Dean Charles Scroggie Obituary

Born Dec 13, 1901, Dean Charles Scroggie attended Charlevoix High School in Charlevoix, MI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Dean Charles Scroggie.

Graduation Year	Class of 1914
Date of Birth	Dec 13, 1901
Date of Passing	Oct 13, 1918
About	DEAN SCROGGIE DEAD Wounded October 9th, Dies in Hospital Four Days Later Postmaster T. G. Finucan, Monday, received a letter from France, giving an account of the death of Dean Scroggie, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scroggie, formerly of Charlevoix. The letter in part says: First Lieut. Dean Scroggie, 28th Infantry, was wounded October 9th, and brought to Evacuation Hospital Nc. 11, American Expeditionary Forces, October 10th, suffering from abdominal wound, died October 13th. "I request that you present my deepest sympathy to the family of Lieut. Scroggie, and say that everything possible was done to aid his recovery. It may be well to add that his death was not accompanied with pain, but that he died comfortably, and without evidence of distress." This was signed by D. F. Duval, Colonel M. C. Comd'g., with a request that the nearest relatives of Lieut. Scroggie be informed of his death. Dean Scroggie was a Charlevoix boy, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scroggie, long time residents of this place, and was born and received his earlier education here, graduating from the high school in this city in 1914. Later he entered the University of Michigan as a medical student, where he had taken, at the time of his enlistment, in June, 1917, three years of a six year course. At the time of his enlistment he joined an ambulance corps, and was transferred to the west front in France, August 1917. Later he attended a training school in France, and October 5th last was given a commission as First Lieutenant, and assigned with the 28th Infantry, going immediately to the front, where four days later he received the wound which caused his death. The citizens of the city speak in terms of highest praise of Dean Scroggie and that his life was spent in an endeavor to make everything pleasant and everyone happy, and in their conversation concerning his passing all speak as though they had lost a loved member of their own household. Besides the parents, the deceased leaves two brothers and other more distant relatives, as well as the entire community, to mourn his loss. Their friend has departed, but his good deeds, his upright life, his helpfulness, his faithfulness in the performance of every duty, and the influence of a kindly, genial presence, will ever be renumbered by those with whom he came in contact, hence they will not think of him as dead- There is no death, we fall asleep To waken where they never weep. We close our eyes to pain and sin; Our breath ebbs out, but life flows in. CHARLEVOIX SENTINEL NOV 1918