Eva Catharina "Katie" Koepf

Notes:

She was said by Art Peck to be a half sister of Rudolph and Marie Kaiser. Her death certificate showed her as a daughter of Fred Buerk, with her mother's name not listed. The name Fred Buerk may have been in error, as she had an uncle Fred Buerk as well. It could well be that she listed her uncle as her father, as BonnieMargaret Jacobs wrote, on page 162 of her unpublished manuscript about the Benkelman family, that Kate/Katie was raised by Fred Buerk and Catherina Benkelman as if she were their own daughter, who was also named Catherine. To avoid confusion, Katherine Eva was called Kate or Katie, and her elder cousin (by just one month) was called Catherine.

Family Search instead shows her as a daughter Christine Buerk and Johannes Koepf, and he was listed as her father on the "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database on FamilySearch.

Cass City Chronicle
October 3, 1933

A birthday dinner was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler in honor of the birthdays of Mrs. Striffler and her sister, Mrs. G.E. Krapf. A brother, W.R. Kaiser of Detroit, whose birthday is within a few days of his sisters, was also expected but because of illness was unable to be present. Other guests of the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Striffler, Miss Gertrude Striffler and Russell Atwell, all of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Reagh and family, and Mrs. Alma Schenck and family.

Cass City Chronicle
October 6, 1933
Local Happenings, Page Four

Thursday, September 29, was named as the date for the celebration of four birthdays in the Striffler and Kaiser families and a dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler on Leach street. The birthdays of Mrs. Striffler, Mrs. G.E. Krapf and Grant Reagh, all of Cass City, and W.R. Kaiser of Detroit all occur within a week. Members of all four families were present at dinner.

Cass City Chronicle
Vol. 32, Number 43
Cass City, Michigan, Friday, January 21, 1938
Page One
Pioneer Resident Found Dead in Home By Son
Unexpected Passing of Mrs. Solomon Striffler Is Great Shock to Relatives

Returning from an errance to a grocery store to buy supplies for the following day, Leonard Striffler, who makes his home with his mother, Mrs. Solomon Striffler, on the corner of Leach and Third streets, found her dead on the bathroom floor when he returned home about six o'clock Saturday evening. He had been absent but a short time and had left his mother with no sign of any serious ailment. Mrs. Striffler had visited her physician Saturday afternoon because she felt slightly indisposed and her spoke encouragingly of her general health. Relatives and friends were naturally greatly shocked to hear of her sudden and unexpected death. Funeral services were held in the Evangelical church on Tuesday afternoon, Dr. R.N. Holsape, the pastor officiating, in interment was made in Elkland cemetery. Katherine Buerk was born in Waldhausen, Wuertemberg, Germany, September 25, 1865, and came to Elkland township with her grandmother, Mrs. Christine BUERK, in 1873, when she was seven years of age. On November 15, 1883, she and Solomon Striffler were married by the Rev. B.F. Wade, at the home of the bride's uncle, Fred BUERK, in Elkland township. The following spring Mr. Striffler erected a residence on his farm one mile north of Elkland cemetery and here he and Mrs. Striffler lived and reared their children until 15 years ago when they moved to Cass City. Both Mr. and Mrs. Striffler were for many years active members of the Evangelical church, Mrs. Striffler being much interested in the activities of the Ladies' Aid Society. On November 15, 1933, Mr. and Mrs. Striffler celebrated their fiftieth marriage anniversary and many friends and acquantances, those of the pioneer days and those of a more modern age, called at their home to pay their respect and show their love for this venerable couple, who by their spirit and intergrity and kindness had won a large circle of friends in the community where they had long resided.

Mr. Striffler passed away on May 8, 1936.



Mrs. Striffler leaves six children, Frank, Louis, and Miss Gertrude Striffler, all of Detroit, and Leonard Striffler, Mrs. Ira REAGH and Mrs. Alma SCHENCK, all of Cass City; eight grandchildren; a brother W.R. KAISER of Detroit; and two sisters, Mrs. Samuel STRIFFLER of Battle Creek and Mrs. G.E. KRAPF of Cass City. A daughter, Luella, 6, preceded her mother in death.

