Clark Edward Helwig

1911 - 1989  (77 years)

• Name	Clark Edward Helwig  [1, 2]
  Birth	22 May 1911	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 May 1989	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	12 May 1989	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Notes	Volume 23 of the STIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 4, 1960, reported that he had quit farming and was currently employed by the L. Damm Implement Company. The family resided at 4333 Ale Street in Cass City. Cass City Chronicle Wednesday, May 17, 1989 Page Nine Obituaries Clark Helwig Lifelong Cass City resident Clark Helwig died May 10 at Hills and Dales General Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was 77. Helwig was born May 22, 1911, in Elkland Township, the son of the late Edward and Mary Striffler Helwig. He was united in marriage to Myrtle WALTERS April 15, 1939, in Cass City, where they made their home. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary April 15 of this year. Helwig was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church, Cass City, and the Thumb CB Club. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle; 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. One son, William; one daughter, Judy, and one granddaughter, Dawn, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Friday at Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clare Patton, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
  Person ID	I29747	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Edward Helwig,   b. 16 Feb 1877, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 24 Aug 1959, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Pauline Striffler,   b. 11 Nov 1878, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 8 Jan 1967, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1906  [4]
  	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.
  Family ID	F9385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Olene Walters,   b. 20 Jun 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 9 Jan 1998, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1939	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Children	1. Judith Ann Helwig,   b. 12 Mar 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 13 Jul 1986, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 46 years)   2. William Boyd Helwig,   b. 24 Jun 1943, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 11 Jun 1958, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 14 years)
  Family ID	F9766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 May 1911 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 15 Apr 1939 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 10 May 1989 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - 12 May 1989 - 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

  [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/, October 31, 1930 (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/, Wednesday, May 17, 1989 (Reliability: 3). [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).