Irvine Albert Striffler

1906 - 1969  (63 years)

• Name	Irvine Albert Striffler  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	27 Mar 1906	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jun 1969	Marysville, Union County, Ohio   [1, 4]
  Burial	Oakdale Cemetery, Marysville, Union County, Ohio
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, Jun 8, 1923 Page One Largest Class in H.S. History The largest class ever to be graduated from the Cass City high school, 17 boys and 26 girls, will be presented with diplomas at the opera house next Thursday evening...the Class Day program included a class history, Irvine Striffler...class prophecy, Wilma Striffler...both were listed as member of the Class of '23 Cass City Chronicle Thursday, June 12, 1969 Irvine Striffler dies in Ohio Funeral services were held Monday for Irvine Albert Striffler, 63, of Marysville, Ohio; a past resident of Cass City. He died June 5 and his burial will be in Marysville. He is a retired chemist and director of the control laboratory of Nestle Corporation. His father was George Albert Striffler and his mother the former Cora Bell Benkelman, both deceased. He is survived by his wife, Mary Janski, and a daughter, Mary Ann, at home. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I4885	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	George Albert Striffler,   b. 16 Mar 1864, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 6 Jul 1945, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Cora Belle Horn,   b. 3 Feb 1871, Brown County, Wisconsin d. 19 Oct 1964, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1900	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [3]
  Photos		Striffler, George Albert ca 1900's, with his bride Cora Belle Horn Clark George and Cora were married in her hometown of Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1900, after which they moved to Cass City, Michigan to make their home. Cora remained very close to her step-grandfather, Leonhard Benkelman of Wisconsin.
  		Striffler Home (George and Cora), 6593 Houghton St, Cass City, Michigan The Cass City Home of George and Cora Striffler. George was a prominent merchant in the early years of the village. The home was later owned by the family of Robert and Lorraine Benkelman. In a 1915 article from HISTORY OF MICHIGAN, it was noted that "Mr. Striffler has recently completed in Cass City a handsome and thoroughly modern house of twelve rooms, the same being the family home and one of the most attractive in the village, even as it is one of the most hospitable,a center of much of the social activity of the community. An appreciable part of the timber utilized in the erection of this building was taken from land owned by Mr. Striffler and is of growth that has been made since the disastrous forest fires which swept this section in 1871. Mr. Striffler himself found satisfaction in assisting in the sawing of the logs into the lumber and shingles for his fine new residence." In 1964, Robert Fletcher Benkelman and his wife Lorraine purchased the home, and lived in it with their family through 1970.
  Family ID	F2621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Adelaide Jansky,   b. 3 Apr 1913, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin d. 18 Jun 1989, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Apr 1945  [2, 5]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, March 9, 1945 Page One Mary Jansky Engaged to Irvine Striffler Miss Mary Adelaide Jansky, and Irvine A. Striffler, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Striffler, of Cass City, are planning an April wedding, according to the announcement which her parents, Prof. and Mrs. C.M. Jansky, 2117 Jefferson street, Madison, Wisconsin, made recently. Miss Jansky was graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a master's degree in bacteriology. She was affiliated with Phi Upsilon Omicron, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Delta Epsilon fraternities. She is now chief bacteriologist for the control laboratory of Nestle's Milk Products, Inc. of New York, located in Marysville, O. Mr. Striffler, chief chemist for the same company, received his degree in chemistry from Michigan State college where he was elected to Phi Kappa Phi honor fraternity. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2008)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F9495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Mar 1906 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 5 Jun 1969 - Marysville, Union County, Ohio Burial - - Oakdale Cemetery, Marysville, Union County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Striffler Reunion Photo, bet. 1908-1910 Members of the John Striffler and Mary Benkelman family, around 1908-1910 Standing in the Back row, l to r, UNKNOWN woman in black, Esther Striffler Kaiser, Rudolph Kaiser, Cora Horn Striffler, George Albert Striffler holding his son Irvine, Pastor Schweitzer, Mattie Striffler, Archie Mark, Billy Bien Seated in the Middle row, l to r, Salome Striffler Bien, Paul Bien, the wife of Pastor Schweitzer, Mary Mark Buehrly, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler (sister of Mary), Martha Mark Darling, Emeline Striffler Mark Front row, l to r, Mary Rommel Striffler (sister-in-law of John), Christian Striffler (brother of John), John Striffler, Mary Benkelman Striffler, Leonhard Benkelman (brother of Mary), Louisa Benkelman Stiffler (sister of Mary and widow of Jacob) Seated on ground, l to r, Alma Mark Krahling Seegar, Stanley Bien, Lena Mark Schwegler PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN WOMAN IN THIS PHOTO
  		Striffler, Irvine Albert ca 1916 Irvine as a young man. He was the only child of George Albert Striffler and Cora Ann Horn Clark of 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, March 9, 1945 (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. 157 (Reliability: 3). [S23] Edwards, Mary Ann Striffler-Family Member (maedwards@gcfn.org). [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 8, September 3, 1945 (Reliability: 3).