Friends and relatives from distant points who attended the funeral her Tuesday included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph FRUTCHEY, Mrs. A.D. McINTYRE, Mr. and Mrs. Jack GIBBS, Mrs. Mary CROCKER, all from Saginaw; Miss Icele PASCHALL, MR. J. SPANGLER, E. ATWELL, Mr. and Mrs. Earl GOODEN, Mr. and Mrs. I.H. BLAKELY, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. KAISER, Mr. and Mrs. William QUIGLEY, John, Kenneth and Ruth KAISER, Mrs. Burke AREHART and Mrs. William McINTYRE, all of Detroit; Mrs. Samuel STRIFFLER of Battle Creek; Donald SCHENCK and Miss Genevieve RUEDE of Jackson.

Eva married Solomon Striffler on 15 Nov 1883 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Solomon (son of Jacob Striffler and Luise "Louisa" Benkelman) was born on 5 Apr 1859 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York; died on 8 May 1936 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried on 10 May 1936 in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A list of pupils at the Wright Rural School #4 in 1897 include Alice Striffler, Arlis Vaughan, Chancy Boulton, Emma Cole, Esther Blades, Effie Wallace, Eddie Mark, Frank Cranick, Flossie Wright, Georgie Dennis, Johnie Hulburt, Lizzie Yoos, Lena Mark, Luke Wright, Mary Mark, Minta Wallace, Alice Charlton, Ada Cole, Chester Dennis, Ethel Cole, Etta Wickware, Ethel Charlton, Frank Striffler, Fred Yoos, George Cole, John Wallace, Lizzie Blades, Lillie Wallace, Lenne Striffler, Martha Wright, May Dennis, Ray Hulbert, Stanley Hulbert. Grace Karr, teacher and S. Striffler, Director.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, September 17, 1959
Page Six


Striffler Services Held in EUB Church

Funeral services for Frank A. Striffler, who died Sept. 8 in Detroit after a long illness, were held Friday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. in the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Cass City with the Rev. S. R. Wurtz officiating.

Mr. Striffler was born in Elkland Township, Aug. 13, 1886, son of the late Solomon and Katherine Stiffler, and spent his youth in the township. He married Pearl Gooden in 1908 and they lived in Detroit from 1916 to 1951, when her retired and moved to Lexington. His wife died in 1958.

He was a member of Friendship Lodge No. 417, F and AM, the Scottish Rite and Moslem Temple and was a charter member of the Detroit East Side Lions Club.

Surviving are a daughter, Luella Arehart; a granddaughter, Burke Stiffler Arehart; two brothers, Leonard of Cass City and Louis of Detroit, and three sisters, Alma McKenzie of Cass City, Alice Boulward of Eustis, Fla. And Gertrude Falkenhagen of Stover.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

Franklin married Pearl Gooden on 24 Aug 1908 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Pearl was born on 6 Jan 1888 in Evergreen Township, Sanilac County, Michigan; died on 24 Jun 1958 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Art Peck writes that Alice married again after Ira's death, her second marriage was for 15 years. Volume 23 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST reported that Dave Boulware, husband of Alice Striffler Reagh, had died on January 19, 1963.

Alice married for a third time shortly before her death. According to the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 25, published 6 September 1965, she was married in January 1965 to John GREER (sic) and they were going to live in Eustis, Florida.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, January 6, 1966
Page Four

Mrs. John Greene Dies Unexpectedly

Word was received late Monday of the unexpected death Monday of Mrs. John Greene (Alice Striffler), 76, at her home in Eustis, Fla. The remains will be brought to Little's Funeral Home after funeral services Jan. 5 in Eustis. Services will be held at Little's and burial will be in Elkland cemetery.

Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler, she was born at Cass City March 30, 1889. She left Cass City 15 years ago to live in Florida.

Mrs. Greene is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis CURTIS and Mrs. William McINTYRE of Muskegon; two sons, Stanley REAGH of Muskegon and J. Arnold REAGH of Saginaw; seven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Alma McKENZIE of Cass City and Mrs. Harry FALKENHAGEN, currently at Bradenton, Fla., and two brothers, Louis Striffler of Detroit and Leonard Striffler of Cass City.

