Hello listers: I just received a suspicious email that I think went through this list, but am not sure. It was from Tom Leach at: tleach@m33access.com In the subject line it said: Re: Re: (MIMACOMB) HOW TO FIGURE A BIRTHDATE I didn't even open it, but just clicked on it once in my preview pane, and when I did a file downloaded to my PC. I then tried to email 'Tom' at that address, but it bounced back. I've run my virus scan and found nothing, but am still very suspicious. Anyone else get this? Barbara

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WAGNER, ROBERTS, JOHNSON, WARD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IGB.2ACI/157 Message Board Post: Can anyone help me find a birth record in Michigan for George WARD born in 1864/65 in Michigan -parents Mahlon J. and Fanny (Francis) E. WARD? George WARD married abt 1885 in Trempleau co, WIS, Delilah (Lila) COOPER, dau. of John COOPER & Mary E. ADAMS from Hardin Co, OH. George & Delilah WARD lived in Osseo, Trempleau co, WIS. George's father, Mahlon (aka Mayland) James WARD was b. 1837/38 in < Hancock Co> OH, his gr-father William WARD was b in England, his gr-mother b OH. Mahlon J. WARD and wife, Francis (Fanny) Emily ROBERTS moved after Jul 1861 from Hancock co, OH to Ft. Wayne, Allen co, IND where their son, Zophar (Zapher) John WARD was born 11 July 1862. Soon they had left Indiana & were living in Michigan when their 2nd son, George WARD was born abt 1864/65. I think they must have lived in southern Mich from about 1863 to about 1867/68. For they were living in PA when their 3rd son, Anthony WARD was born in 1868. I don't know how long the family lived in PA but by 1872 they had moved to Wisconsin where they 4 more children: son, Orrin (aka Ora/Orion) WARD was born 15 Feb 1872; Daniel WARD b abt 1874; dau. Emily Anne WARD was b 29 May 1875 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire co, WIS and Chauncey WARD was b 1879/1880. The family is on the 1880 Albion, Trempealeau Co, WIS census with all of these! children . Abt 1887 the fam. moved to Springfield, Greene co, Missouri and by 1900 they were in Brookings co, SD. Please contact Mary K. Ward, 1432 Yeardley Drive, Richmond, Virgini 23225; ph 804-232-9338 or mksroots@juno.com. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McInerney, Kerns Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/156.1 Message Board Post: Hi Susan, I have a copy of the plat map of Sterling Township from about that time that I copied while at the Mt. Clemens Library. It shows an A. Beier property in section 15 being the South half of the South West quarter of Section 15 of Sterling Township. This plat today would extend east and north of the corner of 17 mile and M53 (Van Dyke).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/156 Message Board Post: I am currently searching for the Macomb county, Sterling Township, MI, site of the Beier farm, settled sometime in the 1880s. According to census records it was originally owned by August Beier, then his son Frederick. Location was listed as Centerline Rd, but I am unable to find this on a current map. Family members do recall it being somewhere between 16 and 17 Mile Roads and Van Dyke in the area of the current Chyrsler plant. Any help with location or information concerning the Beier family would be appreciated. Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nank, Oehmke, Priehs, Hurlburt Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IGB.2ACI/155 Message Board Post: >From 1905 Michigan Manual, Page 764-765 WILLIAM F. NANK, Representative from Macomb county, was born in Schoenhousen, Germany, July 21, 1867. He came to America with his parents in 1873 and settled in the township of Sterling, Macomb county, Michigan, attending the public and Lutheran schools of the township until he was thirteen years of age. He worked for a time on a farm and in the brick yards until the spring of 1890, when he purchased his father's farm in Sterling township. He was married December 3, 1891, to Anna Oehmke of Warren township, and has three children. He was elected clerk of Sterling township in 1893, then considered a strong Democratic township, and was reelected in 1894. He was elected sheriff of Macomb county in 1894 and reelected in 1896, the first Republican sheriff since 1880 in that county. After serving his second term as sheriff he engaged in the livery business at Mt. Clemens. Mr. Nank is an active Republican, a director of the Citizen's Savings Bank, ex-member of the board of public works, and was elec! ted to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 4,327 to 3,508 for John Priehs and 154 for Fred S. Hurlburt.