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Cemetery:           Brookside Cemetery
Name:               Christ And Nellie Drost

Date Of Photograph: August 28, 2012
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DROST	

Christ
Dec. 26, 1867
Mar. 17, 1961

Nellie
Feb. 16, 1883
Sept.13, 1938





Christ Drost OBITUARY

Christ Drost, 95 Pioneer Resident Succumbed Friday
Christ Drost, 95, a pioneer lumberman and farmer in this area and one of the 
community's oldest residents, died Friday at the Charlevoix hospital where he 
had been a patient for two weeks after suffering a fractured hip in a fall.
Funeral services were held Monday at the "Winchester Funeral Home with the 
Rev. Arthur A. Austin officiating. Burial was in Brookside cemetery.
Born in Holland, Michigan, Dec. 25, 1865, Mr. Drost had come to Northern 
Michigan as a young man and worked in the lumber woods. In 1910 he was 
married to the former Nellie Brown at Bellaire. They lived there before coming
to Marion township in 1906. Mrs. Drost preceded him in death in 1938. In recent 
years he has made his home with his only daughter, Mrs. Nina Ouderkirk. He
attended the Assembly of God church.


Nellie Drost OBITUARY

Charlevoix Courier September 21, 1938

WELL KNOWN MARION WOMAN DIED TUESDAY
Mrs. Nellie Drost Succumbed Following Long Illness-Funeral Friday

Mrs. Nellie Drost, well known Marion township woman, died last Tuesday, 
September 13, following an illness of many years.
Funeral services were conducted Friday from the See Funeral Home by Rev. H. J. 
Pulsipher. Burial was at Brookside cemetery.
Nellie Brown was born February 16, 1884, at Mancelona, the daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. George Brown. In May, 1900, she was united in marriage to Chris Drost 
of Bellaire, and has lived in this community since that time.
Surviving besides the husband are six children, viz: Willard and Cecil, athome; 
Louie of Clarion, Ben of Charlevoix, George of Alpena and Mrs. George 
Ouderkirk, at home. There are also 9 grandchildren. Two children preceded her in
death. Her mother and sister reside in Washington.
Mrs. Drost has been a member of the Pilgrim Holiness church the past 28 years. 
She leaves a host of friends who will greatly miss her in the church and 
community.





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