Raymond Ellsworth Birkey[1]
1911 - 1968 (56 years)-
Name Raymond Ellsworth Birkey [2] Birth 29 Mar 1911 Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Gender Male Death 8 Feb 1968 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I2774 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 29 Mar 2018
Father Levi F. Birkey, b. 7 Mar 1884, Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 7 Sep 1951, Grand Rapids, MI (Age 67 years) Mother Katherine Matilda Oyer, b. 2 Feb 1892, Woodford Co., IL d. 10 Mar 1960, Lowell, MI (Age 68 years) Marriage 1 Mar 1910 Dewey, Champaign Co., IL [3] - By Peter Zehr, at home of C. Oyer
Family ID F2607 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lela Phoebe Zehr, b. 14 Jun 1916, Danvers, Washington Twp., McLean Co., IL d. 19 Nov 2008, Paxton, Ford Co., IL (Age 92 years) Marriage 18 Aug 1939 Dewey, Champaign Co., IL [1, 4] Children 1. David Jay Birkey 2. Virginia Kathryn Birkey 3. Louann Faye Birkey 4. Kay Ileen Birkey, b. 5 May 1946, Paxton, Ford Co., IL d. 2001 (Age 54 years) 5. Rita Jo Birkey 6. Connie Lynn Birkey Family ID F1825 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2008
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Event Map Birth - 29 Mar 1911 - Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Marriage - 18 Aug 1939 - Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Death - 8 Feb 1968 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit:
Birkey, Raymond F., son of Levi and Kate (Oyer) Birkey, was born at Dewey, Ill., Mar. 29, 1911; died at Gibson City, Ill, of arteriosclerosis, Feb. 8, 1968; aged 56y. 10 m. 10 d. On Aug. 18, 1939, he was married to Lela Zehr, who survives. Also surviving are 6 children (David, Virginia-Mrs. Roman Gingerich, Louann, Kay-Mrs. Henry Gingerich, Reta, and Connie), one brother (Ralph), and 2 sisters (June Stormzand and Velma Birkey). He was a member of the East Bend Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 10, with Alton Horst and Ivan Birkey officiating.
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