October 26, 1940 -- The Ludington Daily News reported that the first mate of the PERE MARQUETTE 21, George L. Plont, died at the U.S. Marine Hospital at Detroit.
Already scheduled to become Captain at time of death.
George L. Plont resident of Ludington for 23 years and former second mate on Pere Marquette Carferry 21, died late Saturday night in the United States Marine hospital at Detroit. He was 57 years of age. Mr. Plont was born on Sept. 20, 1883, in Frankfort where he lived until moving to Ludington. He was affiliated with St. Simon's Catholic church of
Ludington and had been employed on the car ferries for some years. He had sailed on the Great Lakes since he was 15 years of age and served in the capacity of car ferry adviser in England for six months during the World war.
Surviving is his wife, Myrtle; their sons, George Jr. and Joseph; their daughters, Mrs.
Kenneth McGuire, Miss Virginia and Miss Marie Plont, all of Ludington; his brothers,
William of Watertown, S. D. and Tracy Plont of Mayfield; his sisters, Mrs. Agnes Fitch of
Anacortz, Wash.; Mrs. Ida Duchene of Flint, Mrs. Adeline Anderson and Mrs. Cecelia Kukla of Frankfort, and nine grandchildren.
The body will rest at Morrison chapel until Tuesday morning, when it will be taken to the residence at 307 North Ferry Street. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday,
morning from St. Simon's Roman Catholic church. The body was returned to Ludington in the Morrison funeral coach.
Interment will be made in Pere Marquette Cemetery
hydronephrosis & pyonephrosis, kidney disease
Although they had a child together, George Luke Plont was never married to Rosa Geraldine Edwards.
Full name from WWI draft card.
Data on his carferry:
http://www.carferries.com/pm/PM21/
Parents:
Father: Peter PLONT b: 1840 in Michigan
Mother: Mary Veronique DEROCHER (Derusha) b: 1848 in Michigan
Married Myrtle M. Berry, granddaughter of James P. Berry ~ first sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan
Grandfather of marathon runner Roger G. Plont who was born on the same day Captain Plont died.
Already scheduled to become Captain at time of death.
George L. Plont resident of Ludington for 23 years and former second mate on Pere Marquette Carferry 21, died late Saturday night in the United States Marine hospital at Detroit. He was 57 years of age. Mr. Plont was born on Sept. 20, 1883, in Frankfort where he lived until moving to Ludington. He was affiliated with St. Simon's Catholic church of
Ludington and had been employed on the car ferries for some years. He had sailed on the Great Lakes since he was 15 years of age and served in the capacity of car ferry adviser in England for six months during the World war.
Surviving is his wife, Myrtle; their sons, George Jr. and Joseph; their daughters, Mrs.
Kenneth McGuire, Miss Virginia and Miss Marie Plont, all of Ludington; his brothers,
William of Watertown, S. D. and Tracy Plont of Mayfield; his sisters, Mrs. Agnes Fitch of
Anacortz, Wash.; Mrs. Ida Duchene of Flint, Mrs. Adeline Anderson and Mrs. Cecelia Kukla of Frankfort, and nine grandchildren.
The body will rest at Morrison chapel until Tuesday morning, when it will be taken to the residence at 307 North Ferry Street. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday,
morning from St. Simon's Roman Catholic church. The body was returned to Ludington in the Morrison funeral coach.
Interment will be made in Pere Marquette Cemetery
hydronephrosis & pyonephrosis, kidney disease
Although they had a child together, George Luke Plont was never married to Rosa Geraldine Edwards.
Full name from WWI draft card.
Data on his carferry:
http://www.carferries.com/pm/PM21/
Parents:
Father: Peter PLONT b: 1840 in Michigan
Mother: Mary Veronique DEROCHER (Derusha) b: 1848 in Michigan
Married Myrtle M. Berry, granddaughter of James P. Berry ~ first sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan
Grandfather of marathon runner Roger G. Plont who was born on the same day Captain Plont died.
