Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, reported that "John Frederick Orr, graduated from Pigeon H.S. as Salutatorian, and reported at Fort Sheridan, Ill. on May 30. He is new at The Army Air Base, Childress Field, Texas." Vol. 8 of the same periodical reported he was in the Air Cadet program stationed at Kessler Field, Miss.

Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 5, 1949, reported that he graduated from the College of Pharmacy at Wayne University in June, and he and his wife were moving to Pigeon, where he would be associated with his father, Bob Orr, in business.

Obituary
Thursday, April 1, 2004

John Orr

John F. Orr, 78, of Pigeon, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon following a short illness. He was born in Pigeon on December 22, 1925, son of the late Robert H. and M. Ethel (Striffler) Orr, and served with the U. S. Air Force during World War II. On June 14, 1948, he was united in marriage to Frances G. Novy in Detroit. She preceded him in death on February 11, 1998. Mr. Orr was a 1948 graduate of Wayne State University and was a second generation owner of Orr's Drug Store in Pigeon. He owned and worked at the business as a pharmicist for 40 years, retiring in 1995. He was a charter member of the Pigeon Chamber of Commerce, a member and past master of the Hubbard Winsor Lodge No. 420 F&AM, and a former Boy Scout leader. He was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon. He enjoyed boating, hunting, and gardening. He is survived by two sons, Frederick Orr and his wife, Donna, of Pigeon, and Robert Orr and his wife, Gale, of West Caldwell, New Jersey; two daughters, Frances Burdsall and her husband, Kenneth, of Gloucester, Massachussets, and Susan Wagner and her husband, Mark, of Fremont, California; six grandchildren, Robert Orr, Heather Orr, John Orr, Patricia Orr, Laura Wagner, and Catherine Wagner; two sisters, Marjorie Orr and Ethel Fetting, both of Saginaw; a sister- in-law, Betty Orr, of Livonia; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert S. Orr. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at the Meyersiek-Bussema Funeral Home, Pigeon, with the Rev. Margaret Passenger, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon, officiating. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday and from noon until the time of the service at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Scheurer Hospital or the charity of the donor's choice.

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John married Frances Grace Novy on 14 Jun 1948 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Frances was born on 21 Jan 1925 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; died on 11 Feb 1998 in Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan; was buried on 14 Feb 1998 in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frances G. Orr
1925-1998

Frances G. Orr, age 73, of Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, February 11 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon following a brief illness.

She was born in Detroit on January 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Robert L. and Elsie L. (Backus) Novy. On June 14, 1948 she was united in marriage to John F. Orr in Detroit. He survives her.

Mrs. Orr was a graduate of Harper Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse and worked at the existing Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon when it first opened. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon.

Her survivors include her husband, John F. Orr.; two daughters, Frances (Kenneth) Burdsall of Gloucester, Massachusetts and Susan (Mark) Wagner of Fremont, California; two sons, Frederick (Donna) Orr, Pigeon and Robert J. (Gale) Orr, West Caldwell, New Jersey; six grandchildren; three sisters; two brothers; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 from Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home, Pigeon, with Rev. Williard King, pastor of the First United Methodixt Church in Pigeon, officiating. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City.

Memorial contribitons may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

(Courtesy of Susan Orr Wagner)