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/97.1 Message Board Post: My great grandfather was Wilhem Frederick Klauka, who was born in Finsterwalder (former East Germany) on July 27, 1856 , and came to the US in 1913 sailing from Aachen. He married Katherine Klauner in 1879, and they had 13 children, but only five lived past infancy. All came to Amercia and finally settled in St.Louis MO. Paul Klauka, by great grandfather's nephew also came with him and settled in St.Louis MO. His daughter, Gertrude married Joseph Jaocb Snarzyk in 1923 in St.Louis, and one of their 2 daughters, Mary, was my mother. Paul married Paulette ?? and had no children - that I am aware of. All five living children moved to the US with their parents, and have family throughout Illinois. Ted Klauka of Joliet, IL was the only male Klauka of the five living children. He had one daughter, Katie, so the name "Klauka" on my side, ended with him. The other children born were daughters, and of course married and carried with them different last names. While I realize that your line is in Michigan, there appears to be only 2 lines in the US - mine and your line in Michigan. Is there a possible connection??

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/154 Message Board Post: My great grandfather was Wilhem Frederick Klauka, who was born in Finsterwalder (former East Germany) on July 27, 1856 , and came to the US in 1913 sailing from Aachen. He married Katherine Klauner in 1879, and they had 13 children, but only five lived past infancy. All came to Amercia and finally settled in St.Louis MO. Paul Klauka, by great grandfather's nephew also came with him and settled in St.Louis MO. His daughter, Gertrude married Joseph Jaocb Snarzyk in 1923 in St.Louis, and one of their 2 daughters, Mary, was my mother. Paul married Paulette ?? and had no children - that I am aware of. All five living children moved to the US with their parents, and have family throughout Illinois. Ted Klauka of Joliet, IL was the only male Klauka of the five living children. He had one daughter, Katie, so the name "Klauka" on my side, ended with him. The other children born were daughters, and of course married and carried with them different last names. While I realize that your line is in Michigan, there appears to be only 2 lines in the US - mine and your line in Michigan. Email me at blueabyss@famvid.com Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/153.1 Message Board Post: Dear Karen, Here is a website for obituaries for Macomb County. Has an Adam Price on it. You may be able to find other family members. http://offserv.libcoop.net/mtc/obitindex.asp

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PRICE, WARREN, HANDY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/153 Message Board Post: Seeking info on fam of Sophia WARREN (b 1852 Macomb Co., MI) and Dr. ADAM PRICE, son of Philip PRICE and Mary ADAMS. This is info I have so far on the children of Sophia WARREN and Adam PRICE, but it might not be correct: Floyd PRICE b 1880, Kate PRICE b 1881, Frank J. PRICE, Mabel PRICE, Will PRICE or Neil PRICE, Florine or Florence PRICE, Lulu PRICE m HANDY. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Karen Mohr, mohr@buffnet.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WARREN, CORNELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/152 Message Board Post: Seeking info on the whereabouts of the WARREN Family Bible, which was last in the possession of Emma WARREN, b abt 1856 Macomb Co., MI. She was living in Washington Twp, Macomb Co. in 1917 and 1920. We believe she was living with her younger sister, Florence (Warren) CORNELL in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., MI just before she died. She had the Bible with her then. Any info GREATLY appreciated!! See my page for The Warren Family Bible at http://www.angelfire.com/ny/earthstar/warrenbible.html Thanks. Karen Mohr, mohr@buffnet.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WARREN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/151 Message Board Post: Seeking info on WARREN families who settled in Shelby, Macomb Co., MI in the 1830's. Brothers Timothy, Ansel and Stephen WARREN all moved there from New York state. Their children lived there and fanned out. Any info greatly appreciated. Timothy, Ansel and Stephen were part of a large family of Ebenezer WARREN (b abt 1769) and Anne ROISE / ROYCE / RICE (b 1777). See The Warren Family Bible at http://www.angelfire.com/ny/earthstar/warrenbible.html - I have more info. Thanks for any clues or advice. Karen Mohr, mohr@buffnet.net

