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 1911 - 1963 (52 years)
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| 1. | Wilfred Dennis was born on 22 Apr 1911 in Garfield Twnshp, Bay County, Michigan; died on 17 Dec 1963 in Flint, Michigan; was buried in 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
Wilfred married Louise K. Neuman about 1931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Wilfred married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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