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Personal data Velma Myrtle Schlappi 


Household of Velma Myrtle Schlappi

She is married to Merle Herbert Sutherland.

They got married Christmas Eve 1925 at Ionia city, Ionia Co., MI, she was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Milo Henry Sutherland  1931-2014 
  4. (Not public)
  6. (Not public)


Notes about Velma Myrtle Schlappi

Velma Myrtle Schlappi

Sources: Hoy, Bonnie; Title: "Velma Myrtle Schlappi Sutherland," (Publication location: Lk. Odessa, MI, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: Christmas Eve MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82352947/velma-myrtle-sutherland

"Photo [her stone] added by Alan Wismer
Picture of [Sutherland memorial stone] Added by Alan Wismer

Velma Myrtle Schlappi Sutherland Birth 10 May 1904 Death 1950 (aged 45 - 46) Montcalm County, Michigan, USA Burial Lakeside Cemetery Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 82352947

Lake Odessa Wave, Apr 1950

Mrs. Velma Myrtle Sutherland, 45, passed away unexpectedly in the local physician's office Saturday night about 9:00 where she had been for a routine checkup.

She was born May 10, 1904, in Montcalm County and shortly after marriage to Merle Sutherland moved to Lake Odessa where they have since resided.

She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and an officer at the time of her death.

Surviving are the husband, Merle; two daughters, Mrs. Alma Kruger of North Manchester, Ind., and Zondra at home; four sons, Merle, Jr., of Charlotte, Milo, Leon and John at home; her father, William Schlappi of Sumner; four brothers, L.W. of Ithaca, Asa G. of Ionia, D.V. of Maple Rapids and Theodore of Auburn Heights; three sisters, Mrs. Nora Wolfgang of Saginaw, Mrs. Burdette Bupp of Sumner and Mrs. Byron Pierce of Ionia, and three grandchildren.

Funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon at the Pickens Chapel with burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Rev. Vernon Macy of the Calvary U-B Church, officiated.

Parents
Photo [stone shared with Myrtle T Schlappi] William H Schlappi 1871 - 1951
Photo [stone shared with William H Schlappi] Myrtle Peck Schlappi 1875 - 1946

Spouse
Photo [his stone] Merle Sutherland 1892 - 1965

Siblings

Photo [stone shared with Mary C. Schlappi] OtisLee Lee Schlappi 1898 - 1953
Baby Boy Schlappi 1908 - 1908

Children

Merle Sutherland 1927 - 2003
Photo [her stone] Alma Elaine Sutherland Kruger 1929 - 2004
Photo [man] Leon Dell Sutherland 1938 - 2020

Created by: Bonnie Hoy Added: 24 Dec 2011 Find a Grave Memorial 82352947"

Author: Driscoll, Linda C.; Palmer, Kathryn; Hinton, Linda; Title: "Velma Myrtle Schlappi," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publicatioin date: xxxi May MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDWV-Z8G

"... Velma Myrtle Schlappi Last Changed: June 8, 2013 by Linda C. Driscoll Sex Female Birth 10 May 1904 Montcalm, Michigan, United States Death 1 April 1950 Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, United States Last Changed: November 1, 2019 by Kathryn Palmer Burial 1950 Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, United States
...
Residence 1910 Ferris Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States
Residence 1920 Ferris Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States
Residence 1930 Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, United States
...
Residence 1940 Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: United States Census, 1940 Last Changed: May 31, 2020 by Kim Hinton

Spouses and Children

Merle Herbert Sutherland 1892 - 1965
Marriage: 24 Dec 1925 Ionia, Ionia, Michigan
Velma Myrtle Schlappi 1904 - 1950

Children of Velma Myrtle Schlappi and Merle Herbert Sutherland (3)

[1] Merle H Sutherland 1927 - 2003
[2] Alma Elaine "Ima" Sutherland 1929 * 2004
[3] Leon Dell "Pete" Sutherland 1938 - 2020

Parents and Siblings

William H Schlappi 1871 - 1951
Marriage: 19 Aug 1897 Sumner, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Myrtle Theresa Peck 1875 - 1946

Children of Myrtle Theresa Peck and William H Schlappi (10)

[1] Otis Lee Schlappi 1898 - 1953
[2] Asa George Schlappi 1900 - 1990
[3] D V Schlappi 1904 - 1971
[4] Velma Myrtle Schlappi 1904 - 1950
[5] Theodore H Schlappi 1906 - 1983
[6] Schlappi 1908 - 1908
[7] Nora L Schlappi 1910 - 1995
[8] Burdell Schlappi 1913 - Deceased
[9] Fred Schlappi 1915 - 1922
[10] Bessie "Betty" Irene Schlappi 1918 - 2004"
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    Historical events

    Birthday May 10, 1904

    • The temperature on May 10, 1904 was between 5.7 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
      • February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
      • May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
      • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
      • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
      • December 6 » Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.

    Day of death April 1, 1950

    • The temperature on April 1, 1950 was between 6.7 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
      • June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
      • October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
      • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
      • October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
      • November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
      • November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
    

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