Hello all, I was very lucky to come across the following on the web. However, I have been unable to find out when William died. I would dearly love a copy or transcription of his obituary. I would guess that as well-known as he was somewhere there must be a write up of his death...His second wife was younger sister to my great-great-grandfather. Here's what was written about him in 1908: THE BOOK OF DETROITERS A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Detroit Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis Chicago A. N. Marquis & Company 1908 Copyright, 1908 by Albert Nelson Marquis JEWELL, William Franklin, president Detroit Business University; born, Oneida Co., NY, Mar. 7, 1837; son of Isaac and Sophrona (Knight) Jewell, and direct descendant of Thomas Jewell, of England, who received a grant of land at North Wallaston, Mass., 1639, and great-grandson through his mother of Gen. George Marsden, of the Colonial army; worked on farm, attended district school, and at 18 entered Wheaton College, Ill., taught school in winter for seven years and worked on farm in summer; took a course in Bryant & Stratton Business College, Chicago, 1864; married, 1st, at Elkhorn, Wis., 1860, Miss Elizabeth Ogden (deceased); 2d, Detroit, Sept. 3, 1874, Miss Margaret Brownlee. Began business career as bookkeeper for a lumbering firm at Green Bay, Wis., 1864, but soon accepted an offer to return to Chicago as teacher in the college which he had attended; having thoroughly mastered the counting house system as exemplified in actual business, he was selected by the proprietors of the college to introduce the system into their college at Detroit. Came to Detroit, 1865, associated in business interest with Bryant, Stratton & Goldsmith, in the Goldsmith College and was given entire charge of the course of study and the school room, becoming identified with the institution as teacher of commercial courses and bookkeeping; bought out the college, 1882, (founded, 1850), and later merged it with the Spencerian College under the title of the Detroit Business University, of which he has since been president and treasurer. Director Citizens' Savings Bank (chairman examining committee of stockholders for many years). Member Business Educator's Association of America, Detroit Board of Commerce. Independent in politics. Universalist (trustee of the Church of Our Father). Mason. Club: Bankers'. Recreation: Outdoor life at summer home and on farm, near Ann Arbor. Office: Detroit Business University. Residence: 59 Medbury Av. Detroit; summer, Point Du Chene, St. Clair River, Mich. Pages 250 - 253 Thanks for your time Sarah

See message below... Your Listmanager, -- Mary D... _____________________________________________________________________ ICQ - 3081831 mary.daily@bigfoot.com http://www.idir.net/~medaily/ _____________________________________________________________________ Let us also pray for wisdom... for the grace of God that we do not become the evil that we abhor. -- Reverend Nathan Baxter, September 14, 2001 _____________________________________________________________________ Dear All: Some volunteers from the society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ( DAR) have established a wonderful new program for users of Rootsweb. These volunteers will do lookups in their database and records if you think one of your ancestors served in some capacity during the American Revolution. These volunteers have more databases that are available to them than the ones commonly used by the search engines. The process is fairly simple : Go to the DAR message board: There are two ways to do that: > www.rootsweb.com > message boards > topics > organizations and societies > DAR Or if you want the easy way [:-)] http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.organizations.dar Address your message as follows: subject : DAR Lookup > surname> location > dates In the body of the message put the information regarding the person, Be sure to fill out the surnames box at the bottom since the new search engine will be keying on that item. Leave the email response box checked and you will be notified when the DAR volunteers respond . Give them a week or so to get to your request. We really appreciate their efforts. This info can be key for: a: joining these prestigious organizations ( DAR & SAR) b: sending a request for the copies of the files that were submitted and the information they have available. Many thanks to: Glenda Thompson DAR VIS Volunteer Vice Chrm. Patriot Lookup for organizing this effort and all the many volunteers that are donating their time and effort to us instead of pursuing their own ancestors, Best Regards John A Hansen DAR board admin. BTW: Please forward this message to other lists and boards that each of you are involved in. A word of thanks to each volunteer that does this work and especially the one that responds to your post would probably be highly appreciated.

