Michael Lee Southworth

1947 - 2022  (74 years)

• Name	Michael Lee Southworth  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Oct 1947	Elkton, Huron County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Mar 2022	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan
  Notes	Michael L. Southworth, 74, of Elkton, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Mike was born October 2, 1947 in Pigeon to the late Donald and Elizabeth (Parham) Southworth. In 1965 he graduated from Laker High School. He retired from GM-Oldsmobile/Lansing in 2004 after 38 years as a tool and die maker. He rode through the lower 48 States on his beloved Harley-Davidsons. He loved hunting, tinkering, and traveling, including trips to Moscow and Brazil. Mike is survived by his wife Kathryn; sons Sean (Debi) of Marshall and Bradley (Ann) of Okemos; step-children Kristin (Paul) Hartsaw of Lombard, IL, Kelly (Nancy Penfold) of Elkton and Kameron (Marisa Landsburg) of Elkton; grandchildren John, Noah, William, Lauren, Caroline, Olivia, Warren, and Maggie; siblings Cheryl (Bob) of South Carolina, Charles (Suzanne) of South Carolina, Nance (Ed) of South Carolina, and Dale of Grand Rapids. He was preceded in death by his brother Kerry. A memorial service will be at 2:00pm Sunday, March 20th at the Champagne Funeral Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Lueke officiating. Visitation will begin at Noon and continue until the time of service. Memorials may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church in Bad Axe.
  Person ID	I30398	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Donald Lee Southworth,   b. 9 Aug 1923, Dinuba, Tulare County, California d. 1 May 1982, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Parham,   b. 27 Oct 1924, Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 6 May 2016, Elkton, Huron County, Michigan (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1947	St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F9555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F12214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F12215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Oct 1947 - Elkton, Huron County, Michigan Death - 14 Mar 2022 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [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 11, September 6, 1948. (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 10, September 1, 1947, showed marriage location as in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan (Reliability: 3).