John Frederick Orr

1925 - 2004  (78 years)

• Name	John Frederick Orr  [1, 2]
  Birth	22 Dec 1925	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 2004	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	2 Apr 2004	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, reported that "John Frederick Orr, graduated from Pigeon H.S. as Salutatorian, and reported at Fort Sheridan, Ill. on May 30. He is new at The Army Air Base, Childress Field, Texas." Vol. 8 of the same periodical reported he was in the Air Cadet program stationed at Kessler Field, Miss. Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 5, 1949, reported that he graduated from the College of Pharmacy at Wayne University in June, and he and his wife were moving to Pigeon, where he would be associated with his father, Bob Orr, in business. Obituary Thursday, April 1, 2004 John Orr John F. Orr, 78, of Pigeon, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon following a short illness. He was born in Pigeon on December 22, 1925, son of the late Robert H. and M. Ethel (Striffler) Orr, and served with the U. S. Air Force during World War II. On June 14, 1948, he was united in marriage to Frances G. Novy in Detroit. She preceded him in death on February 11, 1998. Mr. Orr was a 1948 graduate of Wayne State University and was a second generation owner of Orr's Drug Store in Pigeon. He owned and worked at the business as a pharmicist for 40 years, retiring in 1995. He was a charter member of the Pigeon Chamber of Commerce, a member and past master of the Hubbard Winsor Lodge No. 420 F&AM, and a former Boy Scout leader. He was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon. He enjoyed boating, hunting, and gardening. He is survived by two sons, Frederick Orr and his wife, Donna, of Pigeon, and Robert Orr and his wife, Gale, of West Caldwell, New Jersey; two daughters, Frances Burdsall and her husband, Kenneth, of Gloucester, Massachussets, and Susan Wagner and her husband, Mark, of Fremont, California; six grandchildren, Robert Orr, Heather Orr, John Orr, Patricia Orr, Laura Wagner, and Catherine Wagner; two sisters, Marjorie Orr and Ethel Fetting, both of Saginaw; a sister- in-law, Betty Orr, of Livonia; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert S. Orr. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at the Meyersiek-Bussema Funeral Home, Pigeon, with the Rev. Margaret Passenger, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon, officiating. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday and from noon until the time of the service at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Scheurer Hospital or the charity of the donor's choice. http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/huron/hdt/obituary/2004/28mar04.txt
  Person ID	I29646	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Hugh Orr,   b. 10 May 1892, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 20 Mar 1967, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Ethel Striffler,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 22 Mar 1967, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1916	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Record 152 Robert H. Orr Male White Age 24 born ca 1892 Cass City, Michigan Father Robert G. Orr Mother Emily Pettil Marriage Date 15 Aug 1916 Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan Residence Cass City Spouse M Ethel Striffler Female White Age 22 born ca 1894 Argyle, Michigan Father W D Striffler Mother Elizabeth Zimmecker (sic) The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 5, September 1, 1941, reported that "Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr of Pigeon observed their 25th anniversary Aug. 15, 1941. Cass City Chronicle Thursday, August 25, 1966 Volum 60, Number 19 Robert Orrs Mark 50-year Anniversary Aug. 15 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Orr of Port Austin observed their Fiftieth wedding anniversary Aug. 15. Their children hosted a dinner for them at the Hotel Vollmer Aug. 14. Members of the family attending were Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Fetting (Ethel Orr) and daughter Constance of Saginaw; Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Orr, son Michael and daughter Shelley of Livonia; Mr. and Mrs. John F. Orr, sons, Fred and Bob, and daughter Susan of Pigeon, and Miss Marjorie Orr of Saginaw. Unable to attend were Mr. and Mrs. James Fetting, who are at Fort Sill, Okla., who are at Fort Sill, Okla., where he is in military training, and Miss Frances Orr of Pigeon, who is a Grand Valley State College, Grand Rapids, for a summer course. Ethel Striffler and Robert H. Orr were married Aug. 15, 1916, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler, near Cass City. Mr. Orr was employed at Wood's Drug Store. They went to Pigeon in November of 1917 and Mr. Orr managed Sutton's Drug Store and later bought the store. He retired in 1957, selling the store to his son John. They moved to their present home on M-25, Port Austin, in 1949. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008) The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 26, September 5, 1966, reported that they were honored on the occasion of their wedding anniversary in their home at Port Austin, with most of their family present.
  Family ID	F9552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Grace Novy,   b. 21 Jan 1925, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 11 Feb 1998, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1948	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F9805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2012

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Dec 1925 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Marriage - 14 Jun 1948 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Death - 30 Mar 2004 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Burial - 2 Apr 2004 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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 30, 1967 (Reliability: 3). [S1311] Staton, Donald and Burdsall, Fran Orr "Striffler Census" Prepared for the August 2012 Striffler/Zinnecker Reunion. [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). [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, August 25, 1966 (Reliability: 3). [S1914] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database online]. [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 11, September 6, 1948. (Reliability: 3).