Menno Samuel Gerber b. 24 May 1900 Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL d. 2 Mar 1988 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Menno Samuel Gerber[1]

Male 1900 - 1988  (87 years)


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  • Name Menno Samuel Gerber  [2
    Birth 24 May 1900  Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Mar 1988  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I3665  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 

    Father Bishop Samuel Gerber,   b. 8 Sep 1863, Carlock, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1929, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Sears (Zehr),   b. 7 Dec 1866, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1930, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1886  [4
    • By Joseph Burcky
    Family ID F3970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavina Catherine Heiser,   b. 17 Nov 1902, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 2003 (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1922  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ethel Mae Gerber,   b. 16 Dec 1927, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1984 (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F2571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2001 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 May 1900 - Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Aug 1922 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1988 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Gerber.- Menno S., son of Samuel and Magdalena (Sears) Gerber, was born in Groveland, Ill., May 24, 1900; died at Morton, Ill., Mar. 2, 1988; aged 87 y. 

      On Aug. 31, 1922, he was married to Lavina C. Heiser, who survives. 

      Also surviving are 4 grandsons, 4 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Ruth King). He was preceded in death by one daughter, one great-granddaughter, 2 sisters, and one brother. 

      He was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 6, in charge of Glen A. Horner; interment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40926215/menno-s-gerber.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.

    4. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.


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