Kyburz, Bernice M

1919 - 2010  (91 years)

• Name	Kyburz, Bernice M
  Birth	7 Jul 1919	Forrest, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Saunemin, Illinois   [2]
  Death	11 Dec 2010  [1]
  	Birth: Jul. 7, 1919 Forrest Livingston County Illinois, USA Death: Dec. 11, 2010 Berniece Joos, 91, of Tremont, mother of a Lincoln resident, died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. Berniece passed on into the arms of Jesus with her loving family around her. She was born July 7, 1919, in Forrest, Ill., the daughter of Sam and Lena (Honegger) Kyburz. She married Benjamin D. Joos on Oct. 8, 1944, in Peoria. He died Feb. 12, 1991. She also was preceded in death by eight brothers and four sisters. Surviving are two sons, Dennis Joos (Kitty Rindle) of Bartonville and Benjamin Joos, Jr. of East Peoria; four daughters, Jane (Jim) Hellrigel of Tremont, Cheryl (Bill) Blunier of Grabill, Ind., Barbara (Tom) Mauhar of Lincoln and Bonnie Mullins of Tremont; and one sister, Wilma McVay of LaFayette, Ind.; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Berniece was a member of the Tremont Apostolic Christian Church, the Deer Creek Home Extension and the Cloverdale Home Extension. She served as a volunteer at Apostolic Christian Restmor and as an Election Judge for Tazewell County. Our Beloved Berniece, cherished Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Friend. We honor your memory as one who spent her life in service to her family and her faith. As we humbly carry on without you, we strive to continue your legacy of family and service to the Lord. We will deeply miss your sense of humor and infectious laughter. God Bless you now, as you sing with the Angels. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, at Tremont Apostolic Christian Church with church ministers officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in the Tremont Apostolic Christian Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Apostolic Christian Restmor, 1500 Parkside Ave., Morton, IL 61550 or the Tremont Apostolic Christian Church, 601 S. Chestnut St., Tremont, IL 61568. To view Berniece's video tribute or to leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.knappjohnson.com.
  		Bernice M Kyburz obituary
  		Bernice Kyburz in memory
  Burial	Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
  	Address: Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I133	Genealogy | Joos Family
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Kyburz, Sam,   b. 29 Mar 1882, Coffey, Kansas d. 20 Aug 1940 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Honegger, Lena,   b. 20 Dec 1888, Forrest, Illinois d. 22 Jan 1976, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1910	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois
  Family ID	F1456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joos, Benjamin Daniel Sr,   b. 26 Oct 1922, Tenney, Minnesota d. 12 Feb 1991, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)  [3]
  Marriage	8 Oct 1944	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
  Census	20 Apr 1950	Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Children	1. Joos, Jane Marie,   b. 17 Jun 1947, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States d. 24 Aug 2014, Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois, United States (Age 67 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Joos, Benjamin Daniel Jr,   b. 4 Oct 1955, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States d. 22 May 2020, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F44	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jul 1919 - Forrest, Illinois Census - 1930 - Saunemin, Illinois Marriage - 8 Oct 1944 - Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Census - 20 Apr 1950 - Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Burial - Address: Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery - - Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Bernice Kyburz
  		Emma, Bernice, Louise Joos

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] Berniece M Joos, "United States Social Security Death Index". [S1670] Bernice M Kyburz in household of Sam Kyburz, "United States Census, 1930". [S3166] Ben D Joss Or Joos, "United States 1950 Census".