We maintain the Michigan Marriage Index Database and have the following records that we cannot identify the county where the marriage took place. If you have any family connection or are famililiar with these marriages please help us identify the county. NAME,SPOUSE,COUNTY,DATE,INFO =============================== WELLINGTON - ARMSTEAD,MARGARET - RICHARDS,-MSSMT,00 XXX 1882,----- Z L BALDWIN,HARRIET - CURTIS,-MILES,00 XXX 1875,----- EMMA T BENJAMIN,WALTER - COOK,-CORNIMA,07 OCT 1895,----- ARUBA - EMERSON~BLACKBURN,GEORGE WASHINGTON ALVORD,-MCCONIHUE,12 MAY 1845,BILLKLAUK@WORLDNET.ATT.NET AMY - BLANDING,JASON - CUNNINGHAM,-LAKE CHARLE,22 AUG 1998,----- IRENA ISABEL BRENT,WILLIAM [CHOCTAW BILL] - ROBINSON,-HINDS,15 NOV 1846,--- MARY - BUCHANAN,BRADFORD A LANGWORTHY,-CENTER LAKE,01 JAN 1875,----- JOSEPH E CODY,ANN ELIZABETH KNIGHT,-GRANT,20 OCT 1889,----- CARLOS - COLTON,SOPHIA A BRIGHAM,-MONGUANON,21 DEC 1833,----- WALTER - COOK,EMMA T BENJAMIN,-CORNIMA,07 OCT 1895,----- ELIZABETH - COULSON,WILLIAM - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1874,----- KYLE - CRATER,TRICIA - ZERLAUT,-GRANT,14 OCT 2000,----- HARRIET - CURTIS,Z L BALDWIN,-MILES,00 XXX 1875,----- ARUBA - BLACKBURN~EMERSON,GEORGE WASHINGTON ALVORD,-MCCONIHUE,12 MAY 1845,BILLKLAUK@WORLDNET.ATT.NET TURPIN - FORSYTH,ANNA - MCAFEE,-ADAMS,00 XXX 1839,----- ROBERT - GLENN,MARY JANE HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1864,----- WILLIAM F HALL,MARTHA - ROSE,-NOVELL,00 XXX 1852,----- JOHN - HAVERKATE,CLARA J SARGENT,-WITCHELL,13 MAR 1887,----- FLORENCE JANNEY HEATON,STUART BRADFORD MARSHALL_SR,-ISSLISHTMEG,00 XXX 1899,----- ADELLE - HOPKINS,HERMAN - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1883,----- HENRY - HUDSON,MATTIE - PHILLIPS,-WEST,00 XXX 1880,----- HERMAN - HUDSON,ADELLE - HOPKINS,-WEST,00 XXX 1883,----- MARY JANE HUDSON,ROBERT - GLENN,-WEST,00 XXX 1864,----- VALENCORT - HUDSON,PRISCILLA - OSBORN,-WEST,00 XXX 1870,----- WILLIAM - HUDSON,ELIZABETH - COULSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1874,----- ANN ELIZABETH KNIGHT,JOSEPH E CODY,-GRANT,20 OCT 1889,----- STUART BRADFORD MARSHALL_SR,FLORENCE JANNEY HEATON,-ISSLISHTMEG,00 XXX 1899,----- PRISCILLA - OSBORN,VALENCORT - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1870,----- MATTIE - PHILLIPS,HENRY - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1880,----- MARGARET - RICHARDS,WELLINGTON - ARMSTEAD,-MSSMT,00 XXX 1882,----- ROY PETER RISHEL,JENNIE MAUDE AUDAS,-CENTER PARK,00 FEB 1902, JOYSMAIL@AOL.COM WILLIAM (CHOCTAW BILL) - ROBINSON,IRENA ISABEL BRENT,-HINDS,15 NOV 1846,--- MARTHA - ROSE,WILLIAM F HALL,-NOVELL,00 XXX 1852,----- CLARA J SARGENT,JOHN - HAVERKATE,-WITCHELL,13 MAR 1887,----- PRENTISS - VANTASSEL,LULA M KERSTETER,-FARMER CITY,20 SEP 1898, JOYSMAIL@AOL.COM Thank you very much. Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan Marriage Index http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/dibean_county.html ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Ann, Please extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Alphonse Sierens, from the Macomb County, Michigan mailing list at Rootsweb. I'm sure I speak for everyone on the list when I say it is sad to hear that one of our own has passed on. I don't know if he was on the mailing list, but he worked in our area, our history, our past. He will be missed. ListManager for MiMacomb-L -- Mary D... _____________________________________________________________________ ICQ - 3081831 mary.daily@bigfoot.com http://www.idir.net/~medaily/ _____________________________________________________________________ Let us also pray for wisdom... for the grace of God that we do not become the evil that we abhor. -- Reverend Nathan Baxter, September 14, 2001 _____________________________________________________________________ Ann Faulkner wrote: > Macomb Daily, Saturday November 10 2001 > "Alphonse J. Sierens, 72, of Mount Clemens, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, in > Mount Clemens General Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1929 