Wayne Christian Birky

1926 - 2018  (91 years)

• Name	Wayne Christian Birky  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	26 Nov 1926	Foosland, Champaign Co., IL
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 2018	Gibson City, Ford Co., IL
  	At home
  Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
  	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
  Person ID	I2824	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

  Father	John Samuel Birky,   b. 21 Aug 1895, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 17 Jan 1974, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Fannie Louise Naffziger,   b. 16 Dec 1893, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 28 Jan 1972, Sarasota, FL (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1916	Champaign Co., IL   [4]
  	By Peter Zehr, at home of bride’s parents
  Family ID	F1980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jean Beard
  Marriage	2 Apr 1955	Portland, Ionia Co., MI
  Family ID	F1991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Nov 1926 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Marriage - 2 Apr 1955 - Portland, Ionia Co., MI Death - 23 May 2018 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obit: https://www.pantagraph.com/obituaries/wayne-birky/article_2d853b93-c84d-5bde-8682-f9edf4877d51.html#utm_source=pantagraph.com&utm_campaign=%2Femail-updates%2Fobits%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1C135F18D6DC37D0D7799514DE524FB611D50220 Wayne C. Birky, 91, passed away May 23, 2018, at home in Gibson City, surrounded by family. He was born Nov. 26, 1926, near Foosland, to John S. and Fannie Birky. On April 2, 1955, he married Elizabeth Jean Beard in Portland, Mich. She survives in Gibson City. Surviving are children, Kevin, Foosland; Kurt (Denise Stuckey), Gibson City; Julia (Carlyle Schlabach), McGregor, Texas; Bethann, Gibson City; and Chris, Foosland; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings and a grandchild. He was buried at East Bend Memorial Gardens, Fisher. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. prior to the memorial service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Obituaries of Individuals. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA). [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190099741/wayne-c.-birky. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.