Documents:
1940 Census, Alma, Gratiot, MI

Burial headstone, Vista Verde Memorial Park, Rio Rancho, NM

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Marriage Record, State of Arkansas
Burial monument, Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles, Cass, MI

Obituary:
E. Opal Burdett, 85, of White Street, Niles, Michigan, died at 12:25 A.m. Saturday, February 28 in the Lakeland Memorial Center, Niles, of sudden illness, but of natural causes.
She was born July 13, 1918 in Gratiot, Ohio, to Glen Franklin and Tida Pearl (Burrier) Gard and lived in Niles since 1955, coming from Detroit.
Mrs. Burdett was a former employee of Simplicity Pattern Company, Niles and was the third of ten siblings. She is remembered with tears of joy and a life lived well. Opal loved to bake, embroidery and do word search puzzles.
On November 6, 1971 in Niles she was married to William E. 'Bud' Burdett who died August 25, 1988.
Mrs. Burdett is survived by her daughters, Linda (Doepker) Thomas of Edwardsburg, Michigan, and Patricia A. (Doepker) Lyon of Elkhart, Indiana. She has nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister, Dorothy Welsh; brothers, Donald and John Gard, all of Newark, Ohio, and a brother, Gilbert Gard of Hopewell, Ohio.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Reverend Emmett H. Kadwell, Jr. of Wesley United Methodist Church, Niles, officiating. Interment will be at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Contributions in memory of Opal Burdett may be made to Cass County Council on Aging.
- Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, MI

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Resided in Hopewell, Muskingdum, OH in 1944.

Obituary:
E. Opal Burdett July 13. 1918 - Feb. 28. 2004 E. Opal Burdett, 85, of White Street, Niles, Mich., died at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, of sudden illness, but of natural caus-es. She was born July 13, 1918 in Gratiot, Ohio, to Glen Franklin and Tida Pearl (Burher) Gard and lived in Niles since 1955, coming from Detroit. Mrs. Burdett was a former employee of Simplicity Pattern Company, Niles and was the third of ten siblings. She is remembered with tears of joy and a life lived well. Opal loved to bake, embroi-dery and do word search puzzles. On Nov. 6, 1971 in Niles she was married to William E. "Bud" Burdett who died Aug. 25, 1988. Mrs. Burdett is survived by her daughters, Linda (Doepker) Thomas of Edwardsburg, Mich., and Patricia A. (Doepker) Lyon of Elkhart, Ind. She has nine grand-children and 14 great-grandchil-dren. Also surviving are a sister, Dorothy Welsh; brothers, Donald and John Gard, all of Newark, Ohio, and a brother, Gilbert Gard of Hopewell, Ohio. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Reverend Emmett H. Kadwell Jr. of Wesley United Methodist Church, Niles, officiat-ing. Interment will be at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Opal Burdett may be made to Cass County Council on Aging.

 

Documents:
1930 US Census, Coe Twp, Isabella, MI
1940 US Census Lansing, Ingham, MI

Burial monument, Oak Grove Cemetery, Saint Louis, Gratiot, MI

Obituary:
Geraldine Marie "Gerry" Doepker, 94, of St. Louis, loving mother and grandmother, went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Masonic Pathways in Alma. Gerry was born in St. Louis, Michigan on August 31, 1920, the daughter of George and Lottie (Bolt) Bebow. She graduated from St. Louis High School in 1938. She attended Mrs. Hildreth's Business School, which was located on the second story of a downtown St. Louis building. From there she worked at a dime store, a doctor's office and Leonard's Refinery until she married LaVerne Doepker on January 10, 1942 in St. Louis, MI. He preceded her in death in May 1988. Gerry was a lifelong resident of St. Louis. She and LaVerne owned and operated Mid-West Building Distributors in St. Louis for many years. Gerry enjoyed time with her family at their cottage on Higgins Lake and Camp 8 hunting property in northern Michigan. She and LaVerne loved to travel throughout the United States in their motor home. Gerry was actively involved in the American Legion Auxiliary Post 256 and served as membership chairman for years. She also looked forward to spending time with her friends at the Senior Center in St. Louis. Gerry attended St. Louis First United Methodist Church. Gerry is survived by her son Dan and Mary Doepker of St. Louis, MI, daughter Dianne and John Ayris of St. Louis, MI, 4 grandchildren; Christopher Ayris of Mt. Pleasant, MI, Kari and David Holmberg of St. Johns, MI, Jennifer and Jarrod Folsom of Rockford, MI, Brian and Jessica Doepker of Holt, MI, 6 great-grandchildren; Macklin and Griffin Holmberg, Liam and Claire Folsom, Aurora and Ila Doepker, brother Lowell Bebow of St. Louis, MI and sister-in-law Donna Bebow of St. Louis, MI. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Kenneth Bebow and sister-in-law Margery Bebow. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church, St. Louis, MI. on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Terri Bentley officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Monday from 10 to 11 A.M. at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Louis Senior Center or St. Louis First United Methodist Church.
- Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI.

