Joseph P. Yordy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Residence: 1867, Woodford Co., IL
• Census: 1900, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1903-1904, CA
• Residence: 1898-1911, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1911, Secor, Woodford Co., IL
• Residence: 1922/3, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL
• Residence: 1925/6, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL

Notes:

Obit: The Metamora Herald, Feb. 1925
Yordy. - Joseph, son of Peter and Mary Yordy, was born near Pekin, Ill., Nov. 7, 1857; died at his home in Eureka, Ill., Feb. 19, 1925; aged 67 y. 3 m. 12 d. In boyhood he moved with his parents to Roanoke, Ill. On Jan 1, 1882, he was married to Elizabeth Roeschley. To this union were born three daughters (Ella, Anna, and Mrs. Josephine Schrock), and six sons (Aaron, Ezra, Walter, Jonas, Alvin, and Lewis). After his marriage he lived one year near Roanoke, fifteen years near Flanagan, twelve years near Fisher, and the remaining years in Woodford county. In his early manhood he united with the Mennonite Church and had a ringing Christian testimony to the end. He served the Church as a faithful deacon since 1920. Singing always found a great place in his life, and he always took an active part in worshiping God in song. Although never very strong physically, yet he had a strong faith in the living God and lived a stable consistent Christian life. Since Christmas he suffered much. Often during the last few months he longed for eternal rest. He was conscious to the last, although unable to speak, and showed great calmness the last hours of his life on earth. His desire is fulfilled now, for he has gone where "there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, not crying, neither shall there be any more pain." He leaves his wife, nine children, nine grandchildren, one brother (Jacob, of Flanagan), two sisters (Barbara, of Eureka, and Mrs. Chris. Bachman of Cazenovia), many relatives and friends. Funeral services at the Roanoke Mennonite Church Feb 22, 1925, conducted by Brothers A.A. Schrock and H.R. Schertz. Text John 11:25. Interment in cemetery nearby.

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Joseph and Elizabeth, according to best estimates, lived on a farm for one year in the vicinity of Roanoke. In 1883 they moved to a farm northeast of Flanagan and lived there until 1899. The thirteen years at Flanagan in Livingston Co. preceded a move to Fisher in Champaign Co. There they settled on a farm which was located approximately two miles west on what is now Rt.136. (While in the Fisher area, daughter Ella was sent several times to the Kankakee mental hospital--see notes for Ella. (db) In 1911 [after selling their Fisher farm to Jacob Zehr] the family moved back to Woodford Co. to a farm called Plainview, located southwest of Secor, on Meridian Road. The years from 1922 until 1926 were spent in Eureka and from there Elizabeth Yordy moved to the farm south of Eureka after the death of her husband in 1925.

Joseph served as deacon at Roanoke Mennonite Church from about 1920-24. He was known as a “man of good judgement.” Town people considered him to have money and often asked to borrow from him. At one time he lived outside the Mennonite community in Secor, IL, near Panther Creek.

Joseph had a bit of a wanderlust in his blood: in 1903-4 he took the family to California; in 1912 to Texas. He also took a trip to Washington, D.C. to satisfy his curiosity about the seat of government.

Eunice Schrock Kandel writes, “Grandfather Joseph Yordy died in 1925 during my second year in school. We visited with him at Christmas time, 1924. There is a picture in my mind of him in a long flannel robe, standing over a hot air register at their home in Eureka. The holiday atmosphere was subdued because of his illness. In February of the next year, while I was fighting a persistent cough and fever, we received the news of Grandpa’s imminent death. Mother wrapped me in comforters and made a bed in the back seat of our Model T, and our family of four made the trip to Eureka. As we drove up to the house, Uncle Alvin stood on the porch with tears in his eyes. Mother said, ‘We’re too late.’ Just minutes before our arrival Grandpa had passed away.”

Residence:
Peter Yordy Farm: Joseph Yordy moved to this farm with his parents.

Census:
Listed as a farmer born 1857 (parents born in Germany), with wife Elizabeth born 1861 (parents born in France); children Ellen (Ella), Anna, Josephine, Aaron, Ezra, Walter, Jonas; and servant/farm laborer Carl Studer born in Switzerland.

Residence:
Lived there with his family for about two years.

Residence:
Purchased a farm two miles west of Fisher.

Residence:
Plainview Farm

Residence:
502 West Cruger Avenue. Lived here after leaving Plainview Farm.

Residence:
Two and one-half miles south of Eureka. Elizabeth Yordy moved to this farm after Joseph died.

Died:
At his home

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.

Joseph married Elizabeth A. Roeschley on 1 Jan 1882 in Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes (Jean) Roeschley and Elizabeth Saltzman) was born on 20 Jul 1862 in Spring Bay, Woodford Co., IL; died on 3 Feb 1953 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• USR1: Pneumonia
• Baptism: 25 Feb 1900, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Following are remarks by Alvin Yordy at the Joseph Yordy Reunion, June 10, 1978:
"Ella, my oldest sister, never married. She suffered several nervous breakdowns during her long span of life. To her credit, she achieved excellence as a gardener and always had many beautiful houseplants. She also spent many years caring for our Mother during those later years when she was more or less in invalid. In addition to Ella's caring were the many years when Aaron, Jonas and Anna gave of their labor of love, patience, and hard work to make life possible for Mother to remain in her own home until her death in her 90th year."

Name given as Ellen M. in family Bible

Baptism:
East Bend Church by Peter Zehr

Died:
Bethel Deaconess Hospital

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Missionary-nursing skills
• Religion: Mennonite
• Baptism: 25 Feb 1900, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Obit:

Yordy, Anna M., daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Roeschley) Yordy, was born at Flanagan, Ill., Mar. 9, 1885; died at Eureka Hospital, Eureka, Ill., Jan. 18, 1975; aged 89 y. Surviving are 4 brothers (Ezra, Jonas, Walter, and Alvin), and one sister (Mrs. Josephine Schrock). She was a member of Roanoke Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 20, in charge of Percy Gerig; interment in Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.


