Muriel Estelle Bedal

1931 - 2019  (88 years)

• Name	Muriel Estelle Bedal  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	22 Apr 1931	Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Nov 2019	Warrenville, Aiken, South Carolina   [3, 4]
  Burial	Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb, Michigan   [3]
  Person ID	I324902	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Clair Eugene Bedal,   b. 14 Jan 1904, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota d. Nov 1974 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Grimes,   b. 11 Dec 1905, Minnesota d. Mar 1973 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1925  [5]
  Family ID	F213053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jack Shelby Widener,   b. 21 Mar 1929, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas d. 20 Aug 1988, Troy, Oakland, Michigan (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Dorthy Gay Widener,   b. 25 Jan 1955, Lamesa, Dawson, Texas d. 13 Jan 2015, Eastpointe, Macomb, Michigan (Age 59 years)   2. Mary Margaret Widener   d. Bef 2015   3. Michael Shelby Widener   4. Kathleen Ann Widener   5. Richard Clair Widener   6. Judith Veronica Widener   7. Barbara Rose Widener
  Family ID	F213062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Hatcher Funeral Home Muriel Estelle Widener, 88, of Warrenville, SC, formally of Mt. Clemens MI, entered into rest on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Shelby Widener, daughters, Dorthy Gay Erwin and Mary Margaret Otto, a sister, Margaret Rose Geeza, a grandson, Erick James Eckert and a great-grandson, Taylor Joseph Lipke. Mrs. Widener was born in Brainerd, Minnesota to the late Clair Eugene and Dorothy Mary Grimes Bedal. She was a United States Navy veteran. Mrs. Widener was a communicant of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. A proud Elks Lady, she was an honorary life member of The Mt. Clemens Elks Lodge #2124 serving as past chaplain of the Mt. Clemens Lodge #2124, heading many charity projects such as the Hoop Shoot Basketball for scholarships and always planning the children's annual Christmas party. She was a Girl Scout leader for more than thirty years and an outdoor trainer instructor and Area Manager. She enjoyed crocheting, ceramics, and loved to gamble. Surviving are her children: Michael Shelby Widener (Rita), Warrenville, SC, Kathleen Ann Otto (Ralph), Roseville, Michigan, Richard Clair Widener (Deanna), Traverse City, Michigan Judith Veronica Tindall (Frank), Summerville, SC and Barbara Rose Christian (Kenneth Hollenbaugh), Barnwell, SC; Son-in-Law Roger Erwin, Goodyear AZ, twenty one grandchildren, fifty great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S50171] 1940 census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03694; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 51-259 (Reliability: 3). [S67176] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current (Reliability: 3). Name: Miss Muriel Estelle Bedal [Miss Muriel Estelle Widener] Gender: Female Residence Date: Abt 1953 Residence Place: Waukegan Marriage Date: Abt 1953 Marriage Place: Waukegan, Texas, USA Father: Clair Bedal Mother: Bedal Spouse: Jack Widener [S63304] Cemetery index, Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb, Michigan, (Find-a-Grave). [S74644] Obituary, Hatcher Funeral Home, Muriel Estelle Widener. [S67833] 1930 census, Minnesota, Crow Wing county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0007 (Reliability: 3).