Edward Bliss Gardiner

1888 - 1982  (94 years)

• Name	Edward Bliss Gardiner  [1]
  Birth	14 Oct 1888	Scandia, Republic County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Nov 1982	Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, November 18, 1982 Page Twelve Edward Gardiner Dies Edward B. Gardiner, 94, of Broken Rocks, near Port Austin, died Nov. 8 at Huron Memorial Hospital, Bad Axe, following a brief illness. He was born Oct. 14, 1888 in Scandia, Kan., the son of Pinckney and Annie (Franklin) Gardiner. Edward Gardiner and Viola MURRAY were married in Kansas City, Mo. She preceded him in death May 9, 1940. He married Mary E. Striffler Oct. 1, 1941, in Geneva, Ohio. The couple lived the past 26 years at Broken Rock. Gardiner was the superintendent of the Detroit House of Correction, retiring in 1956. He was a life member of Raytown No. 391, F and AM, the Scottish Rite Bodies, Kansas City, Mo.; the Moslem Shrine Temple, Detroit, and a member of the Huron Shrine Club. Gardiner was the senior active member of the Bad Axe Rotary Club and a former Detroit Old Newsboy member. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Peter (Virginia) KLOPP, Farmington Hills; one grandson; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Beth RUEDY, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Lee Anna BENJAMIN, Santa Monica, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Marion and Charles, and two sisters, Floy and Ida, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon at the MacAlpine Funeral Home, Bad Axe. Burial was in the Colfax Cemetery mausoleum. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2008) (Research):Census Listings: 1930 Census Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Ward 15, Block 262 Enumerated April 11, 1930 ED 82-462 SD 22 Sheet 22A 1276-17-45 Gardiner, Edward B Hd R 45 M W 41 M 25 Kansas Kansas Kansa s Social Worker House of Corrections Gardiner, Viola Wf F W 42 M 26 Wisc Wisc Wisc Gardiner, Virginia Dtr F W 15 S Mo Kan Wisc Yax, Edna Lodger F W 39 M Ill Ill Oh Stenographer Tea Store
  Person ID	I29744	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Viola Murray,   b. Abt 1888, Wisconsin d. 9 May 1940, Michigan (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1910	Missouri
  Children	1. Virginia Gardiner,   b. 7 Oct 1914, Missouri d. 18 Jun 1991 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F9921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Elizabeth Striffler,   b. 4 Mar 1908, Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 11 Jan 1997, Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1941	Ohio
  	They were married by Roy Jacob Striffler in Geneva, Ohio.
  Family ID	F9589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1888 - Scandia, Republic County, Kansas Marriage - Abt 1910 - Missouri Marriage - 1 Oct 1941 - Ohio Death - 8 Nov 1982 - Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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).