Gazlay Family History
Melvin Ernst Lietzke
Parents
| Father | Ernest F. Lietzke ( - ) |
| Mother | Cora May Cook ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 March 2012; Last Edited: 10 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3619 |
| Name | Melvin Ernst Lietzke |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 11 October 1907 in Temperance, Monroe County, Michigan1, 2, 3 |
| Married | ca. 1928 to Venus Juanita Gazlay2 |
| Died | 23 June 1979 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio1, 4 |
| Buried | in Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Venus Juanita Gazlay (daughter of Eugene Miles Gazlay and Mary Elizabeth Watters) |
| Born | 11 September 1908 in Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1928 to Melvin Ernst Lietzke |
| Died | 18 September 1978 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan |
| Children | of Melvin Ernst Lietzke and Venus Juanita Gazlay: |
| +1. | Clayton Emory ‘Jeff’ Lietzke |
| Born | 3 May 1941 in Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Melvin Ernst Lietzke and Venus Juanita Gazlay) |
| Married | to Wendy Sharon Lauder |
| Married | ca. 1974 to Joyce Ann Kelly |
| Died | 4 July 2021 in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan; Melvin Ernst Lietzke, born: 11 October 1907 in Temperance, Monroe County, Michigan; died: 23 June 1979 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, wife, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Erie Township, Enumeration District 58-10, Sheet No. 3B, family of Melvin Lietzke(22, Michigan, bailer, hay crew, first married age 20); wife Venus Lietzke (21, Michigan, first married age 19); mother-in-law Mary Gazlay (63, Ohio, widow).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Monroe County, La Salle Township, Enumeration District 58-21, Sheets 17B, 18A, family of Melvin Lietzke (31, Michigan, laborer, road work); wife Venus Lietzke (31, Michigan); mother in law Mary Gazley (72, Michigan, widow).
- Obituary, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, 24 June 1979, Melvin Lietzke, died 23 June 1979 in Toledo, Ohio. The article names his son Clayton, and three sisters.