Bertha Maria Kinyon

1897 - 1986  (88 years)

• Name	Bertha Maria Kinyon
  Birth	23 Oct 1897	Clarksville, Ionia County, Michigan   [1]
  	Edith McCann thinks she was born in Lowell. Mary Ellen Doyle says Clarksville. Ionia County does not have a record of birth.(8-2000 ADC)
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	Berrien Springs - A former Berrien Springs woman, Mrs. Bertha K. Shank, 88, of 3642 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, Ind., died Tuesday at Regency Manor Nursing Home, South Bend, Ind. Friends may call at McLaughin-Willit Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, after 2 p.m. Thursday where funeral will be held Friday at 2 P.M. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Berrien County Cancer Service or to Berrien Springs United Methodist Church. Mrs. Shank was born October 23, 1897 in Clarksville, Mich. She was a member of Berrien Springs United Methodist Church. She was the former owner of Shank's Men and Boy's Clothing Store, Berrien Springs. Survivors include: two daughters - Mrs. Paul (Jean) McKinney of Indianapolis and Mrs. J. Patrick ( Mary Ellen) Doyle of Houston, Texas; one son, James of St. Joseph; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Beatrice Sunday of Buchanan. Her husband, William, preceded her in death in 1967.
  Witness-Obituary	Clarence W. Kinyon, 81, 1819 Buccaneer Drive, Sarasota, died Sunday (Dec 28, 1980) at Memorial Hospital. Born in Lowell, Mich. he came to Florida in 1962 from Wisconsin. He worked as a salesman in South Bend, Ind. before his retirement. He leaves a wife, Mary B. Kinyon and two sisters, Bertha Shank and Beatrice Sunday, both of Michigan. There will be no visitation. Internment will be in South Bend, at a later date. National Cremation Society Sarasota Chapter is in charge of arrangements.
  Reference Number	12951
  Death	21 Jan 1986	Regency Manor Nursing Home, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana   [2]
  	of Metylatis breast cancer
  Burial	24 Jan 1986	Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I12883	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ross Martin Kinyon,   b. 4 Apr 1869, Lowell, Kent County, Michigan d. 24 Dec 1944, South Bend, Indiana (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth King,   b. 7 Jan 1875, La Mab Lake, Canada d. 16 Nov 1934, South Bend, Indiana (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Nov 1896	Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan   [1]
  Family ID	F5521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Waldon Shank,   b. 6 Feb 1898, LaGrange, LaGrange County, Indiana d. 22 Jan 1967, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 68 years)
  Marriage License	30 Jul 1920  [3]
  	Application for Marriage: Bertha Shank: born in Clarksville, MI. on October 23, 1898. Her occupation at that time was a clerk. She resided at 1702 or 1102 Portage Avenue in South Bend, IN. Father: Ross Kinyon, born in Lowell, MI. His occupation is listed as Florist Mother: (unclear) King, born in Canada. Occupation: housewife William Waldon Shank: born February 6, 1898 in LaGrange, IN. Present address 116 E. Calvert, South Bend, IN. Occupation: clerk Father: Abram D. Shank, born in Ohio. Occupation: lumberman Mother: Helen Mabie, birthplace: IN. Occupation: housewife
  Marriage	31 Jul 1920	South Bend, Indiana   [4]
  	by Ulysses S. Davis, Minister of the Gospel
  Children	+ 1. Marva Jean Shank,   b. 31 Aug 1922, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Mary Ellen Shank,   b. 31 Jul 1927, Mishawaka, Saint Joseph County, Indiana d. 6 Dec 2015, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Living
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Ann Doyle Christmann, MS 312; Software: Family Origins ver 10; Family Info: James B. Mabie; Compiler: Ann Doyle Christmann; Compile Date: 12 Sep 2002; Compiler Address: Christmannco@earthlink.net. [S243] Ann Doyle Christmann, MS 312; Software: Family Origins ver 10; Family Info: James B. Mabie; Compiler: Ann Doyle Christmann; Compile Date: 12 Sep 2002; Compiler Address: Christmannco@earthlink.net, Medical Certificate of Death - Reel NO. 372 D St. Joseph County Health Department. Local NO. 162, Father: Ross Kinyon. Mother: Elizabeth King, Funeral Home McLaughlin-Willit, 210 N. Main, Berrien Springs, MI, license No Mich. 5820, Funeral Home No. 628, Funeral Dir. NO. 1437. [S243] Ann Doyle Christmann, MS 312; Software: Family Origins ver 10; Family Info: James B. Mabie; Compiler: Ann Doyle Christmann; Compile Date: 12 Sep 2002; Compiler Address: Christmannco@earthlink.net, Record no.: 334. St. Joseph Co. Application for Marriage: page 581 and 582. [S243] Ann Doyle Christmann, MS 312; Software: Family Origins ver 10; Family Info: James B. Mabie; Compiler: Ann Doyle Christmann; Compile Date: 12 Sep 2002; Compiler Address: Christmannco@earthlink.net, Record no.: 334. St. Joseph Co.