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Mork Obituaries

jjjhoppe  (View posts) Posted: 31 May 2009 12:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Mork, Christiansen
I would greatly appreciate a obituary look up for a Harold Mork who died March 1968 in Suttons Bay and of his wife Dorothy who passed away 27 April 2002.

Harold was the son of Otto Mork and Thea Christiansen and I am seeking any information on this family also.

I thank you in advance!!

Julian J. Hoppe
jjjhoppe(at)yahoo.com

Re: Mork Obituaries

ralpers  (View posts) Posted: 8 Aug 2009 8:19PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Mork, Johnson, Solem, Guisgand, Kellogg
Sorry I don't have the obit for Harold, but Dorothy's is below:

Obituary from the Traverse City Record Eagle(28-Apr-2002)
SUTTONS BAY - Dorothy Nora Mork, 95, a lifelong Suttons BAY resident, died in Northport on Saturday, April 27, 2002 . She was born Oct. 16, 1906, to the late Anton and Marit (Johnson) Solem. She was the last surviving member of their 14 children. On June 16, 1926, she married Harold Mork . Together they farmed, north of Suttons BAY, for 40 years , raising potatoes, cattle and fruit. Harold preceded her in death in 1968. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, painting, reading, and sewing. She was well known for her beautiful quilts, which have been displayed at the Leelanau County Museum , Traverse City Opera House, and the University of Michigan Museum. Her "Bible Quilt" is at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Suttons BAY where she was a long time member. Dorothy had taught Sunday school, was a member of the choir, and she liked helping make quilts for Lutheran World Missions . Dorothy volunteered for many years at the Penny Power Thrift Shop. She enjoyed doll restoration and sewing clothes for dolls to be given to children by social services. Dorothy was also gifted with an ability to draw and paint and her work is treasured by friends and family alike. She was a member of the Suttons BAY Friendship Center and played in the kitchen band. Dorothy is survived by her children , Otto and Betty Mork of Suttons BAY, Charles and Charlotte Guisgand of Garden City, Darwin Mork of Waterford, Jerry and Betty Mork of Northport, and Ray and Thea Kellogg of Northport. She also is survived by 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. Visitation will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Monday, April 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 t o 9 p.m.
A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday , April 30, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Suttons BAY with Pastor Paul E. Kuhlman officiating. Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery, Suttons BAY. Memorial contributions may be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Suttons BAY Friendship Center, or Leelanau Memorial Health Care Facility . The family is being served by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff

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