John married BREWER, Loraine Dorothy on 20 Sep 1941 in Wolcottsburg, Town of Clarence, Erie County, NY. Loraine (daughter of BREWER, Melvin and ROBERTS, Doris) was born on 12 Dec 1922 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Mar 2012 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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March 9, 2012
Loraine D. Bars

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOCKPORT — Loraine D. Bars, of Lockport, NY, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012. Born on December 12, 1922 in the Town of Cambria, she was the daughter of Melvin and Doris Roberts Brewer. She was a homemaker and farmer's wife.

Mrs. Bars was predeceased by her husband, John Bars, Jr.; her son, James A. Bars and two grandchildren, Jonathan Bars and Angela Sevenski. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Valley; grandchildren, Michael (Darlene) Valley, Michele (Kurt) Johnson, James (Karen) Bars and Jennifer Bars; 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren.

Friends may call on Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Lange Funeral Home, Inc., 186 East Ave., Lockport, NY, where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 AM. Interment in North Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, Inc. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.langefuneralhomeinc.com.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/31/1940

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brewer of
238 East avenue announce the en-
gagement'of their daughter, Loraine
Dorothy, to John Bars Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Bars, also of
Lockport.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/3/1941

A beautiful wedding ceremony was
solemnized Sept. 20 at 4 o'clock In
at Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church Wolcottsburg, when the Rev.
Henrv Koenig united to marriage
Miss Loraine Brewer, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Melvin Brewer of 238
East avenue, Lockport, and John
Bars, jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Bars Raymond Hill. Lockport.
The organist was Mrs. Helen Webb
and Mrs. Emmile Wallingburg sang
"Because" and "O, Promise Me."
The bride's gown of white slipper
satin was fashioned with a sweetheart
neckline and alencon lace
panels the length of the train. She
£ore a full-length veil of Illusion
caught to a coronet of orange bkwi
soms and carried an arm bouquet
of white roses, pom pons and gypsophila.
Miss Loraine Muchow was maid of
honor and Miss Sharon Brewer,
cousin of the bride and daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Leonard Brewer
of Lockport, was flower girl. Miss
Muchow's dress was of blue slipper
Satin with a quilted jacket. She car-
ried an arm bouquet of talisman
roses, delphinium and gladioli and
wore a crescent of flowers in her
hair with a shoulder length veil.
The flower girl wore a floor-length
gown of peach taffeta and carried
a colonial bouquet of mixed flowers.
She also wore a crescent of flowers
in her hair with a shoulder-length
veil.
The bridesmaid, Miss Grace
Kanehl wore a dress fashioned like
pthaTof the maid of honor and made
of pink slipper satin with a quilted
icket. She carried an arm bouquet
of talisman roses, delphinium and
gladioli. She also wore a crescent
of flowers in her hair with a shoulder-
length veil.
The best man was the bride's
brother, Merwin Brewer of Lockport
and Gerald Brewer, cousin of the
bride and son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Brewer, was ring bearer. Ushers
were Lester Bar, Derwood Roberts
and Wilfred Roberts.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. The mother of the
bride wore black chiffon velvet with
matching accessories and a corsage
of gardenias and the groom's mother
wore a plum crepe dress with matching
accessories and corsage of pom
pons.
White gladioli and ferns decorated
the church and the altar was decorated
with garden flowers.
Following the ceremony, a dinner
and reception were held at the Park
hotel, 100 friends and relatives attending.
Twelve were seated at the
bride's table, which was centered
with a three-tiered cake and rosebuds
to a bowl with crystal holders
at either end.
Mr. and Mrs. Bars left for a trip
to Washington, toe bride wearing a
wine velvet dress with matching accessories.
They will reside at Raymond Hill.
Quests were present from Ohio,
Youngstown, Wilson, Ransomvllle,
Clarence Center, Sanborn, Wolcottsburg
and Lockport.
Pre-nuptial events Included a personal
shower given by Mrs. Viola
Gtest; a variety shower given by Mrs.
Russel Roberts; a variety shower
given by Mrs. Robert Bell.
A red and white kitchen shower by
Mrs. P. O. Wlghtman; a linen
shower by Mrs. Chester Brewer and
Mrs. Leonard Brewer; and a variety
shower given by Miss Loraine Muchow
and Miss Grace Kanehl.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/30/1956