Mrs. Greene was a Gold Star member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Cass City and a member of Echo chapter OES.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

(Research):Census Information

1920 Census
Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village
Enumerated 30 and 31 January 1920
SD 7 ED 179 Sheet 11B
264-279

Reagh, Ira Roy Hd M W 34 M Mich Canada/English Canada/English Drugman? City Drug?
Reagh, Alice L Wf F W 30 M Mich York State Germany/German
Reagh, Margaret Dtr F W 12 S Mich Mich Mich
Reagh, Stanley Son M W 7 Mich Mich Mich
Reagh, Marion Dtr F W 5 S Mich Mich Mich
Reagh, John Son M W 1 5/12 Mich Mich Mich
Reagh, Grant Son M W 4/12 S Mich Mich Mich

A list of pupils at the Wright Rural School #4 in 1897 include Alice Striffler, Arlis Vaughan, Chancy Boulton, Emma Cole, Esther Blades, Effie Wallace, Eddie Mark, Frank Cranick, Flossie Wright, Georgie Dennis, Johnie Hulburt, Lizzie Yoos, Lena Mark, Luke Wright, Mary Mark, Minta Wallace, Alice Charlton, Ada Cole, Chester Dennis, Ethel Cole, Etta Wickware, Ethel Charlton, Frank Striffler, Fred Yoos, George Cole, John Wallace, Lizzie Blades, Lillie Wallace, Lenne Striffler, Martha Wright, May Dennis, Ray Hulbert, Stanley Hulbert. Grace Karr, teacher and S. Striffler, Director.

Alice married Ira Roy Reagh in 1906 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Ira was born on 22 Aug 1855 in Sanilac County, Michigan; died on 26 Mar 1947 in Branch, Lake County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, January 27, 1966

Services held for Lifelong Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. Alma McKenzie, 72, lifelong resident, were held Wednesday afternoon at Little's Funeral Home following her death Monday, Jan. 24, at the Sunny Acres Nursing Center in Elkton where she had been a patient for one month. She had been in ill health for the past six months.

Born March 11, 1893, in Cass City, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler. She married Clayton Schenck in Cass City in 1913 and they made their home here until he died in 1919. In 1939 she married William McKenzie. He died in 1962.

Mrs. McKenzie was a Cass City postal clerk for 16 years and was a lifetime member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Ruth( Esau of Cass City; a son, Donald Schenck of Napoleon; a sister, Mrs. Harry Falkenhagen, Bradenton, Fla., and two brothers, Leonard Striffler of Cass City and Louis Striffler of Detroit.

Also surviving are: a stepdaugher, Mrs. Albert (Marie) Jones of Decker; nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A brother and sister preceded her in death.

Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, retired EUB minister, officiated and interment was in the family lot in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

Alma married Clayton Arthur Schenck on 29 Apr 1913 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Clayton was born on 30 May 1891 in Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 17 Sep 1919 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alma married William George McKenzie about 1939. William was born on 16 Sep 1881 in Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 21 Jun 1962 in Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried on 23 Jun 1962 in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, May 4, 1906
Page One

A Most Distressing Accident

Luella Striffler Instantly Killed Last Thursday

A most distressing accident occurred northeast of Cass City last Thursday afternoon which resulted in the instant death of six-year-old Luella Striffler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler.

The younger children who attended the Wright school northeast of town, had, as usual, been dismissed at recess time and Luella and her little cousin, Katie Striffler, had started for home. Mr. Andrews, a neighbor, was coming to town with a load of baled hay and the little girls took hold of the back of the wagon box and trudged along behind. Soon after Luella went around to the side of the wagom and placed her school book which she had been carrying, upon the rig between the bales of hay. It slipped to the ground and she leaned forward to pick it up and must have fallen, for the hind wheel of the heavily laden wagon passed over her little head completely crushing the upper portion. One of her limbs was also broken and her foot crushed. Death was instantaneous.

The man on the wagon had seen the little folks on the way home from school, but drove on unconscious of the awful accident which had happened, not hearing their voices on account of the rattle of the wagon passing over the hard ground. His first intimation that anything had gone wrong was when his attention was attracted by the cries of Katie who ran screaming to tell her mother what had happened.

The accident took place almost directly in front of the homes of Samuel and Solomon Striffler, and the parents of the little girl were among the first to know the horrifying facts. Tenderly the tiny form was carried into the home which she had left so shortly before, but the little spirit had taken its flight.

Anna Luella was the fifth child of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler, who reside one mile east and one and one-fourth miles north of town. She was six years old last October and an exceptionally sweet and intelligent little girl. She was born on the farm where her parent still reside and for almost a year she has attended the Wright school.

The funeral services took place on Sunday morning in the Evangelical church, Rev. W. Bergey officiating. He preached from the text recorded in Psalms 16:6---"The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a godly heritage," and spoke many words of comfort to the grief striken family. He was assisted by Rev. J.W. Fenn.

The pall bearers were four of the playmates of the little dead girl: Seva Withey, Ella Wallace, Hallie Spurgeon and Carrie Hurley.

