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Personal data Merle Herbert Sutherland Jr. 


Household of Merle Herbert Sutherland Jr.

He is married to Janette E. First.

They got married on October 16, 1948 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. (Not public)


Notes about Merle Herbert Sutherland Jr.

Merle Herbert Sutherland Jr.

Sources: Author: Hoy, Bonnie; Title: "Merle Sutherland Jr.," (Publication location: Lk. Odessa, MI, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: iii Sept MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58114611/merle-sutherland

"Merle Sutherland Jr. Birth 2 Feb 1927 Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA Death 17 Feb 2003 (aged 76) Burial Lakeside Cemetery Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 58114611

Merle Sutherland, Jr., 76, of Lake Odessa, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, after a lenghty illness.

Merle was born in Lake Odessa on Feb. 2, 1927, to Merle and Myrtle (Schlappi) Sutherland. He began working at an early age cutting ice on Jodan Lake, and went to work at the Lake Odessa Canning Co., installed roofing and siding, worked for the Pere Marquette and C and O Railroad, served a term in the Merchant Marines, and then retired from General Motors in 1980 with 30 years of service.

Along with his regular employment, Merle also hauled trash in Lake Odessa, worked for the Village of Lake Odessa, worked at the Lake Odessa Livestock Auction and did odd jobs for many years.

Merle was a 24-year veteran of the Lake Odessa Fire Department, where he had served as captain for 16 years. He was an avid sportsman, hunter, and fisherman and helped organize the Lake Odessa Sportsman Club.

Merle enjoyed traveling along with all of his other activities until his health no longer permitted. He was a long-time member of the National Rifle Association and the Lake Odessa Congregational Church.

Merle will long be remembered as a loving husband and father. In all that he did, he was firm and always fair.

Merle is survived by Janette, his loving wife whom he married on Oct. 16, 1948; his sons, Sam Sutherland of Ionia, and Joel (Kelly) Sutherland of Lake Odessa; grandsons, Jason (Nicole) of Charlotte, Eric (Sunshine) of Hastings, Merwin (Rachel) of Lake Odessa, and Chris of Lake Odessa; granddaughter. Sasha of Grand Rapids; step-granddaughter, Holly Barrett of Sheridan; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Alma Kruger of Woodland and Zondra Mikulen of Florida; brothers, Milo Sutherland of Tenn., Leon (Gloria) Sutherland of Woodland, and John (Linda) Sutherland of Eaton Rapids; sister-in-law, Lucille (Robert) Walter; and many other relatives and friends.

In keeping with Merle's wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service. A celebration of Merle's life will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, at the Jackson-Mutschler VFW Post 4661 in Lake Odessa.

The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Odessa Fire department, the Lakewood Community Ambulance, or First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa.

Arrangements were made by the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa.

Parents
Photo [his stone] Merle Sutherland 1892 - 1965
Photo [her stone] Velma Myrtle Schlappi Sutherland 1904 - 1950

Siblings

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

Created by: Bonnie Hoy Added: 3 Sep 2010 Find a Grave Memorial 58114611"

Author: Sutherland, Ariana; Hinton, Kim; Palmer, Kathryn; Sparrow, Bruce Duane; Title: "Merle H Sutherland," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: xv June MMXXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVQ8-72L

"... Merle H Sutherland 2 February 1927 - 17 February 2003 Male
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Merle Sutherland, Jr., 76, of Lake Odessa, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, after a lenghty illness.

Merle was born in Lake Odessa on Feb. 2, 1927, to Merle and Myrtle (Schlappi) Sutherland. He began working at an early age cutting ice on Jodan Lake, and went to work at the Lake Odessa Canning Co., installed roofing and siding, worked for the Pere Marquette and C and O Railroad, served a term in the Merchant Marines, and then retired from General Motors in 1980 with 30 years of service.

Along with his regular employment, Merle also hauled trash in Lake Odessa, worked for the Village of Lake Odessa, worked at the Lake Odessa Livestock Auction and did odd jobs for many years.

Merle was a 24-year veteran of the Lake Odessa Fire Department, where he had served as captain for 16 years. He was an avid sportsman, hunter, and fisherman and helped organize the Lake Odessa Sportsman Club.

Merle enjoyed traveling along with all of his other activities until his health no longer permitted. He was a long-time member of the National Rifle Association and the Lake Odessa Congregational Church.

Merle will long be remembered as a loving husband and father. In all that he did, he was firm and always fair.

Merle is survived by Janette, his loving wife whom he married on Oct. 16, 1948; his sons, Sam Sutherland of Ionia, and Joel (Kelly) Sutherland of Lake Odessa; grandsons, Jason (Nicole) of Charlotte, Eric (Sunshine) of Hastings, Merwin (Rachel) of Lake Odessa, and Chris of Lake Odessa; granddaughter. Sasha of Grand Rapids; step-granddaughter, Holly Barrett of Sheridan; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Alma Kruger of Woodland and Zondra Mikulen of Florida; brothers, Milo Sutherland of Tenn., Leon (Gloria) Sutherland of Woodland, and John (Linda) Sutherland of Eaton Rapids; sister-in-law, Lucille (Robert) Walter; and many other relatives and friends.

In keeping with Merle's wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service. A celebration of Merle's life will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, at the Jackson-Mutschler VFW Post 4661 in Lake Odessa.

The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Odessa Fire department, the Lakewood Community Ambulance, or First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa.

Arrangements were made by the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa.
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Merle H Sutherland Last Changed: May 31, 2020 by Kim Hinton Sex Male Last Changed: December 16, 2014 by Arlana Sutherland Birth 2 February 1927 Ionia, Michigan, United States Death 17 Feb 2003 Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan Reason This Information Is Correct: United States Social Security Death Index Burial 2003 Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, United States of America Reason This Information Is Correct: Find A Grave Index
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Residence 1930 Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, United States Last Changed: November 1, 2019 by Kathryn Palmer
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Residence 1940 Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: United States Census, 1940

Parents and Siblings

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"

Please be aware: the social security death index does NOT give place of death. The SSDI gives the last address of record. - D.A. Navorska - xxiii Feb MMXXII - in proximo Grove, OK.
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    Birthday February 2, 1927

    • The temperature on February 2, 1927 was between -0.3 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 10.2 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
      • April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
      • April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
      • May 18 » After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
      • June 27 » Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference.
      • September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
      • November 12 » Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.

    Day of marriage October 16, 1948

    • The temperature on October 16, 1948 was between 7.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
      • March 18 » Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito–Stalin Split.
      • April 22 » Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces.
      • May 30 » A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
      • September 5 » In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
      • September 13 » Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
      • September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.

    Day of death February 17, 2003

    • The temperature on February 17, 2003 was between -7.2 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
      • January 21 » A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
      • August 11 » Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
      • November 12 » Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
      • November 15 » The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300.
      • November 22 » Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
      • December 7 » The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
    

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