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Robert Henry McQuisten

Robert Henry McQuisten[1]

Male 1924 - 2007  (83 years)

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  • Name Robert Henry McQuisten 
    Nickname Bob 
    Birth 27 Apr 1924  Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Oct 2007  Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial 14 Oct 2007  Wetmore, Alger County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I31556  Family
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2016 

    Father Albert Richard McQuisten,   b. 22 Aug 1901, Bliss, Emmet County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1978, Munising, Alger County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Pearl Elizabeth Taylor,   b. 1903, Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1961, Munising, Alger County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 30 Apr 1921  Munising, Alger County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    McQuisten-Taylor Marriage Record 1921    		 McQuisten-Taylor Marriage Record 1921
    Family ID F10853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Geraldine M. McNerney,   b. 1929, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 2015, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 16 Nov 1946  Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Divorce CA 1948  [6] 
    Family ID F11929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Family 2 Cecelia Lillian Meredith Pohl,   b. 23 Jun 1916, Mellen, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 2011, Munising, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1950  Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Jack W. McQuisten,   b. 29 Sep 1945, Battle Creek, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 2012, Toledo, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Matthew W. McQuisten
     3. Darlene McQuisten
    Family ID F10850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S3187] Rupp Funeral Home, 28 September 2012; Jack W. McQuisten.
      Obituaries

      Jack W. McQuisten
      September 29, 1945 – September 11, 2012
      Jack W. McQuisten, 66 of Monroe, died at 7:48 pm Tuesday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after a brief illness.
      Friends may call from 2 to 8 pm Friday at the Rupp Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 11 am Saturday. Rev. Lawrence Detruf will officiate. Cremation will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
      Born September 29, 1945 in Battle Creek, Michigan, he was the son of Robert and Ceceilia (Pohl) McQuisten. He married Dorothy M. Willette on September 29, 1973.
      Jack was a hairstylist at Hair’s Everything and a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 38 Detroit/Pontiac Stage Employees Union. He found pleasure in riding his Harley and Country dancing.
      Surviving are his wife Dorothy, son Mickey A. Roberts of Monroe; daughter Shellie M. (Curtis) DuVall of Irmo, South Carolina; Brother Matthew W. McQuisten of Wisconsin; sister Darlene (Lawrence) Luke of Shingleton, Michigan; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
      He was preceded in death by his parents, sons, Wesley J. Tallent and Steven C. Tallent.
      In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the family.
      Online condolences may be sent through www.ruppfuneralhomeinc.com.

    2. [S3188] Mining Journal, Robert Henry "Bob" McQuisten; obituary; 12 October 2007; Robert H. McQuisten; 28 September 2012.
      Robert Henry "Bob" McQuisten

      WETMORE: Robert Henry "Bob" McQuisten, age 83, of Wetmore died in the early morning on Monday, October 8, 2007, at Marquette General Hospital.

      He was born on April 27, 1924, in Marquette to the late Albert and Pearl (Taylor) McQuisten.

      Robert served his country in the Army Medical Corps during World War II in the African and Italian theaters, participating in the Naples-Foggia, and Rome-Arno campaigns. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Battle Stars, three Overseas Service Bars, and the Good Conduct Medal. Robert also served the Wetmore community for many years as Munising Township supervisor, tax assessor, fireman, and manager of Hanley Airport. He was instrumental in the development of the Robert McQuisten Recreational Area in Wetmore. He worked for Kimberly Clark for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1986. Robert also served in various offices in the Munising Seventh Day Adventist Church. He will be missed by his family, community, and church.

      Robert is survived by his wife of 57 years, Cecelia (Pohl) McQuisten of Munising; daughter, Darlene Luke of Van Meer; sons, Matt McQuisten of New Berlin, Wis., and Jack McQuisten of Monroe, Mich.; 2 grandchildren, Kelly McQuisten and Mattea McQuisten; 5 great-grandchildren, Colin, Courtney, Andrea, Anthony and Shyanne; brother Gerald of Soo Hill; sister, Mildred Fritz of Escanaba; and nephews, Greg McQuisten of Munising and Steve Fritz of Escanaba.

      Besides his parents, Robert was preceded in death by brothers, Jack, Floyd, and Richard McQuisten; and sister, Beverly McQuisten.

      There will be a Memorial Service for Bob on Sunday, October 14, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Munising. Following the Memorial Service, the Alger County Veterans Council and American Legion Honor Guard will conduct Military Honors at the Munising Township Cemetery in Wetmore. Bob's obituary and guest book may be viewed and signed at www. bowermanfuneralhome.net




    3. [S3323] 1930 Census for Alger County, Michigan, 6; p. 12B, line 96; dwelling 143, family 154; Albert McQuisten; 5 October 2013.
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan; Roll: 972; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 205.0; FHL microfilm: 2340707
      Albert McQuisten and family

    4. [S3718] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online; 31 July 2023; Albert Richard McQuisten and Pearl Elizabeth Taylor Marriage Record 1921.

    5. [S3749] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, 2 July 2016; McQuisten-McNerney Marriage, 2016.

    6. [S5475] 1950 Census for Marquette County, Michigan, 52-43; p. 3, line 28; dwelling 23; Charles McNerney; online; 22 September 2024.

    7. [S3749] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, 2 July 2016; McQuisten-Pohl Marriage, 1950.