Alma Irene Eigsti b. 18 Apr 1897 IA d. 21 Jun 1972 Chicago, Cook Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Alma Irene Eigsti

Female 1897 - 1972  (75 years)


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  • Name Alma Irene Eigsti  [1] 
    Birth 18 Apr 1897  IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 10 Sep 2007 email re birth date: The April 18, 1896 is the correct date. I know that for sure because our youngest daughter was born on her 75th birthday. June and Jim Yordy
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 21 Jun 1972  Chicago, Cook Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hillside, Cook Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery - Mennonite Section, Lot 103
    Person ID I573  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2018 

    Father Joseph Christian Eigsti,   b. 26 Jan 1870   d. 25 Apr 1931 (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Anna Matilda Zierlein,   b. 4 Feb 1874   d. 5 Sep 1934 (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F2253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Eli Yordy,   b. 6 Dec 1895, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1976, Newton, Harvey Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1921 
    Children 
     1. Richard J. Yordy,   b. 8 Oct 1922   d. 21 May 1995, Calgary, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Edith Pearl Yordy,   b. 6 Apr 1924, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 2017, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. James Walter Yordy,   b. 5 Sep 1932, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 2016, Tucson, Pima Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Evelyn Anne Yordy,   b. 15 Dec 1936, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1962, Chicago, Cook Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jun 1972 - Chicago, Cook Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hillside, Cook Co., IL Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Yordy.- Alma Irene, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Zierlein) Eigsti, was born at Manson, Iowa, Apr. 18, 1897; died at Chicago, Ill., June 21, 1972; aged 75 y. 2 m. 3 d. On Dec. 28, 1921, she was married to Walter E. Yordy, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Richard, Edith, and James), 8 grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Edna-Mrs. Nick Stoltzfus, Rose-Mrs. J. R. Graber, and Eileen-Mrs. H. R. Heintz). She was preceded in death by one daughter (Evelyn) and 3 brothers (Walter, Arthur, and Otto). She was a member of the Englewood Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held June 24, in charge of Clarence Yutzy, Leamon Sowell, and Ambers Wright; interment in Oakridge Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84619175/alma-irene-yordy.

    2. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.


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