'CONDENSED TRANSCRIPTS'
of OBITUARIES IN THE
REGION OF SOUTHEAST
ISABELLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
and surrounding areas.
By: Jane A. COWLES, Melva WILBUR and Paul WILBUR
and donated to the Shepherd Area Historical Society Apr 1980
by the authors.
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NANCE,Louella Belle
B.15 Feb 1882 Convoy, OH
D.15 Oct 1961 Carson City, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery
One sister,Mrs. Pearl MEGGIT of Pontica, MIsurvives.
Ref:Shepherd Argus - 18 Oct 1961
NARTKER,George William
B.26 Dec 1898 Glandorf, OH
Funeral held 4 June at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Shepherd, MI
Survivors:Wife Cora,3 daughters,Arlene WIEFIRICH of rural Mt. Pleasant,Dorothy
McCLINTIC of St. Louis,and Rose KORNEXL of Mt. Pleasant;4 sons,
Robert of Okemos, MI,Donald of Midland,William and John of Shepherd, MI.
4 brothers,Alfred of Orangvale, CA,Rudy of Beal City, MI,Ralph of Erie,
MI and Gilbert of Pontiac, MI;2 sisters,Emma NARTKER and Hilda SHARRAR
of Shepherd, MI
Ref:Shepherd Argus - 5 June 1963
NARTKER,Harry H.
B.23 Oct 1896 Ottawa, Putnam Co., OH
D.17 Mar 1957 at Alma, MIVet of WWII
Survivors:Wife Nellie;4 sons,Elmer,Duane, and Maynard of Shepherd, MI and
Norman of Fort Campbell, KY;1 daughter Mrs. Bernice GIMMEY of ruarl
St. Louis;mother Mrs. Bertha NARTKER of Shepherd;5 brothers,Alfred
of Sacremento, CA,George of Shepherd,Rudy and Gilbert of Pontiac, and
Ralph of LaSalle, MI;2 sisters,Mrs. Hildegarde SHARRAR and Miss Emma
NARTKER of Shepherd.
Ref:Isabella County Republican- 21 Mar 1957
NARTKER,Mrs. Ida Meyer
B.31 Oct 1898 in OHto Mr. & Mrs. August MEYER
D.24 Sept 1943 Battle Creek, MI, buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
Survivors:Husband Harry and 4 children.
Ref:Isabella County Republican - 30 Sept 1943.
NEELEY,Mrs. Ella
D.age 74 yrs at Muir, MI, widow of George NEELEY, dec'd.
Survivors:daughters Mrs. Otto ULRICH of Muir,Mrs. Lena WOODRUFF of Highland
Part;sons Hary NEELEY of Flint,Glen NEELEY of Grand Rapids and Stanley
NEELEY of Detroit;brother Frank M. TAYLOR of Wyandotte, MI
Ella, buried Salt River Cemetery
Hand Dated - 9 Mar 1933
NEFF,Jonas
B.17 June 1874 Huntsville, Ontario Canada
M/1 1898 to Myrtle CLARK of Owosso (she d. 1904)
M/2Miss Elsie MEADOWS (she d. 1950)
D.(no dates given for Jonas), buried Salt RiverCemetery
Survivors:Sons Eal and Floyd of Marion, MI
Ref:Isabella County Republican - 13 Dec 1956
NESTLE,Pearl
B.15 Apr 1907 Isabella Co., MI
D.July 21 at age 68 at Alma, MI
Survivors:Wife Zada;4 sons,Karl and James of Mt. Pleasant,Richard of Shepherd,
Terry of Alma;2 daughters,Mrs. Janet LEIFERMAN of Shepherd and Mrs.
Esther BALDWIN of St. Louis;brother Ernest of Flint, and 3 sisters,Mrs.
Ruth SMITH and Mrs. Gretchen AMES of Shepherd and Mrs Alice
DAVIDSON of Midland, MI
NETZLEY,Ora S.
D.16 Oct 1971 at age 75 - lifelong farmer of Isabella Co., MI, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:sons Maynard and Max of St. Louis;sister Mrs. J. C. TRAVIS of
Shepherd;3 brothers Ira of Breckenridge,Ray of St. Louis and John of
Shepherd.
Ref:Shepherd Argus - 27 Oct 1971
NICHOL,William
B.20 Mar 1853 Malahide twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
M.1 Sept 1875 to Mary E. KOYL of Springfield, Canada
D.24 June 1929 (courthouse date)
Survivors:Wife;2 sisters,Mrs. R. C. KOYL of Shepherd and Mrs. William W.
WEBBER of White Bear Lake, MINN.
2 children died in infancy.
NIECE,Earl
Former resident of Shepherd, MIdied at his home in Detroit, MI.
Among his survivors are an aged mother,Mrs. Rosella NIECE of Shepherd;brother
Frank and sister, Mrs. Ruth VEDDER.
Ref:Isabella County Republican- 1 Mar 1945.
NIECE,Oscar Augustus
B.26 June 1850 Chagrin Falls, OH
M.1872 to Rosella CONVERSE
D.2 May 1918 - aged 67 yrs., 10 mos., 6 days, buried Salt River Cemetery
9 Children of which 7 survived him.
NILSON,Mrs. EdnaKelly
B.26 Feb 1889 Chippewa twp., Isabella Co., MI to Eddy J. & Marietta KELLY
M.10 Mar 1917 Eskel NILSON
D.10 Dec 1946, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:Husband;2 daughters, Mrs. Faye GORHAM of Hanover and Mrs.
Mildred DAILEY of South Haven, MI;2 sisters Mrs. Golda NORTHEY of
Flint and Mrs. Jack GAUGIER of Lansing.
