See also
1 Delaney Diane RAMSEY (1990- ) [331]. Born 16 Mar 1990.1
2 Michael Eugene RAMSEY (1954- ) [329]. Born 31 May 1954.
3 Diane Jill GUSTNER (1954- ) [310]. Born 15 Nov 1954, Brent General Hospital, Detroit, MI.1 Marr Bill YATES 1973, Des Moines, IA.2 Div 1980. Div.
6 Harold Leonard GUSTNER2 (1917-2008) [141]. Born 20 Jul 1917.2 Marr Grace Joan DICK 3 May 1940. Marr Evelyn TREMAIN 16 Apr 1980. Died 22 Sep 2008, Grayling, MI.2 Cause: Pneumonia. Buried 30 Sep 2008, Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, MI.2
7 Grace Joan DICK (1920-1979) [101]. Born 16 Aug 1920, MI. Died 18 Feb 1979, MI. Cause: Cancer. Buried 21 Feb 1979, Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, MI.
From the Clio Messenger.
September 9, 1920 - "Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Melvo Dick, at the Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, in Detroit, on September 4th, a 9 ½ pound baby girl, who has been named Grace Joan. Mrs. Dick was formerly Miss Gladys Wright, of this place. Mother and daughter are reported to be doing nicely."
Note from David Leonard Gustner, son of Grace Dick - "A curious error in the birth date here since to the best of my knowledge my mother was born August 16. That's when we always celebrated it, anyway. At least we learn the exact location of the birth - at the same hospital where Grace Wright had just had an operation a month or so earlier."
Harold and Grace bought their first house at 20051 Rosemont at the end of 1941. It is located south and west of 8 Mile and Southfield. They were still living there in 1948 when their son David was born. In about 1956 they moved to Southfield. (In 2000 as this is being written, Harold and Grace's son, David Gustner, is the primary researcher of Rose and Wright genealogy - he can find 'anything'!)
From a newspaper obituary. "GRACE J. Beloved wife of Harold L.; dear mother of Mrs. Diane J. Yates and David L. Gustner; grandmother of Michael Gustner; daughter of Mrs. Gladys Dick; sister of Mrs. Pat Wallace, Mrs. Shirley Greening and Glenn Dick. Funeral Wednesday 11 a.m. at the Haley Funeral Home, 24525 Northwestern Hwy., {Lodge Expressway Service Drive} South of 10 Mile Road. Visitation Tuesday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m".
14 David Melville DICK3 (1902-1971) [99]. Born 30 May 1902.4 Marr Gladys Evelyn WRIGHT 11 Sep 1919, North Woodward Presbyterian Church, Detroit, MI. Died 10 Jun 1971, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Pontiac, MI.5 Cause: Acute pulmonary embolus. Buried 12 Jun 1971, Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, MI.5
From the Clio Messenger.
1924-07-10 - "Mr. and Mrs. Melville Dick and daughter, Joan, of Detroit, spent several days the past week with friends in Clio."
From the 1920 Wayne County census it was learned that Mary Dick (David's mother) lived at 166 Cortland Avenue in Highland Park.
Lester, Grace, Gladys and Harold Wright moved from Clio to Highland Park in 1916. Their address was 200 Cortland and they apparently lived there only one year. We had always heard that David Melville Dick left home at a very early age which accounts for his absence in the 1920 Mary Dick household. However, in 1916 David would only have been 14 years old and quite likely was still living at home. Assuming that Mary Dick and children were living on Cortland in 1916 it seems very likely that Gladys and David were neighbors. Looking at Mapquest maps, they probably lived no more that 4 or 5 house apart. Looks like they met on Cortland Avenue in 1916 when David was 14 and Gladys was 16 and, of course, we know that they were married in September 1919.
15 Gladys Evelyn WRIGHT (1900-1992) [98]. Born 1 Nov 1900, Saginaw, MI.4 Died 4 Jun 1992, MI.6 Buried Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, MI.
From the Clio Messenger, dates as listed.
June 7, 1912 - "Miss Gladys Wright was a Flint visitor Thursday."
