Rachel Zehr

1937 - 2016  (79 years)

• Name	Rachel Zehr  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 Aug 1937	Foosland, Champaign Co., IL
  Gender	Female
  Education	BA in Edu. Goshen College, MA in Education at Washington University
  Occupation	Supervisor of teachers of the hearing impaired education programs
  Religion	Mennonite
  Cremation	2016	Normal, McLean Co., IL
  Death	14 Sep 2016	Chenoa, McLean Co., IL
  	Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community
  Person ID	I3940	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	26 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Harold A. Zehr,   b. 15 Oct 1903, Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL d. 15 Dec 1975 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Alma P. Unzicker,   b. 5 Nov 1903, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 18 Apr 1966, Normal, McLean Co., IL (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1926	Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL   [3]
  Family ID	F836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Aug 1937 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Cremation - 2016 - Normal, McLean Co., IL Death - 14 Sep 2016 - Chenoa, McLean Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obit: https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/rachel-zehr/article_ba097c51-21be-5492-8223-75d75e5c3206.html Rachel A. Zehr, 79, of Normal, passed away at 4:44 p.m. Sept. 14, 2016, at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Her inurnment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mennonite Church of Normal-Ropp Cemetery, Normal. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Mennonite Church of Normal with Pastor Tim Schrag and Pastor Jane Roeschley officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home, Bloomington, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, the Mennonite Church of Normal or to Goshen College for the American Sign Language program. Rachel was born Aug. 8, 1937, in Foosland, a daughter of Harold and Alma Unzicker Zehr. Surviving are her two sisters, Hazel Yoder, Normal, and Lila (Ron) King, Harrisonburg, Va.; three brothers, John Zehr, Urbana; Jay Zehr, Goshen, Ind.; and Allen (Carol) Zehr, Bedford, Ind.; and 18 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Edith; and one brother, Dean. Rachel graduated from Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., with a bachelor of arts in education. After several years of teaching elementary school children, she attended Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., where she received her master of arts in education for the hearing impaired. She received additional education in this field from University of Illinois and Illinois State University. Rachel supervised teachers of the hearing impaired education programs, with her central headquarters in Peoria. After retiring, she screened elementary school children for hearing and vision for McLean County Health Department. She was active in the Mennonite Church of Normal, serving on many committees over the years, as well as teaching Sunday school. Rachel enjoyed volunteering, especially reading stories to Heartland Head Start children and working at Crossroads Global Handcrafts. The family would like to thank Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community for the tender and attentive care given to Rachel during her stay there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1111] John E. Zehr, The Life and Legacy of a Farmer-Preacher. [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.