The floral tributes were profuse and very beautiful, the casket being completely hidden from view by flowers. The remains were interred in Elkland cemetery.

Besides her parents, she leave three sisters, Alice, Alma and Edna; and three brothers, Frank, of Detroit, and Leonard and Louis.

The sympathy of the entire neighborhood and village goes out to the stricken family in their deep sorrow over the sudden loss of their loved one.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

Notes:

Volume 28 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 2, 1968, reported that he retired from Manufacturers National Bank in Detroit.

Cass City Chronicle
April 30, 1986
Obituaries, Page 14

Louis J. Striffler

Services for Louis John Striffler, 83, were held in the Verheyden Funeral Home in Grosse Pointe April 9. Mr. Striffler died at Cottage Hospital April 8.

He was born Jan. 13, 1903, the son of Solomon and Katherine Striffler at the home on Schwegler Rd. northeast of Cass City.

Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.

Burial was in Elkland Cemetery Thursday, April 10. Services were conducted by the Rev. Clare Patton, of Salem United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Icele, and several nieces and nephews.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

Not listed in BonnieMargaret Jacobs 1981 manuscript.

Louis married Icele Paschall on 18 Feb 1939 in Indiana. Icele was born on 8 Jun 1912 in Crossland, Calloway County, Kentucky; died on 18 Sep 1989 in Utica, Macomb County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Oct. 19, 1923
Page Four
Local Items
Miss Gertrude Striffler, who teaches school at Snover, spent the weekend at her home here.

Gertrude Striffler was a teacher at the Cedar Run School from 1926-1928. She is pictured with the Class of 1927 in "The Way it Was" a publication of "The Cass City Area Historical Society" Volume 7, January 2002, Number 1. Cedar Run School was located on the north side of Elmwood Road, just west of Cedar Run Road. It was called Elmwood #1 Fractional because although it was located in Elmwood Township, it was just across the road from Ellington Township, so students came from both townships.

Cass City Chronicle
Vol. 33, Number 50
Friday, March 10, 1939

Miss Gertrude Striffler, who broke her right arm, when she fell on the ice in Detroit last week, is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Alma Schenck.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, November 12, 1954
Page Six
Cass City Area News Items

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Falkenhagen were in Marlette Saturday evening for installation of Eastern Star officers when Mrs. Falkenhagen was installing officers.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Falkenhagen and Leonard Striffler were callers in Saginaw Sunday, called there by the death of Mr. Falkenhagen's sister-in-law, Mrs. Grace Falkenhagen.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, March 26, 1981

Falkenhagen funeral held Monday

Gertrude Edna Falkenhagen, 75, of Cass City died Saturday at Provincial House.

She was born Sept. 19, 1905, in Cass City, the daughter of Solomon and Katherine (Buerk) Striffler.

After graduation from Cass City High School and County Normal School in Caro, Miss Striffler taught school for a short time and held numerous business positions in Detroit and later Cass City.

She married Harry Falkenhagen Sept. 14, in Cass City. Following their marriage they made their home on a farm in Snover. They moved to Cass City in 1964. Her husband died Jan. 2, 1972.

She was a lifelong member of the Salem United Methodist church of Cass City. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women, Rebekah Lodge of Snover; Decker Chapter No. 438, Order of the Eastern Star, and a life member and past matron of Echo Chapter No. 337, OES, Cass City.

Mrs. Falkenhagen is survived by two brothers, Leonard Striffler of Cass City and Louis Striffler of Detroit; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Philip (Evelyn) Smith of Snover; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. One brother and two sisters preceded her in death.

An Eastern Star memorial service was held Sunday evening at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City, under the auspices of Echo Chapter.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Salem United Methodist church, Rev. Eldred Kelley officiating.

Burial was in Elkland cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

She worked for the United States Post Office in New York, Michigan, and other places in Michigan. (Down Memory Lane, Cass City Chronicle, June 2, 1966, page 13)

Gertrude married Harry Falkenhagen on 14 Sep 1948 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Harry was born on 23 Apr 1888 in Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan; died on 2 Jan 1972 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried on 6 Jan 1972 in Mooretown Cemetery, Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A copy of the actual death certificate can be seen online at:

http://seekingmichigan.org/

Indexed as STRIFFLER, Dec 11, 1909 Croswell, Sanilac County

Luella married Burke Arehart, M.D. on 27 Dec 1937 in Detroit, Athens County, Ohio. Burke was born on 25 Oct 1911 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died on 27 Feb 1976 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, June 30, 1983
Obituaries
Page 4

Margaret Curtis

Margaret Reagh Curtis, 75 of Whitehall, died Friday at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.