Ref:Isabella County Republican - 19 Dec 1946
NIXON,Sabra M.
B.23 Sept 1849 in Jackson Co., MIto James & Betsy McDOLE
M.1865 to Jacob Francis NIXON (he d. 1923)
D.5 May 1935 age 85 in Mt. Pleasant, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery
Son Charles H. died in 1892.
Survivors:8 Children,Lewis F., George,Mrs. Ella HALL,Mrs. Minnie VanHORN of
Mt. Pleasant, MI,Mrs. Eva ROBINSON of St. Louis,Mrs. Jerua TRIPP of
Shepherd,William of Alma and Mrs. Jane BACON of Lansing.
NORTHRUP,Joseph B.
B.8 Mar 1831 Greenville, Washington Co., NY
M. Mary WALLING at age 22
D.20 Apr 1917, aged 86 yrs., 1 mo, 22 days at Shepherd, MI.
Veteran of 175 NY Infantry, Co. B.
Survivors:Widow;2 sons;a sister Mrs. John AUSTIN of Smiths Basin, NY
NORTHRUP,William C.
B.18 July 1854NY
M. 1882 to Mary A. NICHOLSON (she d. 3 Apr 1918)
D.11 Feb 1927 Ann Arbor, MI.
Survivors:A daughter, Mrs. Howard LOOMIS
NORTHRUP,Mary A. Nicholson
B.18 Aug 1857 Liberty, Jackson Co., MI,
M.William C. NORTHRUP at age 23
D.3 Apr 1918,aged 58 yrs., 7 mos, 18 days, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:Husband;daughter;2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Hand Dated - April 1918.
NORTHRUP,Mary E. Walling
B.7 Mar 1835 Governeur, NY
M.Joseph NORTHRUP at age 18(he d. 5 yrs. ago)
D. 15 Nov 1921, aged 86 yrs., 9 mos, 8 days at Toledo, OH, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:sons William and Clark;one brother J. Quincy WALLING.
NOYES,Mrs. Isabella Olive
B.2 July 1898 Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
D.19 Sept 1962 St. Louis, MI
Survivors:Husband Richard;2 sons, Earl of Midland and Max of Shepherd;2 sisters
Mrs. Clara KIRK of Berkley, MI and Mrs. ElizabethWOODCOCK of
Midland, MI;also one brohter John TALBOT of Midland.
Ref:Shepherd Argus - 26 Sept 1962.
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OBERLIN,Catherine Myers
B.3 June 1832 Stark Co., OH
M.25 July 1853 Joseph OBERLING (now dec'd)
D.21 May 1918 Shepherd, MI, age 85 yrs., 11 mos., 18 days.Buried Chippewa Cemetery
Survivors:A son and 3 daughters
OBERLIN,William
B.11 Apr 1856 Isabella Co., MI
D.8 Feb 1928 Ann Arbor, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:2 sisters,Mrs. J. B. STUBLE of Shepherd and Mrs. C. L. CANRIGHT of
Battle Creek, MI
O'BOYLE,Phillip
B.5 July 1857 Wasseon, OH
D.age 76, near Shepherd, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:John, Frank, and Fred of this part of MI, and Carl of Lansing.
Hand Dated - 10 Aug 1933.
O'CONNOR,Richard
B.31 Oct 1854 Nova Scotia to James & Cornelia O'CORROR
M.Catherine MELLET (now dec'd)
D.8 Apr 1952 St. Louis, MI, age 97.Buried Irishtown Cemetery
Survivors:daughter Mrs. Arnold DOEPKER of St. Louis;sister Gertrude O'CONNOR of
Chatam, Ontario Canada;1 son Walter died 4 yrs ago.Also surviving is a
brother James of Marion, OH.
Ref:Isabella County Republican - 10 Apr 1952
OCTENYAK,Joe
B.18 Mar 1888 Yergo-Slava
D.25 June 1960 at Shepherd, MI, buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
Survived by nephew Dr. Frank Ivanicheck ANCON of Hamoton, NJ.
OPPLINGER,Henry
B.9 Mar 1893 Switzerland
D.11 Mar at age 82 in Alma, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery
Survivors:Wife Sarah,5 sisters and 2 brothers in Switzerland.
OSTROM,Mrs. Effie R.
B.29 Dec 1867 in Noble Co., IND
M.28 June 1916 to Rev. Charles OSTROM (Methodist Church)
D.June 1957,buried Riverside Cemetery
Survived by Husband Charles and his 5 daughters;a brother Bert BOZER of Mt.
Pleasant and a sister, Mrs. Blanche BENTLEY of Grants Pass, OR.
Ref:Isabella County Republican - 6 June 1957
OSWALD,Anna Struthers
Daughter of the late James & Mary STRUTHERS
D.31 Mar 1963 at Alma, MI, buried St. Louis Cemetery
Survivors:Husband Clyde;1 daughter Mrs. Paul PRESSLER of Alma;4 sons,
Doris OSWALD of Ashley, MI,Donad of Shepherd,Vernon of Ithaca, and
Arthur of Huntsville, ALA.
Ref;Shepherd Argus - 3 Apr 1963
OWEN,Allie Karr Thompson
B.1 Aug 1872 Cincinnati, OH
M.7 Dec 1890 to Thomas OWEN
D.15 Jan 1919 aged 64 yrs., 5 mos., 14 days at Shepherd, MI.
Survivors:Clarence with the American Army in France,Mrs. Edna STUDER of Alma,
John of ILL and Charles of Harmon, ILL;Bessie and Chester at home.
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