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Niagara Gazette - 4/15/1965

A 55-year-old retired millwright who spent leisure
hours walking the craggy, tree-lined footpaths of the
Lewiston escarpment was killed Wednesday when a 2,-
OOO-pound slab of rock tore loose and fell on him.
William W. Bennett II of 1142 Jarrett Drive, Town
of Lewiston, died in Mount St. Mary's Hospital about 5
p.m. of injuries suffered in the freak accident.
Mr. Bennett waa found by
State Trooper Ronald Hadsall
about 500 yards up the escarpment
from
R i d g e Road.
The scene is
above a trailer
camp Just west
of the Niagara
Ski club.
Investigator
Terrence Reil-.
ly revisited
the scene
today, sur-
mised that Mr.
Bennett was
sitting under
a tree when
the rock tore loose and
slammed him forward into the
ground. The victim had been
carrying a hatchet, the trooper
said.
The tree also was struck as
the heavy rock fell.
Hears Cries for Help
Mr., Bennett's cries for help
were heard by Mrs. Lorraine
Hambrock, 1114 Ridge Road,
who called state police short-
ly after 3 p.m.
Trooper Hadwell called for
help when he found Mr. Bennett
Mr. Bennett suffered severe
internal Injuries and com-
pound fractures of both legs.
A Frontier ambulance was
summoned and attendants
climbed up the steep incline
to aid the victim.
Carried Down Hill
Splints were applied to Mr.
Bennett's legs and he was
eased onto a stretcher for the
precarious trip down the hill.
Coroner F. Eugene Ingram
attributed the cause of death
to internal hemorrhaging and
multiple chest fractures.
A huge, cave-like gap.was
left in the overhanging cliff
from which the rock fell.
The rock broke in two and
slid apart when it struck the
ground
A chipmunk and rabbit
scurried out from under the
broken corncobs were lying
Edward Brdtfeach, of the
Rest May Fall
Investigator Reilly said the
cliff, green with age, was
probably undermined and he
speculated that the rest of it
"will probably fall some day."
Three youngsters played In
a yard near the trailer camp.
The steep hill is covered
with hundreds of old rocks
and the ground today was toft
and slippery.
Mr. Bennett was employed
it Stauffer Chemical Co. for
22 years before retiring a
yasr ago.
He resided at the Jarrett
Drive address for 20 years.
Survivers Listed
He is survived by his wife,
Irene; three sons, William
Bennett III and Duane, this
city, and Harold Bennett,
Rochester; a brother, Charles
Bennett, Youngstown, and
four sisters, Mrs. Lila Hobbs,
Belmont, N.Y.; Mrs. Arthur
(Vera) Peterson, Wilcox, Pa.;
Mrs. Harold (Laura) Baldwin,
Syracuse, and Mrs. Glen
(Grace) Townsend, Santa Ana,
Calif. He is also survived by
a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be
held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at
the Lane funeral Home with
Rev.. Paul Denise and Rev.
Edward Breitbach, of the
Lewiston Presbyterian
Church officiating.
Burial will be in Riverdale
Cemetery. ,
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 2 p.m. to
5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
beginning today.

William married SCHEER, Irene Elizabeth on 14 Aug 1937 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Irene (daughter of SCHEER, Edward and WALKER, Mary Lucinda) was born on 20 Apr 1911 in New York; died on 25 Nov 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 8/28/1937

At a charming ceremony, on August
14. at the Bacon Memorial Church,
Irene Elizabath, daughter of Edward
Scheer. and William Warren Bennett,
son of Mrs. George Wilson, of Sunbury.
Pa., and the late William W.
Bennett, were united in marriage with
the Rev. John Borneman officiating.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father, to the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march. Her dress was
of white satin, princess style, with
a short train. The sleeves of Chantilly
lace had 'triple puffs at the
shoulder and were tightly fitted and
pointed at the wrists. The collar,
Queen Anne style, was also of Chantilly
lace. She wore a tiara of rhinestones
and carried a bouquet of lilies.
Her matron of honor was Mrs.
Laura Brown, this city, who wore a
redlngote style dress of poudre blue
chiffon with a pink chiffon coat, blue
shoes and gloves. The bridesmaid
was Miss Maud Bacon who wore a
peach satin redlngote dress with
peach net coat banded with peach
satin at the hem. Her shoes and
gloves were of matching peach. Both
attendants carried bouquets of pastel
colored gladioli, and received
rhinestone tiaras and needlepoint
covered compacts as gifts from the
bride.
The groom was attended by his
brother-in-law, Robert Brown, as
best man, and G. Haarold Scheer as
usher. Each received a silver
initial key chain from the groom.
A reception was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powell, of
Lockport. N. Y., for the Immediate
families and friends of the bride
and groom. A buffet luncheon was
served on a table decorated with purple
and white gladioli on each
side of the wedlng cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett left on a
motor trip to Washington. D -C, and
Atlantic City, the bride traveling ln
a white gabardine suit with green
accessories.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
George Wilson, mother' of the groom,
of Sunbury, Pa.; William Schaeffer,
of Sunbury. Pa.; Mr. and Mrs.
George Bennett, of Cleveland. Ohio,
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powall
and son, of Lockport, N. Y.

1. BENNETT, William Warren was born about 1939 in New York; died on 27 Feb 1995.
2. BENNETT, Harold Edward
3. BENNETT, Duane Douglas was born on 21 Oct 1944 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Jul 2017 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY.

William married SHAFFER, Laura about 1896. Laura was born about 1875 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]