2. | ARGY, Michael James was born in Mar 1866 in MA (son of ARGY, William and Elizabeth); died on 27 Jan 1931 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 1/31/1931
The funeral of Michael J. Argy. held
at 8:30 a. m. today from the family
home, 532 Eleventh street, and at 9' a.
m. from St. Mary's church, was largely
attended. The church was filled with
members of the family and friends and
pupils of the high school department
of St. Mary's parochial school. The
solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated
by the Rev. Cornelius F. Kllleen,
pastor of St. Mary's, assisted by the
Rev. Francis Ryan, assistant at St.
Mary's, and the Rev. David Cahill,
Buffalo. In the sanctuary were the
Rev. John Peel, Buffalo, and the Rev.
George A. O'Neill, pastor of St. Joseph's
church, this city.
An unusually large number of beautiful
floral tributes attested the sympathy
and respect of many friends. The
bearers were H. A. Hughes, D. A. McDonald,
Otis Smith, W. H. Jewell. J. J.
Sullivan. F. H. Haseley. Charles BOwen
and William Murphy. The Rev. Fathers
Killeen. Ryan, Cahill and O'Neill accompanied
the funeral procession to
Rlverdale cemetery for the final burial
rites.
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Niagara Gazette - 1/28/1931
Michael J. Argy. 63 years old, 532
Eleventh street general, superintendent
of the Cliff Paper company and widely
known resident. died in Mercy Hospital.
Buffalo, at 10:15 p m yesterday.
Funeral services will be held from the
family home Saturday morning at 8:30
o'clock and at St Mary's church at 9.
A m Burial will be in Riverdale cem-
etery.
Mr. Argy underwent an opeeration In
the Buffalo hospital several days ago
following which compications arose
a n d caused -his death. Although his
friends here were aware that his condi-
tion was serious his death was unex-
pected and caused wide sorrow,
Mr Argy was a native of Lawrence,
Mass. When a youth he entered the
paper-making business conducted by his
father and remained connected with the
industry throughout his life He served
as superintendent of some of the lar-
gest paper mills of the country before'
coming to Niagara Falls in 1902 from
Combined Locks, Wis.
His reputation as an authority in the
paper-making industry was nationwide
He was an inventor of a number of
modern devices for the manufacture of
paper and a number of manufacturing
methods introduced by him are now in
universal use. He was the president
of the Northern New York division.
American Paper and Pulp Mill Superin-
(Balance unreadable)
Michael married KEHOE, Mary about 1890. Mary was born in Jun 1870 in MA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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