Grandma Peg's Life

By mmcly
  • Margaret Louise Hoerle was born

    Margaret Louise Hoerle was born

    on November 9, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan
  • Got the flu during the flu epidemic of 1918

    Got the flu during the flu epidemic of 1918

  • Parents got divorced

    Parents got divorced

    Her mother, siblings, and she moved to Westmont, PA. Her father went to Russia to be a technical director at a tractor factory, this was during the depression.
  • Graduated High School

    Graduated High School

    from Westmont Upper-Yoder High School
  • Entered Muskegon Junior College

    Entered Muskegon Junior College

    After moving back to Michigan from Pennsylvania, stayed here for one semester
  • Got temporary Clerical Job

    Got temporary Clerical Job

    with Roth company that bought celery in the Muskegon Area
  • Attended Howell's School of Business

    Attended Howell's School of Business

    for one year
  • Got First Real Job

    Got First Real Job

    at Standard Automotive Parts as a clerical worker
  • Got engaged to Max Benham

    Got engaged to Max Benham

    in Bronson Park, overlooking Lake Michigan, with a diamond ring
  • Married Max Benham

    Married Max Benham

    She quit her job at Standard Automotive Parts and moved to East Lansing where Max was going to college at Michigan State University
  • Judy Benham was born

    Judy Benham was born

  • Barbara Benham was born

    Barbara Benham was born

  • Carol Benham was born

    Carol Benham was born

  • Her brother Franklin Marker Hoerle died

    Her brother Franklin Marker Hoerle died

    he had been killed in France during WWII
  • Sue (my Grandmother) was born

    Sue (my Grandmother) was born

  • Max flew to China

    Max flew to China

    to work for United Nations Rehabilitation Administration for 15 months
  • Kathy Benham was born

    Kathy Benham was born

  • Moved to India

    Moved to India

    because Max received a grant to build a polytechnic school at Jamia Millia Islamia near New Delhi, India
  • Visited her brothers grave in France

    Visited her brothers grave in France

    on the way back from India
  • Got her first teaching job at Zoll School

    Got her first teaching job at Zoll School

    a one-room schoolhouse near Ravenna
  • Bought a farm outside of Ravenna

    Bought a farm outside of Ravenna

    Renovated the farmhouse, this was 20 miles from their home in Muskegon, got chickens, a cow, a horse, goats,
  • Retired from teaching

    Retired from teaching

  • Visited my parents in Australia

    Visited my parents in Australia

    While they were dating and lived there for work, she and Max did many fun things, including going to the opera
  • Max died

    Max died

  • 100th Birthday Party

    100th Birthday Party

    in Muskegon, Michigan
  • Passed away at 100

    Passed away at 100