Carey Handwerk’s life
Carey Ray Handwerk was born in Willshire, Ohio, on July 12, 1891, to Anna Maud Johnson and Fredrich W. Handwerk. His siblings were Bessie Mae, Benjamin Harrison, Alfred Lawrence “Jack”, and Pearl Rosamond Handwerk Brubaker. Carey served in the military in 1917. He married Madge Warren Shellembarger on December 24, 1924. He and Madge had five sons, Wayne Kay, Harry Frederick, Erwin Arlen “Jack”, Donald Owen, and Ivan Dale “Pete”. The family lived in Knox County, Ohio. His father passed away in 1943, and his mother died in 1947. Madge passed away of a massive heart attack on September 17, 1950 in Mount Vernon, at the age of 51. They had been married for 25 years. Carey died of cancer on April 27, 1970 in Mount Vernon when he was 78 years old.
