Judith Ann Helwig

1940 - 1986  (46 years)

• Name	Judith Ann Helwig  [1, 2]
  Born	12 Mar 1940	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Jul 1986	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Buried	16 Jul 1986	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle July 23, 1986 Judith Ann Finkbeiner Mrs. Judy Finkbeiner, 46, a lifelong resident of Cass City, succumbed Sunday, July 13, at her home after a long illness. She was born March 15, 1940, in Cass City, the daughter of Clark and Myrtle (Walters) Helwig. Miss Helwig was united in marriage to Donald Finkbeiner Oct. 11, 1958, in Cass City where they made their home. She was past president of the Cass City Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Salem United Methodist Church, Cass City. Mrs. Finkbeiner is survived by her husband, Donald; five sons, Mr Jeffrey Finkbeiner, USN, Norfolk, Va., Jim, Clark and Donald, all at home; three daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Susan) Kady II of Gagetown, Sally and Sharon, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Helwig of Cass City, and two grandsons. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Dawn, and one brother, William. She was taken from Little's Funeral Home Thursday to the Salem United Methodist Church to lie in state until 1 p.m., time of funeral services. Rev. Clare Patton, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
  Person ID	I30285	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Clark Edward Helwig,   b. 22 May 1911, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 10 May 1989, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Myrtle Olene Walters,   b. 20 Jun 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 9 Jan 1998, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1939	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Family ID	F9766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald Hendrick Finkbeiner,   b. 23 Jan 1937, Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan ,   d. 24 Apr 2022, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 85 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1958	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [4]
  Children	1. Jeffrey William Finkbeiner,   b. 8 Aug 1959, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 10 Jun 2005, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 45 years)   2. Living
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F9767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Mar 1940 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 11 Oct 1958 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 13 Jul 1986 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 16 Jul 1986 - 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

  
  

• Sources

  [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, May 17, 1989 (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/, July 23, 1986 (Reliability: 3). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [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 22, September 7, 1959 (Reliability: 3).