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Gladys Funk 1904 - 1989

Gladys Funk of South Haven, Van Buren County, MI was born on December 4, 1904, and died at age 84 years old on January 31, 1989.
Gladys Funk
South Haven, Van Buren County, MI 49090
December 4, 1904
January 31, 1989
Female
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Gladys Funk's History: 1904 - 1989

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  • 12/4
    1904

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    December 4, 1904
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  • 01/31
    1989

    Death

    January 31, 1989
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    Cause of death
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    Gladys Funk lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1904, in the year that Gladys Funk was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1916, Gladys was only 12 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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