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Frances Grace Novy

Female 1925 - 1998  (73 years)


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  • Name Frances Grace Novy  [1, 2
    Born 21 Jan 1925  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Feb 1998  Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 14 Feb 1998  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Frances G. Orr
      1925-1998

      Frances G. Orr, age 73, of Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, February 11 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon following a brief illness.

      She was born in Detroit on January 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Robert L. and Elsie L. (Backus) Novy. On June 14, 1948 she was united in marriage to John F. Orr in Detroit. He survives her.

      Mrs. Orr was a graduate of Harper Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse and worked at the existing Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon when it first opened. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon.

      Her survivors include her husband, John F. Orr.; two daughters, Frances (Kenneth) Burdsall of Gloucester, Massachusetts and Susan (Mark) Wagner of Fremont, California; two sons, Frederick (Donna) Orr, Pigeon and Robert J. (Gale) Orr, West Caldwell, New Jersey; six grandchildren; three sisters; two brothers; and nieces and nephews.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 from Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home, Pigeon, with Rev. Williard King, pastor of the First United Methodixt Church in Pigeon, officiating. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City.

      Memorial contribitons may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

      (Courtesy of Susan Orr Wagner)
    Person ID I30425  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family John Frederick Orr,   b. 22 Dec 1925, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 2004, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1948  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
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    Last Modified 28 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F9805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jan 1925 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jun 1948 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Feb 1998 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Feb 1998 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    2. [S1311] Staton, Donald and Burdsall, Fran Orr "Striffler Census" Prepared for the August 2012 Striffler/Zinnecker Reunion.

    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.), Volume 11, September 6, 1948. (Reliability: 3).