Clarence Daniel Zehr b. 25 Apr 1921 East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL d. 9 Apr 2013 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Clarence Daniel Zehr

Male 1921 - 2013  (91 years)


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  • Name Clarence Daniel Zehr  [1, 2] 
    Birth 25 Apr 1921  East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 9 Apr 2013  Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Heritage Manor
    Burial 12 Apr 2013  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Memorial Gardens
    Person ID I2586  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2018 

    Father Daniel Peter Zehr,   b. 6 May 1880, Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1959, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mollie Ann Birkey,   b. 25 Nov 1882, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1969, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1904  Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • By John Smith, at home of Valentine Birkey
    Family ID F107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evelyn Marie Eichelberger 
    Children 
     1. Stanley George Zehr
     2. Pamela Kay Zehr
    Family ID F1816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2004 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1921 - East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Apr 2013 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 12 Apr 2013 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: (Pantagraph.com) April 11, 2013 12:00 am
      FISHER — Clarence D. Zehr, 91, Fisher, died Tuesday (April 9, 2013) at Heritage Manor, Gibson City.
      His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at East Bend Mennonite Church, rural Dewey, with the Rev. Michael Dean officiating. Burial will follow at East Bend Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at East Bend Mennonite Church.

      Clarence was born April 25, 1921, in East Bend Township, a son of Daniel P. and Mollie (Birkey) Zehr. He married Evelyn Eichelberger on Oct. 21, 1944, at her parents’ home in rural Paxton. She survives.
      Also surviving are a son, Stanley (Tammy) Zehr, Foosland; a daughter, Pam (Doug) Seim, Fisher; a brother, Milo Zehr, Gibson City; three grandchildren, Todd Seim, Fisher; Cale (Emily) Zehr, Fisher; and Carissa (Brandon) Chandler, Gibson City; and four great-grandchildren, Cohen and Graysen Zehr, Colby Chandler and Danielle Seim.
      Clarence farmed his whole life in the Fisher area. He and his wife spent many winters in Florida, fishing and playing cards. He was a lifelong member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where he served on numerous committees.
      He was a president of Fisher Farmers Board of Directors and a trustee for Sangamon & Drummer Ditch District. He loved to spend time woodworking.

      Memorials may be made to East Bend Mennonite Church or Fisher Stadium Renovation.

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Edna Schertz, Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good.

    2. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    3. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.


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