Name, Occupation
Interviews
Allen, Mike (1914-2006 ) and Betty Jean
Mayor of Northville, business owner
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Altman, Charles (1922-2013)
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Ambler, Richard and Jeanne
(Richard - 1923-2012 ) (Jeanne - 1922-2017 )
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Amerman, Russell H. (1899-1988)
Educator
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Angell, Ruth (1915-2014)
Worked at Northville State Hospital
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Atchison, Dr. Ruth Mary (1914-2003 )
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Atchison, Dr. Russell M. (1910-2001 )
Local Physician
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Bailey, Elsie (1907-1999 )
Ballroom Dancer/Teacher
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Balko, Elmer (1922-2020)
Postal Service for 35 years
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Belasco, Velma and Walter (Walter - 1911-2001)(Velma - 1913-2001)
Owners of Bel-Nor Restaurant
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Bemish, Lawrence and Catherine
(Lawrence - 1934-2012 )
(Catherine - 1937-2018 )
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Bender, Eddie
Coach and Teacher
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Berryman, Wilbur and Norine
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Burkman, Conrad and Nina
(Conrad - 1935 - 2016 )
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Burkman, John and Ruth
(John - 1906-1992)
(Ruth - 1905-1990)
Stinson Aircraft Employee/Accountant
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Chizmar, Ann (1912-1995 )
Elementary School Teacher at Northville Public Schools
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Cole, Ruby (1896-1992 )
Member, American Legion and United Methodist Church
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Coolman, Marjorie (1908-1995 )
Member, Northville Women's Club, D.A.R.
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Couse Chase, Georgianna (1919-2001 )
Business owner, Woman's Club and Historical Society member
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Duerson, Lillian (1898-1991 )
Member, Northville Woman's Club, D.A.R.
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Eaton, Alice (1896-1963)
Member, Northville Woman's Club, Garden Club
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Ebert, Berneita Killinger (1904-1995)
Owner, Dempsey Funeral Home, Member, BPW and AAUW
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Edmunds, Irene (1912-2000 )
Worked at Sessions Hospital and Maybury Sanatorium
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Ellison, Elroy (1913-1992 )
Educator, Principal
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Ely, Charles Sr - 1988 (1910-1992)
Owner, Ely Coal and Ice
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Ely, Charles Sr (1910-1992)
Owner, Ely Coal and Ice
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Flattery, Dorothy (1915-1999 )
Novi Librarian
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Fluker, David
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Folino, Paul (1929-1997 )
City of Northville Councilman
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Foreman Jr, Ralph (1927-2011 )
Owner of Foreman's Orchards for 45 years
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Freydl, Jr., Charles Freydl's Men's Wear
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Freydl, Robert and June (Robert - 1932-2007)
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Freydl, Velma (1904-1996 )
Store Owner
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Fritz, Leonard (1922-1997 )
Postal Service for 27 Years
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Gazlay, Elizabeth (1919-2012)
Preschool teacher
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Gazlay, Francis (1918-2012)
Preservationist, author
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George, Charles
Member, Northville Township Historic District Commission
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Gibson, Harriet (1917-2001 )
Dietitian at Maybury Sanatorium
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Green, Michael
Thayer School Student
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Harper, James A. (1918-2004 )
Commercial Photographer
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Hicks, Fred (1918-2019 ) and Laura
Postal Carrier (Fred); Worked for Dr. R.M. Atchison and Long's Plumbing (Laura)
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Holcomb, Dawn (1893-1995)
Wife of Dr. A. Holcomb, worked at Freydl's
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Holden, Margaret Yerkes (1893-1992)
Teacher and retail executive
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Johnson, Amelia A.
