Eichelberger
    Family ID F310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ivan Leland Birkey,   b. 27 Jan 1921, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1995, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1945  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • By J. A. Heiser
    Children 
     1. Priscilla Lane Birkey
     2. Beverly Ann Birkey
    Family ID F114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Jan 1945 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Apr 2013 - Gifford, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 20 Apr 2013 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary: www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2013-04-18/verna-birkey.html

      RANTOUL – Verna M. Birkey, 87, of Rantoul went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday (April 16, 2013).
      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the First Mennonite Church, 902 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana. The Rev. Janet Elaine Rasmussen will officiate.
      There will be a private burial service at East Bend Memorial Gardens, rural Dewey.
      Verna was born Aug. 12, 1925, in Rantoul, a daughter of LeRoy and Leah (Eichelberger) Good. She married Ivan L. Birkey on Jan. 13, 1945, at her parents' home in Rantoul. He preceded her in death.
      She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marion (Chet) Zehr and Eunice (Lewis) Birky, and a brother, Lloyd (Verda) Good.
      She is survived by her twin sister, Verda (Carroll) Moyer of Perkasie, Pa. Also surviving are two daughters, Beverly (Dutch) Potts and Priscilla (Larry) Knox; four grandchildren, Chad Potts, Andrew (Laura), Karl and Noel Knox; and one great-grandson, Caleb Knox.
      Verna was a creative homemaker, a constant companion and helpmate to her husband in ministry and farming, a mother, grandmother and friend to her children and grandchildren and a friend to all who knew her.
      She loved music, gardening, cooking and sewing. She made countless school kits and blankets to send for overseas relief.
      Memorials may be given to First Mennonite Church, Urbana, or the Dewey Community Church, Dewey.

  • 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.

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


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