Nellie Marie SAXTON
(daughter of William Alvin SAXTON and
Catherine Ann COPPESS),
b. 5-Oct-1896, Eden Twp., Mason Co., MI, d. 15-Jul-1984,
Ludington, Mason Co., MI,
buried: Riverside Cem., Custer, Mason Co., MI.
m. 30-Jun-1917 in Eden Twp., Mason Co., MI, to John Henry
REINOEHL,
(son of David REINOEHL and Anna May PALMER),
b. 9-Jan-1894, Garrett, DeKalb Co., IN, d. 2-Sep-1985,
Ludington, Mason Co., MI,
buried: Riverside Cem., Custer, Mason Co., MI.
John and Nellie Reinoehl stone.
From Ludington Daily News, 1984:
Mrs. John (Nellie) Reinoehl
Mrs. John (Nellie) Reinoehl, 87,of 3084 S. Tuttle Road, Eden Township, Custer
died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, July 15 at Memorial Medical Center. Nellie Marie Saxton
was born Oct. 5, 1896 in Eden Township, the daughter of the late William and
Catherine (Coppess) Saxton. She was a graduate of Scottville High School and was
married June 30, 1917 to John H. Reinoehl who survives. The couple moved to
Detroit in 1918 and returned to farm in Eden Township in 1926. She was a lifelong
member of the Sugar Ridge Church of the Brethren where she was chorister for 48
years and a teacher of the youth group for over 20 years. She enjoyed flower
gardening and sewing. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are one daughter,
Mrs. Holly (Catherine) Wilson of S. Custer; one son, Dr. John Reinoehl of East
Lansing; six grandchildren, Dr. Suzanne Wilson and Mary Ellen Wilson, both of
South Custer; Dr. Jack Reinoehl of Hillsdale; Dr. Bruce Reinoehl of DeWitt; Paul
Reinoehl of Farmington Hills, and Joel Reinoehl of East Lansing; one great-
granddaughter, Cathy Anne Reinoehl of DeWitt; nieces and nephews. She was also
preceded in death by three sisters, Mrs. Bessie Quinn, Mrs. Minerva Conklin and
Mrs. Mabel McKenzie Bacon and three brothers, Richard, William and Orvan
Saxton. --- The funeral for Mrs. Reinoehl will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday with
the Rev. Barry Henry officiating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Custer.
The family will be at the Stephens Funeral Chapel, Scottville to receive friends from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
JOHN:
Ora Blocher says that John and Nellie brought their farm from Daniel Brovont
when that family moved back to Indiana in the late 1920's. Ora stayed with the
Reinoehls in the summer when he was going to the UofM and they lived in Detroit
before he graduated in 1927. Nellie served codfish real often.
From Ludington Daily News:
John H. Reinoehl
John H. Reinoehl, 91, of 3084 S. Tuttle Road, Eden Township, Custer, died Monday
afternoon at Memorial Medical Center. John Henry Reinoehl was born Jan. 9, 1894
in DeKalb County, Indiana. He was married June 30, 1917 to Nellie Marie Saxton
in Eden Township and she died July 15, 1984. He attended Ferris Institute and
taught school in Mason County for five years. He moved to Detroit with his wife in
1918 where he was promotion manager at the Detroit News. He returned to Mason
County in 1926 to farm in Eden Township. He was a member of the Sugar Ridge
Church of the Brethren and was teacher of the Men's Group for many years.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Holly (Catherine) Wilson of South Custer; one
son, Dr. John Reinoehl of Bath; six grandchildren, Dr. Suzanne Wilson and Mary
Ellen Wilson, both of Kalamazoo; Dr. Jack Reinoehl of Hillsdale, Dr. Bruce
Reinoehl of DeWitt, Paul Reinoehl of Farmington Hills and Joel Reinoehl of
Lansing; two great-granddaughters, nieces and nephews. The funeral for Mr.
Reinoehl will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Stephens Funeral Chapel,
Scottville with the Rev. Barry Henry officiating, Interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Custer. The family will be at the funeral chapel to receive friends from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Children:
I. Catherine Anne REINOEHL,
b. 15-Apr-1918 in Custer, Mason Co., MI, d. 30-Oct-2003 in Custer, Mason Co., MI.
II. John Hubert REINOEHL,
b. 4-May-1920 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, d. 12-July-2011 in East Lansing, Ingham Co., MI.