Arlene Frances Shank was the daughter of Lee Byron Shank and Ethel May (Boys) Shank.

Date/location of birth recorded on this memorial per the birth record. Date/location of death per the death record. The dates match the details in the obituary.

Arlene married Clarence Clare Coon on Sept 22, 1927 at Wood County, Ohio, USA. The obituary specifies further that marriage was at 'Bowling Green' (Wood County).

According to the 1930, 1940, 1950 US Federal Census they had 7 children:
Clarence L, Jack W, Joyce A, Ethel J, Carolee A, Robert B, and Donald D (age 6 on the 1950 Census).
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The following obituary was provided by the previous memorial manager.

"COON, Arlene F. ---2384 Rollins , age 69. died Saturday April 22, 1978 at McLaren General Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1 PM. Tuesday, April 25, 1978, at Bethany Baptist Church. Rev. Douglas McLachlan officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Coon will be at the Hill Funeral Home, Grand Blanc, until 11 AM Tuesday. Contributions may be made to the Possessors Club of the Bethany Baptist Church. Mrs. Coon was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, September 14 1908 and was married to Clarence Coon in Bowling Green, Ohio, September 22, 1927. Mrs. Coon was a charter member of Bethany Baptist Church. Surviving are; husband Clarence; daughter Mrs. Robert ( Carolee) Carmack of Grand Blanc; 2 sons Robert B. of Flint and Donald D. of Chicago; 8 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Hill Funeral Home, Grand Blanc." [Source: 'Flint Journal' (Flint, Michigan) April 23, 1978.]
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Sources on Ancestry included:
-- Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913.
--1920 United States Federal Census.
-- 1930, 1940, 1950 1930 United States Federal Census.
-- Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
-- Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996.
-- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
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Last updated: April 11, 2023