July 18, 1913 - "Miss Gladys Wright was in Flint Saturday. She is taking lessons in elocution."
August 15, 1913 - "Miss Gladys Wright has returned home after spending two weeks at Flushing and Swartz Creek where she was the guest of her two cousins, Mrs. Otto Schuman and Lottie Rose."
June 4, 1915. "A ladies quartet consisting of the Misses Eva Smith, Anna Ulrey, Verna Lembach and Rose Smith gave a beautiful vocal selection, which was followed by a reading, appropriate to the occasion, given in her usual effective manner by Miss Gladys Wright." [from an article about the Memorial Day celebration in Clio]
July 7, 1916 - "Tom Carter and family and Miss Gladys Wright spent the Fourth at Buell Lake."
July 14, 1916 - "Miss Gladys Wright, of Royal Oak, is visiting friends here."
February 13, 1919 - "Miss Gladys Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wright, of Detroit, is visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burley and other relatives in this vicinity. In January she graduated from the Eastern High School, of Detroit, and is now taking special training in elocution. Mr. Wright has recently been elected president of a new construction company in Detroit, where it is said the prospects are splendid for a big year in the building trades."
February 20, 1919 - "Miss Gladys Wright visited Clio High School, Tuesday."
March 13, 1919 - "Miss Gladys Wright, of Detroit, recently visited at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wright. [Birch Run]"
March 13, 1919 - "Miss Gladys Wright has returned to her home in Detroit, after visiting with relatives in this vicinity for several weeks."
1924-11-06 - "Mr. and Mrs. Melville Dick and daughter, Joan, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Shuman and daughter of Flushing, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Evans and son of Flushing, and Mrs. H. K. Rose and son of Burt, all spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell."
1925-02-05 - "Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dick and little daughter, Joan, and Ed. Lowell, all of Detroit, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Ed. Lowell."
The family of Gladys and David recall that they met at a bus stop in Detroit and the only reason that Gladys would go out with him is that he had a canoe.
Note on Marriage to David Melville DICK: From a September 16, 1969 newspaper article. "50th Anniversary Celebrated By Wolverine Couple. Mr. and Mrs. David Dick, 1865 Ladd Rd., Wolverine Village, were feted at a surprise party given by their children in celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday Sept. 7, 1969. The couple were wed on September 11, 1919, at the North Woodward Presbyterian Church in Detroit. They have been residents of Wolverine since 1941. Since their children have grown and moved away from home the Dick's miniature poodle "Tammy" helps fill the gap of loneliness. She has been a member of the Dick family for over six years. When asked, "who is boss in a family with 50 years of marriage behind them," the immediate answer of both Mr. and Mrs. Dick was, "Tammy". Mr. Dick responded to the question of how do two people live compatibly for this length of time by saying, "Both husband and wife need that intangible something inside them make them stick to it. Too many young people today go into marriage with the thought that if it doesn't work we'll get a divorce. Divorces are too easy," Dick, now retired, was in the building business for most of their wedded life and they have moved from one house to another right on their street as he completed homes. Still extremely skilled with tools of the trade many items around their present home are expressive of his handiwork, including an attractive windmill sitting in their waterfront lot. The anniversary party was held at the home of their daughter, Mrs Harold Gustner, in Southfield. Over 50 guests enjoyed a buffet and 4-hour open house. Life long friends Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Stroecker attended from Port Charlotte, Florida. Other children of the Dick's who joined giving the party include their daughters, Mr. Robert Wallace, Union Lake, Mrs. Ray Greening, Wolverine Lake, and a son, Glen Dick, Union Lake. The Dicks also have 16 grandchildren.".
| 1 | "Birthdate and location provided by David L. Gustner". |
| 2 | "Information provided by David Gustner". |
| 3 | "1910 Wayne County, MI census". |
| 4 | "Birthdate provided by Lynne Ann Greening". |
| 5 | "Death certificate of David Melville Dick". |
| 6 | "Date of death provided by Lynne Ann Greening". |