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- BIOGRAPHY:Submitter: Ardis Pierce
Subject: Kate A. Firestone
Message: Kate A. Firestone - St. Petersburg, Fla, Formerly of Allegan, Age 93, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 1972, in St. Petersburg. Born in Allegan, May 16, 1879 and resided here most of her life until the death of her husband, Claud E. Firestone, at which time she moved to Florida to live with a niece, Mrs. Kathryn Hill. Mrs. Firestone?s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Bourne Bassett were among Allegan?s early settlers, coming here from Massachusetts in 1846. Her parents were the late Judge and Mrs. Dan Arnold. Mrs. Firestone was active in many community and church affairs. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Survived by: a nephew, George Arnold of Battle Creek; four nieces, Mrs. Dorothy Arnold Wegman of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Mrs. Frances Arnold Gwyer of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., Mrs. Arlene Arnold Pendergast of South Yarra, Australia, Mrs. Kathryn Hill of St. Petersburg, Fla.; also survived by many grand and great-grandnieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Nyberg Funeral Home after noon on Monday. Graveside services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery at 1 o?clock on Tuesday. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Sat 2 Sep 1972 (submitted by volunteer, not a family member)
DEATH:
Florida Death Index, 1994-95
Name: Dorothy Arnold Wegman Certificate: 31253Place: MartinRace: WDeath Date: 06 Mar 1995Birth Date: 01 Sep 1903
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