Viola Kathryn Zehr
1920 - 2006 (85 years)-
Name Viola Kathryn Zehr [1, 2] Birth 14 Aug 1920 Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [2] Gender Female Religion Mennonite Death 2 Apr 2006 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL - At her home
Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I2815 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 26 Jan 2022
Father Daniel Alvin Zehr, b. 25 Sep 1890, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 16 Jan 1973, Sarasota, FL (Age 82 years) Mother Kate Elizabeth Birkey, b. 25 Apr 1894, Decatur Co., KS d. 1 Nov 1987, Meadows, McLean Co., IL (Age 93 years) Marriage 17 Dec 1913 East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL [3] - By Peter Zehr, at home of Valentine Birkey
Family ID F111 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Wilbert John Birky, b. 2 Dec 1919, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 29 Apr 2004, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 84 years) Marriage 28 Feb 1941 Ludlow, Champaign Co., IL Children 1. Sandra Lee Birky 2. Linda Lou Birky 3. Roger Jon Birky 4. Dennis Dan Birky 5. Mervin Ray Birky 6. Tamra Kay Birky 7. Becky Lyn Birky, b. 20 Jan 1955, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 26 Dec 1955, Champaign Co., IL (Age 0 years) 8. Wilbert Don Birky Family ID F1982 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 May 2004
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Viola Kathryn Birky, 85, died April 2 at her home in rural Foosland, Ill.
Services were Wednesday, April 5, at East Bend Mennonite Church in Fisher, Ill. Burial was at the East Bend Mennonite Memorial Gardens.
She was born Aug. 14, 1920, to Dan and Katie (Birkey) Zehr in Deer Creek, Ill.
On Feb. 28, 1941, she married Wilbert Birky, who predeceased her in 2004. She farmed with her husband in rural Foosland most of their married life. She was a life-long member of the East Bend Mennonite Church.
She is survived by four sons, Roger and Rachel of Gibson City, Ill., Dennis and Joyce of Hoopeston, Ill., Mervin and Venita of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Don and Debbie of Foosland; three daughters, Sandy and Bob Miller of Mahomet, Ill., Linda and Tony Ramirez of Foosland, and Tami and Howard Keim of Hesston; two sisters, Lela Keller of Paxton, Ill., and Fern Helmuth of Arthur, Ill.; two brothers, Melvin Zehr of Fisher and Wilmer Zehr of Champaign, Ill; 23 grandchildren and 33 great- grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant daughter, Becky; a brother, Wayne Zehr, and a great-grandson, Drew Stutzman.
Memorials have been established with the Betania Mennonite School and the church. Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City is handling the arrangements.
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