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Marjorie Ann Orr

Female 1932 - 2021  (89 years)


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  • Name Marjorie Ann Orr  [1, 2
    Birth 3 Feb 1932  Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Dec 2021  Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Volume 13 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published on September 4, 1950, reported that Marjorie Orr, a granddaughter of Mrs. William D. Striffler, had graduated from Pigeon High School.

      An article from the Cass City Chronicle published in June 1950, and reprinted in "Down Memory Lane" on page three of the Friday, June 8, 155 issue, stated that Mrs. Wm. D. Stiffler, who was 80 years old last September, had four granchildren graduate from High School in June, 1950. They were Joyce Fry of Cass City, Doris Southworth of Elkton, Marjorie Orr of Pigeon, and Foster Striffler of New Baltimore

      The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 15, September 1, 1952, noted that Marjorie Ann Orr, following her graduation from Cleary College at Ypsilanti, Michigan, accepted a position as medical secretary in the X-ray department of St. Luke's Hospital in Saginaw.

      A memorial service for Marjorie Anne Orr will be held at Case Funeral Home in Saginaw on Sunday, April 24. Greeting begins at 2pm, and the service will start at 3 pm. All are welcome to attend to celebrate her life.

      Her ashes will be interred at Elkland Township Cemetery in Cass City, Michigan at a later date. No service will be held at this time.

      In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Marjorie Anne Orr Scholarship c/o Saginaw Community Foundation, 1 Tuscola Street, Saginaw, Michigan, 48607.

      Case Funeral Home, 4480 Mackinaw Road, Saginaw, Michigan, 48603

      OBITUARY

      Orr, Marjorie Anne 2/3/1932 - 12/26/2021 Saginaw, Michigan Marjorie Anne Orr, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Covenant HealthCare ? Harrison [Harrison Street in Saginaw].

      Marjorie was born on February 3, 1932, in Pigeon, Michigan to the late Robert H. and M. Ethel (Striffler) Orr. She was a graduate of Pigeon High School, class of 1950 and Cleary College, Ypsilanti. Marjorie was employed as a medical secretary in St. Luke's Hospital Radiology Department, retiring in 1997 after 45 years of service.

      She was a member of Ames United Methodist Church. Marjorie enjoyed traveling and visited many countries including: New Zealand where she met a pen pal with whom she had corresponded since she was 12 years old. When traveling to Ireland, she visited the home where her grandfather was born. Marjorie was preceded in death by her sister, Ethel M. Fetting; brothers: Robert S. Orr and John F. Orr. She leaves eight nieces and nephews.

      Cremation has taken place and her cremains will be interred in the family plot at Elkand Township Cemetery in Cass City, MI. A memorial service will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Marjorie Anne Orr Scholarship c/o Saginaw Community Foundation, 1 Tuscola Street, Saginaw, Michigan, 48607. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the funeral home or through www.casefuneralhome.com.
    Person ID I30461  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    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, 3, 4, 5
    • 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

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

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

    3. [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).

    4. [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).

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