Michels, Joseph Harry 'Joe'

1915 - 2008  (92 years)

• Name	Michels, Joseph Harry 'Joe'
  Birth	4 Aug 1915	Marion County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MICH.J001
  _FGRAVE	23969804
  Funeral	16 Jan 2008	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	13 Jan 2008	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Joseph Harry Michels, 92, of Olney, died at 7:35 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2008, at Burgin Manor in Olney.
  Burial	16 Jan 2008	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney with full military rites performed by Olney veterans organizations.
  		Headstone, Michels, Mamie E. and Joseph H. Contributed by Jim and Kathy Michels
  		Headstone, Michels, Mamie E. and Joseph H.
  Person ID	I2025	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Michels, Charles Rolland 'Charley',   b. 19 Jul 1879, Jasper County, Illinois d. 10 Dec 1951, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	McDowell, Louemma,   b. 22 Mar 1888, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Aug 1967, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1906	Richland County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 27 years - She was 18 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F1212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Messer, Mamie Ellen,   b. 22 Dec 1920, Lincoln County, Oklahoma d. 21 Jul 2003, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1944	San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California   [3, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 29 years and 4 months - She was 24 years.
  Children	+ 1. Michels, Charles Lewis,   b. 14 Oct 1945, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 2 Mar 2013, Missouri (Age 67 years)   2. Michels, T.J.T.   3. Michels, T.L.
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Aug 1915 - Marion County, Illinois Marriage - 16 Dec 1944 - San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California Death - 13 Jan 2008 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 16 Jan 2008 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 16 Jan 2008 - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He worked for Prairie Farms Creamery in Olney for 40 years. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in World War II. He was a member of Calhoun United Methodist Church in Calhoun, Calhoun Community Club, Calhoun Ruritan and Calhoun Pony Club.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1340] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Michels, Joseph Harry, 92, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23969804/joseph-harry-michels), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1125] Joyce D. Wafford, Descendants of Charles Rollin "Charley" Michels, (Joyce D. Wafford, sent to Carl Wayne Gray, 23 January 2009), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1341] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Michels, Mamie E. and Joseph H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23969804/joseph-harry-michels), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1123] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Michels, Louemma and Charles R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23795806/louemma-michels), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14404] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Michels, Charley R. and McDowell, Lou, Volume 003, License #00000086, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2). [S1247] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Denton, Nola, 101, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18247647), none. (Reliability: 2).