Edward Buehrly

1895 - 1989  (93 years)

• Name	Edward Buehrly  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	6 Sep 1895	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Feb 1989	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Wednesday, February 8, 1989 Page Four Edward Buehrly Edward Buehrly, 93, a lifelong resident of Cass City, died Wednesday, Feb 1, 1989 at the Provincial House, after a long illness. He was born Sept 6, 1895, on the family Centennial farm in Elkland Township where he lived all his life. He was the son of Leonard and Catherine (Burke) Buehrly. He was married Janet Gardner on May 7, 1919, in Cass City. Mrs. Buehrly died Dec. 30, 1968. Mr. Buehrly was one of the oldest members of Salem United Methodist Church of Cass City and one of the few remaining World War I veterans, having served with the United States Army Infantry. He was also a member of American Legion of Cass City. He is survived by one son and his wife, Carl Buehrly, and his wife Carolyn of Lansing, three grandchildren; Robert Buehrly of Traunik, Mrs. Michael (Colleen) Portale of Marquette and Miss Mary Lynn Buehrly of Lansing; and three great-grandchildren, Bridgette, Tiffany and Bethany. Two brothers, Fred and Lawrence Buehrly; and three sisters, Bertha Elliott, Mary Striffler and Elsie Anthes preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Saturday at Salem United Methodist Church of Cass City with the Rev Clare Patton, pastor, officiating. Interment with full military honors was in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong) Arrangements were by Little's Funeral Home of Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) EDWARD BUEHRLY 06 Sep 1895 Feb 1989 48726 (Cass City, Tuscola, MI) (none specified) 386-38-4156 Michigan
  Person ID	I12756	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johann Leonhard Buehrly,   b. 21 Feb 1859, B?rtlingen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 3 Feb 1939, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Catherine Buerk,   b. 16 Aug 1865, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 20 Mar 1954, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 88 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1885	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2, 4]
  Headstones		Buehrly, Leonard and Catherine (Buerk)
  Family ID	F2350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet "Jennie" Gardner,   b. 28 Dec 1886, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1968, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 82 years)
  Married	7 May 1919	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F2227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Sep 1895 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 7 May 1919 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 1 Feb 1989 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, March 26, 1954 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Wednesday, February 8, 1989 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 162 (Reliability: 3).