Henry married SCHWEICHLER, Barbara W [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/25/1968

Henry J. Balling Sr., founder
of Balling Bros, construction
company, which built many
schools and churches in the Buffalo
Catholic Diocese, died last
night at DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
He was 67 years old.
The first aid squad of the
North Tonawanda Fire Department
was called at 6:45 p.m. to
Mr. Balling's home at 59 Whiting
St., North Tonawanda,
where he was stricken. Oxygen
was administered and he was
taken to DeGraff, where he died
about four hours later.
A relative said Mr. Balling
had worked as usual yesterday
and did not complain about any
ailments until he was stricken.
Death was attributed to a ruptured
artery.
A native of the City of Tonawanda,
Mr. Balling founded the
construction concern at 454
Young St., Tonawanda, in the
1930s. The concern employed as
many as 60 employes during
peak construction periods
Balling Bros, constructed St.
Francis of Assist Church;
Mount St. Mary auditorium;
the Riverview and Mullen
schools; Cardinal O'Hara,
Bishop Gibbons, Bishop Neumann,
Bishop Timon. and
Orchard Park High Schools;
Rosary Hill and Villa Maria Colleges;
St. Gregory the Great
Church; St. Aloysius Church,
Springville; St. Margaret's
Church, Buffalo; the Ascension
Church parish hall and
gym; Our Lady of Victory Hospital
and Nardin Academy.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Alma Brick Balling; two
sons, Henry J. Balling Jr. of
Orchard Park and Paul D.
Balling, a North Tonawanda
alderman; four daughters,
Mrs. William G. Tucker of the
City of Tonawanda, and the
Misses Rita M , Martha K. and
Alma P. Balling, all of North
Tonawanda, and 11 grandchildren.
Also surviving are six brothers,
Joseph and Walter of the
City of Tonawanda, Leo of
Amherst, and Leonard,
Norman and Jacob all of North
Tonawanda; four sisters, Mrs.
Spencer Carney of North Tonawanda;
Mrs. Archibald Clifford
of the City of Tonawanda,
and Mrs. Francis Brown and
Mrs. Florence Karkow, both of
Englewood, Fla.
Mr. Balling was a member of
Ascension Church, North Tonawanda,
Knights of Columbus
Twin City Council 413; Fourth
Degree Assembly and the
Bishop's committee of the Laity
Laity.
He was a past president of the
Boys' Club of the Tonawandas
Inc. and was a member of its
advisory board. He was a
member of the Chamber of
Commerce of the Tonawandas;
a charter member of
the Town Club of the Tonawandas;
a member of the Construction
Industry Employers
Association; Bricklayers Union,
Tonawanda Local 49; Men's
Sustaining Societies of the Mercy
Hospitals; Board of Advisors
of Rosary Hill and Villa
Maria Colleges and Marygrove
College. Detroit, Mich.
He was an honorary member
of the Notre Dame Alumni Club
of Buffalo; a charter member
of the St. Ignatius Retreat
House in Clarence, N.Y., and
also was a charter member of
the Mother of Mercy Retreat
House and a member of St.
Columban Retreat League
Hamp Funeral Home Inc., 37
Adam St., City of Tonawanda,
is in charge of arrangements.
Services are scheduled for 10
a.m. Thursday in Ascension
Church, North Tonawanda.

Henry married BRICK, Alma about 1930. Alma (daughter of BRICK, Anthony W and BERLINGHOFF, Sophia) was born on 3 Dec 1905 in New York; died on 3 Oct 1995 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/13/1930

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Brick, of
221 Schenck street, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Alma Mary to Henry J. Balling
of Tonawanda. N. Y., the wedding
to take place in the near future

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/8/1926

Jacob Balling, aged 49 years, died
suddenly at ten o'clock Thursday e v e
n i n g at h i s home, 842 Grove street.
Mr. Balling worked as bricklayer for
Morris and A l l a n , building contractors
He was talking over some working
plans with his family when he stepped
i n t o the kitchen and fell dead. He
was born ln Germany and lived here
for 43 years. Surviving are a wife.
eight sons. M. Joheph, Henry, Fred,
Leo, Leonard, Walter, Norman and
Jacob Balling, Jr. four daughters.
Florence and Gertrude Balling, Mrs.
Spencer Carney and Mrs. Miles Brown
and three grandchildren, all of the
Tonawandas. He was president of the
Holy Name Society of St. Francis
church and of the Bricklayers' Union.
No. 49, of the Tonawandas, at tne
time of his death. Funeral services
will be held Monday morning at 8:30
o'clock from the residence and a t 9
o'clock at St. Francis church. interment
will be in St. Francis cemetery.
Very Rev. John A. Weismantel
will officiate.

