OBITUARY. The Athens Times. Wednesday, July 5, 1950. Kenneth D. and Dennis G. Carr. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Spencer Chapel for Kenneth and Dennis Carr, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Carr of Hillsdale. They were born Tuesday at Hillsdale Health Center. Mrs. Carr is the former Elva M. Tiffany and both she and Mr. Carr were Athens area residents until about four years ago. Surviving are the parents; a sister, Linda; the maternal grandfather, Ray Tiffany of Sherwood, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carr of Jonesville. Rev. Frank Wright officiated at the services and burial was in the Burr Oak Cemetery.
OBITUARY. The Athens Times. Wednesday, July 5, 1950. Kenneth D. and Dennis G. Carr. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Spencer Chapel for Kenneth and Dennis Carr, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Carr of Hillsdale. They were born Tuesday at Hillsdale Health Center. Mrs. Carr is the former Elva M. Tiffany and both she and Mr. Carr were Athens area residents until about four years ago. Surviving are the parents; a sister, Linda; the maternal grandfather, Ray Tiffany of Sherwood, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carr of Jonesville. Rev. Frank Wright officiated at the services and burial was in the Burr Oak cemetery.
1900 U.S. Census, MI, Benzie, Inland, taken 7 Jun. 39/40 Bowen, Emilie, granddaughter, b. Sep 1890, age 9, is in the home of her grandparents, Daniel E. and Flora R. Sherman.
MARRIAGE. Benzie County Clerk, Beulah, MI, marriages, vol 2, page 131, #51, married 12 Jul 1909 at Homestead Twp., Alger V. Gokey, b. MI, age 21, of Homestead, farmer, father L. H. Gokey, mother Eliza Walkley; and Emily Bowen, b. MI, age 18, of Honor, father Mort Bowen, mother Lois Sherman, by C. W. Clemo, MG; witnesses: J. C. Parks of Homestead Twp. and Nellie Amidon of Inland Twp.
1910 U.S. Census, Homestead Twp., Benzie , MI, taken 28 Apr. 188/189 Gokey, Alger V., head, MW, age 21, married once for 10 months, b MI, father b. NY, mother b. PA, farmer; Emily L., wife, FW, age 19, married once, b. alive; Nora B., boarder, age 10; Ruby L., boarder, age 7. (Who is this Flora R. Stiles Is she Flora Rowena Simmons who married Daniel Elmer Sherman first and now has the last name of Stiles, grandmother of Emily L. Bowen Gokey?)
1920 U.S. Census, Lansing City, Ingham , MI, ED 94, sheet 2A. 27/27 Guthrie, Sidney S., rents, MW, age 29, married, laborer, city power house; Emily L., wife, FW, age 29, Earl A., son, MW, age 9, Bernice E., daughter, FW, age 7; Ferris, James, roomer, b. MI, father b. Canada, mother b. NY, laborer, crank shaft We believe the two children in this home are Gokey children.
DEATH: Ingham County Clerk, Mason, MI, 1969 deaths, p. 1165, City of Lansing. Died 9 Oct 1969, Emily L. Guthrie, age 78, b. 25 Nov 1890, in MI, FW, widow, occupation: housewife, father: Morris Bowen, mother: Lois Sherman; residence 329 Clement Rd., Lansing; informant: Mrs. Ardith Helfrich, 329 Clement Rd., Lansing; Place of burial: Deepdale Memorial Cem., Eaton Co., MI. (Deepdale is located on the southwest side of Lansing, just outside of Ingham )
1900 U.S. Census, Benzie , Homestead Twp., 208/290 Gokey, Alger V., son, WM, b. Feb 1889, age 11, b. MI, father b. NY; mother b. PA, is in the home of his parents.
1920 U.S. Census, Lansing City, Ingham , MI, taken 7 Jan, ED 88,, sheet 6B. 817 Drury Lane. 116/124 Alger Gokey, boarder, MW, age 31, widower, b. MI, parents b. MI, assembler, auto factory, is in the home of Lewis Berg, age 31, Lewis' wife and four children. (We question whether Alger was a widower. His ex-wife, Emily, is enumerated on this census as the wife of Sidney Guthrie.)
