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- [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Sylvester Watters
Home in 1930: Suttons Bay, Leelanau, Michigan
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Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Fred T Walter
Mother's Name: Eveline Walter
Race: White
- [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Sylvester J. Walters
Last Residence: 49684 Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan
Born: 10 Dec 1923
Died: 5 Oct 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)
- [S927] Obituary.
Sylvester Walters 1923-2008
Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 10, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., with a 10:45 a.m. rosary, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral Mass, all at St. Michael?s Catholic Church in Suttons Bay, for Sylvester ?Bess? Walters who died Oct. 5. He was 84.
He was born Dec. 10, 1923, in Suttons Bay, the son of Fred and Evelyn Walters. In 1943, he married Margaret Belanger who preceded him in death in 1995.
He served in World War II in the Pacific Theater and was a member of the VFW and the Eagles. He started Ace Welding in 1980 which thrives as a family business today.
He is survived by four sons, Arnold ?AJ? (Helen) of Cedar Springs, Marv (Diana) of West Bloomfield, Gary (Cindy) of Traverse City and Terry (Beth) of Traverse City; siblings, Bernice and Robert, both of Suttons Bay, Thomas of Cedar, and Pat of Wyoming; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne; and by siblings Johanna, Fred, Joe, Betty, Mary and Ralph.
Flowers should be delivered to St. Michael?s Catholic Church on Thursday. A luncheon at the VFW Hall in Lake Leelanau will follow the Friday service at the church.
- [S609] Michigan Marriages 1868 - 1925.
Groom's Name: Frederick Walter
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age: 25 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1890
Groom's Birthplace: Michigan
Bride's Name: Evelyn Schaub
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age: 18 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1897
Bride's Birthplace: Michigan
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1915
Marriage Place: Lapeer, Michigan
Groom's Father: George Walter
Groom's Mother: Margaret Kielcher
Bride's Father: Jacob Schaub
Bride's Mother: Jane Kurt
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband:
Film Number: 2342711
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4209293
Image Number: 187
Reference Number: v 3 p 301 rn 1213
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
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