Martha "Mattie" Striffler

Notes:

Her father's obituary indicated that Martha, the eldest daughter still at home, remained single and in her father's home to care for him, after the death of her mother. She never married. At the time of the 1930 census, she was living with her sister and brother-in-law, Archibald and Emeline Mark, in Cass City Village.

Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan
Friday, January 23, 1931
"Thirty-five years ago: January 24, 1896"

At the Evangelical church, the following Sunday School officers have been elected for the ensuing year: Supt., Mrs. Lena SCHWEGLER; ass't supt., Mrs. Mary BENKELMAN; sec., J. MAIER; treas., Adam BENKELMAN; librarian, Miss Lillie STRIFFLER; ass't librarian, Miss Maud MAIER; organist, Miss Martha STRIFFLER; ass't organist, Oscar LENZNER.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, October 29, 1943

Miss Martha Striffler, 71, a lifelong resident of this vicinity, passed away in her home Monday evening after a long illness.

Miss Striffler, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Striffler, was born Nov. 10, 1871, on the Striffler farm in Elkland township and spent her entire life here.

She was a member of long standing of the Evangelical Church where she taught a Sunday School class for many years. She was also active in the Woman's Missionary Society and the Ladies' Aid and held offices in both societies for a number of years. She was a very faithful attendant at all Church services as long as her health permitted. She was also a member of the Townsend Club.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. W.R. Kaiser of Detroit, and two brothers, George Albert Striffler of Cass City and David Striffler of Columbus, Ga.

The remains were at the Munro Funeral Home until Wednesday when they were taken to her own home on Houghton Street. At noon Thursday the body was taken to the Evangelical Church where it lay in state until the hour of the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Rev. S.P Kirn, pastor of the church, officiated and burial was in Elkland cemetery.

Pallbearers were Stanley Bien of Lansing, John and Kenneth Kaiser of Detroit and Edward Mark of Cass City, all nephews, and Ben Schwegler and Fred Buehrly, nephews by marriage.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)