Helen Birkey b. 1 Mar 1920 d. 15 Mar 2002 Peoria, Peoria Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Helen Birkey

Female 1920 - 2002  (82 years)


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  • Name Helen Birkey  [1
    Birth 1 Mar 1920 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Mar 2002  Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Methodist Medical Center
    Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2860  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 

    Father Andrew F. (Andy) Birkey,   b. 14 Dec 1884, Walnut, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1968, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Fannie E. Birky,   b. 29 Aug 1891, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1971, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1911  Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • By Peter Zehr, at home of A. Birkey
    Family ID F832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vincent De Simone,   b. 1912   d. 19 Aug 2000 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1945  Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gravestone date
    Family ID F2024  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1945 - Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Mar 2002 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:

      Helen E. DeSimone (MORTON) The graveside service of Helen E. DeSimone, 82, of 2223 Veterans Road, Unit 5, Morton, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at East Bend Mennonite Cemetery in Fisher. The Rev. Jeff Ressler will officiate. There will be no visitation. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton is handling arrangements. She died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday (March 17, 2002) at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. Memorials may be made to WeCare, Inc. 622 West Jackson Street, Morton, IL 61550. She was born March 1, 1920, at Dewey, the daughter of Andrew and Fannie Birky Birkey. She married Vincent DeSimone on Nov. 25, 1945, in Rantoul. He died Aug. 19,2000. Surviving are one brother, Harold Birkey, Steilacome, Wash.; and two nephews, Steven (Jane) Birkey, Anchorage, Ala., and Paul (Debbie) Birkey, Taco-ma, Wash. She received her teaching certificate from Illinois State University in Normal. She was an elementary school teacher for 29 years teaching at Rantoul and Fisher school districts, retiring in 1970. Helen was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Rantoul, an associate member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Brandon, Fla., and attended the Bethel Lutheran Church in Morton. She was also a life member of Champaign County Teachers Association and Illinois Retired Teachers Association.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    2. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.


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