Alma Louise Striffler b. 11 Mar 1893 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 24 Jan 1966 Elkton, Huron County, Michigan: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1893 - 1966 (72 years)

Name	Alma Louise Striffler [1, 2, 3, 4]
Birth	11 Mar 1893	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 2, 4]
Gender	Female
Death	24 Jan 1966	Elkton, Huron County, Michigan [1, 2, 4]
Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [2, 4]
Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, January 27, 1966 Services held for Lifelong Resident Funeral services for Mrs. Alma McKenzie, 72, lifelong resident, were held Wednesday afternoon at Little's Funeral Home following her death Monday, Jan. 24, at the Sunny Acres Nursing Center in Elkton where she had been a patient for one month. She had been in ill health for the past six months. Born March 11, 1893, in Cass City, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler. She married Clayton Schenck in Cass City in 1913 and they made their home here until he died in 1919. In 1939 she married William McKenzie. He died in 1962. Mrs. McKenzie was a Cass City postal clerk for 16 years and was a lifetime member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Ruth( Esau of Cass City; a son, Donald Schenck of Napoleon; a sister, Mrs. Harry Falkenhagen, Bradenton, Fla., and two brothers, Leonard Striffler of Cass City and Louis Striffler of Detroit. Also surviving are: a stepdaugher, Mrs. Albert (Marie) Jones of Decker; nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A brother and sister preceded her in death. Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, retired EUB minister, officiated and interment was in the family lot in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)
Person ID	I5960	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	Solomon Striffler, b. 5 Apr 1859, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 8 May 1936, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 77 years)
Mother	Eva Catharina "Katie" Koepf, b. 25 Sep 1865, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 15 Jan 1938, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
Marriage	15 Nov 1883	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 5, 6, 7]
	Cass City Chronicle Friday, November 10, 1933 Volume 28, Number 31 An article and photo commerating their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary was featured on page 1
Family ID	F3069	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Clayton Arthur Schenck, b. 30 May 1891, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 17 Sep 1919, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 28 years)

Marriage 29 Apr 1913 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan

Children

	1. Donald Paul Schenck, b. 7 Jul 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 26 Sep 1981, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan (Age 67 years)
	2. Ruth Eleanor Schenck, b. 16 Jun 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 6 Feb 2008, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 90 years)

Family ID F3074 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 28 Dec 2007

Family 2	William George McKenzie, b. 16 Sep 1881, Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 21 Jun 1962, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
Marriage	Abt 1939 [2]
Family ID	F10337	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	19 Aug 2008

Event Map

	Birth - 11 Mar 1893 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Marriage - 29 Apr 1913 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Death - 24 Jan 1966 - Elkton, Huron County, Michigan
	Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan

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Photos		Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
Photos		Cass City, Michigan "Kill Kare Klub" Gathering A postcard from the collection of Lena Mark Schwegler. Back row, l to r, Dan McRea, Alma Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Elizabeth Beebeheyser, Alma Mark (in a dark colored dress) Middle row, l to r, UNKNOWN, Mary Gulick, Harvey Klinkman, Cora Helwig (who would later marry Harvey), and standing in white, holding Cora's hand, Minerva Helwig Front row, l to r, Martha Mark, Millard Spurgeon, Lena Mark Minerva Helwig was identified by her granddaughter, Shelly de Beaubien. Marjory Schwegler Battel had instead thought this was Ethel Striffler. The Kill Kare Klub was a social group with chapters throughout the midwest, whose members gathered monthly to participate in skits, games, and lively conversation.

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/, Thursday, January 27, 1966 (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. 156 (Reliability: 3).
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[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, November 10, 1933 (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. 156, 162 (Reliability: 3).