Leonard "Len" Striffler

1891 - 1983  (91 years)

• Name	Leonard "Len" Striffler  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Len
  Born	5 May 1891	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 1983	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, January 12, 1983 Page 2 Shabbona News Leonard Striffler dies at 91 Leonard Striffler, 91, the last member of the pioneer Striffler family of Cass City, died Monday at Provincial House. He was born May 5, 1891, on the homestead farm, in Elkland Township, the son of Solomon and Katherine (Buerk) Stiffler. Striffler had been a life member of Tyler Lodge No. 317, F and AM, Cass City, the Cass City chapter of the International Order of Odd-fellows, and years ago had been the manager of Madison Pickle Co. of Cass City for more than 25 years. He is survived by one brother, Louis Striffler, Detroit, and five nieces and nephews. One brother and four sisters preceded him in death. A Masonic memorial service was conducted Tuesday evening at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Little's, with Rev. Eldred Kelley of the Salem United Methodist Church, Cass City, officiating. Burial was in Elkland Township Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007) Len Striffler, along with his sister Gertrude, dug deep in their memories for the stories of the Striffler family for BonnieMargaret Jacobs when she was preparing her 1981 manuscipt about the history of the Benkelman family.
  Person ID	I5950	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Solomon Striffler,   b. 5 Apr 1859, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 8 May 1936, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Eva Catharina "Katie" Koepf,   b. 25 Sep 1865, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 15 Jan 1938, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1883	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, November 10, 1933 Volume 28, Number 31 An article and photo commerating their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary was featured on page 1
  Family ID	F3069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 May 1891 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 9 Jan 1983 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Striffler, Leonard

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 156 (Reliability: 3). [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/. [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, November 10, 1933 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 156, 162 (Reliability: 3).