Burial monument, St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, MI

  

  

  

  

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Record of Marriage to James Sharkey, State of Ohio

First husband's name John Johnson.
Death record indicates birthdate of 4 Feb 1883.
Living at 2201 E. 55th St., Cleveland, Oh

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1850 Census, Plymouth Township, Wayne, MI

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1850 Census, Plymouth Township, Wayne, MI

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1850 Census, Plymouth Township, Wayne, MI

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1850 Census, Plymouth Township, Wayne, MI

  

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1880 Census, Ottawa, Putnam, OH
1910 Census, Coe, Isabella, MI
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
Baptismal Record, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
Marriage Certificate, State of Ohio
Death Record, State of Ohio
Draft Registration card, World War I
Burial monument, St Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Shepherd, Isabella, MI

Notes:
Resided at 10450 S Barnard Road, Shepherd, MI in 1915.
From 1909-1914, resided on Wright Ave, Shepherd, Isabella, MI.

 

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1880 Census, Jennings Twp, Putnam, OH
1900 Census, Jennings Twp, Putnam, OH
1910 Census, Coe, Isabella, MI
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
Marriage Certificate, State of Ohio
Death Certificate, State of Michigan
Burial monument, St Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Shepherd, Isabella, MI

Obituary:
Funeral service for Mrs, Anna Doepker. 64, who died at the home here Saturday. will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Vincent de Paul church. A prayer service will be held at the home Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Doepker. who had lived to Shepherd and vicinity for the past 35 years. was born at Fort Jennings. 0hio May 29,1880. She was married to Matt Doepker May 27. 1903 Surviving besides the husband are four sons. Vincent of Shepherd. Sgt. Norbert Doepker in the Hawiian Islands. Raymond of Lansing and Ralph of Detroit. and six daughters, Mrs. Hilda Gorman. Mrs. Clara Schepetof. Mrs. Valita Archer. Mrs Margaret Harrison, Mrs. Dorothy Quinn and Kathryn. all of Lansing. eight grandchildren. and two sisters. Mrs. August Recker end bliss Elizabeth Bruskotter both of Fort Jennings, OH
- Lansing State Journal, 25 Sep 1944

 

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Birth Record, St Michaels Catholic Church, Kalida, OH
Birth Record, Putnam County, OH
1910 Census, Coe, Isabella, MI
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Lansing, Ingham, MI
Burial headstone, St Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, MI

Obituary:
SCHEPETOF, CLARA D. Lansing Age 93, passed away Sunday, August 29, 1999. Clara was born June 21, 1906, to Anna and Mathias Doepker in Kalida, OH. They moved to Shepherd, MI, in 1912. She came to Lansing in 1928 and married Nick Schepetof on January 22, 1932. Clara worked at Fisher Body from 1928 until her retirement in 1965. She was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church; the Catholic Women's Club; St. Casimir's Guild; U.A.W. Local #602; and was a volunteer from 1965-1997 at Lansing General Hospital. Surviving are her sister, Kathryn (Clare) Hogan of Carson City; 2 sisters-in-law, Irene Doepker of Shepherd and Irene Doepker of Carson City; brother-in-law, Howard Harrison of Hollywood, FL. She was a very loving aunt to 22 nieces and nephews and 42 great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Nick; 4 sisters; and 4 brothers. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, August 31, 11 a.m. at St. Casimir Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Bill Lugger as Celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the Palmer-Bush Lansing Chapel where a prayer service will be held Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, for those wishing, memorial contributions may be made to St. Casimir Catholic Church; St. Vincent DePaul Society; or to a charity of one's own choice, in memory of Clara D. Schepetof.
- Lansing State Journal, 30 Aug 1999

 

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Birth Record, Putnam County, OH
1910 Census, Coe, Isabella, MI
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
Burial headstone, St Vincent De Paul Cemetery, Shepherd, MI

Obituary:
Vincent L. Doepker, 48, resident of Shepherd died Friday evening at his home of a heart attack.
Mr. Doepker was owner of the Leonard Gas Station in Shepherd, and has been a resident of Shepherd all of his life. He was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul church, Knights of Columbus, and the Holy Name Society.
Surviving are his wife, Irene Brown, two daughters, Karen and Kay and two sons, Jim and Bob.
- Isabella County Times News 4/23/1955

 

Documents:
1910 Census, Coe, Isabella, MI
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Lansing, Ingham, MI
Burial monument, Roselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL

