Edmund Frances KOESTER {M} = Mary Isabelle BODWELL {F}

Married 1 June 1945, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI

Edmund Frances KOESTER:

Born 26 January 1906, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY
Died January 1974, Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI
Buried Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Grand Lawn Cemetery
Ed apprenticed the newspapers in New York as a young man. He went to Chicago and finally got his journeyman's card, returning to Detroit, working full time for the Detroit Times. When the Times closed, Ed went to work at the Detroit Free Press until his retirement.
Burial: There is a marker: Sec 6, Lot 139, Grave 1.


Mary Isabelle BODWELL:

Born 8 July 1918, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Mary quit public school at an early age to care for her ill mother. She came to the United States when she was about 15 years old. She didn't take out first papers. She took out 2nd papers after her marriage to Ed. She has two daughters, Judy and Janet. Both daughters have two children. Mary worked most of her adult life as a waitress. She retired from the Dearborn Inn where she was feted with a large party for her many years of service.

Judith Dorothea KOESTER¹ {F} = Anthony Poye SCARPACE² {M} > Family

Married 2 May 1969, Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI at Sacred Heart Church³

Judith Dorothea KOESTER:

Born 9 August 1947, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Grace Hospital
Graduation Date: JUN 1965
Graduation Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI from Dearborn High School
Judy continued working after their marriage - first at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, later for many years with her husband at his business, then as Manager for the couple's Quizno's Sub Sandwich stores, next at Tom Osborn Mouldings Company, now at Patterson, Buck, Hardwood. She did all this while raising 2 wonderful children.


Anthony Poye SCARPACE:

Born 12 March 1948, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Mt Carmel Hospital⁴
Occupation: business owner
Birth: Tony was named after his mother's father.
Baptism Date: 2 MAY 1948
Baptism Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Our Lady Gate of Heaven Catholic Church
Confirmation Date: 29 OCT 1957
Confirmation Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI at Sacred Heart Church
First communion Date: 29 MAY 1955
First communion Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Our Lady Gate of Heaven Catholic Church
Graduation Date: JUN 1965
Graduation Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI from Dearborn High School
Occupation Date: bet 1970 - present
Occupation Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI
Occupation: After his father died, Tony took over L. J. Scarpace Co., a trucking company, learning the ropes by fire, as it were. Eventually he opened Laser Perfect, a company which remanufactures laser printer cartridges. As if that wasn't enough, he and Judy bought two franchised Quizno's Classic Sub Sandwich restaurants in October, 1995 in Farmington Hills, MI and East Lansing, MI. At the family Thanksgiving Dinner, 1995, he announced that he and his wife of 25 years had just rented their first apartment (in E. Lansing due to the schedule that would have Judy commuting daily 180 miles or living out of a suitcase at local hotels). Unfortunately both restaurants were closed by September 1998 due to losing money. No profits, and high overhead is not good business practice!
Residence: 709 Berwyn
Residence Date: BET 1969 AND 1971
Residence Place: Dearborn Hts, Wayne Co, MI
Tony and Judy rented his brother Fred's house while Fred was in the service.
Residence: 2061 Cornel
Residence Date: BET 1971 AND 1974
Residence Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI
Residence: 428 Fort Dearborn
Residence Date: BET 1974 AND 1998
Residence Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI
He is active at Dearborn Country Club. He was the 1979 golf Club Champion. Tony held the office of President of Dearborn Country Club from November, 1995 through October, 1996 - and refused a second term. Another of Tony's major responsibilities for 10 years (1985-1996) was coordinating the care of his mother, Olga.
Residence: 457 Woodcrest
Residence Date: 6 JUN 1998
Residence Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI
When his daughter, Deena, married, Tony and Judy moved into the Woodcrest house and Deena and Travis Furlow bought Tony's Ft. Dearborn house.
Misc. event Type: Assoc Degree
Misc. event Date: JUN 1967
Misc. event Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI at Henry Ford Community College
Tony's college was interrupted due to his father's illness. Being the only child home, the responsibility of keeping his father's business going fell to Tony.

Janet Marie KOESTER {F} = Rob Eugene SCHROCK {M} > Family

Married 10 January 1981

Janet Marie KOESTER:

Born 23 June 1950
Graduation Date: JUN 1970
Graduation Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI from Dearborn High School


Rob Eugene SCHROCK:

Born 2 November 1949
Graduation Date: JUN 1967
Graduation Place: Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI from Dearborn High School

1 : "Self - in interview by Laurie SCARPACE McKenzie Levy"
2 : "Self - in interview by Laurie SCARPACE McKenzie Levy"
2a: "Our Lady Gate of Heaven Catholic Church, Detroit, MI 48227,"
2b: "Our Lady Gate of Heaven Catholic Church, Detroit, MI 48227,"; Primary evidence
2c: "Our Lady Gate of Heaven Catholic Church, Detroit, MI 48227,"; Primary evidence
3 : "Wayne Co., MI, Marriage License"; Primary evidence
4 : "State of Michigan, Birth Certificate"