Alma Fern Schwegler b. 8 Sep 1920 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 30 Sep 1965 Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1920 - 1965 (45 years)

Name	Alma Fern Schwegler [1, 2]
Birth	8 Sep 1920	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Death	30 Sep 1965	Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee [1, 3]
Burial	Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Anderson County, Tennessee
Notes	Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Michigan, Sept. 15, 1920 Page Four Local Items Alma Fern is the name given to the baby girl who arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Schwegler on September 8. Attended the rural Wright School, located in Elkland Township on mile east and two miles north of Cass City on the southeast corner of Schwegler and Reed roads. A picture of the Wright School Girls-1931, shows Dorothy Deneen, Ruth Tuckey, Betty McCallum, Fern Schwegler, Helen Joos, Kathleen McCallum, Leila Battel (teacher), Marie Deneen, Alice Buehrly, Marjory Schwegler. Wright School Boys-1931, Lawrence Holik, Leon Holik, Keith Buehrly, Russell Ellis, Russell Striffler, James Tuckey, Calvin Helwig, Fred Withey, Clinton Law, Henry Hulbert. (The Way it Was, The Cass City Area Historical Society, Vol 7, July 2002, Number 4). The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Fern Schwegler, Cadet Nurse at Hurley Hospital Flint, was set to graduate in Feb. 1945. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that she had graduated and was in essential nursing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the home of the atomic bomb. Vol. 9 of this same periodical reported that she was again employed at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and for three months prior to that she was at Big Spring, Texas, Hospital. Cass City Chronicle Thursday, October 7, 1965 Page Seven Mrs. Philo Howe, 45 Dies in Tennessee Mrs. Philo Howe, 45, died Wednesday, September 29, in Oak Ridge Hospital, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The former Fern SCHWEGLER, she was born September 8, 1920, at Cass City. She was graduated from Cass City High School in 1938 and from Hurley Hospital School of Nursing in 1945. She entered government service with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission as a registered nurse at Oak Ridge Hospital. She was married to Philo E. Howe of Charlevoix, Michigan March 20, 1948, in Oak Ridge and lived in that vicinity until her death. Mrs. Howe is survived by her husband and two daughters, Patricia Fern, 12, and Diane Lee, 10. She also leaves her mother, Mrs. B.A. SCHWEGLER, and two sisters, Mrs. J.F. KLEIN, of Port Huron and Mrs. Arthur BATTEL of Cass City. Funeral services were held October 2 in Martins Funeral Chapel at Oak Ridge. Rev. Ray Buchanan of Solway Baptist Church officiated and interment was in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Cass City Chronicle October 7, 1965 Cass City Area Social and Personal News Page 3 Mrs. B.A. SCHWEGLER, Mrs. Arthur BATTEL, Mr. and Mrs. J.F. KLEIN of Port Huron and Mrs. Andrew Schwegler of Lansing attended the funeral of Mrs. Philo HOWE in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Saturday. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007) Maggie Battel Bethel indicates that she died of brain cancer.
Person ID	I4209	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	Benjamin Adam Schwegler, b. 15 Feb 1886, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 27 May 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
Mother	Joanna Magdalena "Lena" Mark, b. 27 Feb 1892, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 24 Jun 1983, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 91 years)
Marriage	11 May 1915	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Marriage	Name Benjamin A. Schwegler Birth Date 1886 Birthplace Cass City Age 29 Spouse's Name J. Magdalene Mark Spouse's Birth Date 1893 Spouse's Birthplace Cass City Spouse's Age 22 Event Date 11 May 1915 Event Place Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan Father's Name Andrew Schwegler Mother's Name Louisa Benkleman Spouse's Father's Name Archie Mark Spouse's Mother's Name Emeline Striffler Race White Marital Status Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race White Spouse's Marital Status Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01095-0 System Origin Michigan-EASy GS Film number 983955 Reference ID p 412 rn 94 Citing this Record: "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC4F-878 : accessed 29 Jul 2013), Benjamin A. Schwegler and J. Magdalene Mark, 11 May 1915.
Photos		Schwegler, Benjamin Adam ca 1930's with wife, Lena Benjamin Adam Scwegler and his wife, Joanna Magdalena "Lena" Mark, in a formal portrait taken at the Maier Studio in Cass City. They were the parents of three daughters, Mildred, Marjory and Alma.
Headstones		Schwegler, Benjamin A. and Joanna "Lena" (Mark)
Family ID	F2339	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Philo E. Howe, b. 22 May 1921, Michigan d. 7 Jul 1994, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (Age 73 years)

Marriage 20 Mar 1948 Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee [1, 8]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living

Family ID F2318 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Feb 2008

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Sep 1920 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Marriage - 20 Mar 1948 - Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee
	Death - 30 Sep 1965 - Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee
	Burial - - Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Anderson County, Tennessee

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Photos » Slide Show		Schwegler Sisters in White, 1920's l to r, Marjory, Mildred and Alma Fern Schwegler of Elkland Township, Michigan
		Schwegler, Marjory, Fern and Mid with friends l to r, Marjory and Fern Schwegler, Grace Weldon, Mildred Schwegler and Fern Benkelman
		Schwegler, Marjory and Fern The youngest daughters of Ben Schwegler and Lena Mark
		Schwegler, Fern ca 1923, Mildred and Marjory The sisters pose for a snapshot in the early 1920's
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		Schwegler, Fern ca 1925 with big sisters Mildred and Marjory The Schwegler sisters playing in their front yard in Elkland Township, Michigan
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		Schenck, Ruth ca 1930 with family and friends l to r, Mrs. P. S. Rice, Fern Schwegler, Ruth Schenck, and Marjory Schwegler
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		Gregors and Schweglers ca 1932 A snapshot from the collectin of Marjory Schwegler Battel, Gordon and Lincoln Gregor with Fern Schwegler, Katherine Gregor, and Marjory Schweglers
		Howe, Fern and Phil with her parents l to r, Fern Schwegler Howe, Lena Mark Schwegler, Philo Howe and Ben Schwegler
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