John Russel Zehr

1934 - 2005  (71 years)

• Name	John Russel Zehr  [1, 2]
  Birth	14 Feb 1934
  Gender	Male
  Baptism
  Death	6 Jun 2005
  Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
  	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
  Person ID	I3904	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Silas Zehr,   b. 12 Dec 1903   d. 26 Jan 1997 (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Mabel Litwiller,   b. 2 Aug 1906   d. 29 May 2001, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1932	Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL
  Family ID	F2751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Obit: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 (Pantagraph) FISHER -- John Russell Zehr, 71, of Foosland died Monday (June 6, 2005) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher, the Rev. Jeff Ressler and the Rev. Michael Dean officiating. Burial will be in East Bend Cemetery, rural Fisher. Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Lux Memorial Chapel, Rantoul, is in charge. Memorials may be made to President Jimmy Carter Center or East Bend Mennonite Church. He was born Feb. 14, 1934, at Foosland, to Silas and Mabel Litwiller Zehr. They preceded him in death. Surviving are a brother, Vern Zehr of Fisher and four nieces and nephews. He farmed in the Fisher and Elliott area all his life and was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church of Fisher.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28725891/john-russell-zehr.