Lester Reifschneider

1927 - 2010  (83 years)

• Name	Lester Reifschneider  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 Jan 1927	Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Race	White  [2]
  Residence	1950	Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	StreetAddress: School St; 23 Age: 23; Stock Chaser Occupation: Stock Chaser; ApartmentNumber: On Right; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 11-7; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: Wholesale Assistant Mgr; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married
  Death	28 Mar 2010	St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	Baroda, Berrien County, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  + 1. Mollie Reifschneider,   b. 9 Oct 1911, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. Jan 2004, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA  (Age 92 years) ▻ Henry Radde + 2. Helen Reifschneider,   b. 24 Apr 1913, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 25 Feb 1990, Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Alvin C Schmidt + 3. Olinda Theresa Reifschneider,   b. 11 Apr 1915, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 14 Mar 2003, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years) ▻ Burton B Burns   4. Jacob Reifschneider,   b. 21 Nov 1916, Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 1916, Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA   5. Ann Reifschneider,   b. 7 Jan 1917, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 1917, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA   6. Jacob J Reifschneider,   b. 1918, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 20 Jul 1924, Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 6 years) + 7. Ann Elisabeth Reifschneider,   b. 30 Jul 1920, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. Sep 1983, Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 63 years) ▻ Eugene Samuelson + 8. Albert R Reifschneider,   b. 21 Sep 1922, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 21 May 2005  (Age 82 years) + 9. Robert John Reifschneider,   b. 7 Oct 1924, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 27 Apr 2007, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 82 years)   10. Ester Reifschneider,   b. Jan 1927, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 15 Jan 1927, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 0 years) + 11. Lester Reifschneider,   b. 7 Jan 1927, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 28 Mar 2010, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Person ID	I19067	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Reifschneider,   b. 17 Mar 1890, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 4 Apr 1955, Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amelia Schlegel,   b. 10 Oct 1889, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 21 Apr 1958, Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Dec 1910	USA
  Photos		melvinosborne
  Family ID	F929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F5198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - StreetAddress: School St; 23 Age: 23; Stock Chaser Occupation: Stock Chaser; ApartmentNumber: On Right; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 11-7; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: Wholesale Assistant Mgr; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married - 1950 - Baroda, Berrien, Michigan, USA Death - 28 Mar 2010 - St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA Burial - - Baroda, Berrien County, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  from findagrave: Lester Elmer Reifschneider, 83, a lifelong resident of Baroda passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Tuesday, March 30 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Mr. Reifschneider was born January 7, 1927 in Baroda the son of the late Jacob and Amelia (Schlegel) Reifschneider. On October 11, 1947 he married Molly Brueck and together they shared 63 years. Lester was a lift truck operator and retired from Whirlpool in 1987 after 38 years of service. He enjoyed working his family farm where he raised produce. Survivors include his wife, Molly; a daughter - Lynn Reifschneider of Holland and a son - Tom Reifschneider of Baroda; three grandchildren - Kathleen (Jerry) Munger, Nickolas Novotny and Ryan (Julie) Reifschneider; six great grandchildren - Alexandria Novotny, Cole and Jacob Munger, Ella, Kaylin and Liam Reifschneider. Lester was also preceded in death by two brothers - Robert and Albert Reifschneider and 5 sisters - Mollie Radde, Helen Schmidt, Linda Burns, Ann Samuelson and Esther Reifschneider.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1333] Ancestry.com, Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Lester Elmer Reifschneider https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70581&h=4131646&indiv=try [S51] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baroda, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 4516; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 11-7. Record for Lester E Reifschneider https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=174090251&indiv=try 1950 United States Federal Census - Lester Reifschneider [S1] Genealogical Information, Provided by Frank Schlegel. Research provided by Frank Schlegel [S1] Genealogical Information, Provided by Bill Schmidt.