Schertz, Barbara Ulrich (1875-1964)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Dec 3 p. 7

Birth date: 1875 Aug 14

text of obituary:

Death Claims Lifelong Eureka, Ill., Resident

Eureka, Ill. — Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Schertz, 89, a lifelong resident of this area, were held Saturday forenoon, Nov. 23, at the Roanoke Mennonite Church, of which she was a member. Rev. Norman Derstine officiated.

Mrs. Schertz did Nov. 19 at Eureka Hospital, where she had been a patient since Oct. 24.

She was born here on Aug. 14, 1875, a daughter of David and Anna Reeser Ulrich. Her marriage to Andrew P. Schertz took place Jan. 16, 1900, and he died in 1927.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Oliver Yoder of Eureka; three brothers, Peter N., David E. and Emanuel Ulrich all of Eureka; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Schertz of Falfurrias, Tex., Mrs. Fannie Schrock and Mrs. John Harnish, both of Eureka; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.