Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr
1906 - 1980 (74 years)-
Name Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr [1, 2] Birth 19 Feb 1906 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL [1] Gender Male Death 25 Aug 1980 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL [1] Burial 28 Aug 1980 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I2729 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 21 May 2021
Father Samuel S. Zehr, b. 24 Feb 1870, Lilly, Tazewell Co., IL d. 31 Mar 1943, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 73 years) Mother Magdalena A. (Lena) Unzicker, b. 11 Aug 1870, Possing, Bavaria, GR d. 1 Mar 1939, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 68 years) Marriage 27 Sep 1892 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [3, 4] - Daniel Grieser’s home, by Bishop Christian Nafziger of Hopedale. “Samuel wore a black tie for his wedding, but he never wore it again. George Grieser was 15 years old at the time and he recallls the wedding. At that time, it was customary to pass out cigars following a wedding. The cigars were given out, and he thought that he was old enough to try one. This resulted in one pretty uncomfortable boy!”
Notes - Marriage index gives date as 6 Sep 1892.
Family ID F136 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bertha Mae Reedy, b. 1906 d. 25 Dec 2006, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 100 years) Marriage 19 Aug 1927 Children 1. Carl Zehr, b. 19 Sep 1929, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 25 Sep 2017 (Age 88 years) 2. Norma M. Zehr 3. Loren Zehr, b. 10 Feb 1934, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 19 Mar 2017, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA (Age 83 years) 4. David Zehr Family ID F1927 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Sep 2004
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Event Map Birth - 19 Feb 1906 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Death - 25 Aug 1980 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Burial - 28 Aug 1980 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit:
Zehr, Albert R., son of Samuel and Lena (Unzicker) Zehr, was born at Foosland, Ill., Feb. 19, 1906; died of a heart attack at his home in Foosland, Ill., Aug. 25, 1980; aged 74 y. On Aug. 18, 1927, he was married to Bertha Reedy, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Carl, Loren, and David), one daughter (Norma-Mrs. Milton Schrock), 18 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Sam Zehr). He was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Aug. 28, in charge of Wilbur Nachtigall; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.
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Sources - [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28725852/albert-r-zehr.
- [S345] Bertha Mae Reedy Zehr, Richly Blessed--The Life and Memories of Bertha Zehr, (Campbell Copy Center, Harrisonburg, VA).
- [S397] Margaret Oyer, Biographies of Mennonite Leaders: Samuel S. Zehr.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.