Charles H. Klinkman

1924 - 1962  (38 years)

• Name	Charles H. Klinkman  [1, 2]
  Born	23 Mar 1924	Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jun 1962	Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 4]
  Notes	Volume 15 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 1, 1952, reported that besides operating his father's farm, Charles has accepted a position with the Trailer Mfg. Co in Marlette. Cass City Chronicle June 14, 1962 Klinkman Services Held in Marlette Funeral services were held Sunday at the Marsh Funeral Home, Marlette, for Charles H. Klinkman, 38, Decker, following his death from a self-inflicted shotgun wound. Klinkman, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Orton Klinkman, was born March 23, 1924, in Decker. A bachelor, he spent his entire life at the family's farm residence in Lamotte township. According to a report by investigative officers, Klinkman was despondant over the death of his mother last April. His father preceded him in death in September, 1961. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Roy (Louise) AGAR, Marlette, Mrs. Vyron (Margaret) BEUTLER, Pontiac, and Mrs. Donald (Laura) DALE, Marlette, and a brother, Wilfred, Smiths Creek. Officiating at the service were Rev. Lester Nelsen, Pilgrim Holiness Church, Kingston and Rev. Joseph SHAW, Decker. Interment was in Elkland Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Kitchener INNES, JR., James DARLING, Leland WENDORF, Donald INNES, Marvin INNES and Carl GEISTER. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I5324	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Orton Thomas Klinkman,   b. 10 Feb 1887, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 12 Sep 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Kate" Schwegler,   b. 8 Jun 1893, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 21 Apr 1962, Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan  (Age 68 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1914	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Photos		Klinkman, Orton and his wife, Catherine (Schwegler) Ort and Kate celebration their 40th wedding anniversary in 1954. The couple was married in Caro, March 11, 1914, and lived in Cass City for three years, after which they moved to their farm residence near Decker, Michigan.
  Headstones		Klinkman, Orton T and Catherine (Schwegler)
  Family ID	F2696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Mar 1924 - Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan Died - 7 Jun 1962 - Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Klinkman, Charles H.

  
  

• 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/, June 14, 1962 (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.), September 3, 1962 (Reliability: 3). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.