Shriver, Edna Laora

Birth Name Shriver, Edna Laora
Gramps ID I5959
Gender female
Age at Death 87 years, 4 months, 1 day

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1908-09-11 Dowagiac, Cass Cty, Michigan, USA  
1a
Census 1910 Dowagiac, Cass Cty, Michigan, USA  
2a
Census 1920 Dowagiac, Cass Cty, Michigan, USA  
3a
Census 1930 Niles, Berrien Cty, Michigan, USA  
4a
Census 1940 Niles, Berrien Cty, Michigan, USA  
5a
Death 1996-01-12 Niles, Berrien Cty, Michigan, USA  
1a 6a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Shriver, Elias C. [I5956]18711917-06-28
Mother Judd, Blanche [I5955]1887-05-031948-02-26
    Brother     Shriver, Oral J. [I5958] 1907-06-18 1986
         Shriver, Edna Laora [I5959] 1908-09-11 1996-01-12
    Sister     Shriver, Edith [I5960]
    Brother     Shriver, Boyd [I5961]

Families

    Family of Wanko, George Henry and Shriver, Edna Laora [F1937]
Married Husband Wanko, George Henry [I5964] ( * 1906-01-10 + 1986-08-29 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1928-06-18 Van Buren Cty, Michigan, USA  
7a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Wanko, Beatrice M. [I5965]
Wanko, Katherine [I5966]

Narrative

[Obituaries for Edna L. Wanko, paper and date unknown; microfilm copy from the Herrick Public Library, Holland, Ottawa Cty, Michigan; handwritten date of 13 Jan 1996 on the entry.]

NILES - Edna L. Wanko, 87, of Niles died Friday at Lakeland Medical Center, Niles.

There will be no funeral and no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements are by Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan.

Mrs. Wanko was born Sept. 11, 1908, in Dowagiac. She had lived in Niles two years, coming from Florida, where she had resided for 20 years. She retired in 1972 as a die maker for National Standard Co., Niles.

Survivors include: two daughters - Beatrice Gillette and Katherine Miller, both of Niles; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, on Aug. 26, 1986.

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[headline] Edna L. Wanko
[second line] Sept. 11, 1908 - Jan 12, 1996

NILES - Edna Laora Wanko, 87, of 1731 Oak St., died at 5:45 p.m. Friday in Lakeland Medical Center of natural causes. Mrs. Wanko retired in 1972, as a diemaker from National Standard Co. She was born Sept. 11, 1908, in Dowagiac. On June 11, 1928, in Decatur, she married George Wanko. He died Aug. 26, 1986. Surviving are two daughters, Beatrice Gillette and Katherine Miller, both of Niles; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

There will be no services or visitation. Cremation has taken place. Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan, is in charge of arrangements.

Pedigree

  1. Shriver, Elias C. [I5956]
    1. Judd, Blanche [I5955]
      1. Shriver, Edith [I5960]
      2. Shriver, Boyd [I5961]
      3. Shriver, Oral J. [I5958]
      4. Shriver, Edna Laora
        1. Wanko, George Henry [I5964]
          1. Wanko, Beatrice M. [I5965]
          2. Wanko, Katherine [I5966]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. US Social Security Death Index [S0098]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYJ3-S6B : 20 May 2014), Edna L Wanko, 12 Jan 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

  2. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-04-21
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLP2-JFP : 29 October 2015), Blanch Shriver in household of Elias Shriver, Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 16B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,653.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, United States
        Elias Shriver Head M 38 Indiana
        Blanch Shriver Wife F 24 Michigan
        Oscar Shriver Son M 14 Indiana
        Sarah Shriver Daughter F 10 Michigan
        Oral Shriver Son M 3 Michigan
        Edna Shriver Daughter F 1 Michigan
        Edith Shriver Daughter F 0 Michigan

  3. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920-01-10
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZSC-ZST : 7 December 2015), Blanch Shriver in household of Leon Hall, Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,756.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Dowagiac Ward 1, Cass, Michigan, United States
        Leon Hall Head M 35 Indiana
        Blanch Shriver Housekeeper F 33 Michigan
        Oral Shriver Boarder M 12 Michigan
        Edna Shriver Boarder F 11 Michigan
        Edith Shriver Boarder F 10 Michigan
        Boyd Shriver Boarder M 3 Michigan

  4. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930-04-09
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQTB-7JB : 8 December 2015), Edna Wanko in entry for George Wanko, 1930.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States
        George Wanko Head M 24 Missouri
        Edna Wanko Wife F 21 Michigan
        Beatrice M Wanko Daughter F 0 Michigan

  5. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940-05-15
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K42D-KBB : 17 May 2014), Edna Wanko in household of George Wanko, Ward 3, Niles, Niles City, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-55, sheet 16A, family 346, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1732.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Ward 3, Niles, Niles City, Berrien, Michigan, United States
        George Wanko Head M 34 Montana
        Edna Wanko Wife F 32 Michigan
        Beatrice Wanko Daughter F 10 Michigan
        Katherine Wanko Daughter F 8 Michigan

  6. Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 [S0342]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZBG-RTP : 4 December 2014), Edna Laora Wanko, 12 Jan 1996; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Niles, Berrien, Michigan, death certificate number 001060, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.

  7. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940 [S0351]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNL6-B8D : 22 April 2016), George Wanko and Edna Shriver, 1928.