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Niagara Gazette - 7/22/1970

GRAND ISLAND - Funeral
services will be hold Thursday
for David A. Yensan Sr., 51
of 1253 Whitehaven Road, who
died unexpectedly at home;
Monday (July 20. 1970).
Born and raised on Grand
Island, Mr. Yensan was an ins-
trument repairman for the the
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co.,
Town of Tonawanda, and a
member of Tonawanda Lodge
Surviving are his widow Ruth
Glor; four sons. Staff Sgt. Alfred
E., with the Air Force
stationed in Germany; Richard
D., David A. Jr. and Michael
K. Yensan, and a daughter,
Kathaleen Yensan, all of Grand
Island, a brother, Robert
Yensan of Clarence and two
sisters, Miss Frances Yensan
of Grand Island and Mrs.
Joseph (Ruth) Hewitt of the
Town of Tonawanda.
Friends may call today from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Kaiser Funeral Home, 1950
Whitehaven Road, where ser-
vices will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday with the Rev. Marvin
Richert of Trinity United
Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Maple
Groce Cemetery here.
The family said that con-
tributions to Trinity United
methodist Church would be ac-
ceptable as tributes.

David married GLOR, Ruth A on 27 Dec 1941 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Ruth (daughter of GLOR, Lyman) was born on 17 Nov 1918; died on 2 Mar 2004 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/29/1941

The wedding of Miss Ruth Glor.
daughter of Mrs. and late Lyman
Olor, to David Alfred Yensan, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Yensan. was
held in St. Louis' Lutheran church,
Richmond avenue. Buffalo, Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.

1. YENSAN, Alfred Edward
2. YENSAN, Richard D
3. YENSAN, David Arthur
4. YENSAN, Michael K
5. YENSAN, Kathaleen

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Niagara Gazette - 9/26/1966

GRAND ISLAND - A life-long resident and a
member of one of the pioneer families of this community,
Alfred E. Yensan, died today (Sept. 26, 1966).
Mr. Yensan, 86, died at his
home at 1305 Whitehaven
Road after a short illness.
He had operated a dairy
farm for many years and was
the owner of Yensan Milk Co.
from 1932 to 1950. From 1928
to 1944 Mr. Yensan was a justice
of the peace. He was a
member of Tonawanda Lodge
No. 247, F & A. M.
Surviving are two daughters,
Miss Frances M. Yensan,*
at home, who is the principal
of the Military Road Elementary
School, Town of Niagara,
and Mrs. . J o s eph
(Ruth) Hewett of Kenmore,
and two sons, Robert A. of
Clarence Center and David A.
of Grand Island.
Also survivingg are three
brothers, Max, of North Tonawanda,
Harold, of this town,
and Benjamin Yensan of
Tonawanda; 19 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Rev. John Larson of Trinity
E.U.B. will conduct funeral
services Wednesday at 11 a.m.
at the Kaiser Funeral Home.
Friends may call from 3
to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 10
p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Burial will be in Maple
Grove Cemetery.

Alfred + MOIR, Frances. Frances was born on 27 Feb 1883 in Fleetwood, England; died on 1 Oct 1953 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/2/1953

Funeral services will be held at
St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal
Chapel, at 10 a.m. on Monday, for
Mrs. Frances Yensan, 70, who died
-suddenly in her White Haven Rd.
home yesterday.
Mrs. Yensan was-well-known to
residents of the community, as representative
of the Goodwill Industries,
a service she carried on for
nearly 10 years, in spite of an illness
which confined her to a wheel
chair.
Born in Fleetwood, England,
February 27, 1883, the former
Frances Moir was brought to Toronto,
Ont., with her five brothers
and. sisters, while a very young
child. She recently told friends
her only recollection of the voyage
was a gust of wind which blew
her 'tammy-shanter' into the ocean.
She received her early education
in Toronto, finishing her schooling
in Buffalo. Shortly after her marriage
to Alfred Yensan in The
Good Shepherd Church, Buffalo,
the couple moved" to the Yensan
homestead, latter occupying their
present dwelling, where their golden
wedding anniversary was celebrated
this year.
She was a charter member of the
Grand Island Home Bureau unit,
and was actively engaged in Trinity
EUB Church organizations
Parent-Teacher Assn., and displayed
a keen Interest in"belter education
for children.
Raised in the Episcopal faith,
she was deeply interested In the
establishment of the St, Martin in
the Fields Mission, being one of
its early supporters. Besides her
husband, she is survived by two
sons, Robert of North Tonawanda
and David of White. Haven Rd.,
two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Hewett,
Kenmore, and Frances, who lives at
the Grand Island home, and 17.
grandchildren.
Burial arrangements have not
been completed. The family has
requested that in lieu of flowers,
friends make contributions toward
a memorial for the mission chapel.

Henry married Mary about 1877 in New York. Mary was born in Jul 1856 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]