Archie Robert Mark

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Cass City Chronicle
Friday, May 5, 1944
Volume 39, Number 3
Page One
Service News

Cpl. Archie Mark, who has been stationed on Trinidad Island, arrived here Saturday to spend a 20-day furlough. Cpl. Mark has been in the army for 31 months and this is the first time he has returned to his home. At the completion, he will go to a location in South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Urquhart, Leitch Mark and Miss Frances Mark met him at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. L. Wurtsmith in Detroit.

The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Cpl. Archie Mark was in Trinidad for 18 months, and had recently returned to South Carolina. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that he was located in Cham, Germany.

The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 11, published September 6, 1948, reported that had a new position with the Vassar Lumber Co. and had moved to that city.

Mark, Archie R.
Flushing, Michigan

Age 72 years. Died Monday, June 8, 1992 at Flint Osteopathic Hospital.

Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 11, 1992 at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Flushing. Fr. Robert McGraw will celebrate. Burial in Flushing Cemetery. A scripture service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Rossell Funeral Home, Flushing. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Tuesday and from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday.

Archie was born in Cass City, Mich. June 5, 1920. He had resided in Flushing since 1958. He was a Veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 in Europe. Archie retired as the head of the department of Public Works for the City of Flushing in 1986 after 28 years of service. Following his retirement from the city he worked for Rowe Engineering Inc. During his career he also served as the president of the Mid Eastern Michigan Chapter of American Public Works Association (1975), president of Michigan Chapter of APWA (1982), elected to life membership of Water Pollution Control Association and twice (1978 and 1986) selected as Flushing Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. Archie was also a V.F.W. summer baseball coach for many years, a member fo the American Legion, one-time member of Flushing Lions Club and St. Robert's Men's Club. Surviving are his wife Geraldine; five children, son Robert and wife Nancy Mark, Flushing; son Thomas and wife Anne Mark, Flushing; son Richard Mark, Arvada, Colo.; daughter Cheryl and husband SSGT James EDWARDS, Elgin AFB, Florida; son Timothy and wife Michelle Mark, Flushing; 10 grandchildren; seven sisters, Stella MARTUS, Cass City, Mich.; Ruth WURTSMITH, Grosse Pointe Woods; Emelin URQUHART, Casevill, Mich.; Mary LEESON, Pigeon, Mich.; Beyyt McLEOD, Flushing; Frances KEHOE, Cass City; Bonnie DILL, Pigeon, Mich. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death as well as a daughter-in-law, Chris Mark of April 6, 1992.

(Obituary from Saginaw News. Art Peck received a copy of this from Marjory Battel of Cass City in August, 1992).

Archie married Geraldine Marie Kehoe on 2 Aug 1947 in Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan. Geraldine was born on 4 Feb 1923 in Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 20 Apr 2000 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan; was buried in Flushing City Cemetery, Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]