Kenneth William Kaiser

1911 - 1976  (64 years)

• Name	Kenneth William Kaiser  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	25 Nov 1911	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Nov 1976	Rockford, Kent County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, December 2, 1976 K. Kaiser, 65, dies Nov. 19 Kenneth Kaiser, 65, former Cass City resident, died Nov. 19 at Rockford, Michigan. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kaiser. Funeral services, with the Rev. Robert Z. Myers of Rockford officiating, were held November 22 at a Rockford funeral home. Survivors included his wife, Lois; on son, Robert of Grand Rapids; two daughters, Barbara Andrews of Rockford and Betty Klenklosky of Bloomington, Indiana, and four grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Irene Quigley of St. Clair Shores and Ruth Glickman of Tuscon, Arizona and New Rochelle, New York. Area relatives are cousins, Leonard Striffler, Mrs. Gertrude Falkenhagen, Edward Mark, Mrs. Mary Buehrly, Mrs. Alma Seeger and Mrs. Lena Schwegler. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I4579	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Rudolph Kaiser,   b. 27 Sep 1874, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 11 Jun 1947, Allen Park, Ecorse Township, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Esther A. Striffler,   b. 4 May 1878, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 2 Feb 1965, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1908  [3]
  Family ID	F2479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lois Ruth Milkins,   b. 26 Sep 1916   d. 3 Sep 1997, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1940	Leamington, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, July 12, 1940 Page Five Lois Milkins and K. W. Kaiser Wed A pretty June wedding was soleminized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Haz. Milkins, First Concession Mersea Township, at 3:30 Saturday afternoon, when their niece, Miss Lois Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Milkins, Foundry Street, Leamington, was united in marriage to Mrs. Kenneth W. Kaiser, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.R Kaiser, of Detroit. The ceremony took place in the living room which was beautifully decorated with baskets of pink and white peonies. Rev. J.E. Griffith, pastor of Leamington United Church, read the marriage service which was a double ring ceremony, the groom's ring being a gift from the bride, whose grandmother wore it are her own wedding. Given in marriage by her father, the bride entered the room to the strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin, played by Miss Rose Panabaker of Harrow. Her wedding dress was a white net oever satin, with satin embroidered bodice and she wore a finger-tip veil held by a wreath of orange blossoms. The bride's only jewelry was a sunburst of pearls given to her by her grandmother and her flowers were pink roses and baby's breath. Attending as bridesmaid was Miss Eloise WILKINS of Windsor who wore pink net over satin and carried delphiniums and baby's breath. Little Miss Nancy Sova of Windsor made a pretty flower girl in her dress of pink organdie, carrying a nosegay of pink flowers. Mr. John Kaiser of Detroit, brother of the groom, was groomsman. At the close of the marriage ceremony, Miss Jenette Howie of Harrow sang "Because," during the signing of the register. Later a reception was held for the immediate relatives and friends and refreshments were served to the gathering by Misses Loraine Wood, Jeanette Ferguson, Phyllis Hardcastle, Janette Howie, Audrey Furough, Helen Jackson and Ruth Kaiser, classmates of the bride, who graduated with her from Grace Hospital, Windsor. They wore dotted swiss dresses and carnations in their hair. The table was tastefully decorated with a handmade lace table cloth, centered with the wedding cake and tall tapers at each end. The bride's cousin, Miss Mary Milkins, of Wyandotte, Michigan, and Mrs. A.V. Tennant of Detroit, poured tea. Following the reception, the happy young couple left on a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls, Washington, D.C. and the Eastern States. For going away, Mrs. Kaiser wore a grey striped ensemble, with white accessories, the coat having a red belt and her bag trimmed in red. She wore a corsage of roses. On their return they will take up residence on VanDyke Avenue, Detroit. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F2331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Nov 1911 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 22 Jun 1940 - Leamington, Ontario, Canada Death - 19 Nov 1976 - Rockford, Kent County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Striffler, Martha "Mattie" ca 1911 with Esther Striffler Kaiser's children Mattie with her Niece and Nephew, Irene and Kenneth Kaiser J. Maier Photographer, Cass City, Michigan

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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/, Friday, July 12, 1940 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 157a (Reliability: 3).