Worked for Freydl's
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Joki, Audrey (1904-1994 )
Postal Office Worker
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Jones, Mary with Daughter Marburger, Gwen (Mary - 1899-1999 ) (Gwen - 1920-2004 )
Mary - Owned Jones Floral Gwen - Member of Women's Club & Public School employee
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Kehrl, Luella (1907-2004 )
Teacher
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Kerr, Fred (1913-1996 )
Worked at Ponsford's Store; Veteran; Standard Oil employee
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Kirkpatrick, Dottie
Recreation Leader at Wayne County Training School
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Lapham, Charles & Maxine
Lapham family owned clothing store; Veteran
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Lee, Rosella
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Litsenberger, Robert (1913-2002 )
Grocery Clerk, Blacksmith, Tool and Die Maker, Veteran
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Lockman, Esther
Worked at Maybury Sanatorium for 42 years
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Lute, Charles
Farmer, Member of Early Engine Club
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Lyke, Russell & Virena (Russell - 1904-1992 ) (Virena - 1913-2012)
Worked at Maybury Sanitorium and Ford Motor Company
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Lyon, Richard
Owner of Insurance Agency
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Masters, Vance (1907-1998)
First Presbyterian Church, Northville Woman's Club, Historical Society
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Mattison, Fran (1920-2015)
Northville Woman's Club, Historical Society, Northville Library Commission
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Mattison, Jason
Teacher at Hawthorn Center
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McGuire, John (1908-2011 )
Founded Guernsey Farms Dairy
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Miller, George and Emily
G.E. Miller Sales and Service
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Miller, John
Green Ridge Nursery
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Moase, Sidney
Ford Motor Company, Business Owner
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Mroz, Edward and Schrot, James
Northville Township Constables
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Myers, Cloyce and Dorothy
(Cloyce - 1916-1999)
(Dorothy - (1916-2008)
Cloyce: Employed by Ford and Post Office Dorothy: VFW Auxiliary
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Nauman, Margaret (1911-2007)
Active in Girl Scouts and Presbyterian Church
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Ogilvie, Phil and Ethel
(Phil - (1920-1995)
(Ethel - (1919-1998)
Phil: City attorney, activist Dorothy: VFW Auxiliary
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O'Hare, Richard
Police Officer
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Parker, Sue Northville Psychiatric Hospital Activity Therapy Director (1986-2002)
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Parmenter, Pearl (1921-1991)
Sessions Hospital employee, Mothers' Club, Woman's Club
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Pelley, Lela (1905-2002 )
Wayne County Training School employee
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Pollock, Grace
Teacher
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Rakestraw, Lillian (1902-1996 )
Teacher
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Reed, Robert
Artist, Ford Employee
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Romanik, John (1935-2015 )
Doctor
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Schoch, Otto and Elinor
(Otto - 1908-2002 )
(Elinor - 1915-1990)
General Motors Employee,Mason
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Schrader, Betty Jane (1916-2005 )
Wife of Nathan Schrader Jr., Mothers' Club, Woman's Club
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Shelley, Norman (1899-1989 )
Township resident - lived next to Edenberry Subdivision
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Simons, Amy E. Sessions (1904-1991 )
Maybury employee
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Smith, Virginia (1908-2000 )
Worked at EMB and Lapham State Bank
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Stephens, Carl (1918-2018 )
Ford Motor Company employee
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Stiemel, Lorraine
Worked at Sessions Hospital and The Northville Record
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Stephens, Pearl
Father, Joe Denton, was Chief of Police
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Sutton, Betty Esch (1928-2004 )
Owned farm where Schoolcraft College is located
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Tegge, Margaret
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Thomson, Don Former Northville Township Supervisor and Business Owner
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Toussaint, Charles and Noonan, Joan Charles (1931-2015) Joan (1934-2020)
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Turnbull, Bruce (1919-2018 ) and Rita (1918-2000)
Longtime Residents, Owned Northville Electric Shop
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Van Hellemont, George and Celeste George (1915-2011)
Farm Crest Dairy owners
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Wagenschutz, Eliza Jane (1904 to 1990)
Wayne County Library, Town Hall, Library Board
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Ware, Donald (1909-1994 )
Family owned restaurants
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Ware, Irvin and Ethel (Walter - 1914-1992 ) (Ethel - 1916-1997 )
(Walter - General Motors employee)
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Waterman, Louva Rowland (1906-2003 )
Teacher
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Watkins, Tom
Administrator at Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital
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White, George E. (1924 to 1999)
Northville Drug, grandfather was DUR Superintendent
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Wick, Agnes M. (1909-1998)
Ford Employee in 1941
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Wilcox, Rhea Lyon
Northville Library
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Williams, Bill (1913 -2003) and Williams, Clara
Presbyterian Church Choir
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Wilson, Willard F.
Farmer, Ford Employee
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Wright, Harold
Doctor, Director of Hawthorn Center
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Yahne, Hannah Mary (1916-2001)
Mothers' Club
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Zayti, Benny and Marian (Benny - 1917-1988 ) (Marian - 1921-2007 )
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