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Byrdie Rosetta Atwood

Byrdie Rosetta Atwood

Female 1915 - 2014  (99 years)

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  • Name Byrdie Rosetta Atwood 
    Born 2 Feb 1915  Greenville, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Feb 2014 
    Buried Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01333  Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

    Father George Richard Atwood,   b. 2 Jul 1881, Reed City, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1972, Clearwater, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Frances Pearl Perry,   b. 4 Mar 1890, Powassan, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1961, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 30 Jan 1905  Newkirk Township, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes 
    Family ID F0327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frederick Thomas Sarkees,   b. 6 Sep 1911, Syria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1999, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1937  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F5869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Feb 1915 - Greenville, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Sep 1937 - Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Perry Sisters
    Perry Sisters
    Rhoda Annah (Perry) King, Ethel Maud (Perry) Smith, Pearl (Perry) Atwood, Byrdie Atwood, Daniel King
    Byrdie Sarkees
    Byrdie Sarkees
    Pearl Atwood with daughters Violet and Byrdie.
    Pearl Atwood with daughters Violet and Byrdie.
    Violet Williams, Pearl Atwood, Byrdie Sarkees
    Francis Pearl Atwood with her five surviving children a short while before she died.
    Francis Pearl Atwood with her five surviving children a short while before she died.
    l-r: Violet Armstrong, Glen Atwood, Byrdie Sarkees, Pearl Atwood, Gladys Armstrong, Clifford Atwood.
    Fred & Byrdie Sarkees
    Fred & Byrdie Sarkees
    Atwood Family
    Atwood Family
    Back row L to R: Lillian Dunn Atwood, Byrdie Atwood Sarkees, Millie Atwood (George's wife) Grace Treece Atwood (Glenn's wife)
    Front row: L to R: Fred Sarkees, Clifford Atwood, and Glenn Atwood.

    Census
    1920 US Census
    1920 US Census
    Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

  • Notes 
    • Byrdie Rosetta (Atwood) Sarkees passed away on February 18, 2014, at the age of 99. Byrdie was the fifth child born to Frances Pearl Perry and George Richard Atwood on February 2, 1915 in Greenville, Michigan. Byrdie's mom joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1913 and Byrdie was baptized when she was nine years old. Byrdie enjoyed her association with the members of the church all her life. The Missionaries were always welcome in the Atwood home. When Byrdie was 22 years old she met and married the love of her life, Fred Sarkees. On September 9, 1937 Fred and Byrdie eloped and were married in Indiana. They enjoyed traveling the United States together with family and friends. In 1946 Fred and Byrdie purchased a dry-cleaning business in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For the next twenty-six years they worked sided by side. Working on alterations in the dry-cleaning business, Byrdie learned to sew. She discovered she liked sewing and became an expert seamstress. During the time they lived in the Grand Rapids area, Byrdie belonged to several bowling leagues. She loved to cook Syrian foods and enjoyed entertaining family and friends and playing cards. Byrdie and Fred sold the business and moved to Vero Beach, Florida, where they lived for twenty-eight years. With the warm weather the year round in Florida, Byrdie could most often be found working in her flower gardens around her home. Byrdie and Fred moved back to Grand Rapids shortly before Fred passed away on September 1, 1999 after 62 years of marriage. Byrdie's nearest living relatives consist of; sisters-in-law Lillian Atwood and Wedad Sarkees Lambert; Byrdie also leaves many second generation nieces and nephews. To mourn her loss she also leaves a lifelong friend Adel Wise. Those immediate family members who preceded Byrdie in death were her husband, Fred; her mother and father; brothers, Glen, Roy and Cliff; sisters, Violet and Gladys; nephews, Richard Armstrong and Harold Streeter; nieces Barbara Armstrong and Pauline Streeter. Funeral service for Byrdie will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2014 at Pederson Funeral Home, 127 N. Monroe Street, Rockford, MI 49341. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will be next to Fred in the Rockford Cemetery. Those wishing an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Hospice of Michigan, Donations Processing Center, 989 Spaulding Ave., SE, Ada, MI 49301.