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Mary Elizabeth Striffler

Female 1908 - 1997  (88 years)


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  • Name Mary Elizabeth Striffler  [1, 2
    Birth 4 Mar 1908  Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Jan 1997  Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Wednesday, January 15, 1997
      Page 5
      Obituaries

      Mary Gardiner

      Mary Elizabeth Gardiner, 88, of Port Austin, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1997, at her home following a long illness.

      She was born March 4, 1908, in Argyle, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Zinnecker) Striffler. She married Edward B. Gardiner Oct. 1, 1941, in Ohio. He died in October 1982.

      One of the founding members of the Port Austin United Protestant Church, she was also a board member of the Port Austin Township Library, a member of the U&I Club of Port Austin, Port Austin Senior Citizens Club, Port Austin Women's Club, the Priscilla Club of Port Austin and the Audubon Society of Michigan. She and her husband retired in 1956 from the Detroit House of Corrections in Plymouth to Broken Rocks near Port Austin.

      Surviving are one sister, Florence Southworth of Elkton; one step-grandson; 2 step-great-granddaughters, and several nieces and nephews.

      She was predeceased by one step-daughter, Virginia Klopp; 3 brothers, Roy, Delmar and Daniel Striffler; 3 sisters, Ethel Orr, Ione Sturm and Wilma Fry, and one step-great-grandson.

      Services were to be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Kaufman Funeral Home in Bad Axe, with the Rev. Ray A. Jacques, pastor of the Port Austin United Protestant Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Colfax Township Mausoleum.

      Memorials may be given to the Port Austin Township Library.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)
    Person ID I29135  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William David Striffler,   b. 21 Mar 1866, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1949, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Zinnecker,   b. 21 Sep 1869, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1950, Oak Beach County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1892  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, December 4, 1942

      Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler to Celebrate Golden Wedding Sunday

      Mr. and Mrs. William David Striffler, well known residents of the Thumb district, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, December 6, at their home, corner of Main Street and Woodland Avenue. A dinner will be served the family at noon in the dining room of the Evangelical Church, and open house will be held from two to five o'clock in the home when friends may call to extend congratulations.

      Mr. Striffler was born March 21, 1866, at Sturgis and came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stiffler, to a farm north of Elkland Cemetery when he was ten years of age. Two years later then moved to a farm 3 miles east and 1 1/4 miles north of Cass City, where his brother, Solomon C. Striffler, still lives.

      Mrs. Striffler, the former Elizabeth ZINNECKER, was born in Germany on September 21, 1869, and came to Ionia, Michigan, with her parents when she was about a year old.

      On December 6, 1892, she was married to W.D. Stiffler and they made their home at Argyle where for 22 years Mr. Stiffler and his brother, Samuel Striffler, owned and conducted a general store. In June, 1909, they bought and moved to a farm one mile north and one-half mile east of Cass City. Nineteen years agoa, Mr. and Mrs. Stiffler purchased the residence where they have since lived. Last year they sold their farm.

      Mr. and Mrs. Stiffler have five daughters and a son; Mrs. Robert ORR of Pigeon; Rev. Roy J. STIFFLER, pastor of the First Congregational Church at Geneva, Ohio; Mrs. Ione STURM, a registered pharmacist in Shettler's Drug Store, Detroit, Mrs. George SOUTHWORTH of Elkton; Mrs. Robert FRY of Cass City; and Mrs. Edward GARDINER of Plymouth. All the children are expected to be present at the gathering Sunday. There are also 13 grandchildren. One grandson, Robert ORR, is attending Maritime Naval School at Sheepshead Bay, New York.

      Although they might be classed among the older residents of Cass City, both appear as active as many who are years younger. Because of his independence, Mr. Striffler still spends his time helping nearby farmers and neighbors with odd jobs about their home.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)

      Video telling the story of the William Striffler and Elizabeth Zinneceker, with narration and photos, as created and produced by their great-grandson, Don Staton, and great-great grandson Ben Staton, has been posted here:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB1_ix3C1Vw

      Family photos begin at about the 18 minute mark

    Photos
    Striffler, William David and Elizabeth (Zinnecker) children, ca 1920
    Striffler, William David and Elizabeth (Zinnecker) children, ca 1920
    Top row, l to r, Sisters Florence, Ione, Wilma, Ethel, and Mary
    Botton row, l to r, Brothers Roy, Delmar, and Daniel Striffler
    Family ID F9284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Bliss Gardiner,   b. 14 Oct 1888, Scandia, Republic County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1982, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1941  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • They were married by Roy Jacob Striffler in Geneva, Ohio.
    Family ID F9589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Mar 1908 - Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Oct 1941 - Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jan 1997 - Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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, December 4, 1942 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp (Reliability: 3).