Grace Elmira Berkey

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Grace Elmira Berkey (Troyer)

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Birthplace: Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
Death: March 17, 1980 (95)
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA (Old Age)
Place of Burial: Zion Mennonite Cemetery, Ninety-one, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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Daughter of Reverend Amos Peter Troyer and Delilah Troyer
Wife of John W. Berkey and John W Berkey
Mother of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 7 others
Sister of Elizabeth Fannie Hostetler; Sarah Catherine Lais; Nora Ann Hostetler Phillips; Ida Malinda Fisher; Alice Pearl Yoder and 5 others

Occupation: home maker
Managed by: Tim Johnson
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About Grace Elmira Berkey

A Hubbard resident for 86 years, 95-year-old Grace E. Berkey of 18548 Mineral Springs Rd., died March 17 in an Oregon City hospital.

Mrs. Berkey was the widow of John W. Berkey, and a member of Calvary Mennonite church, east of Aurora. She was born in Mancelona, Mich.

Five daughters and three sons survive Mrs. Berkey: Gladys Heyerly and Helen Reznicsek, both of Hubbard, Kathryn (Mrs. Lee) Yoder and Ruth Hostetler, both of Canby; Blanche Heyerly of Molalla, Willis and Kenneth Berkey of Hubbard, and Richard Berkey of Molalla. She also leaves 33 grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services were Thursday at Zion Mennonite church with interment in the cemetery there. Cornwell mortuary, Woodburn, handled arrangements. Contributions to the Calvary Mennonite Missionary Society, Aurora, are suggested by the family.

Canby Herald, March 20, 1980, page 3* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 13 2023, 11:12:48 UTC

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Grace Elmira Berkey's Timeline

1884
December 23, 1884
Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
1923
February 16, 1923
Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, United States