DEATH. Benzie County Clerk, Beulah, MI, 195y deaths, vol. 3. Died 23 Jan 1956, Alger Vernon Gokey, wm, married, age 66, b. 19 Feb 1889, father Lewis Gokey, mother -- Walkley, assemblyman, auto factory; spouse: Maude; place of death: Rural Benzie , MI; residence Route 1, Interlochen, MI, 26y; informant: Maude Gokey, Route 1, Interlochen, MI; cause of death coronary occlusion.
1900 U.S. Census, Benzie , Homestead Twp., MI taken 27 Jun, ED7, 14A. Sidney D. Guthrie, son, WM, b. Oct 1890, age 9, is in the home with his father and mother.
MARRIAGE. Ingham County Clerk, Courthouse, Mason, MI. Vol. 8, p. 289, #118. Married 22 Feb 1917 at Lansing, Emily Gokey (maiden name Bowen), age 26, b. Bendon, MI, residing in Lansing, father: Maurice Bowen, mother: Lois Sherman; and Sidney S. Guthrie, age 26, b. Gratiot County, MI, residing in Lansing, father: Ephriam A. Guthrie; mother: unknown; occupation: laborer; witnesses: E. A. Guthrie and Flora Guthrie, both of Lansing (we believe Flora Guthrie is Emilie's grandmother); officiant: Samuel A. Barrs, Elder; he had no previous marriages; she had one.
DEATH. Ingham County Clerk, Mason, MI, 1936, Lansing Twp., #62. Died 2 Nov 1936 Sidney S. Guthrie, b. 24 Oct 1890, in Gratiot County, MI, MW, Married, age 46y0m8d, cause: pneumonia, residing at Rural Route, Orchard Road, Lansing, spouse: Emily L. Guthrie, occupation: repairman, City of Lansing Steam Plant, area resident for 15y; informant: Emily L. Guthrie, Lansing, buried 16 Nov at Deepdale Memorial Cem., Eaton County, MI. (Deepdale Cem. is located on the southwest side of Lansing, just outside Ingham County.)
1900 U.S. Census, MI, Benzie, Inland , taken 7 Jun. 39/40 Bowen, Glen S., grandson, b. Sep 1893, age 6, is in the home of his grandparents, Daniel E. and Flora R. Sherman.
MARRIAGE. Ingham County Clerk, Courthouse, Mason, MI. Vol. 9, p. 161, #1166. Married 31 Dec 1919 at Lansing, Glenn S. Bowen, age 26, b. Bendon, MI, residing in Lansing, father: Morris Bowen, mother: Lois Sherman, occupation: machinist; and Hazel M. Ferris, age 18, b. Diamondale, residing in Diamondale, Eaton, MI; occupation: domestic; father: Norman Ferris; mother: Lydia Tocuson; witnesses: Sidney and Emily Guthrie, both of Lansing; officiant: Samuel A. Barss, Elder. Neither had been married previously.
1920 U.S. Census, Lansing City, Ingham , MI taken 3/4 Jan, ED 95, sheet 2B. Glen S. Bowen, age 26, MW, married, b. MI, machinist, auto company; and his wife, Hazel D., age 18, b. MI, are in the home of Glen'sgrandmother, Flora and her husband, Ephriam Guthrie, at 625 Main St.
Glenn's birth date of 12 Dec 1893 and death date of Jan 1978 from Social Security death index at Willard Library, Battle Creek, MI. Birth date does not coincide with census date. We are using date given on census. Residence at time of death was at zip code 48462, which is Ortonville, Oakland, MI. Payment was made to zip code 49286, which is Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI. Information on this individual needs more checking.
MARRIAGE. Ingham County Clerk, Courthouse, Mason, MI. Vol. 10, p. 4383. Married 18 Nov 1922 at Lansing, Hazel Bowen, age 21, b. Diamondale, Eaton , residing in Lansing, father: Norman Ferris; mother: Lydia Barnes; occupation: domestic; and William E. Root, age 22, b. Mulliken, residing in Lansing, occupation: waiter; father: George Root, mother: Florence Ervay; officiant: L. William Chapman, Clergyman; witnesses: L. W. Hartig and Alma L. Hartig, both of Lansing.
MARRIAGE. Ingham County Clerk, Courthouse, Mason, MI. Vol. 11B, p.
718.
Married 28 Jul 1923 at Lansing, Glen S. Bowen, age 28, b. Lansing
Twp. (?),
residing in Lansing; father: Morris Bowen, mother: Lois Sherman;
occupation:
machinist; and Blanche M. Brassard, age 21, b. Superior, WI;
residing in
Marquette, MI, father: William H. Brassard, mother: Laude M. Lambert;
occupation: stenographer, witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Guthrie,
both of
Lansing; officiant: Ernest F. Quehl, MG. He had one previous
marriage; she
had none.
