Living

• Gender	Male
  Notes	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.
  Person ID	I29196	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 May 2016

  
  

  Father	William Maurice Joos,   b. 18 Jul 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 23 Nov 2011, North Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri  (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Eva May Sovey,   b. 6 May 1918, Keego Harbor, Oakland County, Michigan ,   d. 11 Oct 1967, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 49 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1937	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  	Cass City Chronicle March 5, 1937 Page One Miss Sovey, Bride of Maurice JOOS Of interest to a wide circle of friends was the marriage of Eva Mae SOVEY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John SOVEY, to Maurice JOOS, Saturday afternoon at the Evangelical parsonage, Rev. G.A. Spitler officiating. Mr. JOOS is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William JOOS. The bride was lovely in a blue and gray spring ensemble with gray accessories and bouquet of pink and white sweetpeas. She was attended by Miss Laura JAUS, who wore green spring print with gray accessories and bouquet of orchid sweet peas. Clark HELWIG assisted Mr. JOOS as best man. Mr. and Mrs. JOOS left for a short wedding trip to Pontiac, Detroit and Saginaw. Mrs. JOOS is a graduated of the Cass City high school with the class of 1936, and for several months has been employed at Wood's drug store. Mr. JOOS was a member of the 1929 class of Cass City high school ans is employed by Angus McPhail. Both young people are members of the Evangelical church and are prominent in choir work and young people's activities. An informal reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. JOOS was held at the home of the bride's parents on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. JOOS will make their home in Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007)
  Family ID	F2192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2008
  Family ID	F9588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Cass City (Michigan) High School Band, ca 1950 Bonnie (10th grade) is the first person on the left in the bottom row, and Richard "Dick" Joos (8th Grade) is the last student on the right of the bottom row, standing next to the Band Director, Mr. Borg. Pictured, beginning on the top left, (row one, top) J. McLachlan, E. Smith, N. Sinclair, P. Stirton, L. Hnatiak, J. Field, J. Wilson, T. Sinclair; (row two) M. Pratt, F. Parrot, N. Harris, F. Butler, R. Hendrick, G. Graham, B. Patch, B. Freeman, J. Parker; (row three) K. Wood, M. McClorey, R. Marshall, M. Caister, M. Martinek, E. Sickler, B. Wheaton, D. O'Dell; (row four) D. Donahue, N. Graham, W. Rayl, M. Wood, A. Pinney, J. Biddle, M. Agar, P. Copeland, J. Seeley; (row five, bottom) B. Benkelman, A. Lorentzen, D. Butler, R. Parrish, G. Wilson, C. Chapin, S. Ackerman, D. Joos, and Mr. Borg, Band Leader

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, March 5, 1937 (Reliability: 3).