Viola Pearl Birkey b. 17 Sep 1913 Manson, Calhoun Co., IA d. 11 Aug 1989 Manson, Calhoun Co., IA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Viola Pearl Birkey

Female 1913 - 1989  (75 years)


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  • Name Viola Pearl Birkey  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 17 Sep 1913  Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Aug 1989  Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
    Person ID I9810  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 7 May 2021 

    Father Andrew C. Birkey,   b. 7 Jul 1879, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1959, Rockwell City, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Litwiller,   b. 15 Nov 1873, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1957, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1903  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F3722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Willard Oyer,   b. 2 Aug 1909 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1938 
    Children 
     1. LaDonna Fae Oyer,   b. 28 May 1940   d. 2016 (Age 75 years)
     2. Duane Rae Oyer,   b. 7 Nov 1946   d. 2005 (Age 58 years)
     3. Mavis Oyer
    Family ID F2629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 May 2001 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Sep 1913 - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1989 - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 36 - September 5, 1989, page 646.

      Oyer.- Viola Birkey, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Litwiller) Birkey, was born at Manson, Iowa, Sept. 17, 1913; died at Golden Meadows, Manson, Iowa, Aug. 11, 1989; aged 75. On Dec. 22, 1938, she was married to Willard D. Oyer, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Duane), 2 daughters (LaDonna Faye Darling and Mavis Lowery), 2 brothers (Harvey and Clarence), one sister (Esther Oyer), 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Manson Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 14, 1989, in charge of John R. Smucker and Scott Swartzendruber; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    2. [S708] Lonnie Litwiller Family Records.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94627612/viola-pearl-oyer.


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