Presque Isle, MI 1940 U.S. Federal Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/presqueisle/1940/ ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: On 18 November 1958, Rogers City suffered the first of two tragic marine disasters when the flagship of the Bradley Transportation Company, the Carl D. Bradley, sunk in northern Lake Michigan during a severe winter gale. The Bradley was on her final run before going into winter layup. The storm spared only two of her crew on that dread- ful night. Of the thirty-three men who died, 24 were from Rogers City; 3 were from nearby Onaway, and 1 from Metz. The following are the names of those lost that made their homes in and around Rogers City. Many of them can be found within the pages of our census transcription. Below are those who resided in or around Rogers City. Carl Bartell, 3rd mate (age 25) John Bauers, 1st Asst. Engineer (30) Alfred Boehmer, 2nd Asst. Engineer (32) Keith Schuler, 3rd Asst. Engineer (36) Douglas Bellmore, Porter (34) Duane Berg, Deckhand (25) Richard Book, Deckwatchman (26) Alva Budnick, Watchman (26) William Elliott, Repairman (26) Erhardt Felax, Stokerman (46) Cleland Gager, Oiler (30) Paul Greengtski, Watchman (23) Paul Carl Heller, Stokerman (45) Paul Horn, Oiler (21) Dennis Joppich, Wiper (19) Raymond Kowalski, Wheelsman (31) Joseph Krawczak, Wheelsman (35) Floyd MacDougall, Oiler (26) Dennis Meredith, Deckhand (25) Melville Orr, Watchman (35) Alfred Pilarski, 2d Cook (30) Gary Price, Deckhand (21) Leo Promo, Jr., Asst. Conveyorman (21) Bernard Schefke, Porter (19) James Selke, Porter (18) Gary Strzelecki, Deckwatchman (21) Earl Tulgetske, Jr., Wheelsman (30) Edward Vallee, Conveyorman (49) On May 7, 1965, Rogers City would experience its second devastating loss as ten men lost their lives when the Bradley Transporation Company limestone carrier Cedarville sunk two miles east of the Mackinac bridge after collision with the Norwegian freighter Topdalsfjord in a dense fog. All ten of the men who died were from Rogers City. F. Donald Lamp, Chief Engineer Reinhold F. Radtke, 3rd Asst. Engineer Wilbert Bredow, Steward Edward H. Jungman, Watchman Arthur J. Fuhrman, Deckwatch Stanley Haske, Wheelsman William B. Asam, Wheelsman Charles H. Cook, 3rd Mate Eugene F. Jones, Stokerman Hugh Wingo, Oiler