Ruth Alice Birky b. 8 Jan 1928 Albany, Linn Co., OR d. 7 Nov 2017 Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Ruth Alice Birky

Female 1928 - 2017  (89 years)


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  • Name Ruth Alice Birky  [1, 2] 
    Birth 8 Jan 1928  Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Nov 2017  Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Willow Springs Cemetery
    Person ID I4395  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2020 

    Father Joseph Alvin Birky,   b. 19 May 1895, Wisner, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1980, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Sarah Alma Kenagy,   b. 9 Feb 1895, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1984, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1919  Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F2077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William H. Kaufmann,   b. 12 Feb 1916, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 2006, Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 8 May 1965  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Karen Ruth Kaufmann
     2. Elaine Carol Kaufmann
    Family ID F3114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jan 1928 - Albany, Linn Co., OR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Nov 2017 - Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Ruth B. KaufmannO, 89, of Goshen died early Tuesday morning, November 7, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare.

      She was born January 8, 1928 in Albany, Oregon to Joe A. and Sarah (Kenagy) Birky.

      On May 8, 1965 she married William H. Kaufmann in Elkhart. He died September 13, 2006.

      Survivors include three children, Karen (David) Kieper of Goshen, Elaine (Tim) Martin of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Eric (Cynthia Good) Kaufmann of Goshen; three step-children, Beth (Albert) Schlabach of Leesburg, Virginia, Alice (Steve) Slabach of Goshen, and William (Bonita Martin) Kaufmann, Jr. of Loris, South Carolina; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Luke Birky and Wilbur (Fanni) Birky, both of Goshen.

      Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by sisters, Minerva Kropf and Lela Birky, and a brother, Eldon Birky.

      Ruth was a member of College Mennonite Church and former member of Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Tiskilwa, Illinois, where she worked as a secretary. She also worked for the Illinois Mennonite Conference; Mennonite Board of Missions; and the Mennonite Hour radio program.

      Yoder-Culp Funeral Home

  • Sources 
    1. [S1123] Birky: Family History of Joseph E & A. Caroline Birky.

    2. [S16] Edna Schertz, Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185026453/ruth-alice-kaufmann.


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