Obituary:
Valita Archer, 81, of Pensacola died Tuesday at the Pensacola Sacred Heart Hospital. The service will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Tallahassee, where she was a member, with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. A Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Culley's MeadowWood Riggins Road Chapel. Family will receive friends following the Rosary. A native of Kalida, Ohio, she had lived in Tallahassee since 1948. She was a retired secretary for the state Department of Banking. She was a Pink Lady at Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, and a member of the St. Catherine's Circle at Blessed Sacrament, the Nautical Society and Church Women United. Survivors include two daughters, Ann Scimone of Lakeland and Carol Barwick of Pensacola; a brother, Ray Doepker of Owosso, Mich.; two sisters, Clara Schepetof of Lansing, Mich., and Kathryn Hogan of Carson City, Mich.; and six grandchildren.
-Tallahassee Democrat, 23 Mar 1990

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Documents:
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
Burial headstone, St Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, MI

Obituary:
Mrs. Margaret Harrison, 52 years old of Lansing formerly Miss Margaret Doepker, daughter of Matt Doepker of Shepherd. Mrs. Harrison passed away Saturday, October 3, at her residence.
Mrs. Harrison leaves her husband, Howard, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Schenk of Lansing, Miss Jean Harrison and one son, Joe Harrison at home. Five sisters Mrs. Hilda Gorman and Mrs Clara Schepetof of Lansing., Mrs. Valita Archer of Tallahassee, Florida, Mrs. Dorothy Quinn of Alma, Mrs. Kathryn Hogan of Carson City. Three brothers, Norbert Doepker of Carson City, Raymond Doepker of Owosso, and Ralph Doepker of Shepherd, and a host of relatives and friends.
Rosary service was held Monday October 5 at the Palmer-Bush Funeral Home in Lansing.
Funeral services were held at the Holy Cross Church in Lansing on Tuesday, October 6 at 11:30 a.m. Burial at the St Joseph Cemetery at Lansing.
-Palmer-Bush Funeral Home, Lansing, MI

 

Documents:
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
Burial memorial, St Mary's Cemetery, Carson City, Montcalm, MI

Obituary:
DOEPKER,NORBERT (BERT) Carson City
Age 66, passed away Wednesday at his home. Mr. Doepker, a retired bar owner, was born April 20, 1914 in Shepherd, MI to Matt and Anna Doepker. He moved to Carson City in 1948. He was a member of the .Knights of Columbus; was a veteran of WW II; a member of the American Legion Post =380. Surviving is his wife, Irene; 2 daughters, Miss Sandra Doepker of New Milford, Conn. and Mrs. Diane Mason of Holland; 1 son, Rev. David Doepker of Ypsilanti; 5 sisters, Mrs. Hilda Gorman and Mrs. Clara Schepetof both of Lansing, Mrs. Valita Archer of Tallahassee, Fla., Mrs. Dorothy Quinn of Alma, Mrs. Kathryn Hogan of Carson City; 1 brother, Raymond of Owosso: 2 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from St. Marys Catholic Church with Rev. David Doepker officiating. Interment in the Mary Knoll Cemetery. Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited Thursday at 8 p.m. A Scripture Services will be held Friday at 8 p.m. from the Schnepp Fu-neral Home, Carson City.
- Lansing State Journal, 17 Jul 1980

Notes:
Proprietor of the B & I Bar in Carson City, Michigan.
Committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a moving train.

 

Documents:
1920 Census, Coe Township, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
1940 US Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI
Burial headstone, Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery, Shepherd, MI

Obituary:
Raymond A. Doepker
Age 75, of 204 Goodhue Owosso, died Tuesday, May 28, 1991, at The Memorial Hospital, Owosso.
Mr. Doepker retired from Owosso Lyons Merchandise in 1981 after 28 years of Service. He was previously employed with A&P Food Stores for over 25 years.
The funeral mass will be held from the St. Paul Catholic Church, Owosso, Friday, May 31, 12 noon with the Rev. Fr. Robert Dr. Kolenski officiating. There will be no visitation.
Mr. Doepker was born in Shepherd, the son of Matthew and Anna (Bruskotter) Doepker. He and Jeanne Richmond were married in Owosso, Oct 26, 1940. Mr. Doepker was a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church, Owosso Lodge 753 BPOE. and Knights of Columbus, Council l139, Owosso. He was a resident of Owosso for the past 35 years.
Survivors include: his wife Jeanne; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Pamela) Clark of Monroe, Sue Ann Clark of Commerce, Texas; five grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; two sisters, Clara Schepetof of Lansing. Mrs. Clare (Katheryn) Hogan of Carson City; several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Doepker was predeceased by an infant son, Thomas Richmond and an infant granddaughter, Susan Marie Clark, four sisters an three brothers.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association of Michigan and the St. Paul Catholic Church. Arrangements by Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso.
-Owosso Argus Press