Mary Ellen Yordy^[1]

1882 - 1929  (46 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen Yordy
  Birth	24 Jul 1882	Washington, Tazewell Co., IL
  Gender	Female
  Religion	Mennonite
  Death	27 Mar 1929	Milford, Seward Co., NE
  Burial	Milford, Seward Co., NE
  	East Fairview Cemetery
  Person ID	I5164	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	John Birkey Yordy,   b. 23 Oct 1838, Bavaria, GR d. 31 Dec 1906, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Magdalena King,   b. 13 Dec 1842, Salem, Marion Co., IL d. 11 Feb 1927, Harper, Harper Co., KS (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1862	Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL   [2]
  	By Andrew Ropp
  Family ID	F458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph E. Zimmerman,   b. 19 Mar 1880, Chenoa, McLean Co., IL d. 15 Dec 1949, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1899	Milford, Seward Co., NE   [3]
  Children	1. Paul Zimmerman   2. Milo Eugene Zimmerman,   b. 1900   3. Myrtle Helen Zimmerman,   b. 1904   4. Stella Marie Zimmerman,   b. 1912
  Family ID	F3628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 24 Jul 1882 - Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Marriage - 8 Jan 1899 - Milford, Seward Co., NE Death - 27 Mar 1929 - Milford, Seward Co., NE Burial - - Milford, Seward Co., NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: Zimmerman. - Mary M. Zimmerman, daughter of John and Magdalena Yordy and wife of Bishop Joseph E. Zimmerman, was born at Washington, Ill., July 24, 1882; died at her home in Milford, Nebr., March 27, 1929; aged 46 y. 8 m. 3 d. At the age of two years she moved with her parents to Milford, Nebr. Several years later they moved to Thurman, Colo., and later to Lund, Kans., from which place they moved back to Milford, Nebr. On Jan. 8, 1899, she was united in marriage to Jos. E. Zimmerman. At the age of 16 she accepted Christ as her Savior and united with the Mennonite Church, remaining a faithful member. She was always found at her post of duty, ready to serve or give counsel and willing to make sacrifices. Since the organization of the Sisters' Sewing Circle in the Iowa-Nebraska Conference, she has served as president and has been president of the Home sewing circle since its beginning. On July 3, 1928, she went to Savannah, Mo., to be treated for cancer, which seemed to give relief at the time. On Dec. 26 she was confined to her bed and suffered intense pain. She endured her suffering with Christian fortitude, her only wish and prayer being that God might be glorified through it all and that she might be privileged to serve her Redeemer to the last. She is survived by her husband, 3 children (Milo, Alamora, Colo.; Myrtle Bender, Milford, Nebr.; and Stella, at home), 2 grandchildren (Maynard and Gloria Bender), step-father (John Plank, Harper, Kans.), 4 brothers and 4 sisters (Peter E., La Habra, Calif.; Simon, Milford, Nebr.; John, Kewanee, Ill.; David, Ashley, Mich.; Fannie Yeackley, Milford, Nebr.; Emma Swartzendruber, Wellman, Ia.; Bella Schrock, Albany, Oreg.; Lizzie Erb, Wellman, Ia.), besides many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were in charge of Bro. J. D. Mininger, assisted by Bros. D. G. Lapp, Benj. Schlegel, P. R. Kennel, and Fred Reeb. Text, Rev. 14:13. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S338] From Germany to New Life in America. [S368] Yordy Family Records. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals. [S42] Earl/Florence Yeackley, Paul/Merlyn Stutzmen, The Yordy Story, 1803-1871.