Loren Zehr b. 10 Feb 1934 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 19 Mar 2017 Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Loren Zehr

Male 1934 - 2017  (83 years)


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  • Name Loren Zehr  [1, 2
    Birth 10 Feb 1934  Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Medical doctor, pastor of visitation at South Point Church, Punta Gorda, FL 
    Death 19 Mar 2017  Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cremation Rockingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
    Person ID I6230  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 May 2021 

    Father Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr,   b. 19 Feb 1906, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1980, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Bertha Mae Reedy,   b. 1906   d. 25 Dec 2006, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1927 
    Family ID F1927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Bachman 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1953 
    Family ID F4328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Feb 1934 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Mar 2017 - Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - - Rockingham Co., VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Dr. Loren Joseph Zehr, 83, Harrisonburg, VA formerly of Cape Coral, FL passed away March 19, 2017 at his home.
                 Dr. Zehr was born on February 10, 1934 in Foosland, Illinois and was the son of the late Albert Raymond and Bertha Mae Reedy Zehr.  He was in medical practice in Youngstown, OH and Sarasota, FL. Dr. Zehr, after retirement, served as pastor of visitation at South Point Church, Punta Gorda, Florida and was currently a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church.  He enjoyed time spent with family, woodworking and traveling.
                 On June 12, 1953, he married the former Ethel Bachman Zehr who survives.
                 Also surviving are five children, Michael (Mary) Zehr, Lancaster, PA, Susan (Greg) Dean, Harrisonburg, VA, Mark (Julia) Zehr, Punta Gorda, FL, Donald (Heidi) Zehr, Hendersonville, NC, Kay (Jerold) Diller, Cape Coral, FL, 12 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, two brothers and a sister, Carl Zehr, Plattsburg, NY, Norma Schrock, Foosland, IL, David (Doris) Zehr, Kentwood, MI. He was also preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Fran Zehr and a brother-in-law, Milton Schrock.
                 Following a private burial at Weavers Cemetery, a memorial service will be held Saturday, March 25 at 11:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Tim Frost officiating.
                 There will be no formal viewing and the body will be cremated.
                 Memorial contributions may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 or to the Moody Bible Institute 820 N LaSalle Blvd, Chicago, IL 60610. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/loren-zehr-obituary?pid=184588849.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177685573/loren-joseph-zehr.

    3. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.


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