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Death Record, State of Ohio
1910 Census, Greensburg Twp, Putnam, Ohio

Burial marker, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Glandorf, Putnam, Ohio

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1910 Census, Greensburg Twp, Putnam, Ohio

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1910 Census, Greensburg Twp, Putnam, Ohio

 

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Marriage Record, St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
Draft Registration Card, World War I
Draft Registration Card, World War II
Burial Monument, St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Glandorf, OH

Obituary:
GLANDORF - Urban F. Quinn, 76, a retired farmer, died at 3 p.m. Thursday in his home here following a heart attack.
Born Aug. 23, 1890, in Kalida, he was a son of John and Ann Gulker Quinn. In 1913, he married Mary Giesken and she died in 1955.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Margaret Stechschulte of Rt. 3, Elida, Mrs. Paul (Mary Louise) Deters of Ottawa, Mrs. John (Jeanette) Bowers of Rt. 3, Columbus Grove, Mrs. Carl (Clarine) Wilhelm of Custar, Mrs. Norman (Dorothy) Schmenk of Rt. 2, Ottawa and Mrs. Eugene (Mary Jane) Stechschulte of Columbus Grove; six sons, Cletus of Alma, Mich., Louis and Carl, both of Lima, and Richard, Robert and Jack, all of Glandorf; one brother, Alfred of Kalida; one sister, Mrs. Loretta Unverfurth of Fort Jennings; 52 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, Holy Name Society and the Knights of Columbus.
Requiem High Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the church by Rev. Aloys Friedrich. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at McCrate Funeral Home, Ottawa, after 2 p.m. Saturday.
- The Lima News, Friday, November 4, 1966

 

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Burial Monument, St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Glandorf, OH

Obituary:
Mrs. Mary Quinn
GLANDORF - Solemn Requiem High Mass will be sung in St. John's Catholic Church here at 10 a.m. Saturday for Mrs. Mary Quinn, 61, with the Rev. Otto Brackmann officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Quinn died of a heart attack at her home at 8 p.m. Wednesday. She was born Dec. 6, 1893, in Greensburg Township, and married Urban Quinn, who survives. She was a member of St. John's Church and the Altar and Rosary Society of the parish. She also was a member of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia.
Surviving besides the husband are seven daughters, Mrs. Ray Stechschulte and Mrs. John Bowers, both of Columbus Grove; Mrs. Carl Wilhelm of Custer, Mrs. Norman Schmenk and Mrs. Paul Deters, both of Ottawa, and Mary Jane and Betty Quinn, both at home; six sons, Cletus of Carson City, Mich., Louis and Carl of Lima, Richard of Glandorf, John at home and Robert of Amarillo, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvester Meyerhoffer of Glandorf and Mrs. Clem Schroeder of Columbus Grove; two brothers, Lawrence Giesken of Glandorf and Leo Giesken of Lima; and 27 grandchildren.
The Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the residence. The body was removed from the Fischer Funeral Home in Ottawa to the residence here.
- The Lima News, Thursday, January 13, 1955

  

Obituary:
Mr. Lloyd John Clark, age 87 of Fort Gratiot, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2005. He was born on January 17, 1918 in Springfield, MO, son of the late John and Vivian Clark. Lloyd married Elizabeth "Bettie" Faust on October 14, 1939. He served in the United States Navy. Lloyd was a shift supervisor and retired from Detroit Edison after 35 years. He enjoyed traveling with his family and was good with his hands in gardening, painting and crafts. Lloyd is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth "Bettie" Clark; sons, Jerry (Pam) Clark of Monroe, Jeff (Karen) Clark of Aubrey, TX., Terry (Dorothy) Clark of Homosassa, FL.; daughter, Kim (Steve) Sheldon of Marysville; 12 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; brother John (Shirley) Clark of Calumet, MI.; sisters, Elaine (Bill) Reidel and Patsy (Mike) Matecha both of Melbourne, FL.; and a sisterinlaw, Donna Clark of Utica. He is preceded in death by a brother Robert Clark; sister and brotherinlaw, June and Art Nicholai and a granddaughter, Susan Clark. Memorial services will be held 4 p.m. Tuesday in Marysville United Methodist Church, 1234 New Jersey. Rev. James Thompson will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made to Blue Water Hospice or Marysville United Methodist Church. Cremation arrangements by Jowett Funeral Home, 1634 Lapeer Ave. at 17th Street.
- Originally published August 22, 2005

Obituary:
velyn Bacon Age 95, passed away on April 12, 2009. She leaves to cherish her memory her three children: Sandy Callero, Dorothy Hofmann, and Bob Bacon. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul, son Pat, five brothers, and one sister. Evelyn has 11 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. She is home now with her Lord Jesus Christ. Services will be held at 1 pm, 4/20/2009, in the Mountain View Garden Chapel, Lakewood, WA. Memorials may be made to Hospice or a Christ-centered charity of your choosing.
- Tacoma News-Tribune, 16 Apr 2009

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Burial marker, Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Portland, OR

 

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1900 Census, Greensburg, Putnam, OH

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1900 Census, Greensburg, Putnam, OH