February 16, 1906-September 29, 1991
Parents
Hugh John Jickling (1870-1939) and Margaret Sewell (1871-1936)
Siblings
- John Wesley Jickling
- William Russell Jickling
- Margaret Esther Jickling
- Donald Jickling
Marriage
- Albert Wheeler Leslie on June 12, 1929 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- William J. Hacker, Sr. on December 13, 1972 in Decker, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
Marriage License
High School Graduation
Stories
Marlette High School 1921-1925
Florence attended Marlette High School graduating in 1925. Freshman year she stayed with relatives William Walter Jickling and Julia Ann Dixon. Known as Walt and Annie, they ran a boarding house. Three teachers also lived at the boarding house.
Florence slept with developmentally disabled cousin Mabel. Unfortunately, Mabel would lock the door causing Florence to sleep downstairs on a cot Aunt Annie’s room. Florence didn’t like that, so she only stayed with the Jickling’s Freshman year.
Sophomore and Junior years she road with neighbors back and forth the ten miles from the Jickling farm to Marlette in a Model T-Ford until Thanksgiving. During the winter she stayed with friends in town.
During what was supposed to be her senior year (1924,) she had her appendix taken out. She was not able to finish the school year, so didn’t graduate until 1925. The operation was performed at home on the dining room table.
Bell Telephony Company 1925-1928
After high school graduation, Florence worked for Michigan Bell Phone Company. She lived at the YWCA in Flint, Michigan. She was too short to be a telephony operator, so worked on switching telephones from crank to cable.
She had a book which had who was on what cable. Men working on the cables called in and she told them who was on which line. After work was finished in Flint, the crew moved on to Pontiac. Florence worked there until June 19, 1928. Then she came home and marred in 1929.
Walbro 1954-1969
She worked at Walbro in Cass City from 1954-1969. Her retirement was marked by a party that was on the front page of the Cass City Chronicle.
Funeral Card
