Family History - Arnold Gene Gazlay

1. Arnold Gene Gazlay,¹ born 25 May 1924 in Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, the son of Arnol Lee Gazlay and Julie M. ‘Lulu’ Johnson;^{1, 2, 3} died 30 June 1974 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.^{1, 2, 4} Arnold married, 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan, Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed⁶ (born 22 January 1928 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, the daughter of Dean E. Reed and Wilma Bennett;^{5, 6} Lu died 26 November 2021 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan⁵). Arnold and Lu are buried in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan.^{1, 5}

+	2	i.	Maurine Kay Gazlay, born 25 January 1951. Married Frank Pittman Slaughter.
+	3	ii.	Raymond Scott Gazlay, born 30 July 1952. Married (1) Michelle May Auge Married (2) Catherine Jane Paquette.
	4	iii.	Mark Kent Gazlay, born 27 November 1955;7, 8 died 22 February 1961.7, 8 Mark is buried in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan.7

1. Find a Grave (website). Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan Arnold Gene Gazlay, born: 25 May 1924 in Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan; died: 30 June 1974 (from record, which includes the names and links for his parents, wife, and one child).
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Arnold Gazlay, no. 384-12-6264, died June 1974, born 25 May 1924.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Ontonagon County, Rockland, Enumeration District 66-14, Sheet No. 6B and 7A; family of Arnol Lee Gazlay (38, Michigan, hydro plant operator, power co.); wife Lulu Gazlay (39, Michigan); son Arnold Gene Gazlay (15, Michigan); son Leland Geo. Gazlay (13, Michigan); Colleen Millicent Gazlay (9, Michigan).
4. Obituary, Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, Michigan; 1 July 1974, A. Gene Gazlay, died 30 June 1974 in Lansing, Michigan. The article gives the names of his widow and two children, and provides a biographical sketch highlighting his work as head of the Department of Natural Resources.
5. Find a Grave (website). Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan Lurella M. “Lu” Reed Gazlay-Mills-Sheets, born: 22 January 1928 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 26 November 2021 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of her obituary, and provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, one half-sibling, and three husbands).
6. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Arnold Gene Gazlay, age 25, born in Marquette, Mich., son of Arnol Gazlay and Lulu Johnson; Lurella Mae Reed, age 28, born in Berrien Springs, Mich., daughter of Dean E. Reed and Wilma Bennett; married 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Mich.
7. Find a Grave (website). Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan Mark Kent Gazlay, born: 27 November 1955; died: 22 February 1961 (from record, which provides the name and link for his father).
8. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.

2. Maurine Kay Gazlay² (Arnold¹), born 25 January 1951.¹ Maurine married, 1984 in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Frank Pittman Slaughter² (born 31 January 1952, parents not determined¹).

3. Raymond Scott Gazlay² (Arnold¹), born 30 July 1952.¹ Raymond married, first, Michelle May Auge (born September 1965, parents not determined¹). Their marriage ended in divorce.³ Raymond married, second, Catherine Jane Paquette³ (born 25 September 1948, parents not determined¹).

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Mark Kent Gazlay, born 1987. Married (1) Jerri Harden Married (2) Kelly Marie Maki.

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. Marriage Records, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Michigan Dibean Marriage Index, available at US GenWeb Archives; Maurine K. Gazlay and Frank P. Slaughter, Grand Traverse, married in 1984.
3. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.

5. Mark Kent Gazlay³ (Raymond,² Arnold¹), born 1987.¹ Mark married, first, Jerri Harden (born ____, parents not determined). Mark married, second, Kelly Marie Maki³ (born November 1982, parents not determined^{2, 3}).

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Mark Kent Gazlay, Jr., born xxxx.

1. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.
2. Michigan Voters in the State of Michigan, U.S.A..
3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.