Norma June Birkey

1927 - 2021  (94 years)

• Name	Norma June Birkey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	5 Jun 1927	Gridley, McLean Co., IL   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Porcelain doll maker
  Religion	Mennonite
  Death	23 Jun 2021	Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL
  	Hopedale Nursing Home
  Burial	26 Jun 2021	Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL
  	Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
  Person ID	I2605	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Silas Daniel Birkey,   b. 21 May 1897, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 12 Mar 1984, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Amanda Mae Stalter,   b. 10 May 1897, Gridley, Pike Twp., McLean Co., IL d. 1 Oct 1991, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1917  [4]
  	Obit gives year as 1912
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merle D. Nafziger,   b. 4 Oct 1928, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL d. 10 Jul 2021, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1948
  Children	1. Roger Dean Nafziger   2. Gregg Allen Nafziger
  Family ID	F1835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2001

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Jun 1927 - Gridley, McLean Co., IL Death - 23 Jun 2021 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Burial - 26 Jun 2021 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: The Pantagraph, Jun. 25, 2021 MINIER - Norma June Nafziger, 94, of Minier, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Hopedale Nursing Home in Hopedale. She was born June 5, 1927 in Gridley to Silas D. and Amanda Stalter Birkey. She married Merle Nafziger on November 20, 1948 in Flanagan and celebrated 72 years of marriage. Surviving are her husband, Merle Nafziger; two sons: Roger (Cindy) Nafziger and Gregg (Tina) Nafziger, both of Minier; four grandchildren: Brett (Andrea) Nafziger, Holly (Tim) Gottschalk, Lori (Matt) Steinkamp, and Blake Nafziger; eight great- grandchildren; and one sister, Joan (John) Litwiller of Minier. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters: Marie Oyer, Carolyn Kutzner, and Velda Birky; and one brother, Lowell Birkey. She was a member of Hopedale Mennonite Church and volunteered at the Et Cetera Shop in Eureka for over 35 years. She owned her own business of making porcelain dolls. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Hopedale Mennonite Church. Pastor Jessica Litwiller will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Private family burial will be in Mennonite Cemetery in Hopedale. Davis-Oswald Funeral Home in Tremont is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Hopedale Mennonite Church. Resided Minier, Tazewell Co., IL

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Edna Schertz, Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA). [S11] Obituaries of Individuals. [S647] Merna Sutter Letter re Stalter family.