Walter J. Anthes

1884 - 1966  (81 years)

• Name	Walter J. Anthes  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	22 Nov 1884	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Oct 1966	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	19 Oct 1966	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle October 20, 1966 Page 12 Walter Anthes, 81, Succumbs After Lengthy Illness Walter J. ANTHES, 81, succumbed Saturday, October 15, in Hills and Dales General Hospital following a two-year illness. Mr. Anthes, a lifelong resident of the Cass City vicinity, had been hospitalized five weeks. Born November 22, 1884, in Cass City, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin ANTHES. He and Miss Susie RACE were married in May, 1908. She died in 1936, and Miss Elsie BUEHRLY and Mr. Anthes were married in Cass City March 24, 1945. Mr. Anthes was a retired farmer and a life member of Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church, Cass City. Survivors, besides his widow, are two daughters: Mrs. Lucille BUSH of Unionville and Mrs. Alice BEECHER of Bad Axe; three sons, Roy of Cass City, Harold of Pontiac and Paul of Conway, Arkansas; one brother Jacob of Quitman, Arkansas; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held a the EUB Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ira Wood, pastor, and Rev. Stanley Kirn, Sr, officiating. Little's Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007) Dave Anthes (daveanthes@juno.com) shows him as the son of Martin Anthes and Lucinda Thomas of Ontario. (Research):Census Listings: 1930 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Novesta Township ED 11 SD 79-32 Sheet 2B 42-43 Anthes, Walter J Hd O $5000 m W 45 M 23 Mich Canada Englis h Canada English Farmer Anthes, Susie M Wf F W 42 M 22 Mich Germany Canada English Anthes, Roy T Son M W 20 S Mich Mich Mich Farm Laborer Anthes, Lucile M Dtr F W 17 S Mich Mich Mich Anthes, Harold W Son M W 14 S Mich Mich Mich Anthes, Paul E Son M W 9 S Mich Mich Mich Anthes, Alice J Dtr F W 8 S Mich Mich Mich
  Person ID	I3949	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Susie Race,   b. Abt 1888, Michigan ,   d. Abt 1936, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	Abt 1908	Michigan   [5]
  Children	1. Roy T. Anthes,   b. 9 Aug 1909, Michigan ,   d. 16 Jun 1992, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 82 years)   2. Lucille M. Anthes,   b. Abt 1913, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harold W. Anthes,   b. 13 Jun 1915, Michigan ,   d. 19 May 1995, Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F10018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elsie Christine Buehrly,   b. 24 Apr 1891, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 24 Apr 1980, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 89 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1945	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 6, 7]
  	No issue.
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F2238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Nov 1884 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - Abt 1908 - Michigan Married - 24 Mar 1945 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 15 Oct 1966 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 19 Oct 1966 - 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

  [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/, October 20, 1966 (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/, Friday, March 26, 1954 (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.), Volume 27, September 4, 1967 (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/, October 20, 1966, Page 12 (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.), Volume 8, September 3, 1945 (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/, Thursday, May 1, 1980 (Reliability: 3).