Evelyn Anne Yordy

1936 - 1962  (25 years)

• Name	Evelyn Anne Yordy
  Birth	15 Dec 1936	Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
  Gender	Female
  Education	Goshen College School of Nursing
  Religion	Mennonite
  USR1	Diabetes, With Rare Kidney Complication
  Death	2 Apr 1962	Chicago, Cook Co., IL
  Burial	5 Apr 1962	Hillside, Cook Co., IL   [1, 2]
  	Glen Oak Cemetery
  Person ID	I870	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Walter Eli Yordy,   b. 6 Dec 1895, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 25 Feb 1976, Newton, Harvey Co., KS (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Alma Irene Eigsti,   b. 18 Apr 1897, IA d. 21 Jun 1972, Chicago, Cook Co., IL (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1921
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Dec 1936 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Death - 2 Apr 1962 - Chicago, Cook Co., IL Burial - 5 Apr 1962 - Hillside, Cook Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obit: Yordy, Evelyn Anne, daughter of Walter E. and Alma (Eigsti) Yordy was born at Peoria, Ill., Dec. 15, 1936; died of diabetes with a rare kidney complication at her home in Chicago, Ill., April 2, 1962; age 25 y. 3 m. 18 d. She attended Goshen College School of Nursing until advancing illness caused loss of eyesight. During the last months of her life she attended the Light House for the Blind. She was a member of the Englewood Mennonite Church. Surviving are her parents, 2 brothers and one sister (Richard, Arthur, Ill.; Edith, Chicago; and James, Lyons, Ill.). Funeral services were held at the Brighton Mennonite Church, April 5, in charge of Laurence Horst; interment in Glen Oak Cemetery From: The Chicago Tribune - 4/3/1962 Evelyn Yordy, beloved daughter of Walter E. and Alma; dear sister of Richard, Edith, and James. Resting at Wieting chapel, 3658 S. Wolcott avenue, until 10 p.m. Wednesday. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Brighton Mennonite church, 34th place and South Wolcott. Interment Glen Oak. LA 3-0985.

  
  

• Sources

  [S491] Gary Yordy, Peter Yordy Tree - Descendants of Mary Birky (his wife), through her son, the John Yordy family. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.