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Joseph W. Horsch b. 1 Nov 1900 Gilmore City, Pocahontis Co., IA d. 10 Jul 1952: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1900 - 1952 (51 years)

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Name	Joseph W. Horsch
Birth	1 Nov 1900	Gilmore City, Pocahontis Co., IA
Gender	Male
Death	10 Jul 1952
Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	East Bend Cemetery
Person ID	I4020	Schrock-Birkey Connection
Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

Father	Henry Horsch, Sr., b. 9 Mar 1868, Bavaria, GR d. 28 Aug 1946, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 78 years)
Mother	Katherine Good, b. 8 Apr 1871, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 29 Nov 1964, Washburn, Woodford Co., IL (Age 93 years)
Marriage	24 Jan 1897	Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL
	Hopedale Mennonite Church by Bishop John
Family ID	F70	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ruth Sarah Birky, b. 19 Aug 1905, Seldon, KS d. 1991 (Age 85 years)

Marriage 12 Jan 1926 Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE

Children

	1. Donald Dean Horsch, b. 18 Nov 1928, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 11 Jul 2004, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL (Age 75 years)
	2. Floyd Richard Horsch, b. 4 Sep 1930, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 9 Aug 2008, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 77 years)
	3. Orville Leon Horsch
	4. Joseph (Junior) Horsch, Jr.
	5. Velma Jean Horsch

Family ID F2839 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 May 2001

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Nov 1900 - Gilmore City, Pocahontis Co., IA
	Marriage - 12 Jan 1926 - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE
	Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes

Obit:
Horsch, -- Joseph, son of Henry and Katherine (Good) Horsch, was born near Gilmore City, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1900; passed away at the Mercy Hospital, Urbana, Ill., July 10, 1952; aged 51 y. 8 m. 9 d. He was united in marriage to Ruth Birky at Shickley, Nebr., on Jan. 12, 1926. He accepted the Lord as his Saviour at an early age and united with the East Bend Mennonite Church where he remained a faithful member. Surviving are his wife, 4 sons (Donald, Fisher, Ill.; Orville, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Floyd and Junior, at home), his mother, 5 sisters (Mrs. Louise Augsburger, Fisher, Ill.; Mrs. Lovina Schertz, Lowpoint, Ill.; Mrs. Clara Zehr, Manson, Iowa; Mrs. Katie Kennell, Roanoke, Ill; and Mrs. Elsie Birkey, Manson, Iowa), and 2 brothers (Henry, Foosland, Ill; and Ervin, Minier, Ill.). He was preceded in death by a son, his father, one brother, and one sister. Funeral services were held at East Bend, Fisher, Ill., July 13 by Howard J. Zehr assisted by Harold Zehr. Interment was mad in the church cemetery.

Lived on a farm near Foosland, IL

Joseph W. Horsch[1]