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Judith Ann Helwig

Female 1940 - 1986  (46 years)


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  • Name Judith Ann Helwig  [1, 2
    Birth 12 Mar 1940  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 13 Jul 1986  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 16 Jul 1986  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      July 23, 1986

      Judith Ann Finkbeiner

      Mrs. Judy Finkbeiner, 46, a lifelong resident of Cass City, succumbed Sunday, July 13, at her home after a long illness.

      She was born March 15, 1940, in Cass City, the daughter of Clark and Myrtle (Walters) Helwig.

      Miss Helwig was united in marriage to Donald Finkbeiner Oct. 11, 1958, in Cass City where they made their home.

      She was past president of the Cass City Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Salem United Methodist Church, Cass City.

      Mrs. Finkbeiner is survived by her husband, Donald; five sons, Mr Jeffrey Finkbeiner, USN, Norfolk, Va., Jim, Clark and Donald, all at home; three daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Susan) Kady II of Gagetown, Sally and Sharon, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Helwig of Cass City, and two grandsons.

      She was preceded in death by one daughter, Dawn, and one brother, William.

      She was taken from Little's Funeral Home Thursday to the Salem United Methodist Church to lie in state until 1 p.m., time of funeral services. Rev. Clare Patton, pastor, officiated.

      Burial was in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
    Person ID I30285  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Clark Edward Helwig,   b. 22 May 1911, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1989, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Myrtle Olene Walters,   b. 20 Jun 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1998, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1939  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donald Hendrick Finkbeiner,   b. 23 Jan 1937, Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 2022, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1958  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Jeffrey William Finkbeiner,   b. 8 Aug 1959, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 2005, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     2. Living
    Family ID F9767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2008 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Mar 1940 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Oct 1958 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1986 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Jul 1986 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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/, July 23, 1986 (Reliability: 3).

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

    4. [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 22, September 7, 1959 (Reliability: 3).