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Pioneer Families of Grand Traverse County, Michigan
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Emmet Durga (1868-1956) and Eva Mary Jane Luplow (1877-1971) Emmett Durga was born November 1868 in Michigan, son of Benjamin Durga and Phebe Fillmore. He was married on 30 September 1894 to Eva M J Luplow. Eva was born 11 August 1877 at Bingham, Michigan, the daughter of Fred and Electa Fuller Luplow. Emmet died 21 December 1956 in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. His obituary was printed on 22 December 1956 in the Traverse City Record Eagle. "Emmett Durga Rites Monday Emmett C. Durga, 88, of 725 Webster Street, died at his home yesterday at 10 .m. following a lingering illness. Mr. Durga was born Nov. 28, 1886 in Long Lake township, living there until 1919, when he moved to Traverse City. He married Miss Eva Lulpw on Sept. 30, 1894. Mr. Durga was a lumberman and stone mason by tarde until his retirement in 1938. He was a member of the Long Lake Grange. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Alvin and Theron Durga, both of Traverse City, and Emmett Durga Jr. of Detroit; three daughters, Mrs. Chester Haywood and Mrs. Richard Merchant, both of Traverse City, and Mrs. Arthur Wallace of Toledo, Ohio; 33 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m.Monday from the Martinson funeral home. The Rev. Donn Doten will officiate. Interment will be in Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens cemetery." Eva died on 27 January 1971. Her obituary was printed the next day in the Traverse City Record Eagle. "Death Claims Mrs. Durga Mrs. Eva M. J. Durga, 93, of 734 Webster, Traverse City, died Wednesday afternoon at Grand Traverse Medical Care Facility after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Martinson funeral home in Traverse City, Rev. Lester Figgins officiating, with burial in Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Durga was born August 11, 1877, at Bingham in Leelanau County, the daughter of Fred and Electa Luplow. She was a resident of the Long Lake area prior to moving to Traverse City in 1919. On Spetember 30, 1894 she was married to Emmett C. Durga Sr., who died December 21, 1956. Also preceding her in death were two sons, two daughters, three brothers, and four sisters. Surviving are two sons, Theron of Williamsburg and Emmett Jr. of Security, Colorado.; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Ellen) Merchant and Mrs. Chester (Phoebe) Haywood, both of Traverse City, 33 grandchildren, 92 great grandchildren, and 20 great-great grandchildren." Children of Emmett and Eva Luplow Durga i. Phebe E Durga was born 17 July 1897 at Long Lake. ii. Alvin L Durga was born January 1899 in Grand Traverse County. iii. Mable M Durga was born 11 October 1900 at Long Lake. She died 9 February 1920 and is buried in Linwood Cemetery. iv. Emmet C Durga was born 10 August 1902 at Long Lake. v. Amy Durga was born 6 July 1905 at Long Lake. vi. William Durga was born and died 4 January 1908 at Long Lake. He is buried in Linwood Cemetery. vii. Baby Durga was born and died on 14 June 1909 at Long Lake. This child is buried in Linwood Cemetery. viii. Theron Ervin Durga was born at Long Lake. ix. Ivan Harold Durga was born 3 October 1913 at Long Lake. He died 20 February 1914 at Long Lake from acute brochitis. He is buried in Linwood Cemetery. x. Infant Boy Durga was born 27 January 1916 and died on 29 January 1916 at Long Lake. xi. Ellen Lottie Durga was born in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. |