Marilyn A. Yordy Obituary (1930 - 2018)

Marilyn (Zehr) Yordy, 88, of Flanagan, passed away at 6:00 P.M., Monday, July 9, 2018, at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac, Illinois. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 15, in the Family Life Center at Prairieview Mennonite Church from 3 to 5 P.M. and one hour before the service Monday. Her funeral service will be at 11 A.M. on Monday, July 16, at Prairieview Mennonite Church, rural Flanagan, with the Rev. Doug Hicks officiating. Burial will follow at Waldo Township Cemetery. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan, is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born on April 6, 1930, in Livingston County, the daughter of Edward and Luella (Bertsche) Zehr. On July 10,1954, she became the mother of Mike, Vicky, and Kenneth when she married Edward J. Yordy at Meadows Mennonite Church. She is survived by two daughters, Vicky (Jim) Kirkton, Goshen, Indiana; Beth (Jerry) Ripley, Chenoa, Illinois; three sons, Mike (Connie) Yordy, Idaho Springs, Colorado; Ken (Karen) Yordy, West Frankfort, Illinois; and Phil (Terri) Yordy, Rochelle, Illinois; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Oryln (Jan) Zehr, Newton, Kansas; Marvin (Jeannie) Zehr, Newton, Kansas, one sister, Leola Flaming, Inman, Kansas; and two sisters-in-law, Loretta Zehr, Gridley, Illinois, and Miriam Liechty, Berne, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, one infant sister, Evelyn, and three brothers, Edmund, Donald, and Howard Zehr, and one brother-in-law, Vernon Flaming. Marilyn originally worked at State Farm and later worked for Flanagan Unit 4 Schools in the cafeteria as a worker and supervisor for 29 years before retiring. Her volunteer work included Spare and Share Thrift Shop, Meals on Wheels, Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale, Camp Friedenswald, Meadows Mennonite Home, and the Good Samaritan Home. Marilyn also served as a Sunday School teacher for children and adults, participated in Women in Mission, and taught Vacation Bible School at Prairieview Mennonite Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Prairieview Mennonite Church, Camp Friedenswald in Cassopolis, Michigan, or to ADEC Inc. (Family Services and Autism Support). The family would also like to thank the staff of Evenglow Lodge and OSF Hospice for their comforting care of Marilyn and the family support they provided.