Russell Yordy^[1]

1927 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Russell Yordy
  Birth	30 Jun 1927	Morton, Tazewell Co., IL
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Mennonite
  Death	28 Mar 2012	Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
  Burial	Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL
  	Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery
  Person ID	I6568	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Christian H. Yordy,   b. 20 Feb 1882, Bavaria, GR d. 27 Feb 1958, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Staker,   b. 19 Apr 1883, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 3 Feb 1964, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1904	Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL   [1]
  Family ID	F4561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annalee Smucker
  Family ID	F4563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2012

  
  

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  Birth - 30 Jun 1927 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Death - 28 Mar 2012 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Burial - - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: MORTON — Russell D. Yordy, 84, Morton, passed away at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday (March 28, 2012) at Kindred Hospital in Peoria. A graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Tremont. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Mennonite Church, Morton, with the Rev. Doane Brubaker officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Morton, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Community Harvest Food Pantry, 1901 S. Fourth Ave., Morton, IL 61550, or Menno Haven Camp & Retreat Center, 9301 1575 East St., Tiskilwa, IL 61368. He was born June 30, 1927, in Morton, son of Chris and Lena Staker Yordy. He married Annalee Smucker on Aug. 17, 1947, in Tiskilwa. She survives, along with a daughter, Mary Ann (Gordon) Schwenk, Tremont; one son-in-law, Doug Slusher, Aurora, Colo.; and six grandchildren, Matt (Michelle) Schwenk, Decatur; Andy (Jennifer) Schwenk, Tremont; Tom (Karen) Schwenk, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; Stephanie (Brian) Barlow, Fountain Valley, Calif.; and Zac Slusher and Lena Slusher, both of Aurora, Colo.; and nine great-grandchildren, Jacob, Paul, Elizabeth, Caleb, Brianna, Isabella, Hannah and Abigail Schwenk and Max Barlow. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Yordy; his parents; and two brothers, Clarence Yordy and Robert Yordy. He was a Navy veteran. Russ farmed; worked in construction, building many homes in the area; and was a partner in Yordy Brothers Inc. grain drying facility. He was an active member of First Mennonite Church in Morton and enjoyed serving Christ by serving others. He was very active in the building of Camp Menno Haven Lodge in Tiskilwa, served at the Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale every year from its inception and served in many other capacities with the Mennonite church. He was a member of the Kennel Lake Sportman’s Club in Morton and the Tazewell County Farm Bureau. Russ loved fishing, woodworking and taking vacations in Minnesota with friends and his daughters’ families. He enjoyed water skiing and fishing with his grandchildren. He was a skilled craftsman, working with wood, building many fine pieces of furniture. His grandsons enjoyed Grandpa teaching them how to use woodworking tools and Grandpa loved teaching them. Read more: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/russell-yordy/article_84f12be8-79f5-11e1-a0ec-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1qtJkdMxW

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.