Delvin Leonard Striffler

1915 - 1967  (52 years)

• Name	Delvin Leonard Striffler  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	29 Jun 1915	Michigan   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 1967	Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle October 16, 1936 Local Happenings, Page 3 Delvin Striffler, who is a student at the General Motors Institute in Flint, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Striffler. The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 2, 1946, noted that he and his wife were living in Manchester, N.H. Cass City Chronicle Friday, November 5, 1948 Delvin Striffler is New Buick Dealer Delvin Striffler of Bettendorf, Iowa, is the new owner of the Buick and Pontiac car agency at Caro where he will enter that business on Nov. 15. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Striffler and a graduate of Cass City High School and General Motors School of Technology at Flint. For 12 years he has been associated with the Buick branch of General Motors, and in recent years was a zone service manager. His headquarters have been a points in New Hampshire, Oregon, Iowa and other states. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I24235	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Solomon C. Striffler,   b. 18 Jan 1882, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 19 Nov 1966, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Magdalene Buehrly,   b. 19 Jun 1887, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 30 Dec 1963, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 76 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1910	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Photos		Striffler, Solomon and Mary (Buehrly) This was likely taken at or near the time of their June, 1910 marriage in Cass City
  Family ID	F5229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Kane,   b. 14 Oct 1919, Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 17 Oct 2014, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan  (Age 95 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1944	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan   [2, 8]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, June 30, 1944 Pages One and Five Miss Kane Bride of Delvin Striffler Baskets of gladioli and delphinium decorated the Gospel Hall in Flint Saturday afternoon, June 24, when Miss Martha Kane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kane of Flint, was united in marriage with Mr. Delvin Striffler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon C. Striffler, of Cass City. Rev. Mr. Harper of New Jersey performed the ceremony at six o'clock, using the double ring service. Miss Isabell Dunning of Hamilton, Ont., attended the bride and Mr. Russell Striffler of Evanston, Ill,, performed the duties of best man for his brother. The dress of the bride was made with a white lace bodice and tulle skirt, long sleeves and sweetheart neckline. She wore a full-length white lace veil. Following the service, a reception was held at the Kane home. Mrs. Striffler has been employed as a stenographer at the Buick office in Flint. Mr. Striffler was graduated from Cass City high school in 1931 and from the General Motors Technical school in Flint in 1940. He has since been employed as a service engineer by Buick in different states. The young couple will make their home at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to which place the groom has been transferred. Those from Cass City who attended the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Striffler, Mrs. Leonard Buehrly, Miss Elsie Buehrly and Bruce McRae. Forty relatives attended a reception Monday evening in the S.C. Striffler home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Striffler. During a short program, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Joos and Clark Helwig and Maurice Joose sand duets. Dickie Joos gave a solo and recitations were given by Judy and Billy Helwig and Esther Buehrly. Mrs. Joos supervised the giving of advice to the bride. After opening and admiring the gifts, refreshments of ice cream, cake, cookies and punch were served. Out-of-town guests at the reception besides the newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kane of Flint and Miss Isabelle Dunning of Hamilton, Ont. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F8096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jun 1915 - Michigan Married - 24 Jun 1944 - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan Died - 6 Sep 1967 - Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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, June 30, 1944 (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/, January 2, 1964 (Reliability: 3). [S499] Buehrly, Dale (Deceased) 7231 Greenland Road Cass City, MI 48726. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 28, September 2, 1968 (Reliability: 3). [S944] Striffler, Thomas Kane-Family Member (striff@centurytel.net), Email to Melinda Strong dated 9/22/2010 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Vol. 7, September 4, 1944 (Reliability: 3).