| Name |
Mary Edith Rahn [1] |
| Birth |
19 Jul 1926 |
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
11 Apr 1940 |
2641 Sixth Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [2] |
- Harry Rahn, Head, M, W, 42, Married, completed 2 years college, born in Illinois, unemployed 104 weeks, usual work Lithographer, US Lake Survey
Beulah Rahn, Wife, F, W, 34, Married, completed 4 years high school, born in Canada, naturalized citizen, Saleslady, Private Charity, wages earned in 1939 - $780 for 52 weeks
Edith Rahn, Daughter, F, W, 13, Single, attending school, completed 8 years school, born in Michigan
Harry Rahn, Son, M, W, 11, Single, attending school, completed 4 years school, born in Michigan
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| Info |
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| Note |
- Maybee Society Member Number 142
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| Witness-Obituary |
21 Apr 1951 |
Detroit, Michigan [3] |
- Salvation Army memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Citadel, Second and Bagley, for Mrs Beulah Eva Wilson Rahn, Army youth leader, who died Thursday.
Col. T. M. Larsen will pay tribute to Mrs Rahn at the special service. Officiating will be Maj. Clyde J. Cox. He body will lie in state from 10 a.m.
Mrs Rahn has been ill two months. She was publication sergeant in charge of the War Cry, the Army periodical, and a leader in the Girl Guards and Black Arrow organizations.
Her interest in the Black Arrow honorary society had raised the local Wolverine Chapter to national prominence, Maj. Cox said.
Born in Norfolk County, Ont, Mrs Rahn, 46, of 2135 Baldwin, had lived in Detroit 17 years. She became a member of the Salvation Army in 1933, after years of interest in the organization.
Surviving are her husband, Harry; two children, Mrs Edith Ward and Harry Rahn, her parents, Mr and Mrs James Wilson, a brother and seven sisters.
Burial will be in the Salvation Army plot in Royal Oak Cemetery.
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| Residence |
Between 1993 and 2010 |
Lincoln Park, Michigan [4] |
| Obituary |
Nov 2019 |
Lincoln Park, Michigan [5] |
- Mary E Ward, 93, died Saturday November 2, 2019, at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. (Seasons Hospice) of Wyandotte MI. Born July 17, 1926 in Detroit MI, Mary was the daughter of Harry and Beulah Rahn. She married Lawrence L. Ward on December 12, 1945. Lawrence died on August 24, 1987. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Harry Rahn Jr.
She was a librarian at Fordson High School Dearborn,MI retiring in 1986. She enjoyed reading, genealogy, working jigsaw puzzles and traveling especially in Canada where she visited her many relatives.
She is survived by her loving daughter Janet Gornick of Newport, MI. Three grandchildren Patricia Kivi of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Michael (Myra) Gornick of Douglasville, Georgia, and Mark (Patricia) Gornick of Brownstown, Michigan. Five great grandchildren Kaitlyn and Rebecca Kivi, Megan Taylor and Mitchell Gornick, and Brian Gornick. One great great grandchild Ellis Taylor. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive her.
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| Reference Number |
142 |
| Death |
2 Nov 2019 |
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan [6] |
| Person ID |
I142 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
Harry Albert Rahn, b. 30 Sep 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 24 Nov 1953 (Age 57 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Beulah Neva Wilson, b. 18 Dec 1905, Beech Lane (Con 2, west half of Lot 10), Houghton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Apr 1951, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 45 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
8 Feb 1925 |
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [7] |
| Family ID |
F3848 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1926 - 2019 (93 years)
