William Frederick Joos

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan, Nov. 25, 1921
Page Five
Thanksgiving Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Joos and family of Northeast Elkland were guests at the home of E.W. Kercher on Thanksgiving Day.


Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan
Thursday, January 22, 1970
Vol. 63, No. 40
Page Three

Services held for William JOOS, 89

Funeral services for William F. Joos, 89, retired farmer and lifelong resident of this area, were held Sunday at Little's Funeral Home. Rev. Ira L. Wood, pastor of Salem United Methodist church, of which Mr. Joos was a member for the past 25 years, officiated. Burial was in Elkland cemetery.

Mr. Joos, a patient at the Sanilac Medical Care Facility at Sandusky for four months, died there Friday, Jan. 16.

Son of the late Jacob and Rosina Joos, he was born at Saginaw Feb. 15, 1880. He married Miss Hattie MUCK in Cass City in 1909 (sic). Mrs. Joos succumbed Nov. 14, 1954.

Suriviving are one son, Maurice of Cass City; two daughters, Mrs. Kurt HANES (Lena) of Snover and Mrs. Walter JEZEWSKI (Helen) of Cass City; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Fred JOOS of Caro, and a sister, Mrs. Lawrence HARTMAN of Saginaw.

(Research):1920 Census
Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jan 1920
SD 7 ED 178 Sheet 3B
69-72
Joos, William Hd M W 39 M Mic Germany Germany Fermer
Joos, Hattie Wf F W 40 M Mich NY NY
Joos, Leana Dtr F W 10 S Mich Mich Mich
Joos, Morris Son M W 8 S Mich Mich Mich
Joos, Jacob Father M W 75 M 1869 Na 1880 Germany Germany Ge
rmany
Joos, Rosina Mother F W 64 M 1873 Germany Germany Germany


1930 Census
Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland, ED 12
147
Joos, William F 50 Michigan Germany Germany Farmer
Joos, Hattie C 50 Michigan New York New York
Joos, Lena L 20 Michigan Michigan Michigan
Joos, Morris W 18 Michigan Michigan Michigan
Joos, Helen M 9 Michigan Michigan Michigan
Joos, Jacob 85 Germany Germany Germany 1869
Joos, Rosina 75 Germany Germany Germany 1873

William married Harriet Christine "Hattie" Muck on 17 Mar 1907 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Harriet (daughter of Adam H. Muck and Magdalena "Lena" Striffler) was born on 16 Jul 1879 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 15 Nov 1954 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cass City Chronicle
Wednesday, July 4, 2001
Cass City, Michigan
Page Twelve
Obituaries

Lena Hanes

Lena L. Hanes, 91, of Sandusky, died June 26, 2001, at Sanilac Medical Care Facility. She was born in Cass City Dec. 22, 1909, to William and Hattie JOOS. She was a member of the Snover Heritage Church and also the Women's Society. She is survived by her son, Raymond (Joyce) HANES, a brother, Maurice JOOS; a sister, Helen JEZEWSKI; and 2 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kurt HANES. Funeral services were held Friday, June 29, at the Hacker Funeral Home in Sandusky. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City.

Lena married Kurt Richard Hanes on 12 Feb 1944 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Kurt was born on 20 Dec 1903 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; died on 1 Dec 1982 in Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cass City Chronicle
Friday, July 21, 1911
Local Happenings
Page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Wm Joos are the proud parents of a baby boy who arrived at their home Tuesday morning.

Obituary

WILLIAM MAURICE JOOS,

100, of Independence, MO formerly of Cass City went to be at the right hand of God Sunday, October 23, 2011 in Northcare Hospice House, North Kansas City, MO. He was born July 18, 1911 in Cass City to Frederick William and Hattie (Muck) Joos. He married Eva Mae Sovey February 27, 1937. She died October 11, 1967. He later married Frances Diebel August 26, 1972 in Lapeer. She died June 9, 1995.

