Menno Samuel Gerber[1]
1900 - 1988 (87 years)-
Name Menno Samuel Gerber [2] Birth 24 May 1900 Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Gender Male Death 2 Mar 1988 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Burial Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL [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 d. 28 Oct 1929, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 66 years) Mother Magdalena Sears (Zehr), b. 7 Dec 1866, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 10 Jan 1930, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (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 d. 4 Jun 2003 (Age 100 years) Marriage 31 Aug 1922 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Children 1. Ethel Mae Gerber, b. 16 Dec 1927, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL d. 1984 (Age 56 years) Family ID F2571 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2001
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Event Map Birth - 24 May 1900 - Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Marriage - 31 Aug 1922 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Death - 2 Mar 1988 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Burial - - 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]
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Sources - [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40926215/menno-s-gerber.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.
- [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.