Verena Fannie Heiser b. 24 Jan 1920 Dewey, Champaign Co., IL d. 10 Nov 2018 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Verena Fannie Heiser

Female 1920 - 2018  (98 years)


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  • Name Verena Fannie Heiser  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 24 Jan 1920  Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Farm wife 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 10 Nov 2018  Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gibson Area Hospital Annex
    Burial 13 Nov 2018  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2887  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 

    Father Manuel Heiser,   b. 18 Apr 1884, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1969, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Barbara Good,   b. 4 Nov 1889, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1971, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jan 1912  Wayland, Henry Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F1933  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leslie Valentine Birkey,   b. 30 Sep 1920, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 2011, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jan 1951  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Duane Leslie Birkey
    Family ID F1822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jan 1920 - Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jan 1951 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Nov 2018 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 13 Nov 2018 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2018-11-11/verena-birkey.html
      FOOSLAND — Verena F. Birkey, 98, of Foosland died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 10, 2018) at Gibson Area Hospital Annex, Gibson City.

      Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher, with the Rev. Michael Dean officiating. Burial will be in East Bend Memorial Gardens, Fisher. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at the church.

      Mrs. Birkey was born Jan. 24, 1920, a daughter of Manuel and Barbara Good Heiser. She married Leslie V. Birkey on Jan. 18, 1951, in Fisher. He died Jan. 15, 2011.
      Surviving is a son, Duane (Muriel) Birkey of Foosland; two granddaughters, Alicia (Richard) Rensberger of Elkhart, Ind., and Elaine (Daniel) Mabry of Foosland; and three great-grandsons, Hunter and River Mabry and Chase Rensberger.

      She was preceded in death by a sister, a brother and two infant brothers.
      Mrs. Birkey cleaned houses for many people over the years. She enjoyed gardening, canning and quilting. She was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher.

      Memorials may be made to her church elevator fund or to WGNN-Great News Radio Station, P.O. Box 550 Fisher. Memories and condolences may be shared with her family at lambyoungfh.com.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2018-11-11/verena-birkey.html.

    2. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    3. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

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


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