John Bars, 86, formerly of Beat-
tie Rd , Raymond Hill. died Saturday
afternoon (April 28, 1956) at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Robert H. Bell, S. Transit Rd.
He was born Oct. 5, 1869. in
the Town of Newstead, Erie County,
son of Charles and Rachael
Bars. He was a trustee of Raymond
Hill Community Church.
A week ago on Sunday he and
his wife, the former Elisabeth Al
tro, observed their 60th wedding
anniversary.
Besides his wife and daughter,
Mrs. Bell, he leaves another
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Hall of
Cincinnati, O , four sons, Roy L.,
Lockport, Warren F.. Hartland.
Lester C, Clarence Center and
John Jr., Raymond Hill; three sisters,
Mrs. Anna Cable, Lockport;
Mrs. William Siegler, New fane and
Mrs. Emma Klutts, Middleport; 13
grandchildren and 15 great-grand
children.
Services will be held Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home of the son; John Jr., Beattie
Ave . Raymond Hill. The Rev.
Everett Davis of Raymond Community
Church, will officiate. Burial
wdl be in Hartland Central
Cemetery.

John married ALTRO, Elizabeth on 22 Apr 1896. Elizabeth (daughter of ALTRO, Fred and Amelia) was born in Aug 1877 in Town of Clarence, Erie County, NY; died on 11 Apr 1959 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/11/1959

BARS - Elizabeth M. of S. Transit
Rd., passed away Saturday.
April 11, at Lockport Memorial
Hospital. She leaves to daughters.
Mrs. Robert H. Bell, of Lockport,
and Mrs. Kenneth Hal!. Cincinnati.
Ohio; four sons, Roy L., of
Lockport, Warren F., Hartland,
N. Y., Lester C, of Clarence
Center, N. Y., and John Jr., of
Raymond Hill; 13 grandchildren,
and 18 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the home of
John Bars Jr., Beattie Ave., Raymond
Hill beginning Sunday from
2 to S and 7 to 10 p.m. where
funeral Services will be held
Tuesday, April 14, at 2 p.m. In-
terment in Hartland Central
Cemetery. Arrangements by
Bream and Lange Funeral Home.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/25/1946

Mr. and Mrs. John Bars, RD 3 Lockport,^who spent their
childhoods in log cabins in Western New York. Monday marked
the 50th anniversary of their wedding. In honor ol the occa-
sion, they were entertained at a surprise iamily dinner party at
Park Hotel Saturday evening attended by 32 persons
This is the third golden wedding
observed in recent years in Mr
Bars' family.
For the past quarter of a cen-
tury the oouple has resided at
their 196-acre farm at Raymond
Hill.
Mrs. Bars, the former Elizabeth
Altro. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Fred Altro, was born in the Town
of Clarence. When she was six
months old, she moved to a log
cabin in the Kinne Road.
At the age of 13, Mrs. bars fam-
ily settled on a neighboring farm
and she remained there until her
marriage by the Rev. S. E. Way.
Erie County Native
Mr. Bars was born in a log cab.n
in the Town of Newstead.- Erie
County, and moved to Niagara
County at the age of nine, where
he attended a district school. He
is still active as a successful
farmer.
"The log cabin was town down
shortly after we moved," Mrs. Bars
said, as she vividly recalled the
crowded conditions in the two -room
hut for the family fo four, and her
daily two-mile hike to the district
school.
"The most noticeable change I
have seen through the years is in
farm machinery. When I was a
child, I remember my father work-
ing the land with wooden imple-
ments, drawn by horses."
Farming Family
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bars parents
were lifelong farmers. Their grand-
parents were natives of Germany.
After their marriage, the couple
moved to the Town of Royalton.
They have six children: Mrs.
Robert Bell, Transit Road; Mrs.
Edward Wartman, Cincinnati, O.;
Roy and John Bars, Town of Lock-
port; Warren Bars, Gasport RD 1;
Lester Bars, Clarence Center.
Mrs. Bars had a brother, Clarence
Altro, living at Gasport RD. Her
husband has four sisters:
Mrs. William Dietz, Newstead;
Mrs. Fred Cable, 127 Spalding St.;
Mrs. William Seigler, Newfane;
Mrs. DeForest Klutts, Middleport.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/5/1960

