Monroe County, Michigan, July 8, 1966
Mrs. Mary Yarger (Maria Ann Schlesselmann)
ERIE----Mrs Mary Yarger, 87, of 11723 Strasburg Rd, Erie, died at 5:45 p.m. yesteday in Mercy Hospital. Friends may call after 7 tonight at the Capaul Funeral Home in Ida unti 11 a.m. Friday when the body will be taken to Erie Evangelical United Brethern Church to lie in state from 1 p.m. until time of services at 2. The Rev Ivan Niswender, grandson of Mrs Yarger, of Battle Creek, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Louis Reyner, pastor of EUB Church. Burial weill be in Erie Union Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Erie EUB Church building fund. The daughter of William and Mary Schlesselman, she was born Oct 30, 1878, on Kelley's Island, Ohio. She was married to Charles C. Yarger April 18, 1901, on Kelleys Island. He died Sept 9, 1952. She was a member of the Erie EUB Church, the Women's Society of Christian Service of the church, and the LaSalle Chapter of Women's Christian Temperance Union. Surviving are 2 sons, Alvin Yarger of Ida, and Robert Yarger of Addison, Mich, 2 daughters Mrs Arlene Nieswender and Mrs Edmond (Margaret) Niswender, both of Erie, 14 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, 29 great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A son, Carl, preceded her in death.
Submitted by Judy Morgan
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