Vilas John Oyer b. 3 Oct 1917 McLean Co., IL d. 17 Mar 2006 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Vilas John Oyer

Male 1917 - 2006  (88 years)


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  • Name Vilas John Oyer  [1, 2] 
    Birth 3 Oct 1917  McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Near Foosland
    Gender Male 
    Education Bellflower Township High School 
    Occupation Dairy And Grain Farmer 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 17 Mar 2006  Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Heritage Manor
    Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I3804  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2021 

    Father Samuel Oyer,   b. 7 May 1886   d. 23 Nov 1983, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Mother Elmira M. Naffziger,   b. 17 Feb 1888, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1972, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1913  IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • By Peter Zehr at home of John Nafgizer
    Family ID F311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Viola Stauffer,   b. 3 Nov 1919, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 2010, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1944  Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Jerry S. Oyer
     2. Anna Marie Oyer
     3. Helen Mae Oyer
     4. Kenneth R. Oyer
    Family ID F2604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Oct 1917 - McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Oct 1944 - Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Mar 2006 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Gibson City - Vilas J. Oyer, 88, of rural Gibson City died at 11:55 pm Friday ( March 17, 2006) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Gibson City. Memorial services will be 7 pm at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher. The Rev. Michael Dean & the Rev. Jeff Ressler will officiate. Burial will be at 3 pm Monday in East Bend Memorial Gardens, Fisher.
      Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 pm Monday at the Church. Lamb Funeral Home, 303 N. Church St. Gibson City, is handling arrangements.
      Mr. Oyer was born Oct 3, 1917, in rural McLean County near Foosland, a son of Samuel and Elmira Naffziger Oyer.He married Viola Stauffer on Oct. 4, 1944 in Peoria. She survives.
      Survivors also include two sons, Jerry S. Oyer of Gibson City and Kenneth R. Oyer of Mahomet; two daughters, Anna Marie Oyer of Ephrata, Pa, and Helen Mae Amberg of Anaconda, Mont.; a sister, Leta Eichelberger of Lakewood, Colo; and four grandchildren.
      He was preceded in death by a brother. (Verle) Mr. Oyer attended Prairie Cottage and Caledonia grade schools in Bellflower Township and Foosland High School. He graduated from Bellflower Township High School in 1938 and was a dairy farmer and grain farmer north of Fisher. He moved to rural Gibson City in 1965 and was a lifetime member of East Bend Mennonite Church in Fisher. Memorials may be made to East Bend Mennonite Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    2. [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher.

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


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