Following are remarks given by Alvin Yordy at the Joseph Yordy Reunion, June 10, 1978:
"Anna, the second oldest, spent many years as a missionary and worker at the Mennonite Home Mission, Chicago. Her work with the 'fresh-air children' from low income minority homes was a source of satisfaction to hundreds of children from the inner city. Many had never been on a farm before. Anna had a great appreciation for things artistic and beautiful. I, personally, appreciated her caring for me for six weeks while I was sick with the flu and scarlet fever at Goshen, Indiana, in 1919. She was quarantined along with me and cared for me with her semi-professional nursing skills."

“Those serving extended periods of time (at Chicago Home Mission)...were Anna Yordy (1885-1975), Eureka, Illinois (as a chiropractor she treated approximately a hundred patients a year as part of the mission work),....Anna Yordy’s statement is characteristic of their spirit: There is not one moment of regret in the long years spent in His service. The only regret is that not more has been accomplished for Him.”

Baptism:
East Bend Church by Peter Zehr

Buried:
Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Nursing Aid
• Reference Number: 10
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• USR1: Old Age
• Baptism: 13 Oct 1901, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Census: 28 Apr 1930, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1933, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL
• Residence: 1949, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1971, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL

Notes:

Obit:
Schrock.- Josephine, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Roeschley) Yordy, was born in Flanagan, Ill., Aug. 14, 1886; died at Maple Lawn Homes, Eureka, Ill., Jan. 3, 1977; aged 90 y. On Dec. 17, 1907, she was married to Albert Schrock, who preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1917. Surviving are 2 sons (Elmer and Orval), one daughter (Eunice-Mrs. Olen Kandel), 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 3 brothers (Ezra, Jonas, and Alvin). She was a member of the East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 5, in charge of Irvin Nussbaum; interment in the East Bend Cemetery.

Baptism:
East Bend Church by John C. Birky

Census:
Head of household, general farming, age 45; with son Elmer, 21, teaching in a country school, and daughter Eunice age 12. Parents are listed as born in Germany, but that is incorrect.

Residence:
Josephine and Eunice left Fisher and East Bend Mennonite Church and moved to Eureka to become part of the Roanoke Mennonite Church.

Residence:
Living with daughter, Eunice and family

Residence:
Resident at Maple Lawn Retirement Home

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Josephine married Albert Elmer Schrock on 18 Dec 1907 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. Albert (son of John Schrock and Mary Birky) was born on 13 Jan 1886 in Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL; died on 9 Jan 1917 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; was buried on 11 Jan 1917 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite
• Baptism: 11 Jun 1905, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Gospel Herald Obit:
Yordy, Aaron A., son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Roeshley) Yordy, was born near Flanagan, Ill., March 16, 1888; died Nov. 7, 1957, at the Home for the Aged, Eureka, Ill.; aged 69 y. 7m. 22d. Surviving are 3 sisters (Ella, Meadowlark Homestead, Newton, Kans.; Anna, Eureka, Ill.; and Mrs. Josephine Schrock, Fisher, Ill.), and 4 brothers (Ezra and Jonas, both of Eureka, Ill.; Walter, Chicago, Ill.; and Alvin, Denver, Colo.). One brother (Lewis) preceded him in death. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour and became a member of the Roanoke Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held Nov. 9 at the Roanoke Church in charge of Wesley Jantz and John L. Harnish.

Following are remarks made by Alvin Yordy at the Joseph Yordy Reunion, June 10, 1978:
"Aaron, the oldest son, never married. He was a shy, introverted personality. His eyes were badly crossed, which added to his withdrawal. One of his first expenditures after earning his own money was to have the operation to correct this defect of his eyes. Furthermore, he had several older sisters and some younger brothers who were more aggressive and people-oriented, which made it easy for Aaron just to stay in the background."

Baptism:
East Bend Mennonite Church by Peter Zehr

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Education: Did Not Attend High School, But Attended Bethany Bible School In Chicago In His Teens And Attended Meetings At Moody When He Worked In Chicago.
• Occupation: Farmer/Minister
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Residence: 1897, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1908, Woodford Co., IL
• Baptism: 21 Oct 1908, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1913, Chicago, Cook Co., IL
• Residence: 1914, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1915, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL
• Ordained: 15 Jul 1917, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL
• Ordained: 30 Aug 1925, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL

Notes:

Obit:
Yordy, Ezra B., son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Roeschley) Yordy, was born at Flanagan, Ill., Apr. 46, 1892; died at Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 9, 1980; aged 88 y. On Dec. 16, 1915, he was married to Carrie E. Good, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Maurice), 4 daughters (Ethel Troyer, Alta Graber, Dorothy Yordy, and Ruth Keller), 16 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Jonas). He was preceded in death by one daughter (Florence-Mrs. Orval Schrock). He was ordained to the ministry in 1917 and served at the Roanoke Mennonite Church. He was a member of Roanoke Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 12, in charge of Norman Yutzy, Robert Harnish, Richard Yordy and Edwin Stalter; interment in the church cemetery.


Following are remarks made by Alvin Yordy at the Joseph Yordy Reunion, June 10, 1978:
"Ezra, the active, out-going member of the family gave many years of pastoral care to the Roanoke Mennonite Church, as well as leadership in his community and state. As a young man, he could run faster, jump higher, and shuck more corn than most anyone. He suffered a bad knee from the result of a runaway horse throwing him from his buggy. Later the leg had to be amputated. This never slowed him down. He continued to preach, farm, and travel. Not only is he remembered for his many services to mankind, but is also remembered as a great story teller and for his ability in 'witching' successful water wells. Many a thirsty person has drunk from a well 'witched' by Ezra. Much of his success was due to Carrie, his wife. She was a good manager, a hard worker, and a kind mother who gave rich guidance to her six children and many grandchildren. She also is remembered for her hospitality shown to many traveling ministers, neighbors, and relatives."


