John Mark

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Cass City Chronicle
Friday, March 6, 1954

Long Time Resident of Cass City Dies

John Mark, 77, resident of this vicinity for most of his life, died early Monday in his home on South Seeger Street, following an illness of two months.

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mark, he was born in Ontario, July 15, 1876. In 1898, he married Miss Laura Tanner in Cass City and after her death he married Mrs. Susanna Johnson on Jan. 2, 1941. She also preceded him in death.

He is survived by two brothers, Robert Mark of Flint and Thomas Mark of Long Beach, Calif.

Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Douglas Funeral Home. Rev. Lewis Surbrook, United Methodist Church pastor, officiated and burial was in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

John married Laura Tanner on 15 Dec 1897 in Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan. Laura was born on 26 Nov 1868 in Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jan 1940 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried on 4 Jan 1940 in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]