City of East Jordan

Section: 4th Addition Lot: 58 Grave: 1

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Section: 4th Addition Lot: 58 Grave: 1

Mark H Shelson

Born: August 20th, 1898

Died: February 6th, 1987

Obituary

Mark H. Shelson, 88

     Mark H. Shelson, 88, of East Jordan, died Feb. 6, 1987, at his East Jordan home.

     Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Paullin Funeral Home, East Jordan. Speaker Gary Sumerix of the East Jordan Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall will officiate.  Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan.

     Friends may call at the Paullin Funeral Home after 2 p.m. today.

     Mr. Shelson was born in Wayland, Mich., on Aug. 20, 1898, the son of Charles E. and Jennie (Ward) Shelson.  He came to Cadillac with his parents as a child and graduated from Cadillac High School.

     During World War I, he served with the Merchant Marine.

     On Jan. 1, 1930, he married the, former Loie Lawrence at Newark, N.J.  They moved to Detroit where Mr. Shelson was employed as a tool and die maker with General Motors.  He retired in 1965 and the couple moved to East Jordan where they had vacationed for many years.

     Mr. Shelson enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating.

     Survivors include: his wife; a nephew, Gaylord Bowerman of' Allen Park; several other nieces and nephews.