She was born October 12, 1909, the daughter of Ira Reagh and Alice (Striffler) Reagh. She graduated from Cass City High School and a New York City college of nursing. Her husband, Lewis Curtis, preceded her in death.

Mrs. Curtis is survived by to stepsons, Neil and John and their families; her sister, Marion Reagh MacINTYRE; three brothers, John, Arnold, and Stanley, and her nieces and nephews.

Margaret married Lewis G. Curtis on 31 Dec 1929. Lewis was born on 4 Dec 1899 in Michigan; died on 6 Apr 1981 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Wednesday, May 25, 1988
Page Five
Obituaries

Stanley Reagh

Stanley S. Reagh, 75, of Muskegon died at his home May 11.

Cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will be held at the Elkland Cemetery.

Surviving are one sister, Mrs. William McINTYRE of Muskegon, and one brother, J. Arnold Reagh of Saginaw, and 5 nieces and nephews.

A sister Margaret and a brother Grant predeceased him.

His cousins include Ruth and Jack ESAU and James and Esther Reagh of Cass City and Harry Reagh of Bay City and Carl Reagh of Lansing.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

Stanley married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MCINTYRE, MRS. MARIAN L. North Muskegon Marian L. McIntyre, age 98, died Friday, May 31, 2013. She was born in a log cabin near Roscommon, MI on November 14, 1914 to Ira and Alice (Striffler) Reagh. She married Bill McIntyre on November 10, 1934 in Cass City, MI. Mrs. McIntyre came to the Muskegon area in 1948 and retired from Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. She was a member of Community United Methodist Church and Martha's Circle. She volunteered regularly for MAP. She was a past member of the Muskegon Woman's Club, the Muskegon Garden Club, Friends of Walker Library and The Red Hat Society. Marian will fondly be remembered for doing crossword puzzles, her love of books, her desserts, her flower gardens, her brisk gate, and her boundless energy and strong determination. SURVIVORS Son, William H. (Judi) McIntyre II and daughter, Nancy Reagh Johnson; grandchildren, Shawn, Tami, Doug; great grandchildren, Christian, Madeline, Lauren, Tristan, Tyler, Collin, Adam, Drew, Ethan. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill; one sister, Margaret "Peggy" Curtis; three brothers, Stanley, John and Grant; and son-in-law Marvin Johnson. SERVICE Friday, June 14, 2013, 11:00 AM at Community United Methodist Church with Rev. Philip Friedrick officiating. VISITATION Friday, one hour prior to the service at Community United Methodist Church. MEMORIAL: Muskegon Harbor Hospice or Community United Methodist Church. Please visit www.clockfuneralhome.com to leave a memory or sign the online guest book. Clock Funeral Home - Muskegon - See more at: http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/muskegon/obituary.aspx?pid=165203880#sthash.I7V0A0WP.dpuf

Marian married William "Bill" H. McIntyre on 10 Nov 1934 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. William was born on 4 Feb 1908 in Bay Port, Huron County, Michigan; died on 4 May 2002 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast showed that Pvt. Arnold Reagh was stationed at Fort DuPont, Delaware, as Motor Post Clerk and Staff Driver.

A few years later, in the same publication (Vol. 7, September 4, 1944), it was noted that Lt. John Arnold Reagh, bomber pilot in England, had completed 17 missions and received the Air Medal. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that he completed 35 missions over Germany and was sent back to the U.S.A. as an instructor. After his honorable discharge, he was living in Birmingham, Michigan.

Vol. 9, dated September 2, 1946 reported that he was enrolled in the Business Administration department at Michigan State College.

The September 6, 1948 issue of the STRIFFLER BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 11, reported that he had graduated from Michigan State that year and was working as an accountant for Shell Oil Co. in Detroit. In Volume 14 of the same periodical it was reported he was selling business machines for Remington Rand.

The 1964 issue of the same periodical reported that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Curtis (his brother-in-law) and Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Reagh were awarded trips to Italy by the Underwood Corporation, and the Reagh's has also visited Hawaii in May as guests of Underwood.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, August 22, 2001
Page 9

John A. Reagh, a former resident of Saginaw, died Thursday, Aug. 9, at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif.

He was born in Cass City, the son of Alice and Ira Reagh.

He graduated from Cass City High School. He then attended Central Michigan University and later graduated from Michigan State University. He was a B-17 pilot in the 8?sup?th?/sup? Air Force and flew 35 bombing missions. After returning the the United States, he served as an Army Air Force Instructor.

