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 1911 - 1963 (52 years)
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| Name |
Wilfred Dennis |
| Born |
22 Apr 1911 |
Garfield Twnshp, Bay County, Michigan  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
17 Dec 1963 |
Flint, Michigan |
| Buried |
Smith Hills Cemetery, Otisville, Michigan |
| Notes |
- From a young age, Bill (Wilfred) assisted with family support. Completing only eight grades of education, Bill worked on farms around Swartz Creek with his dad. The work was hard and the pay poor. One account relates that Bill dreamed of the
day when he would have enough money to own enough pairs of socks so he wouldn't have to wear the same "crusty" pair day after day.
- Between farm jobs, Bill and his dad built their family's house which was located east of Linden road on the South side of Miller Road.
- Later, Bill worked in a Flint Foundry and finally was able to be indentured into the Electrical Workers Apprentice program during the 1930's. This formed the basis for a career first as an electrician and finally as the founder of Universal
Electric Company (now Universal Systems) in 1956 at Flint, Michigan.
- During WWII, Bill worked as a electrical construction superintendent on several green field military production plants. These included a rubber (tires) plant in Akron, Ohio, a tank plant in Grand Blanc, Michigan and other military production
plants in Lansing and Grand Rapids.
- His strong work ethic continued to the end. He suffered a stroke while working at his business on Sunday. He died several days later.
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- From Funeral Bulletin:
- Brown Funeral Home, Flint
- Rev. Perry Thomas, Officiating
- More About Wilfred Dennis:
- Occupation: Electrician, founder of Universal Electric Co. (now Universal Systems).
- Buried: Smith Hills Cemetery, Otisville, Michigan
- Cause of Death: Cerebral Vascular Hemorrhage due to essential hypertension
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| Person ID |
I13178 |
Windemuth Descendents |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 1998 |
| Father |
George Nobel Dennis, b. 21 Sep 1882, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada , d. 27 Apr 1957, Bay County, Michigan (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Frances Rose Ruhnau, b. 30 Nov 1892, Detroit, Michigan , d. 27 Dec 1948, Flint, Michigan (Age 56 years) |
| Married |
18 May 1909 |
Garfield Township, Bay County, Michigan |
| Family ID |
F9439 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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