Harry Falkenhagen

1888 - 1972  (83 years)

• Name	Harry Falkenhagen  [1, 2]
  Born	23 Apr 1888	Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jan 1972	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Buried	6 Jan 1972	Mooretown Cemetery, Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, January 6, 1972 Falkenhagen rites to be held Thursday Funeral services for Harry Falkenhagen, 83, were to be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ira Wood officiating. Burial was to follow in Mooretown cemetery, Snover. Mr. Falkenhagen died Sunday, Jan. 2, at Hills and Dales Hospital where he had been a patient one week. He had been in ill health for several years. He was born in Saginaw county April 23, 1888, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Lotie Betkie Falkenhagen. He was married to Miss Fredia BRANDT July 18, 1916. She died Oct. 9, 1943. He was married to Miss Gertrude Stiffler Sept. 14, 1948, in Cass City. They moved to Cass City eight years ago from Snover, where they lived until his death. He attended the Salem United Methodist Church. He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Phillip (Evelyn) SMITH of Snover; two sisters, Mrs. Rose SCHREIBER of Saginaw and Mrs. Nettie WIHRMAN of Lapeer; a brother, Guy of Reese; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Twelve brothers and sisters preceded him in death. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007) (Research):Census Information: 1930 Census Michigan, Sanilac County, Moore Township, Snover Village Enumerated April 4, 1930 ED 76-29 SD 11 Sheet 3A Stamped 222 68-69 Falkenhagen, Harry Hd O $2500 M W 41 M28 Mich Germany Germa ny Farmer Own Farm Falkenhagen, Freda Wife F W 32 M 18 Mich Germany Germany Falkenhagen, Evelyn Dtr F W 11 S Mich Mich Mich Wihrman, Jack Nephew M W 16 S Mich Mich Mich Labor Farm
  Person ID	I2914	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Frieda Brandt,   b. Abt 1898, Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan ,   d. 9 Oct 1943, Michigan  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1916	Saginaw County, Michigan   [2]
  	Groom's Name: Harold Falken Lagen Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 25 years Groom's Birth Date: 1891 Groom's Birthplace: Blumfield Bride's Name: Freda Brandt Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 20 years Bride's Birth Date: 1896 Bride's Birthplace: Marlette Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1916 Marriage Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan Groom's Father: Henry Groom's Mother: Lottie Betky Bride's Father: Ernest Bride's Mother: Amelia Linde Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342717 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4209305 Image Number: 247 Reference Number: v 5 p 74 rn 17491 Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F9734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude Edna Striffler,   b. 19 Sep 1905, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 21 Mar 1981, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1948	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  	Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 5, 1949, reported the marriage of Gertrude Striffler to Harry Falkenhagen at Gaylord, Michigan.
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F1749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Apr 1888 - Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Married - 18 Jul 1916 - Saginaw County, Michigan Married - 14 Sep 1948 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 2 Jan 1972 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 6 Jan 1972 - Mooretown Cemetery, Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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/, Thursday, January 6, 1972 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 12, Septembe 5, 1949. (Reliability: 3).