Written material follows from the Joseph Yordy family members:
Ezra B. Yordy 1892-1980 and Carrie Good Yordy
Ezra B. Yordy was ordained to the ministry July 15, 1917, after being selected by a vote of the Roanoke congregation. Bishop Andrew Schrock and C. F. Derstine officiated at the ordination. He was ordained bishop by the voice of the congregation on August 30, 1925. Bishops S. F. Coffman and C. F. Derstine officiated at the ordination. Ezra served the congregation until his retirement in 1957. His wife, Carrie, was a faithful servant of the church, and at his side during all these years of ministry.
It is interesting to note that both Ezra and Carrie were born in Livingston Co., IL During their early childhood years they both moved with their families to Champaign Co., IL. They worshipped at the East Bend Mennonite Church at Fisher, and were baptized by Bishop Peter Zehr of that congregation. Later, Ezra returned to Woodford Co. and lived on a farm south of Secor. As a young man he went to Chicago to study at Bethany Bible School. During this time he lived at the Mennonite Home Mission and became acquainted with city mission work under the guidance of A. H. Lehman, who was superintendent of the mission at the time. Bishop Lehman had a great influence on Ezra’s life and wanted to develop him into an urban missionary. The tug of country life was deeply ingrained in Ezra, so he returned to life on the farm. His family worshipped at the Roanoke congregation and Ezra became active in the Sunday school. It was this assignment and the experiences that accompanied it that eventually led him to be chosen as a minister in the church. His love for spirited horses and an accident involving a run-away team during this era eventually resulted in the loss of his right leg. It was obvious that this trauma had a profound impact on his physical involvement throughout the rest of his life.
Even though Ezra had left the Fisher area, he continued to nurture a friendship with Carrie Good. This led to their marriage on December 15, 1915, at the home of the bride’s parents, Peter and Mary Naffziger Good of Rantoul, IL. They were married by Bishop Peter Zehr of the East Bend congregation and they requested permission to have the Roeschley brothers male quartet, Ezra’s cousins from Waldo, at Flanagan, sing at their wedding. This was considered to be a real plus at the time, and they were also given permission to wear corsages for the wedding.
They first lived on a farm at the north edge of Eureka, just across from the present Maple Lawn Homes. Later, they moved to a farm several miles east of Eureka on 4-H Road--a farm that was owned by DeBolt Householter of the Roanoke congregation. From there they moved to their farm home south of Eureka and that is where they continued to live until their retirement. They raised their family of six children on this farm. There were five girls and one son. During this era Mennonite ministers provided for most of their livelihood, so Ezra’s disability meant that Carrie shouldered many of the farm activities involving care of the livestock during morning and evening chore times. The children were also called upon to share in these activities prior to leaving for school each day.
The Yordy home was often the place where visiting evangelists, missionaries, church workers, and others often found hospitality and rest. Ezra was a gregarious person and loved to share his stories and visit with others. Carrie was more reserved in nature and found her role of quietly serving others to be the one that she enjoyed. She was a loyal and faithful minister’s wife and carried her responsibilities with trust and dignity. Ezra and Carrie loved their family very much and supported them with quiet resolve. The years of the Great Depression in the early 1930s were not without trauma and it was during this time that Ezra had his right leg amputated as a result of the injury from the accident with horses during his teen years. Various members of the Roanoke congregation and the community provided assistance in numerous ways.
Ezra had many friends in the local community and developed a strong relationship with local pastors from other denominations in the Eureka area. He also enjoyed a close fellowship with other Illinois conference ministers as they worked together and often traveled to various church-wide meetings, such as state and national conferences of the Mennonite Church.
During his tenure at Roanoke, Ezra served the church in other ways outside the local congregation. He often ministered to the residents of Maple Lawn Homes and was a very close friend to J. D. Smith, the first superintendent. He served as a bishop in the oversight of several area churches and enjoyed working with other ministers in these assignments. When James and Rowena Lark were called to pastor the first black church in the Illinois conference in Chicago, he served as their bishop. This involved numerous trips to Chicago as the work developed in that city. During his ministry, Ezra did some traveling as an evangelist, served as the moderator of the Illinois Conference, and was president of the Illinois District Mission Board for ten years.
Ezra often quoted some lines written by Edgar A. Guest, that seemed to fit his outgoing personality. They are, “Let me live by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” In all of his experiences in life he shared his great love for people, his faithful devotion to the Mennonite Church, and his abiding faith in Jesus Christ.

Baptism:
East Bend Mennonite Church, by Peter Zehr

Residence:
Worked with Home Mission on 18th Street, the so-called “bloody ward” of the city.

Residence:
Taught Sunday school and romanced Carrie Good

Ordained:
Minister Roanoke Mennonite Church by Bishop Andrew Schrock and Minister C.F. Derstine

Ordained:
Ordained Bishop by S.F. Coffman and C.F. Derstine. He was later given oversight of Maple Lawn Home; the Goodfield congregation, the Cullom Mennonite Church; Ann Street, Sheffield; Rehoboth; and the Bethel church in Chicago. He made the rounds of these churches, conducting communion and marriages.

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Ezra married Carrie Edna Good on 16 Dec 1915 in East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL. Carrie (daughter of Peter Good and Mary A. Naffziger (Nofzinger)) was born on 2 Jan 1893 in Cornell, Livingston Co., IL; died on 24 Jan 1993 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Jan 1993 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Laundry Route
• Religion: Mennonite
• Baptism: 26 Dec 1909, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Baptism:
East Bend Mennonite Church by Peter Zehr

Buried:
Glen Oak Cemetery - Mennonite Section, Lot 103

Walter married Alma Irene Eigsti on 28 Dec 1921. Alma (daughter of Joseph Christian Eigsti and Anna Matilda Zierlein) was born on 18 Apr 1897 in IA; died on 21 Jun 1972 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL; was buried in Hillside, Cook Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Caterpillar Tractor Company
• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Following are remarks made by Alvin Yordy at the Joseph Yordy Reunion, June 10, 1978:
"Jonas, a farmer, factory worker, and the head of a household for some years had a keen sense of humor. When he was younger, he was shy and seldom talked when in a large group. One reason for this was that he had a brother just older and one just younger who never gave him the chance to say anything! Jonas loved to travel and some thought he was married to his automobiles. He provided much transportation for me as well as many others through the years. As boys on Plainview Farm, we worked together much. We had our good fights, but always ended up good friends. He was a great favorite with many of his nieces and nephews."

