Mary Pauline Striffler

1878 - 1967  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Pauline Striffler  [1]
  Birth	11 Nov 1878	Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Jan 1967	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	11 Jan 1967	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, January 12, 1967 Page Four Mrs. Mary Helwig Succumbs in Caro Mrs. Mary Pauline Helwig, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 8, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro, following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Edward Helwig. Born Nov. 11, 1878, in Tuscola county, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Striffler. She and Mr. Helwig were married Sept. 26, 1906, and they made their home on a farm on Schwegler Road. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1956. Mr. Helwig died Aug. 24, 1959. A lifelong resident the Cass City area, she was also a life member of the Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church. Surviving are: one son, Clark of Cass City; one sister, Mrs. Barbara Griffin of California; one granddaughter, Mrs. Donald (Judy) Finkbeiner, and three great-grandchildren, all of Cass City. The Rev. Ira Wood, pastor of Cass City EUB Church, officiated at the funeral services held Tuesday afternoon at Little's Funeral Home. Burial was in Elkland cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008) (Research):Census Information 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola, Elkland Twp Enumerated 15 and 16 April 1910 SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 1A Stamped 121 HH 6-6 George and Catherine HELWIG HH 10-10 George and Emilia KRAPF HH 12-12 Helwig, Edward Hd M W 33 M1 3 NY NY NY Farmer Helwig, Mary Wf F W 30 M1 3 0 Mich NY Germany
  Person ID	I24255	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian Striffler,   b. 8 Dec 1827, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 6 Feb 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria "Mary Anna" Rommel,   b. 8 Dec 1837, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 31 Oct 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1856	White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
  Family ID	F5028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Helwig,   b. 16 Feb 1877, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 24 Aug 1959, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1906  [2]
  	Cass City Chronicle October 31, 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Helwig, and son Clark, have moved from the Geo. Bartle farm, 2 1/2 miles east of town, to the Harry Young farm, 8 miles north and 3 miles east of Cass City. The 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast showed that Mr. and Mrs. Edward Helwig would observed their 35th wedding anniversary on Sept. 26, 1941.
  Children	1. Clark Edward Helwig,   b. 22 May 1911, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 10 May 1989, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F9385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1878 - Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 8 Jan 1967 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - 11 Jan 1967 - 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

  
  

• Photos

  Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

  
  

• Sources

  [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [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 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 3).