Obituary:
Marilyn was born on March 29, 1942 at home in Webberville, Michigan. She left her earthly home to meet the Lord on Sunday, June 24 with her family by her side singing her favorite hymns. Marilyn graduated top of her class. Marilyn's passions were gardening, cooking, drawing, sewing, reading but mostly her family. There wasn't a plant she couldn't grow, a recipe she would fix up to make better, or a project she couldn't make. She was creative in all areas of her life. Marilyn was such an avid reader until she lost her eyesight. But that did not deter her love for words or storytelling. Her grandchildren will remember her silly stories and others will remember her uncanny ability to spell any word. No one could beat her at a game of Scrabble or Upwords. Marilyn loved all types of music. She could be singing along to Frankie Valli or the Statler Brothers, Elvis or Gospel. Music filled her heart with joy. Marilyn was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She found great peace in her fellowship and services at the church. She also loved to watch the birds at her feeders to try and guess the species. She might even be found talking to the ones she insisted came and visited her every day. Marilyn loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed her daily talks on the phone with her loved ones. But one of her favorite things of all was to hold and play with her babies. She loved to cuddle, sing and tell stories to her grandbabies. You were never too old to sit on her lap and cuddle.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents Muriel and Vernon VanRiper, her sisters Sandra Barbour and Patricia Rhodes, her grandparents Iva and Benjamin Swegles and her beloved cat Junebug. Marilyn is survived by her children Jeff (Nora) Stanton, Paul (Suzanne) Stanton, Melissa (Mark) Doepker, Janise (Diego) Salas, and Todd (Kimberly) Stanton; 22 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and 3 sisters Sheila McKinney, Penny (Claude) Benjamin, Jody (Fred) Royce. She has many beloved nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 500 North Howard St. Webberville on Thursday June 28, 11:00 am with visitation 1 hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Calvary Baptist Church in memory of Marilyn as that was her final wish.
- Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes

 

Documents:
Baptismal Record, St Barbaras Catholic Church, Cloverdale, OH
1910 US Census, Chesaning, MI
1920 US Census, Chesaning, MI
Marriage Record, State of Michigan

Burial headstone, Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, MI

Documents:
Baptismal Record, St Barbaras Catholic Church, Cloverdale, OH
Birth Record, Putnam County, OH
1910 US Census, Chesaning, MI
1920 US Census, Chesaning, MI
1930 US Census, Lansing, Ingham, MI
1940 US Census, Delta Twp, Eaton County, MI
Marriage record, Ingham County, MI

Burial monument, Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, Ingham, MI

Resided in Chesaning, Saginaw, MI from 1910 to 1920.

 
Left image: Hilda (center) with her daughter Charmaine Studer (left) and Evelyn Studer.

Documents:
Baptismal Record, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
1910 US Census, Chesaning, MI
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI
Marriage Record, St Marys Church, Chesaning, Saginaw, MI
Burial headstone, Mt Calvary Cemetery, Chesaning, MI

Resided in Chesaning, Saginaw, MI in 1930.

John Studer with wife Mary Lemper-Studer.

Documents:
1900 Census, Maple Grove, Saginaw, MI
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI
Marriage Record, St Marys Church, Chesaning, Saginaw, MI

Burial headstone, Mt Calvary Cemetery, Chesaning, MI

Resided in Maple Grove Twp, Saginaw, MI in 1930.

Obituary:
John Leo Studer Dies
CHESANING - John Leo Studer, 88. formerly of Chesaning died Monday at Fort Worth, Tex., where he was visiting a son. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Friday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Father Jo-seph Bauer officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Chesaning. The body rests, after 9 a.m. Thursday at Walker-Martin Funeral Home where rosary will be recited at 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Studer was born in Ohio Aug. 26, 1879. He had resided most of his life in Chesaning and was married to Hilda Lemper in Chesaning in 1912. She died in 1946. Mr. Studer, a retired carpenter, was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Surviving are: four sons, Richard of Kennewick, Wash., Lt. Col. William, stationed in Vietnam, Vincent of Fort Worth, Dr. Victor of Detroit; six daughters, Mrs. George (Evelyn ) Bush of Saginaw, Mrs. Martin (Bernice) Kruske of Chesaning, Mrs. Charles (Elizabeth) Cole of Pasadena, Calif., Maj. Joan Studer of Wichita Falls, Tex., Mrs William (Blanche) Lynch of Los Angeles, Mrs. A. Robert (Charmaine) Bauer of Mt. Pleasant; one brother, Lucien of Flint; one sister, Rena Studer of Flint; 31 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren,
Owosso Argus Press, Feb 28, 1968