Died:
S.S. Death Record

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher. Principal with Denver Public Schools until retirement
• Religion: Mennonite
• Residence: 1936, Denver, Denver Co., CO

Notes:

Buried:
Crown Hill Cemetery

Alvin married Leah Erb on 30 May 1929 in Hesston, Harvey Co., KS. Leah was born on 5 Aug 1907 in Hesston, Harvey Co., KS; died on 20 Dec 2004 in Denver, Denver Co., CO; was buried in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., CO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher, 1924-25 at Brown School near Fisher, IL
• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Obituary GOSPEL HERALD - February 25, 1932, Page 1039
YORDY--LEWIS J., son of Joseph (deceased) and Elizabeth Yordy, was born Sept. 17, 1905 in Champaign Co., Ill., where he spent the first five years of his life. He then moved with his parents to Woodford Co., where he spent his boyhood days. He passed away, Feb. 10,1932, at the Peoria State Hospital at the age of 26 y. 4 m. 24 d. Though his life was short and handicapped by ill health, he led a useful and active one, spending two years in the teaching profession and three years in business. He recently finished his college work, receiving both the A. B. and B. S. degree. Last December he contracted a severe cold, and his general condition became weakened. About two weeks ago he suffered a complete nervous collapse, and later developed bronchial pneumonia which caused his death. He was a young man of high ideals and sterling Christian character, serving the Church whenever the opportunity presented itself, having united with the Mennonite Church in early youth. The last two years he was elected superintendent of the Y. P. M. of the Roanoke Church. He leaves his mother (Mrs. Elizabeth Yordy) and the following brothers and sisters (Alvin, Anna, Mrs. Josephine Schrock, Ezra, Walter, Jonas and Aaron); also 7 nieces, 4 nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the home Feb. 13. By Bro. Warren Long of Peoria, and at the Roanoke Mennonite Church by Bro. S. M. Kanagy of Chicago, and Bro. John L. Harnish of Eureka. Text, Phil. 1:21. Interment in the church cemetery.

Following are remarks made by Alvin Yordy at the Joseph Yordy Reunion, June 10, 1978:
"Lewis, the youngest, was never very well. He, too, was adventuresome, loved to travel and even hitch-hiked all the way to California in the late twenties. Farming was not for him. He wasn't suited to the hard work of the farm. After attending Goshen College for several years, he taught rural schools in Illinois. He was admired by his college teachers at the time he received his A.B. degree from Eureka College. Lewis had an appreciation of literature, art, and music, was sensitive, and not well understood even by his family. He loved conversation with his peers. His untimely death was caused by pneumonia at the age of 27.”

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Fisher High School, Teacher Training
• Occupation: Teacher, Feed Milling, Pioneer Seed Corn, Glass Specialty
• Religion: Mennonite/Bible Church/Presbyterian
• Residence: Abt 1932-1970s, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• USR1: Cancer
• Baptism: 19 Mar 1922, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Census: 28 Apr 1930, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1970s - 1980, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
• Residence: 1981, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL

Notes:

Urbana Daily Courier, 2 July 1932 Issue PDF (13.70 MB)

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Fisher School Teacher * Wed
Fisher, Ill., July 2 . —(Special to The Courier.)—Miss Mabel Zehr and Elmer Schrock were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Tuesday, June 28. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. A. Heiser, pastor of the Mennonite church, Mrs. Schrock is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Zehr and is a graduate of Fisher high school with the class of 1926. She has been teaching the Walker and the Center schools since her graduation. Mr. Schrock is the son of Mrs. Josephine Schrock, and is also a graduate of Fisher high school in 1927. He taught the Sangamon school the past year. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schrock will teach in the vicinity next year. The couple left Tuesday for a trip to Yellowstone National park and thru Colorado. They expect to be gone about a month.

The Fisher, IL Centennial Book gives the information that Elmer R. Schrock taught at Sangamon (Helmick) school from 1931-1933. The Brown Township school was about one mile west and a mile north of the Sangamon River off Rt. 47, north and west of Fisher. One of the years there were only three students; three Helmick sisters.

In 1936, Elmer and Samuel M. Zehr started the annual summer Bible School at East Bend Mennonite Church. He was also on the first publication committee for the East Bend Trumpet in 1945.

Residence:
Corner Franklin and 2nd Streets

Baptism:
East Bend Mennonite Church, by J.A. Heiser nd C.F. Derstine

Census:
Listed with Josephine (general farming) and Eunice age 12. Elmer was a teacher at a country school.

Census:
E. D. 10-4, Sheet No. 2-A, by Daisy Nelson. Elmer as head, wife Mabel, (both age 31), Albert E. age 3, Harley J. age 1. Owned property valued at $2000. Elmer was listed as the owner of a grocery business that realized no income during 1939, but he declared that he made other income of more than $50 through other work. Both he and Mabel had received a high school education as the highest level of education.

Residence:
to work for Glass Specialty

Died:
At home

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Elmer married Mabel Louise Zehr on 29 Jun 1932 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. Mabel (daughter of Jacob E. Zehr and Emma A. Miller) was born on 21 May 1908 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; died on 13 Apr 1951 in Champaign, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in 1951 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elmer married Eileen Mae Bruehl on 21 Feb 1952 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. Eileen (daughter of James Bruehl and Esther L. Birky) was born on 26 Aug 1921 in Peshtigo, Marinette Co. WI; died on 12 Mar 2005 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: After the eighth grade Orval worked to support the family. All wages he earned went to his mother until the age of 20. Then one half until he married six months later.
• HOBB: Fishing
• Occupation: Farming, Oil Delivery, Schrock Soil Service, Truck Testing Lane
• Reference Number: 8
• Religion: Mennonite/Interdenominational
• USR1: Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Census: 1920, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
• Baptism: 22 Oct 1922, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Census: 1930, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
• Census: 6 Apr 1940, Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Birth:
Farm two miles south of Fisher (later owned by Ezra Unzicker/Eugene Deffenbaugh)

Census:
Living with his mother, Josephine and siblings Elmer and Eunice

Baptism:
East Bend Mennonite Church, by his uncle, Bishop J. A. Heiser

Census:
Orval Shrock, age 19. Boarder with Harold Zehr Family, Alma, Edith, Wes, John. Working on a grain farm. Working as a domestic was Edna Unzicker.

