Leonard Otto Unzicker b. 24 Nov 1925 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 19 Feb 2016 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Leonard Otto Unzicker

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  • Name Leonard Otto Unzicker  [1] 
    Birth 24 Nov 1925  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Feb 2016  Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gibson City Hospital Annex
    Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I5996  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2018 

    Father Otto Julius Unzicker,   b. 20 Jan 1888, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1970, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Emma Otilda Schrock,   b. 28 Feb 1889, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1983, Gifford, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1924 
    Family ID F4174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Marie Lehe,   b. 16 Dec 1929   d. 16 Jul 2023, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 11 May 1952  Remington, Jasper Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Obit says 1951
    Children 
     1. Myron Lee Unzicker
     2. Valerie Lou Unzicker
     3. Vania Lyn Unzicker
     4. Marlin Len Unzicker
    Family ID F4172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Nov 1925 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 May 1952 - Remington, Jasper Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Feb 2016 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • OBIT: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/leonard-unzicker/article_b9daa29c-2072-5fbd-8a83-30bde1bdae52.html
      FISHER — Leonard “Lucky” Unzicker, 90, of Fisher, went to be with Lord on the morning of Friday (Feb. 19, 2016) at the Gibson City Annex, Gibson City.

      His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gibson City Bible Church, Gibson City. The Rev. Paul Thomason will officiate. Burial will follow at East Bend Memorial Gardens, rural Fisher. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, also at Gibson City Bible Church.

      Leonard was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Fisher, a son of Otto and Emma Schrock Unzicker. He married Ruth Lehe on May 11, 1951, in Remington. She survives.
      Also surviving are four children, Myron (Connie) Unzicker, St. Joseph, Mo.; Valerie (Paul) Shepherd, Vania (Larry) Hannah and Marlin (Theresa) Unzicker, all of Fisher; and a brother, Wayne “Pete” (Lil) Unzicker, Huntley.

      "Grandpa U" had 12 grandchildren, Matt (Beth) Unzicker, Travis (Lauren) Unzicker, Chelsea (Trevor) Limle, Emily (Roger) Purdy, Will Unzicker, Zack Unzicker, Jake (Tiffany) Shepherd, Luke Shepherd, Casey Hannah, Jena Unzicker, Colten Unzicker and Trevor Unzicker; five great-grandchildren and two more expected soon.
      He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

      Lucky was a 1943 graduate of Rantoul Township High School. He was with the local Plumbers and Pipefitters Union 149 for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Bible Church in Gibson City. He loved to square dance and go camping. He spent many hours watching grandkids and town kids in their sporting and school events.
      Memorials may be made to Gibson City Bible Church or Fisher Athletic Booster Club.

  • Sources 
    1. [S836] Unzicker Family Records.


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