1.  Marriage Record:

2.  Manistee County [Michigan] Obituary Index: Manistee News Advocate: April 1999 (online at the Manistee County MIGenWeb site):

Deceased:	Stroup, Carey Daniel Parents: Jacob Stroup & Ida Alta Kester
Death:	31 Mar 1999, Big Bass Lake (formerly of Ft. Wayne & Columbia City, Ind)
Birth:	18 Jul 1917, Blackford Co., Ind
Spouse:	B. J. Carey
Funeral Home:	Terwilliger, Kaleva
Cemetery:	Cremation

3.  Miscellaneous Manistee County, Michigan, Obituaries (online at www.obitcentral.com):

Carey Daniel Stroup Carey Daniel Stroup, 81, of Big Bass Lake, formerly of the Fort Wayne/Columbia City, Ind. area, died Wednesday, March 31, 1999 at West Shore Hospital in Manistee.  He was born July 18, 1917, in Blackford County, Ind., son of Jacob and Ida Alta (Kester) Stroup. A retired Lt. Colonel from the U.S. Army, he had served under General Patton during WWII.  In 1979, he retired from IMCO in Huntington, Ind., where he was a mechanical engineer.  Carey enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.  Carey is survived by: his wife, Betty J. Carey of Big Bass Lake; three children... three step-children... two grandchildren; three step- grandchildren; his ex-wife, Theodora Miller of Homer, Alaska... He was preceded in death by: his parents; four brothers and two sisters.  Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at a later date. The Terwilliger Funeral Home, in Kaleva, is in charge of arrangements.  Memorial contributions may be made to Michigan Special Olympics.  Envelopes are available at the Terwilliger Funeral Home.

4.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	SSN	Issued	Post-em
Carey D. STROUP	18 Jul 1917	31 Mar 1999 (V)	49644 (Irons, Lake, MI)	314-01-2830	IN	Yes
(V) = (Verified) Report verified with a family member or someone acting on behalf of a family member.

5.  Email from descendant.