Maurice worked on the family farm with his Dad. He also worked for McClellan Creamery, the Nestles Plant in Cass City, Peters Sawmill, REA, Dr. Donahue Farms, and the Ford Garage. He retired from Bauer Candy Company after 27 years as a Salesman. Maurice's passions in life were serving the Lord and his church. He would brag to everyone who visited that he was a member of the Cass City United Methodist Church for 78 years and that he sang in the choir for 73 years. He sang in different men's choruses, quartets and trios and even sang on the radio in Detroit. Another passion of Maurice's was baseball. He loved the Detroit Tigers. He was able to see five games since he came to Independence, MO. This summer when Detroit came to play Kansas City he was able to get out to the ballpark and cheer for his Detroit team. When the Tigers would get the Kansas City Royals out he would clap his hands and have a big grin on his face. This may have been the first time he ever attended a major league game. He was amazed at the condition of the field. Maurice often boasted about his .350 batting average in high school. God had a plan for Maurice to watch his Detroit Tigers have a winning season and when they lost to the Texas Rangers his mission was over. The Lord wanted Maurice to play baseball for him now.

Maurice is survived by his sons: Richard (Connie) Joos of Independence, MO, Donald (JoEllen) Joos of Grand Rapids; 5 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; brother-in-law, Ted Diebel; sisters-in-law: Bob and Mary (Diebel) Dast, Jerry and Florence (Diebel) Decker, Lola Diebel; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by sisters: Lena Hanes and Helen Jezewski; great grandson, Ryan Joos.

Funeral service held 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2011 in Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City with Chuck Emmert of Duplain Church of Christ officiating. Interment will be in Elkland Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to NorthCare Hospice, North Kansas City, MO. Maurice's family would like to give special thanks to NorthCare Hospice nurses who were so good and caring for him. Also a thank you to the friends that visited him: Gary Bernhardt, Bob and Joyce McArthur, Bob and Mary Dast. Family and friends may share memories, prayers and stories with the family at www.kranzfuneralhome.com.

Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011 in Kranz Funeral Home '96 Cass City

Arrangements by Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City, Michigan

William married Eva May Sovey on 27 Feb 1937 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Eva was born on 6 May 1918 in Keego Harbor, Oakland County, Michigan; died on 11 Oct 1967 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attended the rural Wright School, located in Elkland Township on mile east and two miles north of Cass City on the southeast corner of Schwegler and Reed roads. A picture of the Wright School Girls-1931, shows Dorothy Deneen, Ruth Tuckey, Betty McCallum, Fern Schwegler, Helen Joos, Kathleen McCallum, Leila Battel (teacher), Marie Deneen, Alice Buehrly, Marjory Schwegler. Wright School Boys-1931, Lawrence Holik, Leon Holik, Keith Buehrly, Russell Ellis, Russell Striffler, James Tuckey, Calvin Helwig, Fred Withey, Clinton Law, Henry Hulbert. (The Way it Was, The Cass City Area Historical Society, Vol 7, July 2002, Number 4).

Helen married Walter Jezewski on 26 Mar 1940 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Walter was born on 21 Apr 1917 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; died on 5 Oct 1987 in Saginaw County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

THE STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST-1961, reported that
John Jezewski had graduated from Cass City High School in June, 1961. The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 3, 1962, reported that he was stationed in Fort Benning, Georgia.

CASS CITY CHRONICLE
Thursday, August 23, 1962
Page Two

Services Held for John Jezewski, 19

Funeral services were held Saturday at Little's Funeral Home for Pfc. John Wayne Jezewski, 19, Cass City, following his death Tuesday, August 14, in a Bennettsville, S.C., hospital for injuries suffered in Army-Air Force maneuvers in that area.

Born July 23, 1943, in Cass City, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jezewski, Cass City.

He was a 1961 graduate of Cass City High School and joined the Army September 11, 1961. He was attached to Company C of the Armored Division.

Surviving besides his parents, are; one brother, James, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Joos, all of Cass City.

Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiated and full military honors were accorded Pfc. Jezewski by the Tri-County Post No. 507, American Legion, Cass City. Interment was in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2008)