Cline had only one sibling, a sister, Elizabeth Forsyth Cline (known in adulthood as Betty), who was born two years before him, on 22 June 1891. She attended Wellesley College for a year (1909-1910), and the University of Michigan for a year (1911-1912).
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| Betty Wierengo in 1927 |
She married John Leslie Wierengo (1886-1945) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on 29 May 1912. They settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and had three sons. Her husband ran a local advertising firm.
In September 1927 she stood by her brother when he was brought to trial for first degree murder in Connecticut.
She organized the Michigan Unit of the American Cancer Society, and led that group from 1930 to 1941. She held a national post from 1942 to 1952. Later she became a real estate agent. Betty Wierengo died in Grand Rapids on 1 December 1966.
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