Alta Mabrae Yordy
1921 - 2017 (96 years)-
Name Alta Mabrae Yordy Birth 24 Sep 1921 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Gender Female Death 21 Dec 2017 Normal, McLean Co., IL - Heartland Health Care
Burial Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL - Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I863 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 4 Nov 2018
Father Bishop Ezra Benjamin Yordy, b. 6 Apr 1892, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 9 Nov 1980, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 88 years) Mother Carrie Edna Good, b. 2 Jan 1893, Cornell, Livingston Co., IL d. 24 Jan 1993, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 100 years) Marriage 16 Dec 1915 East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL [1, 2] - By Peter Zehr, at home of bride’s parents, Peter Good. Carrie’s white wedding dress and dark blue going away dress were sewn by a seamstress in Fisher, IL.
Family ID F250 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Christian Roth Graber, b. 14 Apr 1918, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL d. 10 Oct 2003, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 85 years) Marriage 21 Feb 1941 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Children 1. Paul Graber 2. Thomas Graber 3. Rachel Graber 4. Christine Graber 5. Jeffery Graber Family ID F663 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Dec 2017
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Event Map Birth - 24 Sep 1921 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Marriage - 21 Feb 1941 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Death - 21 Dec 2017 - Normal, McLean Co., IL Burial - - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/alta-m-graber/article_6abd1016-b8c6-5d15-9e23-46f6b7a10572.html#utm_source=pantagraph.com&utm_campaign=%2Femail-updates%2Fobits%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1C135F18D6DC37D0D7799514DE524FB611D50220
Alta M. Graber, 96, of Normal, formerly of Eureka, passed away 12:59 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 21, 2017) at Heartland Health Care, Normal.
Alta was born Sept. 24, 1921, in Eureka, a daughter of Ezra B. and Carrie Good Yordy. She married Chris Graber on Feb. 21, 1941, in Eureka. He passed away Oct. 10, 2003.
Survivors include her children, Paul (Nancy) Graber, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Tom (Fran) Graber, Elkhart, Ind.; Rachel Noe-Casper, Pensacola, Fla.; Christine Troyer, Eureka; and Jeff (Michele) Graber, Normal; one brother, Maurice Yordy, Eureka; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and four sisters, Ethel, Dorothy, Florence, and Ruth.
Alta in her younger years worked for Libby’s in Eureka. She also was a loving homemaker and a secretary for various businesses.
She enjoyed in her spare time quilting and gardening.
Alta was a member of Roanoke Mennonite Church, where her funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Pastor Alice Kennell will officiate. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery. Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home, Eureka, is handling arrangements for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Roanoke Mennonite Church.
- Obit: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/alta-m-graber/article_6abd1016-b8c6-5d15-9e23-46f6b7a10572.html#utm_source=pantagraph.com&utm_campaign=%2Femail-updates%2Fobits%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1C135F18D6DC37D0D7799514DE524FB611D50220
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Sources - [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, FAG into gives the year as 1916 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49083702/carrie-e.-yordy.
- [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.