BREWER(sic) - Melvin, of Raymond
Rd., RD 3, Town of Lockport,
passed away April 5, 1960, at
Lockport Memorial Hospital. He
leaves his wife, Doris; one daughter,
Mrs. John Bars Jr. of Lockport;
one brother, Albert Brauer
of Clarence Center, N.Y.; one
sister, Mrs. Glayds Knapp of Wil-
,son. N.Y.; two grandchildren, Donna
and James Bars, and several
nieces and nephews. Friends may
call, beginning on Wednesday,
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the
Lange Funeral Home, 186 East
Ave. Funeral services will be held
at S t Peter's United Church of
Christ, Locust St., on Friday,
April 8, at 2 P.M. Interment in
North Ridge Cemetery

Melvin + ROBERTS, Doris. Doris (daughter of ROBERTS, Wallace E and LEDERHOUSE, Rose M) was born on 5 Nov 1897 in New York; died in Apr 1986 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles + KORLMINN, Rachel. Rachel (daughter of KORLMINN, John and Rachel) was born about 1838 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fred + Amelia. Amelia died on 2 Feb 1928 in Raymond Hill, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/3/1928

Amelia Altro passed away at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Bars, at Raymond Hill Thursday.
February 2, 1928.
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. John Bars, and one son, Clarence
B. Altro, seven grand children
and five great grandchildren, also
one sister, Mrs. Peter Shafer of
Corfu, N. Y., and one niece, Mrs.
Arthur Kinney of Royalton.
Funeral services will be held from
the home of her daughter, Sunday
afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock, and two
o'clock from St. Stephan Church at
Millersport, N. Y. Interment will
be In St. stephan cemetery.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/24/1933

William C. Brauer died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. William
Heiman. on the Salt road, town of
Clarence, Friday morning, November
24, 1933, in his 81st year. Surviving
are four daughters and four sons,
Mrs. Charles Heidenreich, Mrs. Her-
bert, Sootheran, Mrs. William Heiman,
Mrs. August Schendel, Charles,
Fred, Melvin and Albert Brauer, also
?? grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren,
one brother, Christ Brauer.
Funeral services will be held from
a daughter's home, Sunday afternoon,
November 28th, at two o'clock
and from St. Paul's Lutheran church,
Wolcottsburg, at 2:80. Burial in St.
Paul's Lutheran cemetery.

William married BERNER, Wilhelmina about Nov 1876. Wilhelmina was born in Mar 1859 in New York; died on 23 Jun 1931 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/24/1931

Minnie, wife of William Brauer
died Tuesday, June 23. 1931, aged 73
years. Besides her husband she Is
survived by nine children, Minnie
Heidenrelch, Matilda Edmonds, Emma
Soothern, Ellen Helman, Gladys
Schendel, Charles, Fred, Melvln and
Albert Brauer, two sisters, 26 grand-
, chldlren and 15 great grandchildren.
Funeral services from her home on
the Goodrldge road, Town of Clarence,
Thursday afternoon, June 35
and from St. Paul's Lutheran church
Wolcottsburg, at 1:30 o'clock (standard
time). Interment St. Paul's
Lutheran cemetery.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/8/1926