Census:
Orval as head of household, age 29, with Mae his wife age 27, and daughter Donna age 5. They were renting in the home of Mary Ella (hotel operator) and Magdalena Schrock (telephone switchboard operator). Orval was the operator of an oil service truck. Amount of income in 1939 was $1628.

Died:
In his home of almost 70 years

Buried:
East Bend Memorial Gardens

Orval married Laura Mae Park on 24 Dec 1931 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. Laura (daughter of Eli Oscar Grover Park and Effie Louella Blackwell) was born on 2 May 1912 in Champion City, Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO; died on 11 Nov 2009 in Carol Stream, DuPage Co., IL; was buried on 15 Nov 2009 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Eureka High School, Goshen College
• Occupation: Teacher Of Home Economics In Ohio; Grade School In Fisher
• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Auto Accident - Heart Problems
• Baptism: 6 Jul 1930, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

March 17, 2002 Obit: Champaign News Gazette
Eunice Kandel
FISHER - Funeral services for Eunice Lois Kandel, 84, of Fisher will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher. The Rev. Jeff Ressler will officiate.
Burial will be in East Bend Cemetery, rural Fisher.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.
Lux Memorial Chapel, Rantoul, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kandel died Friday (March 15, 2002) at Hutchinson Medical Center, Fort Oglethorpe, Tenn.

Baptism:
By J. A. Heiser and E.B. Yordy

Died:
Hutchinson Medical Center, after a multi-car pile up on a foggy interstate highway.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Eunice married Olen Kandel on 1 Jun 1943 in OH. Olen was born on 27 Mar 1920 in Berlin, Holmes Co., OH; died on 24 Jul 2004 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried on 27 Jul 2004 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: (Pantagraph.com)
EUREKA — Ethel Mae Troyer, 94, Eureka, passed away peacefully at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 3, 2011) at her residence.

Graveside burial rites will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery. A service will then follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at Roanoke Mennonite Church, with the Revs. Maurice Yordy, Robert Harnish and Frank Kandel officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in her name to Roanoke Mennonite Church.

She was born Feb. 16, 1917, in Eureka, the daughter of Ezra B. and Carrie E. Good Yordy. She married Robert E. Troyer on Dec. 1, 1939, in rural Eureka. He passed away on Feb. 13, 2005, in Eureka. Her parents and one sister, Florence Schrock, also preceded her in death.

Surviving are five daughters, Mary Ann (Paul) Watkins, Bloomington; Susan Troyer, Chicago; Betty (Randy) Rocke, Columbus, Ohio; Sally (William) Anderson, Eureka; and Alice Troyer, Palatine. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Cynthia (Christopher) Nelke, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Jonathan (Nancy Enderby) Watkins, Silver Spring, Md.; Kari Watkins, Parkston, Md.; and Carrie Anderson, Bloomington; and six great-grandchildren, Tyler, Alyssa and Isabelle Nelke; Lucy, Henry Ezra and Eleanor Watkins.

Also surviving are three sisters, Dorothy Yordy and Alta Graber, both of Eureka; and Ruth Keller, Fort Madison, Iowa, as well as two sisters-in-law, Ruth Schapmire, Normal, and Fern Rice, Watseka.

She and her husband were actively engaged in farming south of Eureka. Having attended Goshen College for two years, she then became a schoolteacher for many years, and later graduated from Eureka College in 1974 with a bachelor of science degree in education. Her love of children and education paved the way for a career in elementary education. She was a classroom teacher and continued to teach and inspire after her retirement. She was a very loving and gentle person who enjoyed music and had a song in her heart.

She was a member of Roanoke Mennonite Church. While spending winters in Florida following retirement, she and her husband attended Bayshore Mennonite Church in Sarasota, Fla.

Mason Funeral Home, Metamora Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Notes of condolences may be sent to the family at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.

In the last years before retirement, owned and operated Alices Restaurant in Eureka.
{See Yordy file for autobiography

Birth:
Spring Hill Farm, 1/2 mile north of Eureka

Died:
At her home

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Ethel married Robert Emanuel Troyer on 1 Dec 1939 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL. Robert (son of Oliver Manasses Troyer and Kate Unzicker) was born on 8 Jun 1916 in Stanford, McLean Co., IL; died on 13 Feb 2005 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/dorothy-yordy article_419c5b4a-60fb-11e2-ad9f-001a4bcf887a.html January 18, 2013 12:00 am
EUREKA — Dorothy M. Yordy, 94, Eureka, passed away at 11:06 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 16, 2013) at Advocate Eureka Hospital.
She was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Eureka, to Ezra and Carrie Good Yordy.
Surviving is one sister, Alta Graber, and one brother, Maurice (Patricia) Yordy, both of Eureka; and many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Ethel (Robert) Troyer, Florence (Orval) Schrock and Ruth (Robert) Keller; and brother-in-law, Chris Graber.
Dorothy graduated from Eureka High School. She was employed for more than 40 years as the secretary at the Woodford County Farm Bureau.
Dorothy had many interests, including her family, scrapbooking, photography, gardening, cooking and helping others. She was especially known for her cookies and pies at church functions at the Roanoke Mennonite Church where she was a member.
Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maple Lawn Memorial Hall in Eureka. Brian Miller and Maurice Yordy will officiate. Burial will be in the Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at Memorial Hall. Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in Eureka is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Maple Lawn Health Center or the Roanoke Mennonite Church.

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.

Died:
Heartland Health Care

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Alta married Christian Roth Graber on 21 Feb 1941 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL. Christian (son of Peter Graber and Marie Elizabeth Roth) was born on 14 Apr 1918 in Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 10 Oct 2003 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit:
Schrock, Florence M., daughter of Ezra and Carrie (Yordy) Schrock, was born at Eureka, Ill., Oct. 7, 1923; died at Goshen General Hospital, Dec. 26, 1977; aged 54 y. Surviving are her husband (Orval), one son (Sanford), and 3 daughters (Harriett - Mrs. Dennis Martin, Eleanor, and Denise). She was a member of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Syracuse, Ind., where the funeral services were held on Dec. 28, in charge of Harlan Steffen and Victor Hildebrand; interment in Maple Grove Cemetery, Topeka, Ind.

