Richard Thompson Dill

1924 - 1998  (73 years)

• Name	Richard Thompson Dill  [1, 2]
  Birth	21 Jul 1924	Ohio   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jun 1998	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Volume 21, dated September 1, 1958, reported that Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dill had a new home in Dallas, Texas where he was the Regional Sales Director for Renault Automobiles. The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 3, 1962, reported that they had moved from Los Angeles, California to Alpena, Michigan, where they were going to operated a Paint and Paper store. Cass City Chronicle June 10, 1998 Obituaries, Page 9 Richard Dill Richard Thompson Dill, 73, of San Pointe, formerly of Grosse Pointe Woods, died Monday, June 1, 1998, in Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. He was born July 21, 1924, in Bridgeport, Ohio, to Charles and Nelle (Thompson) Dill. He married Bonnie Mark June 21, 1952, in Grosse Pointe Woods. He served in the U.S. Army as a Combat Engineer in the European and Pacific Theatres. He attended the University of Wyoming and received his degree from the University of Michigan in 1950. He worked as the Regional Manager for Chrysler's Export Division in Africa. He then worked for Renault of America as district manager for 6 years. He retired from J. Walter Thompson Advertising after 25 years as an office manager covering (amoung others) the Ford Dealer account. He was a Deacon at the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; daughter, Molly DILL of Westminister, Colo.; sister-in-law, Pauline DILL; nieces, great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert DILL, and sister, Betty ROSENBERG. Funeral services were held Friday in Little & Kranz Funeral Home with the Rev. Phil Rice, of Cass City United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Elkland Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Cass City United Methodist Church. Arrangements were made by Little & Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I19638	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Bonnie Doreen Mark,   b. 26 Oct 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 1 Jun 1998, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1952	Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, June 27, 1952 Page Six Bonnie Mark Weds Richard Dill Saturday Miss Bonnie Mark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mark of Cass City, became the bride of of Richard Dill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dill, of 3999 Devonshire, Grosse Pointe, in a ceremony performed at 2:30 p. m. Saturday, June 21, in Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church. Rev. Richard Williams, pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church, officiated. Members of the immediate families and friends of the bride were seated by James Mark, brother of the bride, and Peter Marty of Bridgeport, Ohio, friend of the groom. Baskets of white peonies decorated the church. The bride, give in marriage by her father, chose a ballerina length gown of champagne nylon net. her flowers were a nosegay of white daises and her headpiece was also daises. Her only attendant was her sister, Mrs. Ruth Wurtsmith of Grosse Pointe Woods, with whom she had been living. Mrs. Wurtsmith's gown was of shrimp colored nylon net. Her nosegay and headpiece were of blue daisies. Robert Dill of Detroit performed the duties of best man for his brother. Mrs. Mark wore for the wedding, a navy blue dress with pink accessories. The groom's mother wore dusty pink with white accessories. Both mothers wore an orchid corsage. A reception in the home of Mrs. Wurtsmith, at 1561 Roslyn, Grosse Pointe Woods, followed the ceremony. A circle of gardenias and daisies surrounded the wedding cake, a creation of the bride's sister, Mrs. Wm. Martus. Mrs. Dill was wearing a navy and white linen suite and a corsage of red roses when they left on their two weeks' wedding trip to Yellowstone National Park. They will make their home at 1561 Roslyn, Grosse Pointe Woods. The bride is a registered nurse, graduating with the class of 1948, from Providence Hospital. Mr. Dill received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1950. Relatives of the bride who attended the wedding were Mrs. and Mrs. Archie Mark of Vassar, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mark, Mr. and Mrs. Mw. Martus and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Mark, Mrs. Russell Leeson, Jane Lee Mark and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kehoe. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2013)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F2351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jul 1924 - Ohio Marriage - 21 Jun 1952 - Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Michigan Death - 1 Jun 1998 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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/, June 10, 1998 (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 15, September 1, 1952. (Reliability: 3).