Martha Alice Mark

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Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, January 27, 1983

Martha A. Darling dies at 89

Martha A. Darling, 89, of 4845 Richards Road, Snover, died January 16 at the Marlette Extended Care Facility after a lengthy illness.

She was born Martha Mark, November 16, 1893, in Cass City and married Owen Darling April 16, 1916 in Caro. They spent most of their married life in Sanilac county. He died February 16, 1969.

Mrs. Darling was a member of Decker United Methodist Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary (Mrs. Carl) GEISTER, Decker and Norma (Mrs. Clark) CRYDERMAN, Drayton Plains; six sons, Robert and Fred, both of Marlette; Mark, Pontiac; James, Snover; Donald, Kingston and Gerald, Lake Orion; 13 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 7 step great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary BUEHRLY, Ubly, and Mrs. Lena SCHWEGLER, Cass City. Two sons, Grant and Frank, died when infants.

Funeral services were held January 19 at the Marsh Funeral Chapel, Marlette, Rev. James Rule of the Decker United Methodist Church officiating.

Organist was Kay SIMS and singer was Paula MARSHALL.

Pallbearers were Gordon CRYDERMAN, Bradley CRYDERMAN, Tim DARLING, Dick DARLING, John DARLING, and Ted ROBERSON.

Burial was in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)



(Research):
Vol. 23 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 7, 1963, noted that Martha Mark Darling was the great-grandmother of the newly born Brian J. Woodward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Woodward of Decker, Michigan. Brian was on on March 31, 1963.

Martha married Owen W. Darling on 19 Apr 1916 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan. Owen was born on 15 Dec 1890 in Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan; died on 16 Feb 1969 in Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that he was honorably discharged from the armed forces sometime prior to their publication date. Vol. 8 of the Broadcast, dated September 3, 1945, showed that Mr. and Mrs. Mark Darling were the parents of Carol Sue, born sometime during the prior year.

Obituary

Cass City Chronicle
May 22, 1996
Page 10

Mark Darling

Mark O. Darling, 75, of Waterford died May 9 at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital. He was born July 2, 1920 in Cass City to Owen W. and Martha (Mark) Darling.

He graduated from Cass City High School in 1938 and was a World War II veteran.

He was retired from GMC Truk and Bus Division after 38 years of service.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth BLACK Darling, a daughter, Carol NOBLE of Waterford; 2 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 5 brothers, James (Violet), Donald (Joan), Robert (Navetta), Fred (Pat) and Gerald (Sue) Darling; 2 sisters, Mary (Carl) GEISTER and Norma (Clark) CRYDERMAN, and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral service was held at Huntoon Funeral Home, Huron St. Chapel, in Pontiac, May 11.

Interment was in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Mark married Elizabeth A Black before 1944. Elizabeth was born on 11 Sep 1923 in Michigan; died on 18 Seotember 2001 in Michigan; was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1978, he married Violet Halifax.

Notes:

Not listed on the 1930 census. It is assumed that he died prior to that date.

Notes:

In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, in a column titled "Still in the Service of the U.S.A.", it was noted that Donald Darling was in the army in Tientsin, China.

Donald C. Darling, Kingston

Died Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at Tendercare in Cass City. He was 71. A retired farmer, he was born March 3, 1927 in Cass City to the late Owen and Martha (Mark) Darling. Mr. Darling married Joan Dodge August 30, 1952 in Cass City. He was a lifelong resident of the Kingston area, graduated from Marlette High School in 1945, served in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II. He is survived by his wife Joan of Kingston; a son Richard Darling of Kingston; a daughter Kathy Darling of Cass City; four brothers, Jim and Violet Darling of Filion, Bob and Noretta Darling of Marlette, Fred and Patrica Darling of Marlette, Jerry and Sue Darling of Grayling; two sisters, Mary and Carl Geister of Deford, Norma and Clark Cryderman of Waterford. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Mark Darling. Funeral services were held Friday, October 16 at 11 a.m. at Marsh Funeral Chapel in Marlette with Rev. John R. Allan officiating. Burial was in the Elkland Cemetery in Cass City. Pallbearers were John Darling, Ron Darling, Ted Roberson, Stan Fox, Richard D'Arcy and Dale Darling. Memorials may given to the donation of your choice.