Family/Spouse: Orval Schrock. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Surgical Medical Nurse, Palm Harbor Hospital, Garden Grove, CA
• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Obit: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/ruth-keller/article_4b57d6d8-7866-11e1-800f-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1qtKdFBNP

EUREKA — Ruth Mildred Keller, 85, Fort Madison, Iowa, formerly of Eureka, died at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday (March 21, 2012) at Fort Madison Health Center, Fort Madison, Iowa.
The body of Mrs. Keller has been cremated. A memorial service will be April 28, 2012, at Maple Lawn Chapel, Eureka. A memorial has been established for Habitat for Humanity, contributions may be made at the Barr Memorial Chapel. Barr Memorial Chapel, Fort Madison, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born March 7, 1927, in Eureka, a daughter of Ezra B. and Carrie (Good) Yordy. On Dec. 25, 1950, she married Robert Wayne Keller at the home of her parents, a farmhouse in the Eureka area, officiated by her father, who was a Mennonite bishop and farmer. He preceded her in death in 1997.
Ruth was a medical surgical nurse at Palm Harbor Hospital, Garden Grove, Calif., retiring in 1993. She worked mostly with cancer and AIDS patients. In 1955 and 1956, she taught nursing at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago. After retiring, she traveled with her husband, who did hospital surveys for the Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation. She was raised Mennonite, attended the Presbyterian Church after 1958, and liked the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. In 1997, she moved back to Eureka. She was a member of the Roanoke Mennonite Church, Roanoke.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. David Wenger-Keller, Fort Madison, Iowa; and Steven Keller, Carlsbad, Calif.; one brother, Maurice Yordy, Eureka; two sisters, Dorothy Yordy and Alta Graber, both of Eureka; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two sisters, Florence Schrock and Ethel Troyer.
Online condolences to the Keller Family may be made at the Barr Memorial Chapel website,

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Ruth married Robert Wayne Keller on 28 Dec 1950. Robert (son of Emil Keller and Anna Roth) was born on 9 Aug 1926; died on 11 Apr 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maurice married Patricia Mae Harnish [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Education: Moody Bible Institute, Goshen College, Goshen Biblical Seminary
• Occupation: Minister
• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Cancer

Notes:

Died:
Announced Lombard Mennonite Church in preparers presence

Buried:
Cremated

Richard married Ruth Miller [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Registered Nurse for Home Health Service
• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Obit:
GOSHEN, IN. - ?Edith Pearl Yordy, 93, of Goshen died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born in rural Eureka, Illinois, to Walter and Alma (Eigsti) Yordy on April 6, 1924.

Edith made a Christian faith response and joined Roanoke Mennonite Church by baptism at the age of 10. When she was 13, her family moved to McHenry, Illinois, where she studied as a freshman in high school. Another move took her to Kelly High School in Chicago, from which she graduated. She loved the city.

Edith’s career included working in a variety of nursing fields, but she found public health nursing most satisfying. In the early 1950s she was a volunteer nurse at the Pacific Garden Mission. She also worked in a Chicago children’s hospital.

In Chicago, she was involved in the Mennonite Home Mission and, when it closed, at Englewood Mennonite Church. In Chicago, Edith was part of the Christian Business and Professional Women’s Council meetings as recording secretary and monthly program planner. In 1972 Lombard Mennonite became her church home. Since moving to Goshen in 1991, Edith attended College Mennonite Church, and became a member in 2002. She also attended Bible Study Fellowship classes for four years

When her family needed her caring skills, she was there for her sister Evelyn who died at the age of 25 from juvenile diabetes. She moved into the home place in Chicago and cared for her aging parents as well.

Edith loved visiting with people, traveling, reading, completing crossword puzzles and playing Scrabble. In her earlier years at Greencroft, she enjoyed weekly visits and reading to several healthcare residents.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Richard and James; and sister, Evelyn.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 3 p.m. in the Koinonia Room at College Mennonite Church.

Memorial gifts may be directed to the church or the Anabaptist Biblical Seminary, Elkhart.

Buried:
Cremated

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Yordy’s Grease Service
• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Obit: The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, 23 February 2016
James Walter Yordy 83, of Tucson, AZ, passed away February 19, 2016, in Tucson, with family by his side.

Born in Peoria, IL on September 5, 1932, he married June L. Davis on June 9, 1956 in Chicago.

He was preceded in death by infant son, Jack Davis Yordy and son, Jeffrey James Yordy; grandson, Timothy Christian Sutter and granddaughter, Josey Yordy Baer.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, June (Davis) Yordy, and children, Janice (Dave) Yordy Sutter; daughter-in-law, Patty Yordy, Jonathan (Jean) Yordy, Jill (Michael) Stasch and Jeanne (Matt Baer) Yordy and eight living grandchildren.

Jim and June raised their family in Lyons, IL and moved to Tucson in 2004. He owned Yordy's Grease Service, was an active member of the Mennonite Church. He was an accomplished oil painter, leaving his works to be enjoyed by all. Since doing peace service in Germany as a young adult, he enjoyed travel throughout the world.

Services will be at Shalom Mennonite Church, 6044 E. 30th Street, Tucson, at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2016 and Goshen, IN, Saturday, March 5, 2016. Donations: Community Food Bank.

Buried:
Ashes given to family or friend

James married June Louise Davis [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Goshen College School of Nursing
• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Diabetes, With Rare Kidney Complication

Notes:

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.

Buried:
Glen Oak Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• HONO: Colorado Music Educators Hall of Fame in 1988 - Summit High School auditorium named in her honor.
• Occupation: With her family operated Blue Spruce Inn until 1965, when she became usic teacher at Summit County Schools 1964-1990
• USR1: Alzheimer’s

Notes:

Obit: Published in Denver Post on June 14, 2005

Phyllis Armstrong, 73, of Frisco Colorado passed away on June 10. She is survived by her children John Armstrong; Jules Armstrong (Karen); Kate Amack (Bill); grandson Austin Amack; brother Karl Yordy (Joyce); housemate Jody Anderson. Phyllis was vocal music teacher at Summit County Schools from 1964 to 1990. Her career was long and successful due to her love of educating children. She was inducted into the Colorado Music Educators Hall of Fame in 1988. The auditorium at Summit High School was named in her honor.

