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Marie B. “Bessie” <I>Armstrong</I> Abel

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Marie B. “Bessie” Armstrong Abel

Birth
Michigan, USA
Death
11 May 1980 (aged 91)
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.9185785, Longitude: -85.6296656
Plot
BLOCK 01 Lot :317_A Space :4
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Marie was the daughter of George Henry Armstrong and Ellen Roach, and the widow of Dennis H. McCarthy (1860-1927). Dennis was the son of Thomas and Julia McCarthy. Dennis and Marie married in 1911 and had four children together:
Lawrence Raymond Armstrong (1904-1991)
Mary McCarthy (1908-)
Robert Daniel McCarthy (1912-1998)
John "Jack" McCarthy (1915-1999)

Widowed in 1927, Marie lived with her sons in East Grand Rapids, working for the street railway and later a bus company as a telephone operator. She married William Abel in 1941, continuing to work as a telephone operator. She was widowed in 1950 and passed away in Grand Rapids.
Marie was the daughter of George Henry Armstrong and Ellen Roach, and the widow of Dennis H. McCarthy (1860-1927). Dennis was the son of Thomas and Julia McCarthy. Dennis and Marie married in 1911 and had four children together:
Lawrence Raymond Armstrong (1904-1991)
Mary McCarthy (1908-)
Robert Daniel McCarthy (1912-1998)
John "Jack" McCarthy (1915-1999)

Widowed in 1927, Marie lived with her sons in East Grand Rapids, working for the street railway and later a bus company as a telephone operator. She married William Abel in 1941, continuing to work as a telephone operator. She was widowed in 1950 and passed away in Grand Rapids.

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  • Created by: Judith D
  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140152500/marie_b-abel: accessed ), memorial page for Marie B. “Bessie” Armstrong Abel (13 Dec 1888–11 May 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140152500, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Judith D (contributor 48139146).