209. (Max) William Corwin
BH September 2, 1980
Max W. Corwin
Max W. Corwin, 66, former owner of Grau's Supermarket, Stevensville, and former village councilman, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital, St Joseph.Mr. Corwin owned and operated the supermarket for 15 years, retireing in 1976. He was a village councilman and mayor pro-tem for Stevensville; former treasurer of TriUnit Fire Department; and a member and trustee of Stevensville United Methodist Church. He was also an associated real estate broker.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Dey-Florin Chapel of Florin Funeral Service, where friends may call. The Benton Harbor Elks No 544, of which he was a life long member will conduct services at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. today. Burial will be in Lincoin Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Berrien County Cancer Service or Stevensville United Methodist Church.
This from Nancy Corwin
From Perry Nelson Hill
Aunt Nora said he died at birth I never heard of this child until the past few years.
225. Reva Gladys Siver
From Perry Nelson Hill
John Siver pointed out that there was a conflict of the information about mothers date of bi th some record he has had Sept 10, 1909 While checking the family Bible I find listed the 10th and that the day of her death was not August the 4th as I have written but the correct date is August 8, 1951 So this day I am changing the record. Without finding my notes I guess the dates on the tombstone will also be incorrect. PNHFrom old faded newspaper
Mrs. Reva Hill Dies Wednesday of Heart Ailment
Mrs. Reva G. Hill, 42 years of age passed away Wednesday afternoon at the South Haven Hospital where she had been a patient for two days. She suffered with a heart ailment.
The body is in the Calvin Funeral Home. Arrangements are awaiting word from a son, Perry, serving with the U. S. Armed Forces and stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
Surviving are her husband, Chauncey Hill, at the farm home in Geneva Township, two sons, Perry, stationed at Ft. Campbell, and Byron, at home, a daughter, Annabelle, at home, and her parents, Mr and Mrs George Siver of Spring Lake.
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
From Perry Nelson Hill
The family register in the old family bible I have shows marriage date of Jan. 23, 1925 thi s was my mother's bible given to her when she was Reva Siver and lived at Covert, Michigan.June 26, 1994 I remember my dad as being very creative he could fix or make must any thi ng that he set his mind to. I remember on time he took the top part or gear box to an old was hing machine and made a drill press out of it. It worked pretty good. This gear box was the d river for the wringer rolls. In the old days 40 years ago the washing machine had a tub tha t washed the clothes, then you had to fish them out and put through the wringer to squeess th e water out. There was also a shift so that you could reverse the direction of the clothes. I n case you caught your hand or the clothes tangled you could back out of the problem. Any wa y Dad's dril press would go in either direction.
Aug 9 1994
Uncle Chet said that when my Mom and Dad married they only lived about 1 mile apart one in Va nBuren County and Dad in Berrien County
The family register in the old family bible I have shows marriage date of Jan. 23, 1925 thi s was my mother's bible given to her when she was Reva Siver and lived at Covert, Michigan.Aug 14, 1997 I have the Family Record of Mr. and Mrs. George Siver, and it has the Marriage d ate of Jan 23, 1925, so where I came up with a date of Jan 28, 1924 I do not know but I wil l make the correction. PNH
Cause of Death: Uremic Coma
Fact 6: Farm Labor
227. Lila Grace Siver
Its at these times that we have to stop and wonder why? Why did we all move all over the coun try?
We all did what we thought was necessary to provide for our families. For after all it is wr itten that we
shall cleave from our mother and father and live as one with our wife or husband.We should not look with sadness at the passing of Lila Grace Siver/Harris, for now we hav e a new
angel in heaven, who will look out for us, and bring a new level of protection to us.There is no doubt in my mind that she is in heaven to do what she did here on earth. Care fo r the
troubled, bring comfort to the sick, and be one of God's good angels.We can all reflect on her way of living, giving of herself and not asking a thing in return . She never let a
handicap stand in her way to do good for others. Being blind would have made many of us run f or
cover and cry " why me"? Not Aunt Lila she went forward, adjusted to the problem, and with he r
teaching brought comfort to many of her friends and family.So it is on this day in February the 8th, 1999 that the Lord chose to take Lila Grace Siver/H arris at 1:30
in the morning to be with him in heaven.We should not be saddened by this event but rejoice that she has reached her goal, that being , to go to
heaven and serve the Lord. It is very hard to lose a parent, we have to let go and not figh t the will of
God. And it is his will that all material things shall pass, and we are but material, our spi rit having gone
ahead of us.I am proud to have been her nephew.
Perry Nelson Hill
From Perry Nelson Hill
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 16:22:54 -0500
Subject: deathHi Perry, I'm finally back online for a while. Bad news, however, Saturday morning Henry Strickler died of pnemonia. He had been hospitalized since June for a stroke and actually spent the past few
months in the nursing home. The funeral is scheduled for Tueday at 1pm at the Ever Rest Funeral Home
located on Keating St. right here in Muskegon. Viewing will be Monday afternoon 2 to 4pm and again in the evening 7 to 9pm. Would you please post this to the others via CC. Thanks.
Ted StricklerDate: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 11:27:26 -0500
Subject: bad newsHi, just a note to let you know that Maxine died Thursday and the funeral is today at 1:30.
Mr. Henry Strickler, age 82, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 8th, 1997 at Hackley Hospital. He was born in Allegan on Feb. 17, 1915 and was a long time Muskegon area resident. He was an avid golfer and was retired from Teledyne/Continental Corp. Mr. Strickler was a member of the Community Church of God. In 1935 he married Margaret Marie Siver, who died in 1968. He then married Maxine Rose (Rake), who survives. Also surviving are his children, Mary (George) Hansen of CA, Evelyn (Henry) Beck of Muskegon, Glenna (Gary) Derbyshire of AZ and Theodore (Gaylene) Strickler of Muskegon; his son-in-law, Eugene "Gene" Ackerman of Muskegon; his step-children, Warren (Doris) Rake, Frederick (Sally) Rake, Terrance (Sandra) Rake, Vernon (Marge) Rake, Ronald (Carol) Rake, and Donald (Carleen) Rake all of Muskegon; 39 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; his brother, Russell (Wilda) Strickler of Muskegon; 3 sisters, Thelma Strickler; Lucille Strickler; and Helen (George) Henly all of Muskegon; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret; his daughter, Millicent Ackerman in 1990; 3 brothers, Edward, Oscar and Orville Strickler and his sister, Bernice Bryant. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. from Bethel Baptist Church, 1066 E. Byron Rd. with Rev. Ralph Anderson officiating. Interment Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Visitation at the Ever Rest Funeral Home & Chapel, 1783 E. Keating will be today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Community Church of God Building Fund.