 

Burial headstone, Mt Calvary Cemetery, Chesaning, MI

 

Grandchildren at Death:
Heidi Ames
Hannah DenBleyker
Daniel Studer
Jeri Studer
Nicholas Berling
Anders Berling
Thomas Studer
Nicholas Studer
Katharine DeZarn
Jacob DeZarn

Great-Grandchildren at death:
Noah DenBleyker
Ataya Studer
Russell James Carroll
John Norton Carroll.

Burial headstone, Mt Calvary Cemetery, Chesaning, MI

Obituary:
Bernice C. (Studer) Kruske
ge 84, of Chesaning, passed away Sunday morning, December 7, 2003. at Memorial Healthcare Center, Owosso. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ft: Joseph Griffin officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Walker-Martin Funeral Home, Chesaning, today after 7 p.m. and all day Tuesday. A Scripture Service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Kruske was born in Chesaning, on June 6, 1919, the daughter of John and Hilda (Lemper) Studer. She had resided most of her life in the Chesaning area. After her mother passed away, Bernice helped raise her siblings, Charmaine, Blanche, Vincent and Victor. She married Martin Kruske in 1938. He predeceased her on June 17, 1983. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and she worked for many years in the Our Lady School lunch program. She was Valedictorian of her Our Lady School class of 1936. Bernice was also a writer of poetry.
urvivors include two daughters, Mary and James Herronen of Owosso and Barbara and Robert Callard of Perry; one daughter-in-law, Karen Kruske of Oakley; five grandchildren, Eric, Michael, Cheryl, Dr. Cynthia Kruske and Mary Callard; brothers and sisters, Mary Elizabeth Cole of Redlands, California, Lt. Col. William F. Studer of Ruidoso, New Mexico, Col. Joan R. Studer of Redlands, Vincent Studer of Aledo, Texas, Dr. Victor Studer of Livonia, Blanche and James Mitchell of Los Angeles, Charmaine and Robert Bauer of Summit Park, Utah; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband; two sons, Martin Jr. and Gary; one grandson, Patrick Glick; one brother, Richard Studer and one sister, Evelyn Bush.
Owosso Argus Press, December 8, 2003

 
Mary with her daughter Elizabeth Cole.

Documents:
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI

Burial marker, Hillside Cemetery, Redlands, CA

   

Documents:
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI

Military decorations:
Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Air Commendation Medal, Offlcer's Medal of the Natlonal Order of Merit (France)

  

Documents:
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI

  

Documents:
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI

 

Documents:
1940 Census, Chesaning, Chesaning, MI

Obituary:
STUDER, VICTOR H. March 17, 2016 age 86. Beloved Husband of Patricia. Loving Father of Victoria (Anthony) DeFlorio and Mary-Kate (Jack) Brockway. Dearest Grandfather of Victor, Alexander and Joseph. Visitation Tuesday 2-9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. at Neely-Turowski Funeral Home 30200 Five Mile (Between Middlebelt and Merriman). In state Wednesday 9:30 a.m. until Mass 10 a.m. at St. John Bosco Catholic Church 12100 Beech Daly (North of Plymouth Rd.). Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In Lieu of Flowers memorials may be made to St. John Bosco Catholic Church.
- Detroit Free Press, Mar. 20, 2016

 
Top row, L to R: Children Rebecca, Michael, Kathryn and Maria.
Bottom row, L to R: Husband Richard Studer, Rosemary, daughter Kristine.

She was president of her senior class at Deckerville (MI) High School and graduated from St. Mary�s Hospital School of Nursing in Grand Rapids, MI.
She was a Kennewick resident for 44 years. She was employed as a registered nurse at Kennewick General Hospital and as director of nursing for area assisted-living facilities.
She developed the curriculum for and taught the Medical Careers class at Kennewick High School.
She also worked for the Benton County Juvenile Justice Center as nursing services coordinator.