1920 U.S. Census, Lansing, Ingham , MI, taken 7 Jan, ED111, sheet 7A. 511 Avon St., 128/142. L. D. Brundage, son, age 16, is in the home of his father, Allie Brundage, and step-mother, Nina.
MARRIAGE. Wexford County Clerk, Cadillac, MI, vol. 2, p211, #22. Married 30 Jun 1930 at Cadillac, Lyle D. Brundage, age 29, residing in Lansing, b. Benzie , teacher, father: Allie Brundage, mother: Lois Sherman; and Katherine Clymer, age 35, residing in McBain, b. MN, teacher, father: Wm. Cafferty, mother: Margaret Cowley; he had never been married; she was married once previously; officiant: Louis G. Bouiget, Priest; witnesses: Margaret Clymer Heller and Loretta Halder, both of McBain.
In 1974 Lyle lived at 617 Ives Avenue, Big Rapids, MI 49307. In 1987 Lyle still lived at 617 Ives Avenue according to his death record.
OBITUARY. The Pioneer, Big Rapids, MI, Tuesday, July 21, 1987. Lyle D. Brundage, 84, of Big Rapids, died Sunday, July 19 at Mecosta County General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rogers-Mohnke Funeral Home.
OBITUARY. The Pioneer, Big Rapids, MI, Wednesday July 22, 1987, p. 1. Former area Educator Dies. A former area educator, Lyle D. Brundage, 84, of Big Rapids, died Sunday, July 19, at Mecosta County General Hospital. He was born June 26, 1903, in Honor, the son of Allie and Lois (Sherman) Brundage. He graduated from Lansing High School in 1923 and Michigan State College in 1928. He then served as principal and superintendent of the Marion Schools until 1932. Upon receiving his master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1933 he went to White Cloud where he served as superintendent for 19 years until 1952. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army where he obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1952 he left White Cloud and served as superintendent at Morley Public Schools until 1955. In 1956 he came to Ferris State College where he taught until his retirement in 1972. While at Ferris he completed his doctorate in education at the University of Michigan. Upon his retirement he had completed over 40 years as an educator. In 1930 he married Katharine Cafferty, who preceded him in death in April of last year. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret SeCor, in June of last year. Surviving are a daughter, Judith Arcy of Mission, Kan.; four grandchildren and a sister, Ruth Elliott of Lansing. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, at St. Paul's Campus Parish with Fr. Tom Page officiating. Burial will be in Mount View Cem. in McBain. A scripture service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Roger Mohnke Funeral Home.
DEATH. Mecosta County Clerk, Big Rapids, MI. Died 19 Jul 1987 at Big Rapids, Lyle D. Brundage, age 84, b. 26 Jun 1903, mw, widow; father: Allie Brundage; mother: Lois Sherman; residence: 617 Ives, Big Rapids, MI; occupation: professor, state college; burial: 24 Jul 1987, Mt. View Cem., McBain, MI; informant: Judith Arcy, 6900 W. 51st St., #212, Mission, KS.
At the time of her marriage, was Katherine's name Hiller? A daughter's name was Margaret Clymer SeCor. Was this Katharine's daughter from a prior marriage? Lyle Brundage's list of descendants of Flora Simmons Sherman prepared by Lyle in 1974 reads: "L. D. (Lyle) Brundage, married to Katie (Katharine) (Hiller) Clymer:" (indented and listed are two children) "Margaret Clymer," "Judy (Judith) Anne Brundage." Katharine's death record lists her father as William Cafferty; and mother: Margaret Calley.
OBITUARY. The Pioneer, Big Rapids, MI, Thursday, April 3, 1986. Katharine F. Brundage of Big Rapids died Tuesday, April 2, at Mecosta County General Hospital. She was born in Brainard, Minn., and moved to McBain as a child. Mrs. Brundage was a school teacher for 40 years and taught in public schools in Missaukee and Osceola counties and more recently in the White Cloud and Morley Stanwood school districts until her retirement. She attended the American University at Washington, D.C., and graduated from Central Michigan University and was a speech and drama coach for several years. In 1930 she was married to Lyle D. Brundage, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Howard (Margaret) SeCor of Largo, Fla., and Judith Arcy of Ames, Iowa; four grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Loretta Ullrich of Grosse Pte.; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5 at St. Paul's Campus Parish, Big Rapids, with Father Joe Fix officiating. Burial will be in the Mount View Cemetery, McBain. Scripture service will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Rogers-Mohnke Funeral Home, Big Rapids.
