Sarah L. Steider
1878 - 1959 (81 years)-
Name Sarah L. Steider [1, 2] Birth 19 Feb 1878 Metamora, Woodford Co., IL [3] Gender Female Religion Amish Mennonite Death 28 Apr 1959 Tampico, IL [1] Burial Metamora, Woodford Co., IL [1, 2] - Stewart-Harmony Cemetery
Person ID I8446 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 29 Oct 2020
Father Peter Steider, b. 2 Jun 1839, Sobourne, FR d. 10 Aug 1914, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL (Age 75 years) Mother Katherine Garber, b. 6 Oct 1846, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL d. 8 Aug 1926 (Age 79 years) Marriage 2 Mar 1865 [1, 4] Family ID F7850 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Samuel Ernest Unzicker, b. 17 Mar 1876, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 21 Nov 1963, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 87 years) Marriage 23 Dec 1902 [3] Children 1. Alma P. Unzicker, b. 5 Nov 1903, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 18 Apr 1966, Normal, McLean Co., IL (Age 62 years) 2. Roy L. Unzicker, b. 11 May 1905, Linn Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 12 Sep 1975, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 70 years) 3. Katherine Elizabeth Unzicker, b. 10 Apr 1908, Woodford Co., IL d. 16 Feb 1981, Tampico, Whiteside Co., IL (Age 72 years) 4. Edna Mable Unzicker, b. 12 May 1912 d. 2 Nov 1999, Gifford, Champaign Co., IL (Age 87 years) 5. Eva L. Unzicker, b. 13 Mar 1915 d. 22 Jun 1957 (Age 42 years) 6. Archie R. Unzicker, b. 7 Apr 1917 d. 24 Mar 2008 (Age 90 years) Family ID F5654 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Oct 2011
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Event Map Birth - 19 Feb 1878 - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Death - 28 Apr 1959 - Tampico, IL Burial - - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 23 - June 9, 1959
Unzicker, Sarah L., daughter of Peter and Catherine (Garber) Steider; born Feb. 19, 1878, near Metamora., Ill:; died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Amos Hostetler, near Tampico, Ill., April 28, 1959; aged 81 y. 2 m. 9 d. On Dec. 23, 1902, she married Samuel E. Unzicker, who survives. To this union were born 2 sons and 4 daughters. One daughter preceded her in death two years ago. Surviving are 3 daughters and 2 sons (Alma- Mrs. Harold Zehr, Roanoke, Ill.; Catherine- Mrs. Amos Hostetler, Tampico, Ill.; Edna- Mrs. Dan Teuscher, Fisher. Ill.; Roy, Roanoke; and Archie, Eureka), 30 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Sam, Washington, Ill.; and Henry, Metamora), and a sister (Mrs. Barbara Springer, Longmont, Colo.). Three sisters and 4 brothers also preceded her in death. She was a member of the Linn Township Amish Mennonite congregation since its organization. She was especially known for her service to others, opening her home to several other relatives in time of special need. Services were held at the Linn A.M. Church, in charge of John E. Hostetler and Harold Hostetler; interment in Harmony Cemetery.
- Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 23 - June 9, 1959
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Sources - [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22796905/sarah-l-unzicker.
- [S836] Unzicker Family Records.
- [S1080] Sharon Schertz, Two Immigrant Family Tragedies and the Rest of the Story, Gives year as 1869.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.