Caroline Loesch

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Mrs. Henry Helwig

Mrs. Henry Helwig, 86, who with her husband came to the Cass City community 51 years ago, died Sunday night in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Russell ERB, in Bad Axe. Funeral services were held Wednesday in the First Methodist Church of Bad Axe with the Rev. James Roberts officiating. Burial was made in Elkland Cemetery.

Besides her daughter, Mrs. Helwig is survived by four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She also leaves a sister and two brothers in Lancaster, N.Y. Her husband died 28 years ago and she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Edna and son, Arthur.

Mrs. Helwig was born Nov. 1, 1857, in Lancaster, N.Y.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)

Caroline married Heinrich "Henry" Helwig about 1883. Heinrich (son of Wilhelm "William" Helwig and Sophia Muck) was born on 15 Aug 1851 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York; died on 29 Feb 1916 in Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Arthur Helwig was born on 8 Jul 1884 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York; died on 9 Jun 1918 in Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan.
2. Edna Helwig was born about 1889 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York; died on 1 Sep 1933 in Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan; was buried on 4 Sep 1933 in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan.
3. Beatrice Luella Helwig was born on 15 Feb 1899 in Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 22 Sep 2001 in Bay Port, Huron County, Michigan; was buried in Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan.