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Emma Lenzner

Female 1863 - 1945  (81 years)


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  • Name Emma Lenzner  [1
    Birth 28 Jan 1863  Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Jan 1945  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 9 Jan 1945  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, January 12, 1945
      Vol. 39, No. 39
      Page One

      Miss Emma Lenzner Died at Her Home Here Sunday Morning

      Miss Emma Lenzner passed away at her home in Cass City early Sunday morning after an illness of several months. She was 81 years of age.

      Born in Lancaster, N.Y., June 28, 1863, she came to Cass City with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, Sr., at the age of ten years and has lived here since that time. She was the only daughter and the last of the five children of this pioneer family to depart from this life.

      In young womanhood, she started a dressmaking establishment in Cass City and for many years followed that occupation.

      Funeral services were conducted at the Munro funeral home Tuesday afternoon by Rev. M.R. Vender, pastor of the Presbyterian church of which Miss Lenzner was a member for 50 years. Interment was made in Elkland cemtery.

      Miss Lenzner leaves two nieces, Miss Gladys Lenzner of Cass City and Mrs. Edgar Braung of Detroit, and three nephews, Dr. Grey Lenzner of Bad Axe, Col. D. S. Lenzner of Fort Monroe, Va., and H.F. Lenzner of Cass City.

      Relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral included Dr. and Mrs. Grey Lenzner of Bad Axe, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Braun of Detroit, Mrs. Roy LaFave, Mrs. Geo. Purdy, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Simmons, all of Gagetown, and the Missed Jean and Catherine Hutson of Snover.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
    Person ID I24243  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Christian Oscar Lenzner, Sr.,   b. 14 Feb 1825, Leubetha, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1897, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Susanna Catharina Striffler,   b. 6 Aug 1823, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1905, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1853  Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F8092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jan 1863 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jan 1945 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Jan 1945 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S498] Marchetti, Ruth Marie (jmarchetti@acsalaska.net) "Marchetti" Ver. Oct 31 19:05:54 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1505327&id=I70122389.

    2. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.