Wolcottsburg, Nov. 8-Mr. and
Mra William Brauer of this place
celebrated their golden anniversary
at the home of their son Fred Brauer
of North Tonawanda Sunday October
Slst
Ths house was attractively decorated
in yellow the table was adorned
with yellow chrysanthemums,
and a wedding cake.
The bride of 50 years ago was
gowned in blue silk faille, trimmed
with gold lace. The groom wore his
original wedding suit of black broadcloth
In tuxedo style.
Four Generations Present
Mr. and Mrs. Brauer have nine
children living, twenty five grand
children, and six great grand child-
ren.
The children who were preent to
extend their congratulations were
Messers Charles, Fred, Melvin and
Albert Brauer with their wives and
Meadames Minnie Heidenreich of
Cleveland, O. and Matilda Edmonds
of Rosburg, Ore. Mrs August
Schendel, Mrs. William Heiman and
their husbands and a sister of the
bride Mrs. Charles Hanson.
The grand children who attended
were Mr. and Mra Rohrlng, Mr. and
Mrs. HolHns, Joseph Heidenrelch,
Mr. and Mra Ertman Leonard, Chester,
Herbert, Richard Lorralnt, Marvin,
Evelyn and Everett Brauer and
Velma and Vernon Helman.
Guests From Far and Near
Other guests were, Miss Jeanstts
Ertman, Mr. and Mrs. Angenlne,
Mrs. Frank Linstedt, Mary Leaker,
Marcus Schendel, Isadora Leeds.
Mr. and Mra Brauer have lived
in this vicinity ths fifty years of
married life and received congratulations
from all their friends.
Mr. and Mrs Brauer have postponed
their Golden Wedding trip
until later on account of the visit
of their daughter, Mrs Edmonds of
Oregon.
Personal Chat
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Brauer have
been entertaining her uncle and aunt
Mr. and Mra Edward Angevme of
Sodus Point.
Mra Charles Brauer and daughter
called on Mr. and Mra Melvln
Brauer,
Mr. and Mrs. August Schendel called
on her parents.
Mr. and Mra Fred Brauer and
children of N. Tonawanda, visited
their parents.
Mrs. Matilda Edmonds of Roseburg
Ore. is spending a few weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Brauer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Helman entertained
at an old fashioned husking
bee.
The guests came from Buffalo and
husked about 150 bushel of corn on
the barn floor. A chicken dinner waa
served

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/3/1954

ROBERTS-In Ransomville. N. Y.. May
3. 1954, Wallace E„ age 81, husband
of Rose M. Lederhouse Roberts, father
of Mrs. Dorris Brewer. Jeddo.
N. Y. Mrs. Viola Giest. Mrs. Lucy
Wightman. both of Lockport. Mrs.
Maud Barrand. Pekin, Mrs. Jennie
Wasmund of this city. Russell of
Pekin. Donald and Wilford of N.
Tonawanda. Durwood of Sanborn.
Douglas. Bergholtz. Brother of Roy
and George, this city. Floyd of Buffalo.
Frankie Ryan of St. Louis. Mrs.
Winfield Helfrich of Buffalo. Also
survived by several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Pike Funeral
Home. Hoover Rd.. Sanborn,
where funeral services will be held
Thursday May 6, 2:30 p.m. Rev.
Elmer Verguson officiating. Interment
in North Ridge Cemetery.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 5/4/1954

SANBORN. May 4 - Wallace
O. Roberts. 81. died yesterday in
Ransomvillc General Hospital. He
was born in Ransomville April
12. 1873. the son of the late George
and Frankie Slocum Roberts.
He lived in this village for the
lasj 18 years and was working for
the Bell Aircraft Corp. when he retired
nine years ago.
Surviving are his wife. Rose M.
Lederhouse Roberts; five daughters.
Mrs. Doris Brewer, Jeddo;
Mrs. Viola Giest and Mrs. Lucy
Wightman. lock port; Mrs. Maud
Barrand, Pekin, and Mrs. Jennie
Wasmund, Niagara Falls; five
sons. Russell Roberts. Pekin; Donald
and Wilford Roberts. North
Tonawanda; Durwood Roberts. Sanborn,
and Douglas Roberts. Bergholtz;
three brothers, Roy and
George Roberts. Niagara Falls, and
Floyd Roberts. Buffalo: two sisters,
Mrs. Frankie Ryan. St. Louis,
and Mrs. Winfield Helfrich. Buffalo.
Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral Services will be held at
the Pike Funeral Home, here,
Thursday at- 2:30 p. m. with the
Rev. Elmer Verguson officiating.
Interment

Wallace married LEDERHOUSE, Rose M about 1897. Rose was born about 1880 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]