Gertrude Kathyrn Nafziger

1912 - 2002  (90 years)

• Name	Gertrude Kathyrn Nafziger
  Born	28 Jan 1912	Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Jan 2002	Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery, Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I294374	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Jonas J. Nafziger,   b. 23 Jul 1888, Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1957, Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ida Naomi Miller,   b. 28 Apr 1892,   d. 3 Aug 1930, Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1911
  Family ID	F78422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John G. Birky,   b. 17 Jun 1902, Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1985, Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1933	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. John Edward Birky
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F100889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Gertrude Kathyrn Nafziger Birky Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Jan. 28, 1912 Hopedale Tazewell County Illinois, USA Death: Jan. 30, 2002 Hopedale Tazewell County Illinois, USA HOPEDALE - Gertrude K. Birky, 89, of Hopedale died at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2002) at Hopedale Nursing Home. Her graveside funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mennonite Cemetery, Hopedale, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Hopedale United Methodist Church. The Rev. Michael Fender will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Davis Mortuary in Hopedale. Memorials may be made to Hopedale United Methodist Church. She was born Dec. 28, 1912, at Hopedale, a daughter of Jonas J. and Ida N. Miller Nafziger. She married John G. Birky on Nov. 1, 1933, at Valparaiso, Ind. He died Sept. 19, 1985. Survivors include one son, John E. (Susan) Birky, Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Duane (Wanda) Nafziger, Fort Myers, Fla.; and three sisters, Delora (Russell) Wharrie, Bloomington; Marzella (Mahlon) Rasmusson, Fort Myers, Fla.; and Donna (Orville) Miller, Sun City, Ariz. Also surviving are two grandchildren, J. Brian Birky, Alexandria, Va.; and Kathy (Aldo) Lavorini, Mahwah, N.J. Her husband, one brother and one sister preceded her in death. She was employed by State Farm Insurance Co. in Bloomington for several years. She was a member of the Hopedale United Methodist Church and a member of Order of Eastern Star, Hopedale. Family links: Parents: Jonas J Nafziger (1888 - 1957) Ida Naomi Miller Nafziger (1892 - 1930) Spouse: John G Birky (1902 - 1985) Siblings: Daughter Nafziger (1911 - 1911)* Gertrude Kathyrn Nafziger Birky (1912 - 2002) Daughter Nafziger (1914 - 1914)* Rachel Luree Nafziger Meins (1915 - 1994)* Lyle Richard Nafziger (1917 - 1918)* Duane Stanley Nafziger (1918 - 2002)* Velde Miller Nafziger (1920 - 1984)* Delora Arlene Nafziger Wharrie (1924 - 2011)* Marzella Aldine Nafziger Rasmusson (1927 - 2014)* Samuel Miller Nafziger (1928 - 1928)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery Hopedale Tazewell County Illinois, USA Created by: Chris Nafziger Record added: Jun 30, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 9016209