While living in Saginaw, he owned and operated Central Office Equipment Company from 1958 until he moved to California in 1989. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and Riverside Kiwanis.

He is survived by his wife, Florence, children, Molly JONES of Mill Valley, Calif., Susan KARAKASEVIC of St. Helena, Calif., and John W. Reagh of Cape Town, South Africa; 4 grandchildren; a son-in-law, Miles KARAKASEVIC; a daughter-in-law, Julia Reagh; a sister, Marian McINTYRE of North Muskegon; cousins, Ruth ESAU of Cass City and Harry REAGH of Bay City, and several nieces and nephews.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemroe Strong, March 2008)

John married Florence Woodard on 7 Aug 1942 in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex, Delaware. Florence was born on 19 Dec 1921; died on 24 May 2009 in Santa Rosa, Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
October 6, 1933
Local Happenings, Page Four

Thursday, September 29, was named as the date for the celebration of four birthdays in the Striffler and Kaiser families and a dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler on Leach street. The birthdays of Mrs. Striffler, Mrs. G.E. Krapf and Grant Reagh, all of Cass City, and W.R. Kaiser of Detroit all occur within a week. Members of all four families were present at dinner.

The 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast showed that Corp. Grant Reagh, formerly of Selfridge Field, Michigan, had passed the flying cadet examination, and was being sent to school in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Later issues reported him as Missing in Action in the South Pacific.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday April 2, 1943

Lt. Grant Reagh is Reported Missing

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Reagh of Branch, former Cass City residents, have received word that their son, Lt. Grant Reagh, has been Missing in Action since February 25.

Grant, who is 23 years old, is a graduate of Cass City High School, having finished his studies here with the Class of 1937. He spent one year at Central State College at Mt. Pleasant and then enlisted in the Air Corps. His parents received a letter from him dated February 24.

The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Grant had been MIA since February, 1943 in the So. Pacific Area, and that he was awarded the Silver Star and the Air Force Medal. The presentation was made to his father, Ira Reagh, August 26, 1944 at Selfridge Field.

Donald married Genevieve M. Ruede on 23 Apr 1938 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. Genevieve was born on 21 Jan 1916 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; died on 16 May 2006 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan, Friday, March 16, 1934
Vol. 23, Number 49

Miss Ruth Schenck who will be valedictorian of the Class of 1934, Cass City High School, has the unusual distinction of completing her courses of study with all "A" marks during her four years of high school here.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, July 12, 1940
Page Five

Miss Ruth Schenck entertained five friends at a picnic supper at Caseville on Friday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Marguerite Hertel, of East Lansing. Miss Hertel and Miss Schenck are roommates while attending summer school at Central State Teachers' College at Mt. Pleasant, and they spent the Fourth and the following weekend with Miss Schenck's mother, Mrs. William McKenzie.

In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, it was reported that Ruth Schenck taught a term in the Newington Home for Crippled Children in Conneticut, and was going to teach kindergarten in Cass City in the current year.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)

Ruth Esau was one of the cousins of BonnieMargaret Jacobs who searched their Bibles and records and picture collections to provide information for her 1981 manuscipt about the history of the Benkelman family.

Obituary:

Ruth Eleanor Schenck Esau, 90, of Cass City, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 at Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City.

Esau was born June 16, 1917 in Cass City on the family farm, the daughter of the late Clayton Schenck and Alma Striffler Schenck McKenzie.

She married John "Jack" Esau June 10, 1948 in Cass City.

Esau was a 1934 graduate of Cass City High School. She attended Cass City Junior College in 1935 and then graduated in 1940 as a teacher from Central Michigan University. Esau taught art and kindergarten in the Cass City Public Schools for many years. She worked at Sigma Gamma Hospital in Mt. Clemens and Newington Children's Hospital in CT.

Esau is survived by her husband, Jack; children: Eric Esau of Newbury, VT, Mary Beth (Howard) Bialick of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Anne (Steve) Ballard of Cass City; and 3 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Donald Schenck.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held June 15 (time and location to be announced.)

Burial will be in the Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City.

Memorials may be made to Rawson Memorial Library.

Arrangements were made by Thabet Funeral Home, Cass City.

(Cass City Chronicle, Feb. 13, 2008, p. 10.)

Ruth married John "Jack" Alexander Esau on 10 Jun 1948 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. John was born on 30 Jan 1918 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; died on 30 Oct 2011 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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