October 26, 1940 -- The Ludington Daily News reported that the first mate of the PERE MARQUETTE 21, George L. Plont, died at the U.S. Marine Hospital at Detroit.
Already scheduled to become Captain at time of death.
George L. Plont resident of Ludington for 23 years and former second mate on Pere Marquette Carferry 21, died late Saturday night in the United States Marine hospital at Detroit. He was 57 years of age. Mr. Plont was born on Sept. 20, 1883, in Frankfort where he lived until moving to Ludington. He was affiliated with St. Simon's Catholic church of
Ludington and had been employed on the car ferries for some years. He had sailed on the Great Lakes since he was 15 years of age and served in the capacity of car ferry adviser in England for six months during the World war.
Surviving is his wife, Myrtle; their sons, George Jr. and Joseph; their daughters, Mrs.
Kenneth McGuire, Miss Virginia and Miss Marie Plont, all of Ludington; his brothers,
William of Watertown, S. D. and Tracy Plont of Mayfield; his sisters, Mrs. Agnes Fitch of
Anacortz, Wash.; Mrs. Ida Duchene of Flint, Mrs. Adeline Anderson and Mrs. Cecelia Kukla of Frankfort, and nine grandchildren.
The body will rest at Morrison chapel until Tuesday morning, when it will be taken to the residence at 307 North Ferry Street. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday,
morning from St. Simon's Roman Catholic church. The body was returned to Ludington in the Morrison funeral coach.
Interment will be made in Pere Marquette Cemetery
hydronephrosis & pyonephrosis, kidney disease
Although they had a child together, George Luke Plont was never married to Rosa Geraldine Edwards.
Full name from WWI draft card.
Data on his carferry:
http://www.carferries.com/pm/PM21/
Parents:
Father: Peter PLONT b: 1840 in Michigan
Mother: Mary Veronique DEROCHER (Derusha) b: 1848 in Michigan
Married Myrtle M. Berry, granddaughter of James P. Berry ~ first sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan
Grandfather of marathon runner Roger G. Plont who was born on the same day Captain Plont died.
Already scheduled to become Captain at time of death.
George L. Plont resident of Ludington for 23 years and former second mate on Pere Marquette Carferry 21, died late Saturday night in the United States Marine hospital at Detroit. He was 57 years of age. Mr. Plont was born on Sept. 20, 1883, in Frankfort where he lived until moving to Ludington. He was affiliated with St. Simon's Catholic church of
Ludington and had been employed on the car ferries for some years. He had sailed on the Great Lakes since he was 15 years of age and served in the capacity of car ferry adviser in England for six months during the World war.
Surviving is his wife, Myrtle; their sons, George Jr. and Joseph; their daughters, Mrs.
Kenneth McGuire, Miss Virginia and Miss Marie Plont, all of Ludington; his brothers,
William of Watertown, S. D. and Tracy Plont of Mayfield; his sisters, Mrs. Agnes Fitch of
Anacortz, Wash.; Mrs. Ida Duchene of Flint, Mrs. Adeline Anderson and Mrs. Cecelia Kukla of Frankfort, and nine grandchildren.
The body will rest at Morrison chapel until Tuesday morning, when it will be taken to the residence at 307 North Ferry Street. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday,
morning from St. Simon's Roman Catholic church. The body was returned to Ludington in the Morrison funeral coach.
Interment will be made in Pere Marquette Cemetery
hydronephrosis & pyonephrosis, kidney disease
Although they had a child together, George Luke Plont was never married to Rosa Geraldine Edwards.
Full name from WWI draft card.
Data on his carferry:
http://www.carferries.com/pm/PM21/
Parents:
Father: Peter PLONT b: 1840 in Michigan
Mother: Mary Veronique DEROCHER (Derusha) b: 1848 in Michigan
Married Myrtle M. Berry, granddaughter of James P. Berry ~ first sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan
Grandfather of marathon runner Roger G. Plont who was born on the same day Captain Plont died.
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