Leonard D. Urquhart

1908 - 1960  (51 years)

• Name	Leonard D. Urquhart  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 Jul 1908	Sanilac County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Mar 1960	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, March 24, 1960 Page One Final Rites Today for Len Urquhart Funeral services for Leonard D. Urquhart, prominent Cass City businessman, will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m., at Little's Funeral Home. Mr. Urquhart was stricken Friday morning with a stroke and died Monday evening at Cass City Hospital. He never regained consciousness. He had been suffering from the flu when stricken. A master plumber contractor, Mr. Urquhart established the Ideal Plumbing and Heating in 1939 in Cass City and was a contractor for plumbing in many large buildings, including schools and hospitals. He was Past Master of the Masonic Lodge F&AM, Tyler No. 317. He was a member of the Lions Club. Born in Evergreen Township July 14, 1908, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Urquhart, he married the former Emiline Marks in Angola, Indiana, Oct. 23, 1933. Surviving, besides his widow, are two daughters, Mrs. Theodore Czapla of Cass City and Miss Patricia Urquhart, at home, three sisters, Mrs. Fred Emight of Snover, Mrs. Oakley Phetteplace of Ypsilanti and Mrs. L.C. Sullivan of Northville, and one grandchild. Rev. S.R. Wurtz, pastor of the Salem EUB Church, will officiate at the final rites. Commital services will be under the auspices of the Tyler Lodge No. 317. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007) (Research): Census Information: 1930 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 4 April 1930 ED 79-11 SD 11 Sheet 2A Stamped 185 South Seeger 32-33 Urquhart, Daniel Hd M W 67 M 26 Canada Scotland Scotland English 1865 Carpenter Building Urquhart, Ida G Wf F W 59 M 18 Mich England NY Urquhart, Leonard D Son M W 21 S Mich Canada Mich Cement Mix Bridge Bldg Whitfield, Albert E Nephew M W 43 D 26 Mich Canada Canada Dredge Operator Dredging 1940 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated April 2, 1940 SD 7 SE 79-11 Sheet 6A S. Seeger St 4234-124-0-1500-No Urquhart, Leonard D Head M W 31 M No H-4 Mich Same place plumber plumbing shop Urquhart, Emmeline Wf F W 27 M No H-2 Mich Same place Urquhart, Peggy Ann Dtr F W 5 S Mich Same place Urquhart, Patty Jane Dtr F W 3 S Mich
  Person ID	I19587	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Emeline J. Mark,   b. 10 Aug 1912, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 4 Apr 2000, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1934	Angola, Steuben County, Indiana   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Living   2. Patricia Jane Urquhart,   b. 12 Nov 1936, Evergreen Township, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 8 Mar 1997, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F2627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jul 1908 - Sanilac County, Michigan Marriage - 23 Oct 1934 - Angola, Steuben County, Indiana Death - 21 Mar 1960 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola 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. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated April 2, 1940 SD 7 SE 79-11 Sheet 6A S. Seeger St 4234-124-0-1500-No (Reliability: 3). [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, March 24, 1960 Page One (Reliability: 3). [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/, April 12, 2000 Obituaries, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).