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Living married Fern Falkenstein Fern (daughter of John Falkenstein and Nina Buchholz) was born on 9 Oct 1932 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 15 Sep 2008 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary
Sturgis Journal
Posted Sep 17, 2008

Dundee ? Fern E. Bengelsdorf, 75 of Dundee, Mich., died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe after a 15-month bout with breast cancer.

Born Oct. 9, 1932, in Sturgis, Mich., she was a daughter of John and Nina (Buchholz) Falkenstein.
She was married to Robert C. Bengelsdorf on March 14, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sturgis by Rev. Herbert Heidenreich.

Fern was a homemaker; a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe, where she was a Sunday School teacher for 30 years; a former volunteer at the Lutheran Home in Monroe, and a 1950 graduate of Sturgis High School.

Surviving are: her husband, Robert of Dundee; a son, Steve Bengelsdorf of Monroe; a daughter, Jayne (Rob) Williams of Katy, Texas; a brother, George Falkenstein of Canton, Ga.; and three grandchildren, Bryan, Jeffrey and Michael Williams.

She is preceded in death by her parents and a son, Douglas Bengelsdorf.

Friends may call from 1? 9 p.m. today at the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. She will lie in state from 10 a.m. Thursday until services at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe. Rev. Stanley AuBuchon, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe or the Lutheran Home, Monroe.

http://www.sturgisjournal.com/obituaries/x594211825/Fern-E-Bengelsdorf

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The son of William Falkenstein and Emma Mechlenberg.

John married Nina Buchholz on 1 Aug 1925 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Nina (daughter of John Buchholz and Augusta Henrietta Jesse) was born on 8 Oct 1899 in Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 24 Dec 1985 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Groom's Name: John W. Falkenstine
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age: 21 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1904
Groom's Birthplace: Sturgis, Mich.
Bride's Name: Nina Buchholz
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age: 25 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1900
Bride's Birthplace: Burr Oak, Mich.
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date: 01 Aug 1925
Marriage Place: Sturgis, St Joseph, Michigan
Groom's Father: Wm. Falkenstine
Groom's Mother: Emma Mecklenburg
Bride's Father: John Buchholz
Bride's Mother: Augusta Jesse
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband:
Film Number: 2342771
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4210009
Image Number: 134
Reference Number: v 9 rn 9769
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925