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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/3/1982

GILCART Pearl M
Gilcart, 72. of Tonawanda,
u n e x p e c t e d l y T u e s d a y
(Nov 2. 1982) A lifelong
resident of Tonawanda,
Mrs Gilcart was a past
president of the Senior
Citizens Assoc , and an
active member of Grove
Street Christian Church.
She was the wife of the late
Harry C Gilcart
Mrs Gilcart is survived
by a daughter. Ms Myrna
Powell of Buffalo, two
sons, Ronald (Shirley)
Gilcart of Tonawanda and
T ' S g t Gerald (Joy)
G i l c a r t , U.S.A.F. in
Kngland: two sisters, Mrs
Thomas (Alberta) Turtle of
Tonawanda and Mrs.
Amelia Boehnke of North
Tonawanda and a brother,
Maynard (Doris) Awaldt of
North Tonawanda, also
surviving are six grandchildren
and many nieces
and nephews
The family will be present
from 7 9 p.m. Wednesday
and 2-4 and 7-9
p.m.. Thursday only at the
Hamp Funeral Home, Inc.,
Adam and Seymnour St.,
Tonawanda Friends are
invited to attend a Memorial
Serlvce at 7 p.m.,
Thursday at the Grove
Street Christian Church,
the Rev Richard Speck
officiating Interment at
Elmlawn Cemetery will be
held privately If desired,
memorials to Grove Steet
Christian Church are pre-
ferred by the family.

Pearl married GILCART, Harry on 29 Nov 1931 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Harry was born on 18 Jan 1902; died in Jun 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/3/1931

A quiet wedding took place at
the Salem Evangelical church
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
when Miss Pearl Awaldt became
the bride of Mr. Harry Gilcart,
Rev. Andrew Hils officiating.
The bride wore a gown of rose
chiffon velvet, black moire slippers
and carried a bouquet of yellow
tea roses and lilies of the valley
tied, with white tulle ribbon.
Miss Dorothy Felber, maid of
honor, wore a gown of blue crepe,
and black moire slippers, and carried
a bouquet of pink roses.
Ellicott Shearman of Buffalo
was the best man.
Mrs. Barton, the bride's mother
was gowned in black lace.
A wedding supper was held at
the home of the bride's sister, Mrs.
Otto Boehnke, covers being laid
for twenty at a table beautifully
decorated in a color scheme of
yellow and white.
Mr and Mrs. Gilcart left for a
motor trip through Canada.

1. GILCART, Myrna
2. GILCART, Ronald
3. GILCART, Gerald

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/12/1927

Albert C. Awaldt, 44 years old, 297
Main street, yesterday morning succumbed
to a lingering illness. He
was engaged in the manufacture of
birch beer. He was a member of the
local aerie of Eagles and the Na-
tional Hose company and Lodge No
32 of the Woodmen of the World.
Buffalo.
With the exception of two years
spent in Buffalo, Mr. Awaldt had re-
sided in Tonawanda since he was
six years old, coming here from Ger-
many. He is survived by a wife,
Viola; a son, Maynard; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Otto Boehnke and the Mis-
ses Pearl and Alberta Awaldt; three
grandsons, a father, Charles Awaldt;
four sisters, Mrs. Fred Newman, Mrs.
Daniel Phillips, Mrs. Charles Edin
and Miss Anna Durwald, and a broth-
er, William Durwald.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the residence. Rev. Andrew Hils of
the Salem church will conduct the
services and interment will be at
Elmlawn.

Albert + ROGERS, Viola M. Viola was born about 1887 in New York; died on 18 Dec 1958 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/18/1958

TONAWANDA - Mrs. Viola
M. Edmister, 71, of 94 Fuller
Ave., a former operator of a
nursing home, died today (Dec.
18, 1958) in Kenmore Mercy
Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Williamsville,. Mrs.
Edmlster resided in this city
for the greater part of her life.
Her husband, William H. Edmister,
died in November-1957.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs, Otto Boehnke. Mrs.
Harry Gllcart and Mrs. Thomas
Turtle, and a son. Maynard
Awaldt, all of this city. Also
surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Frank Webb, Grand Island,
Mrs. Gustave Unferdross,
this city, and Mrs. Walter
Everett, Town of Amherst, and
a brother, Melvin Rogers, this
city. Fourteen grandchildren
and 13 great grandchildren
also survive.
The Rev. Walter F. Hetzel
will conduct the funeral service
at 2 p.m. Saturday at the
Hamp Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Elmlawn Cemetery.