Name |
William Waldon Shank |
Birth |
6 Feb 1898 |
LaGrange, LaGrange County, Indiana [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
Jun 1900 |
Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana [2] |
- Abraham Shank, Head, W, M, Nov 1857, 42, M, , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Farm Laborer
Hellen G. Shank, Wife, W, F, Nov 1863, 36, M, 18, 5 born, 4 living children, Indiana, Ohio, New York
Bertha L Shank, Daughter, W, F, Sept 1884, 15, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana, At School
Pearl A Shank, Daughter, W, F, Aug 1888, 11, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana, At School
Ethel E Shank, Daughter, W, F, Mar 1890, 10, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana, At School
Waldom W. Shank, Son, W, M, Feb 1898, 2, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana
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Obituary |
- Berrien Springs - William W. Shank, 68, of Clearwater, Fla, former Berrien Springs councilman, died Sunday in Indianapolis, where he had been living for the last few months. He was born on Feb. 6, 1898, in LaGrange, Ind., and married Bertha Kenyon on July 31, 1920. She survives. The couple came to Berrien Springs in 1945 from South Bend, where they had lived since their marriage. He was the owner of Shank's Clothing Store, Berrien Spring, until 1958 when he retired. Mr. Shank also was the first president of the Berrien Springs Business Men's Assn. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul McKinney of Indianapolis and Mrs. J. Patrick Doyle of Houston, Tex; a son, James of St. Joseph, Mich; two sisters and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the McLaughlin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Rev. T.H. Bennink will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Hold Services for William Shank, 68, Former Merchant
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon, Wednesday, from the Mc Laughlin funeral home for William W. Shank, 68, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Berrien Springs.
Mr. Shank died Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind., where he had spent the past few months at the home of a daughter.
He was born Feb. 6, 1898, in La Grange, Ind., and was married July 31, 1920 in South Bend to Bertha Kinyon, who survives. They came to Berrien Springs from South Bend in 1945 and he operated a men's clothing store until his retirement in 1958.
Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Paul McKinney of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mrs. J. Patrick Doyle of Houston, Tex; one son, James of St. Joseph, Mich; two sisters, Mrs Alex Bondow of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Cecil Rayle of Deshler, Ohio, and seven grandchildren.
He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Methodist Church and the Lions club of Casselbery, Fla., and a former member of the Berrien Springs Lion club and Methodist church, of village council, and first president of the Berrien Springs Businessmen's association.
Rev. T.H. Bennink of the Methodist church conducted the service and burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
Casket bearers were Carl Guettler, Edward Botham, Hubert Ely, Warren Shultz, Charles Hankins and Edward Zendor.
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Occupation |
1958 |
Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan [3] |
He had a men"s' clothing store in Berrien Springs and retired in 1958 |
Reference Number |
12950 |
Death |
22 Jan 1967 |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [3] |
- Bill died at the home of his daughter, Jean, in Indianapolis.
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Burial |
25 Jan 1967 |
Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan [3] |
Person ID |
I12882 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family |
Bertha Maria Kinyon, b. 23 Oct 1897, Clarksville, Ionia County, Michigan d. 21 Jan 1986, Regency Manor Nursing Home, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana (Age 88 years) |
Marriage License |
30 Jul 1920 [5] |
- Application for Marriage:
Bertha Shank: born in Clarksville, MI. on October 23, 1898. Her occupation at that time was a clerk. She resided at 1702 or 1102 Portage Avenue in South Bend, IN.
Father: Ross Kinyon, born in Lowell, MI. His occupation is listed as Florist
Mother: (unclear) King, born in Canada. Occupation: housewife
William Waldon Shank:
born February 6, 1898 in LaGrange, IN. Present address 116 E. Calvert, South Bend, IN.
Occupation: clerk
Father: Abram D. Shank, born in Ohio. Occupation: lumberman
Mother: Helen Mabie, birthplace: IN. Occupation: housewife
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Marriage |
31 Jul 1920 |
South Bend, Indiana [6] |
- by Ulysses S. Davis, Minister of the Gospel
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Children |
+ | 1. Marva Jean Shank, b. 31 Aug 1922, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 2. Mary Ellen Shank, b. 31 Jul 1927, Mishawaka, Saint Joseph County, Indiana d. 6 Dec 2015, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 3. Living |
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Family ID |
F359 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |