Robert Erskine, Sr.

Robert Erskine Sr.

Birth 18 Jun 1891
Hemlock, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Death 17 Aug 1967 (aged 76)
Hemlock, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Hemlock Cemetery
Hemlock, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID 10399700 ·

Family Members
Parents

   Hersey Reed Erskine  1855–1921

   Maria Watson Erskine 1860–1940

Spouse

   Dorothy Anna Stroebel Erskine   1896–1972 (m. 1914)

Siblings

   Richard Reed Erskine  1880–1959

   Fred Hersey Erskine  1882–1942

   Lloyd Erskine  1900–1973

   Welby Erskine  1902–1974

Children

   Raymond W Erskine   1916–1997

   Robert Erskine   1922–1991

   Elwyn Reed Erskine   1927–1927

   Loren Erskine 1929–1934

Robert Erskine Obituary
Notes for ROBERT ERSKINE:
A newspaper obituary of Robert Erskine reads as follows:
Erskine, Robert Sr - South Hemlock Road, Hemlock, Michigan
Passed away Thursday after noon at Hoyt Nursing Home. Age 76 years. He was born June 18, l891, in Richland Township. He married Dora Stroebel Feb. 7, 1914. She survives him. Mr. Erskine was en- gaged as a farmer in Fremont Township until 1944. He then was employed at Wolhan & Wickes Corp. from 1944to 1957. He was a member of the Hemlock Seven Star Lodge No.512. Surviving besides his wife are six sons and three daughters, Howard, Robert Jr. and Morley Erskine, all of Hemlock; Ray Erskine, Beaverton; Mrs. Erwin (Evelyn) Beach, Freeland; Calvin Erskine and Mrs. Aren (Donna) Lewis, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; Donald Erskine, Mrs. Frederick (Carol) London, both of Sturtevant, Wis.; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Two sons predeceased him. Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters, Lloyd and Welby Erskine. both of Hemlock, Mrs. Walter Finger, Saginaw; Mrs. Blanche Ditzler, Youngstown, O.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service wi1l take place 2 p.m. Monday at the Case Chapel in Merrill. RevA. Theodore Halsted will officiate, with burial in Hemlock Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel in Merrill after 7 p.m. Saturday.Those who so desire may give memorials to the Building Fund of the Hemlock Methodist Church