PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW, Petoskey, Mich., Mon., July 12, 1982,
Pg. 2, Cols. 3-4, Obit. 4

GEORGE F. LASHMIT, 72

Funeral services for George F. LASHMIT, 72, of Petoskey, were held today (Monday) at the Christian Life Center, Rev. Jack Paget and Rev. Paul Lashmet officiated and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mr. LASHMIT died July 9 at Little Traverse Division of Northern Michigan Hospitals.

He was born Jan. 11, 1910 in Winston-Salem, N.C. He moved to Petoskey as a child and attended Petoskey area schools. Mr. LASHMIT worked on several farms in the area and later was employed at Michigan Maple Block and the Tannery in East Bay View. He also worked at Penn Dixie for 27 years, retiring in 1972.

On June 7, 1980 he married the former Donna BARE in Petoskey.

Mr. LASHMIT was a member of the Christian Life Center.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, John of Charlevoix, Abe and Elmer, both of Petoskey and Carl of Atlanta, Ga.; nine grandchildren; three step-children; two brothers, Ellis of Cedarburg, Ohio and Paul of Mishawaka, Ind.

The family suggests anyone wishing to honor the memory of Mr. LASHMIT, may do so by contributing in his name to the Leukemia Foundation or the Gideon's International.

Arrangements were handled by the Stone Funeral Home.

Are you related? This is my mother's uncle. Hope Lashmit, daughter fo Fred Lashmit. Thanks Kay

Hello Kay, I'm the second cousin, twice removed, of George's wife, Loretta Alberta BURGESS. We share a common LEWIS ancestor. Regards, Mike

Mike, you and I share a Lewis line?

Hello Kay,

The Lewis line is through George's wife, Loretta Alberta Burgess. Her grandfather, Lewis Miller Burgess, married Angaline A. Lewis. Angaline was the sister of Lemuel Lewis Jr., my gr-gr-grandfather.

Regards,

Mike

Ok. I have him married to Rose Thresa Leohowicz on Jan 03,1938. Burgess must have been a second wife?

Hello Kay,

I noticed that I had the following note below his obituary..."Need to verify that this is Frederick Lashmit, ex-husband of Loretta A. Burgess." I had wondered if his middle name was Frederick and he had gone by that name. Perhaps, I made the wrong connection after all. Does Frederick Lashmit sound familiar to you? I have Loretta as having been married three times...Ernest Elliot, George F. Lashmit and Roman F. Sejat. The only marriage date I have is to Roman Sejat in 1979.

Mike

Kay and Mike..

My grandfathers name was George Franklin Lashmit. He married Rose Lechowicz who was my grandmother and also remarried to a Donna.

Hi Mike..

Did you find the info you were looking for? I do have some you may be interested in. Who were your parents? Fred is my grandfathers brother.