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Ethel Mary Orr

Female 1917 - 2015  (97 years)


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  • Name Ethel Mary Orr  [1
    Birth 15 May 1917  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 May 2015  Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Volume 28 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 2, 1968, reported that Marjorie Orr and Ethel Orr Fetting had visited the old Orr hom at Belfast, Ireland in August 1968.

      Ethel M. Fetting
      Saginaw, Michigan
      Passed away Monday, May 11, 2015, at the Cartwright Care Center. Age 97 years.

      Ethel Orr was born May 15, 1917 in Cass City, Michigan, the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Stiffler) Orr. She married Albert B. Fetting, September 14, 1940. He passed away June 2, 1987. Ethel was a registered nurse working in various hospitals and for the late William A. Bow, M.D. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church and its Ladies Guild. She enjoyed traveling and exercise classes.
      Surviving are a daughter, Constance Evans, Saginaw, MI; a son, James Fetting, Lake, MI; five grandsons; 7 great grandchildren; a sister, Marjorie Orr; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and John Orr.

      The funeral service will take place at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2015, at the W. L. Case and Co. Funeral Chapel, 4480 Mackinaw Rd. Rev. Paul Hinz will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the chapel from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider Peace Lutheran Church or the Lutheran Child and Family Service. www.casefuneralhome.com

      - See more at: http://www.casefuneralhome.com/obituary/Ethel-M.-Fetting/Saginaw-MI/1507447#sthash.3igzZS2y.dpuf
    Person ID I29644  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 May 2015 

    Father Robert Hugh Orr,   b. 10 May 1892, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1967, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Ethel Striffler,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1967, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1916  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Record 152
      Robert H. Orr Male White Age 24 born ca 1892 Cass City, Michigan
      Father Robert G. Orr Mother Emily Pettil
      Marriage Date 15 Aug 1916 Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan
      Residence Cass City
      Spouse M Ethel Striffler
      Female White Age 22 born ca 1894 Argyle, Michigan
      Father W D Striffler Mother Elizabeth Zimmecker (sic)



      The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 5, September 1, 1941, reported that "Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr of Pigeon observed their 25th anniversary Aug. 15, 1941.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, August 25, 1966
      Volum 60, Number 19

      Robert Orrs Mark 50-year Anniversary Aug. 15

      Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Orr of Port Austin observed their Fiftieth wedding anniversary Aug. 15.

      Their children hosted a dinner for them at the Hotel Vollmer Aug. 14.

      Members of the family attending were Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Fetting (Ethel Orr) and daughter Constance of Saginaw; Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Orr, son Michael and daughter Shelley of Livonia; Mr. and Mrs. John F. Orr, sons, Fred and Bob, and daughter Susan of Pigeon, and Miss Marjorie Orr of Saginaw.

      Unable to attend were Mr. and Mrs. James Fetting, who are at Fort Sill, Okla., who are at Fort Sill, Okla., where he is in military training, and Miss Frances Orr of Pigeon, who is a Grand Valley State College, Grand Rapids, for a summer course.

      Ethel Striffler and Robert H. Orr were married Aug. 15, 1916, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler, near Cass City. Mr. Orr was employed at Wood's Drug Store.

      They went to Pigeon in November of 1917 and Mr. Orr managed Sutton's Drug Store and later bought the store. He retired in 1957, selling the store to his son John.

      They moved to their present home on M-25, Port Austin, in 1949.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)

      The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 26, September 5, 1966, reported that they were honored on the occasion of their wedding anniversary in their home at Port Austin, with most of their family present.
    Family ID F9552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert Benjamin Fetting,   b. 30 Dec 1913, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1987, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1940  Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    • The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 5, September 1, 1941, reported that "Mary Ethel Orr and Albert B. Fetting were married September 14, 1940, by the Bride's Uncle, Rev. R.J. Striffler."
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F9554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 May 1917 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Sep 1940 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Orr, Ethel Mary
    Orr, Ethel Mary
    Ethel Mary Orr, the daughter of Robert Hugh Orr and Ethel Mary Striffler, as in infant.
    Zinnecker, Elizabeth (nee Wagner) with three generations of descendants
    Zinnecker, Elizabeth (nee Wagner) with three generations of descendants
    Elizabeth Wagner (seated left), wife of Johannes Zinnecker; with her daughter, Elizabeth Zinnecker (seated right), wife of John Striffler; granddaughter Ethel Striffler (standing), wife of Robert Orr; and her baby great granddaughter Ethel Mary Orr
    Orr, Robert with his sister Ethel, ca 1921
    Orr, Robert with his sister Ethel, ca 1921
    The two eldest children of Ethel Striffler and Robert Hugh Orr

  • 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/, Thursday, March 30, 1967 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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, August 25, 1966 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1914] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database online].

    5. [S1311] Staton, Donald and Burdsall, Fran Orr "Striffler Census" Prepared for the August 2012 Striffler/Zinnecker Reunion.