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Fern Falkenstein

Female 1932 - 2008  (75 years)


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  • Name Fern Falkenstein  [1
    Birth 9 Oct 1932  Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Sep 2008  Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Obituary
      Sturgis Journal
      Posted Sep 17, 2008

      Dundee ? Fern E. Bengelsdorf, 75 of Dundee, Mich., died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe after a 15-month bout with breast cancer.

      Born Oct. 9, 1932, in Sturgis, Mich., she was a daughter of John and Nina (Buchholz) Falkenstein.
      She was married to Robert C. Bengelsdorf on March 14, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sturgis by Rev. Herbert Heidenreich.

      Fern was a homemaker; a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe, where she was a Sunday School teacher for 30 years; a former volunteer at the Lutheran Home in Monroe, and a 1950 graduate of Sturgis High School.

      Surviving are: her husband, Robert of Dundee; a son, Steve Bengelsdorf of Monroe; a daughter, Jayne (Rob) Williams of Katy, Texas; a brother, George Falkenstein of Canton, Ga.; and three grandchildren, Bryan, Jeffrey and Michael Williams.

      She is preceded in death by her parents and a son, Douglas Bengelsdorf.

      Friends may call from 1? 9 p.m. today at the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. She will lie in state from 10 a.m. Thursday until services at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe. Rev. Stanley AuBuchon, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
      Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe or the Lutheran Home, Monroe.

      http://www.sturgisjournal.com/obituaries/x594211825/Fern-E-Bengelsdorf

    Person ID I12134  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Falkenstein,   b. 26 Feb 1904, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1991, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Nina Buchholz,   b. 8 Oct 1899, Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1985, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1925  Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Groom's Name: John W. Falkenstine
      Groom's Race:
      Groom's Age: 21 years
      Groom's Birth Date: 1904
      Groom's Birthplace: Sturgis, Mich.
      Bride's Name: Nina Buchholz
      Bride's Race:
      Bride's Age: 25 years
      Bride's Birth Date: 1900
      Bride's Birthplace: Burr Oak, Mich.
      Marriage Type:
      Marriage Date: 01 Aug 1925
      Marriage Place: Sturgis, St Joseph, Michigan
      Groom's Father: Wm. Falkenstine
      Groom's Mother: Emma Mecklenburg
      Bride's Father: John Buchholz
      Bride's Mother: Augusta Jesse
      Groom's Marital Status:
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      Bride's Marital Status:
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      Film Number: 2342771
      Frame Number:
      Digital Folder Number: 4210009
      Image Number: 134
      Reference Number: v 9 rn 9769
      Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Family ID F5055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Douglas Bengelsdorf,   b. 12 Mar 1958, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1979, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F5061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Oct 1932 - Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Sep 2008 - Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN.

    2. [S21] Buchholz, Bev--Family Member (grayk9@cox.net), Email dated February 17, 2009 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S783] FamilySearch.org, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925.