Ruth O. Mark b. 23 Aug 1910 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 13 Feb 1993 Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1910 - 1993 (82 years)

Name	Ruth O. Mark [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Born	23 Aug 1910	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 3, 4, 5, 10]
Gender	Female
Died	13 Feb 1993	Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan [5, 10]
Notes	Cass City Chronicle Wednesday, February 24, 1993 Ruth Wurtsmith Mrs. Ruth (Mark) Wurtsmith, widow of Dr. F.L. Wurtsmith, died Feb. 13. She was born in Cass City, the daughter of Edward and Mary Mark. She is survived by a daughter, Carole, and her husband, James Mazurek, and their son, Jimmy, and daughter, Jamie; a son, Paul, and his wife, Heidi, and their children, Paul, Todd, Nicole and Greta, and 4 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are 6 sisters and one brother-in-law, Mrs. Stella Martus, Cass City, Mrs. Emeline Urquhart, Caseville, Mrs. Mary Leeson, Pigeon, Mrs. Betty McLeod, Flushing, Mrs. Fran Kehoe, Cass City, and Mrs. Bonnie Dill and husband, Dick, Pigeon. Also sisters-in-law, Mrs. Gerry Mark, Flushing, Mrs. Millie Mark, Cass City, and Mrs. Phyllis Wheeler, Cass City, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Grace Mark, and 3 brothers, Leitch, James and Archie. A memorial service was held Feb. 16 at the Grosse Pte. Woods Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Jack Ziegler officiating. Burial was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2008)
Person ID	I4891	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	Edward Albert Mark, b. 1 Jan 1889, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan , d. 13 Jan 1982, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 93 years)
Mother	Mary Jane Leitch, b. 9 Apr 1889, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan , d. 26 May 1965, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 76 years)
Married	15 Jul 1908	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 11, 12, 13]
	Cass City Chronicle July 17, 1908 Local Items, Page 4 Edward Marks and Miss Mary Leach (sic) were married at Caro Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Kerns, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The Chronicle joins their many friends in extending congratulations. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)
Family ID	F2344	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ferdinand L. Wurtsmith, D.D.S., b. 29 Feb 1904, Saginaw County, Michigan , d. 20 May 1949, Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 45 years)

Married 3 Mar 1938 Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan [2]

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, March 11, 1938
Page 1

Wurtsmith-Mark Wedding at Mt. Clemens

A lovely wedding took place on Thursday, March 3, in St. Louis rectory at Mt. Clemens when Miss Ruth Mark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mark, of Cass City was united in marriage with Dr. F.L. Wurtsmith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wurtsmith, of Detroit. They were attended by Miss Mary Mark of Cass City, sister of the bride, and Lieut. Paul Wurtsmith of Selfridge Field, brother of the groom.

Following the wedding, a reception was held at the home of Lt. and Mrs. Paul Wurtsmith at Selfridge Field.

The bride was attired in a becoming three-piece suit of beige color and wore a corsage of orchids. Miss Mark, as maid of honor, wore a gown of blue with a corsage of gardenias.

Dr. and Mrs. Wurtsmith left, immediately following the reception, on a two weeks' motor trip to Florida. On their return they will reside in Detroit. The bride is a graduate nurse from Harper hospital and had been employed there since her graduation.

Dr. Wurtsmith graduated from the dental department at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Mrs. Edward Mark, Mrs. W.E. Martus and Miss Mary Mark from Cass City attended the wedding. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wurtsmith of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wurtsmith of Selfridge Field; C.A. Smith of Caro; Mrs. Jane Leitch and Mrs. L.G. Carpenter of Pontiac.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)

Children

	1. Living
	2. Paul Mark Wurtsmith, b. 25 Jan 1944, Michigan , d. 26 Dec 2006 (Age 62 years)

Last Modified 24 Aug 2008

Family ID F2623 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 23 Aug 1910 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Married - 3 Mar 1938 - Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
	Died - 13 Feb 1993 - Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan

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Photos

Striffler/Mark Four Generation Photo Collage, ca 1911, Cass City, Michigan
Left Side, seated, John and Mary (Benkelman) Striffler, standing, and Emeline (Striffler) and Archie Mark. Emeline is a daughter of John and Mary.

Right side, Standing, Mary Jane (Leitch) and Edward Mark, daughters Stella and Ruth. Edward is a son of Archie and Emeline Mark, and grandson of John and Mary Striffler.
Stella and Ruth are the two eldest of 11 children born it Edward and Mary Mark.

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