in Mount Clemens. > Mr. Sierens was employed as a store manager for National Business Supply > in Mount Clemens, and later owned and operated his own business, P.S. Office > Supply. He was employed most currently as a store manager with Dale Office > Products. He also was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, a trustee for the > Mount Clemens Library, and a member of the Macomb County Historical Society, > the Charbeneau Association, the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan > and St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. He also was a published > genealogist who enjoyed genealogy. > He is survived by his wife Janet of Mount Clemens; children Nanette > (Mark) Keilman of Shelby Township, Kurt (Deborah) Sierens of Clinton > Township; stepchildren, Sherry (David) Drouillard of St. Clair and Craig > Mitchell of Clinton Township, sisters, Sister Geraldine Sierens IHM of > Monroe and Mary Miles of North Carolina; brother Robert VanHollenbeck of > Harrison Township; grandchildren, Monica, Joseph, Meagan, David-Paul, > Daniel, Sarah and Emily. He was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and > Katherine, brother, Ernest; and sisters Virginia and Erma. > Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Catholic > Church, 95 Market St., Mount Clemens, with the Rev. Robert Blondell, > officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Clinton > Township. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Sunday, with a 7:30 p.m. Scripture > service, in the Harold W. Vick Funeral Home, 140 S. Main St., Mount Clemens. > Additional visitation will be 11-11:30 a.m. Monday in the church." > > Al will be sadly missed. He freely shared his research with hundreds of > persons. When I started volunteering my time doing local research for the > Mount Clemens Library, he became my teacher and my friend. His research on > the ancestors and descendants of French-Canadian families that settled in > the Detroit River Region, and the Mount Clemens area in particular, was > massive. Pursuant to his wishes, his entire collection of published and > unpublished materials, will be moved to the Mount Clemens Library. Also > included in this collection is information on local families, who are not of > French-Canadian descent. Research or other questions pertaining to this > collection may be directed to my attention. > Ann Faulkner > > > ==== MIMACOMB Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macomb County, MI GenWeb site! ~~New Address~~ > http://www.online-isp.com/~maggie/macomb/ ~~Update Your Bookmarks~~ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > --

Mr. Bergstrom, Very often the Social Security Death Index is very misleading in it's use of zipcodes for locations. The Michigan Death Index shows that George Tuorin died in West Bloomfield, Oakland Co, and that his residence was Wixom, Oakland Co. I suggest that you place a message on the Oakland Co. list or contact a library in that locality. Ann Faulkner ----- Original Message ----- From: "keisu" <keisu@brutele.be> To: <MIMACOMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:45 AM Subject: [MiMacomb] Obit look-up - Tuorin, George > Hallo lister! > > I'm a Swedish genealogist trying to 'map' my family in Michigan and I've found the following personin the SSDI: > > GEORGE TUORIN > SSN 381-01-8026 Residence: 48096 Ray, Macomb, MI > Born 4 Jan 1919 > Died 2 Apr 1994 Issued: MI (Before 1951) > > > Is there some 'merciful' :) person out there that could scan (or write doen) the obit for this man for me?? > > Any help is much appreciated! > > > /Hakan Bergstrom > Brussels, Belgium > > > > > ==== MIMACOMB Mailing List ==== > If you have problems with the mailing list, > contact the listowner, Mary Daily mailto:medaily@idir.net > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hallo lister! I'm a Swedish genealogist trying to 'map' my family in Michigan and I've found the following personin the SSDI: GEORGE TUORIN SSN 381-01-8026 Residence: 48096 Ray, Macomb, MI Born 4 Jan 1919 Died 2 Apr 1994 Issued: MI (Before 1951) Is there some 'merciful' :) person out there that could scan (or write doen) the obit for this man for me?? Any help is much appreciated! /Hakan Bergstrom Brussels, Belgium

