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     Linda Demke is the daughter of Harvey Demke and Lola Whitt.¹

     Mina Demke was born on 6 May 1892 at Klöstitz, Bessarabia Governorate.¹ She was the daughter of Johannes Demke and Mina Unknown.¹

     Robert Demke was born on 3 December 1898 at Klostitz, Bessarabia Governorate.¹ He was the son of Johannes Demke and Mina Unknown.¹ He married Lydia Hertz on 20 April 1922 at McClusky, Sheridan County, North Dakota.¹ He died on 5 June 1972 at Harvey, Wells County, North Dakota, at age 73.¹

Robert Demke, 73, Resident of Goodrich

A retired Goodrich area farmer, Robert Demke, 73, dies Monday at a Harvey hospital.

Funeral servicesfor Mr. Demke will be held at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist Church in Goodrich, the Rev. Harry Harry Johnson officiating. Willis and Harvey Demke, Melvin and John Bergstrazer, Ervin Berreth and Marvin Heinle will serve as pallbearers, and burial will be in the Goodrich City Cemetery.

Mr. Demke was born in Russia Dec. 3, 1898, to Mr. and Mrs. John Demke. At age three, he came to the United States with his parents, settling at LaMoure and later moving to Goodrich, where he attended school.

On April 20, 1922, he married Lydia Hertz at McClusky. The couple farmed at Goodrich until Mr. Demke retired.

He leaves his widow; two sons, Cecil, Goodrich, and Larry, Minot; one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Delores) Axt, McClusky, and 11 grandchildren.

He also leaves two brothers, Fred, Lodi, Calif., and David, Auburn, Calif., and one sister, Mrs. John Bergstrazer, Larimore.

(Berg Funeral Home, McClusky.)¹

     Violet Ruth Demke is the daughter of Friedrich Demke and Natalia Buchwitz.¹ She married Bobbie Joe Allison, son of Ozro Allison and Maude Juanita Anderson, on 3 November 1951 at Lodi, San Joaquin County, California.¹

     Frank Richard Denison was born on 10 November 1932 at Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Fred H. Denison and Dorothy Milliken.¹ The cause of death for Frank Richard Denison was premature birth at about 7 months.¹ He died on 15 November 1932 at Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Fred H. Denison married Dorothy Milliken, daughter of Dr. Samuel Edwin Milliken MD and Sallie Haynes Gibbs, in 1928 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

     Eava Dennis married Henry Bascum Cheatham before 1932 at USA.

     Mary Dennis married William Samuel Witt, son of John Witt and Rebecca Wear, circa 1832.¹

     Hannah Isabelle Denny also went by the name of Belle.^1,4 She was born on 16 June 1861 at Jasonville, Greene County, Indiana, (Pearl's marriage certificate places Jasonville in Clay County.)^5,6 She married James A. Arnett on 10 April 1878 at Owen County, Indiana.⁴ She died on 5 May 1934 at Linton, Greene County, Indiana, at age 72.⁶ She was buried after 5 May 1934 at Linton, Greene County, Indiana.⁶

     Dee DeRouen married Patsy Jean Rees, daughter of Tom Aubrey Rees and Amanda Ada Phillips.