A memorial to celebrate Phyllis's life will be held on June 17, 2005 at 2 p.m., at Cameron United Methodist Church, 1600 South Pearl Street, Denver CO.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter, 455 Sherman, Suite 500, Denver CO 80203.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/DenverPost/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=14255992


Summit pioneer Phyllis Armstrong dies
DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORT
July 25, 2005

Phyllis Armstrong
Summit County pioneer Phyllis Armstrong, who brought music to countless children in her 25 years at Summit schools, died June 10 from complications with Alzheimer’s.She was 73.

Armstrong was inducted into the Colorado Music Educators Hall of Fame in 1988 after 23 years as a vocal music teacher, and upon her retirement in 1990, the Summit High School auditorium was named after Armstrong in her honor. During various years of her tenure in Summit County, Armstrong served as president of the teachers’ association and as an officer of the Colorado Music Educators Association. She was influential in building the theater department at the junior and senior high schools.

Armstrong moved to Frisco in 1962 when she was 31 with her husband, Dick, and children John, Julie Ann, and Kathryn to build on Ten Mile Creek. The family operated the Blue Spruce Inn from the time they arrived until 1965, when Armstrong began teaching music.

After retirement, Armstrong and friend Jody Anderson opened the Frisco Pink Plant Place, selling flowers for seven years before completely retiring. In 1999, Armstrong, along with Anderson, was included in Summit Pioneers, a book by Alison Grabau.

In the 41 years Armstrong spent in Summit County, she jeeped the entire county, picked up railroad ties from Climax and other sites around the county and used them in the building of her house at the end of Second Avenue in Frisco.Armstrong is survived by her children: John Armstrong of Summit County; Julie Ann Armstrong of Denver; William and Kathryn Amack of Denver; her grandson Austin Amack of Denver; brother Karl Yordy of Tuscon, Ariz., and her longtime friend and companion, Jody Anderson of Frisco.A memorial party is scheduled for Aug. 27 from 2-5 p.m. at the Blue Spruce Inn in Frisco. All are welcome and encouraged to toast the memories of Phyllis Armstrong. Anyone wishing to donate to her memory can do so by contributing to the Colorado Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association, 455 Sherman, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80203.

Family/Spouse: Richard Armstrong. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Princeton University, Harvard
• Occupation: Medical Doctor: Karl worked for many years for the National Institute of Health. Karl was a large player in the development of Medicare, etc. under Lyndon Johnson
• Religion: Episcopal

Notes:

Obit: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tucson/name/karl-yordy-obituary?pid=197320531
YORDY, Karl Dennis, 86, of Tucson, Arizona, died December 9, 2020. Born on November 20, 1934, in Kansas to Alvin and Leah (Erb) Yordy. Karl grew up in Denver with a love for music, mountains, and public service. He graduated from Princeton University in 1956 and studied public administration at Harvard University. He worked as a health policy analyst for the National Institutes of Health from 1957-1972, and for the Institute of Medicine from 1972 until his retirement. He was passionate about choral music, and sang in Episcopal church choirs for 70 years. In Tucson he was an active member of St. Philip's in the Hills church, which contributed to his deepening Christian faith. Karl combined a keen analytic mind with a generous spirit and will be deeply missed. He is survived by his children, Gary Yordy and Laura Yordy; grandchildren, Heather Hamilton, Michael Yordy, Eli Thies and Owen Thies. He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce, to whom he was married for 55 years until her death in 2014. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.

Family/Spouse: Joyce Estelle. Joyce was born on 2 Nov 1932; died on 11 Nov 2014; was buried in Tucson, Pima Co., AR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Fisher High School 1954, Wheaton College 1958 (BA, General Science); Central Michigan University 1978 (MA, Management And Supervision)
• Occupation: U.S. Military
• Religion: Mennonite/Independent
• USR1: Heart attack or stroke while riding a bicycle in Bangkok Thailand

Notes:

Obit: Bloomington Pantagraph Thursday, December 11, 2003

FISHER -- Albert E. Schrock, 67, formerly of Fisher, died Saturday morning (Dec. 6, 2003) while riding his bicycle in Bangkok, Thailand.

He was an avid outdoorsman, sports enthusiast, world traveler, and supporter of his local church in Bangkok. He was a Vietnam veteran, and after retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, he spent a career with the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. Following retirement from a career with the State Department, he returned to the American Embassy in Bangkok where he was serving as information security officer with a support contractor.

After memorial services in the Bangkok Evangelical Church today, a military funeral and burial are tentatively planned for Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Albert was born in Fisher on Aug. 24, 1936, to Elmer and Mabel Zehr Schrock.

He is survived by his wife, Maryanne Schrock of Bangkok; four children from a previous marriage: Kay Kern, Roswell, Ga.; Jonathan Schrock, Watertown, Wis.; Joel Schrock, Okeechobee, Fla.; and Kristi Weyker, Milwaukee, Wis.; and several grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Eileen Heiser Schrock, St. Louis, Mo.; and four brothers and sisters: Harley Schrock, Crystal River, Fla.; Janet Heiser Hatch, St. Louis, Mo.; Philip Schrock, Arlington, Va.; and Dr. Emily Schrock Bray, Greenville, N.C.

Albert's written wish was that he would be remembered as "a sinner, saved by grace."

Al’s military awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class; and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

Buried:
Arlington National Cemetery

Albert married Margaret Emily Pritchard [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married Unnur Halldorsdottir on 6 May 1983 in Reykjavik, Iceland, and was divorced on 10 Aug 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married Marianne Siebert on 27 Jun 1996 in Pretoria, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Fisher Community High School, Columbia Bible College
• HOBB: Flying, gardening, bird watching
• MILF: Y
• Occupation: Missionary In Paupau New Guinea
• Religion: Mennonite, Bible Church, Baptist
• USR1: Cancer-Multiple Myeloma

Notes:

Obit: https://www.pongerkaysgrady.com/obituary/harley-schrock

Harley Jacob Schrock passed away on December 3, 2021 in Wauchula Florida.  He was a member of this Community for 16 years.  He Graduated Columbia Bible College in 1961 and was a Missionary to Papua New Guinea.  He was employed by Global Baptist Missions.  He attended Crewsville Baptist Church. 

