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John Wayne Jezewski

Male 1943 - 1962  (19 years)


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  • Name John Wayne Jezewski  [1, 2
    Born 23 Jul 1943  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Aug 1962  Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 18 Aug 1962  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • THE STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST-1961, reported that
      John Jezewski had graduated from Cass City High School in June, 1961. The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 3, 1962, reported that he was stationed in Fort Benning, Georgia.

      CASS CITY CHRONICLE
      Thursday, August 23, 1962
      Page Two

      Services Held for John Jezewski, 19

      Funeral services were held Saturday at Little's Funeral Home for Pfc. John Wayne Jezewski, 19, Cass City, following his death Tuesday, August 14, in a Bennettsville, S.C., hospital for injuries suffered in Army-Air Force maneuvers in that area.

      Born July 23, 1943, in Cass City, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jezewski, Cass City.

      He was a 1961 graduate of Cass City High School and joined the Army September 11, 1961. He was attached to Company C of the Armored Division.

      Surviving besides his parents, are; one brother, James, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Joos, all of Cass City.

      Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiated and full military honors were accorded Pfc. Jezewski by the Tri-County Post No. 507, American Legion, Cass City. Interment was in Elkland Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2008)
    Person ID I29195  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Walter Jezewski,   b. 21 Apr 1917, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1987, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Helen Joos,   b. 20 Aug 1920, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 2008, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1940  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, April 8, 1965
      Page Three

      Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jezewski were honored at a surprise party for their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday, April 3, in the Evangelical United Brethren church basement. Fifty persons attended the party which was give by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jezewski and Mrs. Maurice Joos. Guests came from Pigeon, Caro and Cass City.

      George Dillman provided entertainment, and refreshments were served. The couple received many gifts.

      Mrs. Jezewski was born in Detroit April 21, 1917. He is service manager at Auten Motors, where he has been employed for 20 years.

      Mrs. Jezewski is the former Helen Joos and was born Aug. 20, 1920 in Cass City.

      They were married in the EUB parsonage at Cass City by the Rev. Mr. Holsapple.

      They have one son, Jim Lee Jezewski of Cass City. Another son, John Wayne, died several years ago.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2013)
    Family ID F2232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jul 1943 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Aug 1962 - Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Aug 1962 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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/, Thursday, August 23, 1962, Page Two (Reliability: 3).

    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.), September 3, 1962 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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/, Thursday, April 8, 1965 Page Three (Reliability: 3).