DEATH. Mecosta County Clerk, Big Rapids, MI, p. 231. Died 2 Apr 1986 at Big Rapids, Katherine F. Brundage, age 72, b. 5 Nov 1893 in MN; father: William Cafferty; mother: Margaret Calley; fw, married; residence: 617 Ives, Big Rapids, MI; occupation: teacher; buried: 5 Apr 1986, Mt. View Cem., McBain, MI; informant: Lyle Brundage.
October 1997 - Visit to Mount View Cem., McBain, Missaukee County, MI. Brundage - Katherine 1893-1986 and L. D. 1903-1987. Another marker is Hiller, Joseph C. R. 1913-1982; another is Hiller, Levi 1851-1935 and Margaret M. 1869-1944; another is James Levi Hiller, US Army, WWII, 25 Apr 1927-27 Mar 1996; another is Hiller, Eva L. 1903-1982 and James A. 1898-1945.
In 1962 Margaret SeCor was of San Antonio, TX according to her sister's marriage license.
In April 1986 Margaret (Mrs. Howard) SeCor was of Largo, FL, according to her mother's obituary.
Margaret died in June 1987 according to the obituary of her step-father (?), Lyle D. Brundage.
1920 U.S. Census, Lansing, Ingham , MI, taken 7 Jan, ED 111, sheet 7A. 511 Avon Street, 128/142. Dorothy Brundage, daughter, age 13 is in the home of her father, Allie Brundage, and step-mother, Nina.
MARRIAGE. Ingham County Clerk, Courthouse, Mason, MI. Vol. 13B, p. 3478. Married 5 Sep 1925, at Lansing, Harold R. Stauffer, age 24, b. Ada, OH, residing in Vestaburg, MI, father: Abner Stauffer; mother: Minnie B. Hoffman;; occupation: machinist; and Dorothy M. Brundage, b. Traverse City, MI, age 18, residing at 625 W. Main St., Lansing; father: A. Brundage; mother: -- Sherman; occupation: stenographer; officiant: Wm. C. Swenk, MG; witnesses: Blair V. Shaffer and Violet D. Shaffer.
Date of birth of 12 Aug 1907 was taken from Social Security death index at Willard Library, Battle Creek, MI. More research is needed.
Social Security Death Index, Willard Library, Battle Creek, MI, lists Harold Stauffer's date of death as January 1974, with a zip code for Vestaburg, Montcalm , MI. Richland Township Cem., Vestaburg, south of M-46, east of Edmore, MI. Sexton's phone numbers: 268-5011 days; 268-5437 evenings. 10/97. More research is needed.
1920 U.S. Census, Lansing, Ingham , MI taken 7 Jan, ED 111, Sheet 7A. 511 Avon Street, 128/142 Ruth I. Brundage, age 7, daughter, is in the home of her father, Allie Brundage, step-mother, Nina Brundage, age 21.
MARRIAGE. Ingham County Clerk, Courthouse, Mason, MI. Vol. 20A, p. 10290. Married 3 Mar 1932 at Lansing, Lee C. McDonald, age 24, b. Huron , MI, residing in Lansing, father: Dan K. McDonald; mother: Laura Allen; occupation: laborer; and Ruth I. Brundage, age 19, b. Otsego , residing in Lansing; father: Allie Brundage; mother: Lois Sherman; occupation: none; witnesses: Dorothy Stauffer and Harold Stauffer, both of RFD, Lansing; officiant: Rev. J. O. Nelson, MG. Neither had been married previously.
In July 1987 Ruth Elliott was of Lansing, MI, in her brother's, Lyle D. Brundage's, obituary.
A death date of 2 May 1989 for Ruth Elliott was found in the Social Security death index, Willard Library, Battle Creek, MI. Place of death was at zip code 49242 which is Hillsdale, Hillsdale , MI. More research is needed.
Birth date of 5 Aug 1904 and death date of Nov 1966 was found in the Social Security death index. Place of death was at zip code 49242, which is Hillsdale , MI. More research is needed.