Clarence R. Birkey^[1]

1912 - 1981  (69 years)

• Name	Clarence R. Birkey
  Birth	1 Mar 1912
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Mennonite
  Death	11 Sep 1981
  Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
  	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
  Person ID	I3303	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	John E. Birkey,   b. 15 Mar 1882, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL d. 15 Aug 1980, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Magdalena M. Oyer,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 3 Apr 1950, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1907	Champaign Co., IL   [2]
  	By Peter Zehr, at home of C. Oyer
  Family ID	F2606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Velma Mae Heiser,   b. 28 Sep 1915, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL d. 7 Dec 2011, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1944	Dewey, Champaign Co., IL   [3]
  Children	1. Maynard Roy Birkey   2. Charlene Mae Birkey   3. Dennis Jan Birkey   4. Mark Lee Birkey
  Family ID	F2298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2011

  
  

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• Notes

  Obit: Clarence R. Birkey, 69, died Friday, 11 September 1981. Born on Friday, 1 March 1912, he was the son of the late John E. Birkey formerly of Manson, Calhoun Co., IA and the late Magdalena M. (Oyer) formerly of Manson, Calhoun Co., IA. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Velma Mae (Heiser) Birkey, daughter of the late Manuel Heiser formerly of Fisher, Champaign Co., IL and the late Barbara (Good) formerly of Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL. Clarence R. is survived by four children, Maynard Roy, Charlene Mae, Dennis Jan, and Mark Lee; eleven siblings, Simon, Alvina, Pearl Mable Garber and her husband Marvin Samuel Garber of Manson, Calhoun Co., IA, Elsie Yoder and her husband Ralph Yoder, John C. and his wife Carol Tensie (Garber) of Manson, Calhoun Co., IA, Anna Mae Showalter and her husband Jay Showalter, Elmer E. and his wife Hazel (Swartzendruber), Pauline Kingery and her husband Delbert Kingery, Samuel and his wife Rozetta (Shearer), Jacob and his wife Lois (Snyder), and Joseph and his wife Virginia (Bute). Clarence R. was preceded in death by three siblings, Edward of Des Moines, IA, Katherine, and Orville Dale; four grandparents, Catherine (Schrock) Birkey of Manson, Calhoun Co., IA, Christian Oyer of Fisher, Champaign Co., IL, John G. of Manson, Calhoun Co., IA, and Katherine (Zehr) Oyer of Fisher, Champaign Co., IL.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.