His greatest accomplishments were being a Great Father and his teachings of the Bible on the Radio and to New Guinea.  His hobbies and interests were Flying, Gardening, Bird Watching and most of all anything to do with teachings of the Bible.  He was a Godly man.

He is survived by Spouse - Barbara Owes Schrock, Son - David Schrock (Shanti) of Sarasota Fl, Daughter - Elizabeth Schrock Robb of Ellenton Fl, Grandchildren - Nathan Robb and  Matthew Robb ,Stepchildren - Carwin Owens of Lynchburg Va., Mary Beth Owens of Charlotte N.C., Martha Owens Marrero (Bill) of Florence S.C., Chrissy Owens Kizer (Ed), Rachel, Step-grandchildren, Rachel, Anna Gray, Hunter, Claire Elyse, Luke and Charlie, Brothers -  Phillip Schrock (Janice), Sister Dr. Emily Schrock Bray (Paul), Stepsister - Janet Hatch (Jim)

He is preceded in death by [first wife] Sandra Brooks Schrock and Brother Albert Schrock.

A visitation of Family and Friends will be held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 10:00am thru 11:00 am at Crewsville Bethel Baptist Church, 8251 Crewsville Rd. Zolfo Springs FL 33890.
 
Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am at the Crewsville Bethel Baptist Church 8251 Crewsville Rd. Zolfo Springs FL 33890, with Rev. Thomas Heath officiating, Burial will be Private at Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Florida.
Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral & Cremation Services have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Buried:
Florida National Cemetery

Harley married Sandra Adair Brookes on 16 Dec 1961 in Lakeworth, FL. Sandra was born on 3 Nov 1937 in Raleigh, Wake Co., NC; died on 30 May 2004 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Bushnell, Sumter Co., FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harley married Barbara Owens on 8 Feb 2008 in Fountain Inn, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Janice (Private) Bellah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emily married Paul Timothy Bray [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donna married Delmar Gene Birkey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gloria married Paul Arthur Nafziger [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rita married Stanley Smith [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Franklin married Linda Sauder [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernest married Roberta Yoder [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeanette married Dale Richard Unzicker [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Director of Nursing at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Home.

Family/Spouse: Paul Watkins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Randall Rocke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Anderson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nancy Oesch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frances Stoller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janice married David Sutter [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher
• USR1: Heart surgery

Notes:

Obit:
Joan Giangrasse Kates, Special to the Tribune

Survivors include his wife, Patty; three sons, Zach, Jake and Nate; his parents, Jim and June; a brother, Jonathan; and three sisters, Janice Sutter, Jill Stasch and Jeanne.

Jeffrey J. Yordy, an award-winning horticulture teacher at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, brought out the best in his students by giving them meaningful projects.

Among his assignments were preparing wedding bouquets and floral arrangements for school functions, overseeing the design and landscape of the school's courtyard and creating a vegetable garden on school property that has provided hundreds of pounds of produce for a local food pantry.

"He looked for opportunities for students to engage in real-world projects," said Brian Wegley, principal at Glenbrook South. "He found fun and creative ways for them to leave their own fingerprints throughout our school."

Mr. Yordy, 55, who also helped integrate horticulture into programs for special needs students at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, died Saturday, March 29, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, after recent heart surgery. He was a longtime resident of Libertyville.

"As we began developing horticulture programs for children with special needs, Jeff was one of the consultants that gave us some wonderful ideas," said Todd Price, director of the Historic Wagner Farm. "He was a real help to us."
Mr. Yordy was selected as Glenbrook South's Distinguished Teacher in 2010 and was a finalist that year for a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. He inspired some of his students to go into horticulture, among them Brett McNish, a supervisory horticulturist for the Smithsonian Gardens in Washington.

"He must have seen some measure of potential in an awkward 16-year-old that to this day I will be forever grateful," said McNish, a 1994 Glenbrook South graduate. "But I was hardly the only student that felt this way. After learning of his passing, I went online and found an outpouring of love and affection for Mr. Yordy." McNish said he exchanged emails with Mr. Yordy a few weeks ago. "He said he was proud of me. A more fulfilling affirmation is not possible," he said.

Mr. Yordy was the sponsor of the school's horticulture club since 1987 and of the horticulture national team since 1992, school officials said. He led students in national Future Farmers of America nursery/landscape and floriculture competitions for more than two decades, winning 22 state championships. He also served as president of the Metropolitan Agriculture and Horticultural Teachers' Association.

In 2006 and '07, he and his students presented the Glenbrook South Flower & Garden Show, which transformed the school's Lyceum "into a landscaped wonderland," according to Wegley.

"Mr. Yordy was a passionate teacher, respected and loved by his students; an esteemed leader in the field of horticulture education," Wegley wrote in a statement posted to the school's website. "As Glenbrook South's horticulture instructor and the one who created and cultivated a nationally-recognized horticulture and floriculture program, Mr. Yordy defined a brilliant teacher."
Born in Chicago, Mr. Yordy was a 1977 graduate of Morton West High School in Berwyn. He received a bachelor's degree in ornamental horticulture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982, and eight years later, he received a master's degree in education from Northern Illinois University.
After teaching for two years at the Lake County Area Vocational Center, Mr. Yordy joined the science department at Glenbrook South in 1984, initially teaching biology. He also was an assistant football coach from 1984 to 2001 and worked on the Student Assistance Program team, which addresses and guides difficult decisions on student issues.

"I'd describe Jeff as completely consistent in every way," Wegley said. "He cared about all of his students, all of the time, and that meant a lot to them."

Services were held.

Died:
NorthwesternMemorial Hospital

Jeffrey married Patricia Lee Drzal on 9 Aug 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Jean [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jill married Michael Carl Stasch [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeanne married Matthew J. Baer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Amack. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]