Ecorse Obituaries, 1950s
Ecorse Obituaries - 1950s
Old Ecorse Resident Dies
July, 1950
Funeral services for Celeste Joseph Dupuy, a resident of Ecorse for 35 years, were held Wednesday from the Ballheim Funeral Home and St. Francis Xavier Church.
Mr. Dupuy, who lived at 80 W. Westfield, died Sunday in the Wyandotte General Hospital. He was 68.
Born in France, he moved to Ecorse in 1915. He was employed by the Ford Motor Company.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Louise Dupuy, two sons, Raymond and John of Ecorse; two daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Janrus, of Mt. Clemens and Mrs. Rose Birnbaum of Royal Oak and ten grandchildren.
Burial was in Michigan Memorial Cemetery.
May 24, 1951
Mrs. Agnes Glen
Mrs. Agnes Glen, a resident of Ecorse for over 30 years, died May 20 in Long Beach, California, where she had made her home for the past four years. She was the widow of the late John Glen. Both were well known in this area.
Death came after a long illness.
July 12, 1951
Mrs. Lillian Monroe
Mrs. Lillian Monroe, 65, of 53 Benson Street, Ecorse, died suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, July 23.
She is survived by her husband Daniel; sons Daniel Jr. and Sgt. Harry in Korea; daughter Mrs. Lillian Heinzbecher of Ecorse; sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Daley of Detroit; Mrs. Minnie Spaine of Butte, Montana and Mrs. Bertha Dean of Seattle and brothers Theodore Sharf of Detroit and Frederick Sharf of Roseville. She had two grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Ballheim Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in River Rouge. The Rev. Walter Piepen will officiate. Burial will be at Cadillac Memorial Garden.
March 15, 1951
George Lee
Funeral services for George Lee, 4365 Tenth Street, Ecorse, were held from the Gallagher Funeral Home River Rouge, Monday afternoon. Services were conducted by the Wyandotte Masonic Lodge with the Reverend Leonard Duckett officiating.
Mr. Lee, who had been the Ecorse City Building Inspector for the past ten years, was stricken with a heart attack while in the Ecorse police station Friday afternoon. Ecorse firemen with the pulmotor and Dr. L.H. Van Beclare revived him and the city ambulance took him to the Veteran's Hospital where he died shortly after arrival. Mr. Lee had apparently been in good health up to the time he was stricken.
Mr. Lee was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Roy B. Salliotte Post, american legion. He was 54 years old.
Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, May, a daughter Mrs. Helen Cikota and one son, Corporal George Lee.
April 20, 1950
Frank Brandstatter
Funeral services for Frank Brandstatter, retired Ecorse businessman, were held Wednesday morning from the Thon Funeral Home, Wyandotte. Mr. Brandstatter died early Sunday morning following a long illness.
Mr. Brandstatter had been a resident of Ecorse for over thirty years and for many years operated a grocery and market at 4140 West Jefferson Avenue. Ill health caused him to retire from business several years ago. He was 73 years of age at the time of his death.
Mr. Brandstatter is survived by his wife, Mare, and two daughters, Mrs. Steven Sollie and Mrs. Gerald Anderson of Grand Rapids and a son, Arthur F. Brandstatter of Lansing, who at the present time is in Germany.
Old Ecorse Resident Dies
July, 1950
Funeral services for Celeste Joseph Dupuy, a resident of Ecorse for 35 years, were held Wednesday from the Ballheim Funeral Home and St. Francis Xavier Church.
Mr. Dupuy, who lived at 80 W. Westfield, died Sunday in the Wyandotte General Hospital. He was 68.
Born in France, he moved to Ecorse in 1915. He was employed by the Ford Motor Company.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Louise Dupuy, two sons, Raymond and John of Ecorse; two daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Janrus, of Mt. Clemens and Mrs. Rose Birnbaum of Royal Oak and ten grandchildren.
Burial was in Michigan Memorial Cemetery.
May 24, 1951
Mrs. Agnes Glen
Mrs. Agnes Glen, a resident of Ecorse for over 30 years, died May 20 in Long Beach, California, where she had made her home for the past four years. She was the widow of the late John Glen. Both were well known in this area.
Death came after a long illness.
July 12, 1951
Mrs. Lillian Monroe
Mrs. Lillian Monroe, 65, of 53 Benson Street, Ecorse, died suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, July 23.
She is survived by her husband Daniel; sons Daniel Jr. and Sgt. Harry in Korea; daughter Mrs. Lillian Heinzbecher of Ecorse; sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Daley of Detroit; Mrs. Minnie Spaine of Butte, Montana and Mrs. Bertha Dean of Seattle and brothers Theodore Sharf of Detroit and Frederick Sharf of Roseville. She had two grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Ballheim Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in River Rouge. The Rev. Walter Piepen will officiate. Burial will be at Cadillac Memorial Garden.
March 15, 1951
George Lee
Funeral services for George Lee, 4365 Tenth Street, Ecorse, were held from the Gallagher Funeral Home River Rouge, Monday afternoon. Services were conducted by the Wyandotte Masonic Lodge with the Reverend Leonard Duckett officiating.
Mr. Lee, who had been the Ecorse City Building Inspector for the past ten years, was stricken with a heart attack while in the Ecorse police station Friday afternoon. Ecorse firemen with the pulmotor and Dr. L.H. Van Beclare revived him and the city ambulance took him to the Veteran's Hospital where he died shortly after arrival. Mr. Lee had apparently been in good health up to the time he was stricken.
Mr. Lee was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Roy B. Salliotte Post, american legion. He was 54 years old.
Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, May, a daughter Mrs. Helen Cikota and one son, Corporal George Lee.
April 20, 1950
Frank Brandstatter
Funeral services for Frank Brandstatter, retired Ecorse businessman, were held Wednesday morning from the Thon Funeral Home, Wyandotte. Mr. Brandstatter died early Sunday morning following a long illness.
Mr. Brandstatter had been a resident of Ecorse for over thirty years and for many years operated a grocery and market at 4140 West Jefferson Avenue. Ill health caused him to retire from business several years ago. He was 73 years of age at the time of his death.
Mr. Brandstatter is survived by his wife, Mare, and two daughters, Mrs. Steven Sollie and Mrs. Gerald Anderson of Grand Rapids and a son, Arthur F. Brandstatter of Lansing, who at the present time is in Germany.