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Leonard "Len" Striffler

Male 1891 - 1983  (91 years)


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  • Name Leonard "Len" Striffler  [1, 2
    Nickname Len 
    Birth 5 May 1891  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jan 1983  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, January 12, 1983
      Page 2
      Shabbona News

      Leonard Striffler dies at 91

      Leonard Striffler, 91, the last member of the pioneer Striffler family of Cass City, died Monday at Provincial House.

      He was born May 5, 1891, on the homestead farm, in Elkland Township, the son of Solomon and Katherine (Buerk) Stiffler.

      Striffler had been a life member of Tyler Lodge No. 317, F and AM, Cass City, the Cass City chapter of the International Order of Odd-fellows, and years ago had been the manager of Madison Pickle Co. of Cass City for more than 25 years.

      He is survived by one brother, Louis Striffler, Detroit, and five nieces and nephews. One brother and four sisters preceded him in death.

      A Masonic memorial service was conducted Tuesday evening at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City.

      Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Little's, with Rev. Eldred Kelley of the Salem United Methodist Church, Cass City, officiating.

      Burial was in Elkland Township Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)


      Len Striffler, along with his sister Gertrude, dug deep in their memories for the stories of the Striffler family for BonnieMargaret Jacobs when she was preparing her 1981 manuscipt about the history of the Benkelman family.
    Person ID I5950  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Solomon Striffler,   b. 5 Apr 1859, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1936, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Eva Catharina "Katie" Koepf,   b. 25 Sep 1865, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1938, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1883  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, November 10, 1933
      Volume 28, Number 31

      An article and photo commerating their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary was featured on page 1
    Family ID F3069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 May 1891 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Jan 1983 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Striffler, Leonard
    Striffler, Leonard

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 156 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.

    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/, Friday, November 10, 1933 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 156, 162 (Reliability: 3).