I am another person who learned of Al Sierens death, November 9, with a heavy heart. Al was a friend, a mentor, and fellow-researcher who willingly shared his large fund of genealogical knowledge of Macomb County pioneers. He was an outstanding person and a tireless genealogist. Our correspondence and friendship goes back to 1987. He helped with me by sharing documentary abstracts, family charts and advice on a number of lines, including MAISON, BLAY, TROMBLEY, DICE, DEFER, SALGAT, VAN ATTER, MILLER and more. Packages of materials he sent were extensive, meticulously documented, methodically organized and filled with helpful suggestions. It was Al Sierens who published the Marriage and Burial records of St Peter's, Mt Clemens [a famously difficult church for genealogical research]. And his work on the CHARBONNEAU'S, his maternal line, is legendary. I know I was only one of many people whom he helped. It was my pleasure to know and work with Al Sierens and I will miss him very much. Lorelei Maison Rockwell, California

It was with great sadness that I read of Al's passing in today's Macomb Daily. The genealogical world has lost a good friend. Al's research has helped me find many "missing links". Laura Daniels Nixon

Macomb Daily, Saturday November 10 2001 "Alphonse J. Sierens, 72, of Mount Clemens, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, in Mount Clemens General Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1929 in Mount Clemens. Mr. Sierens was employed as a store manager for National Business Supply in Mount Clemens, and later owned and operated his own business, P.S. Office Supply. He was employed most currently as a store manager with Dale Office Products. He also was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, a trustee for the Mount Clemens Library, and a member of the Macomb County Historical Society, the Charbeneau Association, the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan and St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. He also was a published genealogist who enjoyed genealogy. He is survived by his wife Janet of Mount Clemens; children Nanette (Mark) Keilman of Shelby Township, Kurt (Deborah) Sierens of Clinton Township; stepchildren, Sherry (David) Drouillard of St. Clair and Craig Mitchell of Clinton Township, sisters, Sister Geraldine Sierens IHM of Monroe and Mary Miles of North Carolina; brother Robert VanHollenbeck of Harrison Township; grandchildren, Monica, Joseph, Meagan, David-Paul, Daniel, Sarah and Emily. He was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Katherine, brother, Ernest; and sisters Virginia and Erma. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Catholic Church, 95 Market St., Mount Clemens, with the Rev. Robert Blondell, officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Clinton Township. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Sunday, with a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service, in the Harold W. Vick Funeral Home, 140 S. Main St., Mount Clemens. Additional visitation will be 11-11:30 a.m. Monday in the church." Al will be sadly missed. He freely shared his research with hundreds of persons. When I started volunteering my time doing local research for the Mount Clemens Library, he became my teacher and my friend. His research on the ancestors and descendants of French-Canadian families that settled in the Detroit River Region, and the Mount Clemens area in particular, was massive. Pursuant to his wishes, his entire collection of published and unpublished materials, will be moved to the Mount Clemens Library. Also included in this collection is information on local families, who are not of French-Canadian descent. Research or other questions pertaining to this collection may be directed to my attention. Ann Faulkner