(Courtesy of Art Peck, who received a copy of this undated, unreferenced clipping from Jan Wright of Deford, Michigan)

Donald married Joan Marie Dodge on 30 Aug 1952 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Joan was born on 27 Jul 1932 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 5 Jan 2000 in Saginaw County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

As of the September 3, 1945 issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST (Vol. 8), it was reported that Mary Darling graduated from the Marlette Hospital in June.

Obituary
Mary E. Geister
Deford

Mary E. Geister, age 83, of Deford passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at Tendercare in Cass City.

She was born June 23, 1928 in Cass City, the daughter of the late Owen & Martha (Mark) Darling.
She married Carl D. Geister February 2, 1946 in Detroit.

She attended the Mizpah church, Cass City. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, helping her husband farm and most of all, spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by her husband Carl of sixty-six years; two daughters, Linda (Delbert) Woodward of Deford, Marsha (Ted) Roberson of Kingston; four brothers, James (Violet) Darling of Bad Axe, Robert (Norretta) Darling of Marlette, Fred (Patricia) Darling of Marlette, Jerry (Sue) Darling of Grayling; one sister, Norma (Clark) Cryderman of Waterford; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Owen & Martha Darling; one daughter, Barbara Geister and two brothers, Mark & Don Darling.

Funeral services were held at Marsh Funeral Chapel, Marlette, with Pastor Dale Bullock who officiated.

Burial followed the service at the Novesta Cemetery.

Donations may be given to the American Diabetes Association.

Arrangements by Marsh Funeral Chapel, Marlette. (989) 635-3658 www.marshfuneral.com

http://sanilaccountynews.mihomepaper.com/news/2012-04-25/Obituaries/MARY_E_GEISTER_DEFORD.html

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 15, September 1, 1952, noted that Robert D. Darling received his diploma from Marlette High School in June.

He married Noretta Fenner, and they were the parents of John, Karen, and Ronald. As of the publication date of Art Peck's book, they were living in Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan.

Obiutary, copied from Find A Grave

Robert D. Darling, age 81, of Marlette, life long area farmer, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Marlette Hospice Residence in Marlette, Michigan.

He was born September 24, 1934 in Decker, son to the late Owen and Martha (Mark) Darling.

He graduated from Marlette High School in 1952.

He married Norretta Fenner October 14, 1961 in Port Huron.

Mr. Darling was a member of N.R.A., Sanilac Farm Bureau, Black River Antique Power Club & Thumb Two Cylinder Club.

Robert enjoyed collecting old tractors, reading and most of all, spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Norretta of 54 years of marriage;
Karen & Phil Rea (Daughter) of Northville,
John & Debra Darling (Son) of Snover,
Ronald & Amy Darling (Son) of Snover,
Gerald & Sue Darling (Brother) of Florida,
Fred & Pat Darling (Brother) of Marlette,
Jim & Violet Darling (Brother) of Filion,
Norma Cryderman (Sister) of Waterford,
6 Grandchildren, Christian, Meaghan, Easton, Kaitlyn, Grace and Jeremy.

He was preceded in death by his parents Owen & Martha Darling, brothers Don & Mark Darling and sister Mary Geister.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Marsh Funeral Chapel in Marlette, with Rev. Dave Coleman officiating.

Burial will be in the Marlette Cemetery.

Donations may given to United Hospice Service, 2770 Main, P.O. Box 307, Marlette,MI. 48453.

Visitation will be held on Friday 2pm to 8pm and Saturday 10am to 11am at Marsh Funeral Chapel in Marlette.

Robert married Noretta Beth Fenner before 1965. Noretta was born on 10 Nov 1937 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan; died on 7 Nov 2021 in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan; was buried in Marlette Cemetery, Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 18, dated September 5, 1955, reported that he graduated from Marlette, Michigan High School. The 1961 issue of the Broadcast noted both his marriage to Patricia Caswell, and that he had spent two weeks training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, during the summer.

As of the publication date of Art Peck's book, he and his wife Patricia, along with children Lee Ann and Tim, were living in Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan.

Fredrick married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 25, September 6, 1965, reported that Barbara Geister graduated from Cass City High School.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]