Jacob married Magdalene about 1898. Magdalene was born about 1878 in Germany; died on 2 Oct 1951 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/2/1951

Mrs. Magdalena Balling, 74. of
342 Grove St., fifty years a resi-
dent of Tonawanda, died this
morning in DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Germany, Mrs. Balling
came to the United States
when she was seven years old.
She is the mother of four daugh
ters and eight sons. Seven sons
are associated with their brother
Henry J. Balling, prominent
contractor. She was the widow
of the late Jacob Balling.
Mrs. Balling was a member
of St. Francis Church and the
Altar and Rosary Societies of
the church.
Daughters surviving are Mrs.
Spencer Carney, Mrs. Florence
Karkow and Miss Gertrude Balling
of the Tonawandas; Mrs.
Frances Brown of Englewood,
Fla. Her sons are M. Joseph,
Henry J., Fred, Leo, Leonard,
Walter, Norman and Jacob, all
of the Tonawandas. Also surviving
are 28 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
A prayer service will be conducted
in the residence Friday
at 9 a.m. and the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John A. Weismantel will sing a
solemn high Requiem Mass at
9:30 in St, Francis Church. Burial
will be in St. Francis Cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/29/1945

NORTH TONAWANDA. Dec. 29
- Stricken with a heart attack
yesterday. Supervisor Anthony W.
Brick. Sr.. 73., of 65 Christiana
street, died at 8 o'clock this morning
at the DeGraff Memorial hospital.
For the last 14 years Mr. Brick
had represented the first, ward of
this city on the board of supervisors
and was re-elected last November
for two additional years.
Born in Buffalo he became a
resident here 50 years ago and was
identified with the lumber business
most of that time. His first
position was secretary of the 811-
verthorn Lumber company, a position
he held until the firm went
out of business 20 years ago. He
then engaged in the wholesale
lumber business on his own for 30
years. (
Mr. Brick was a leader in the
Republican party here and besides
acting as supervisor he served
BS a member of the police commission
here for many years and
was also a member of the Republican
City committee.
He was a member of Ascension
church and the Holy Name society.
He was also a member of trie
B.P.O. Elks, of which he was a past
exalted ruler.
Surviving are six sons. William,
Cyril, Cornelius; Anthony, \V. Jr.,
Oeorge and Robert, all of this
city; three, daughters, Mrs. Josephine
KeppeJ, of Kenmore, Mrs. Alma
Balling and Mrs. Delores Gosch,
of this city; 18 grandchildren; three
brothers, Thomas Brick, of Niagara
Falls, Nicholas and Joseph Brick,
of Buffalo, and three sisters, Nellie
Brick, of Buffalo. Leona Brick, of
Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Veronica
Tyrel, of Depew.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning at 8:30 o'clock from
the residence with services at Ascension
church at ft o'clock. The Rev.
Francis J. Hunt will officiate. Interment
will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery

Anthony married BERLINGHOFF, Sophia on 22 Oct 1896 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Sophia (daughter of BERLINGHOFF, George and BAUMSTARK, Catherine) was born in Sep 1876 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 20 Aug 1931 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/21/1931

Mrs. Sophia Brick, 54 years old,
wife of Supervisor Anthony W.
Brick, died last night at the family
residence, 227 Schenck street.
She was born in Buffalo and had
resided in North Tonawanda for
the past 35 years. Besides her
husband she is survived by three
daughters, Miss Dolores Brick,
North Tonawanda, Mrs. Carl Heppel,
Kenmore, and Mrs. Henry
Balling, Tonawanda; six sons, William
A., Cyril J., Cornelius F..
Anthony W., Jr., George G., and
Robert C, all of North Tonawanda;
four grandchildren, one sister.
Miss Josephine Beriinghoff. Buffalo,
and two brothers, George and
Peter Beriinghoff, Buffalo.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 9 o'clock at the
residence and half an hour later
at the Ascension church. Rev.
J. F. Kelly will conduct the services
and interment will be at Mt.
Olivet.

Notes:

Buffalo NY Courier - 10/22/1896

Anthony W. Brick of North Tonawanda
was also married to a Buffalo lady; to-day.
H i s bride was Miss Sophia Berllnghoff.
The wedding w a s held at St. Mary's
Church, Buffalo. The young couple will
l i v e on Vandervoort Street this city, Mr.
Brick is in t h e office of Silverthorne &
Company, and i s a popular young man.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/14/1942

25 YEARS AGO

Michael Balling, a well known resident of Tonawanda, died at
the home of his son Jacob Balling of 343 Grove street last night
The funeral will be held from St Francis church tomorrow morning,
Rev. A. A. Bachmann officiating. '

Michael married Sophia about 1875 in Germany. Sophia was born in Feb 1843 in Germany; died on 11 Mar 1914 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/11/1914

Mrs. Sophia Balling, 71 years old,
wife of Michael Balling of Tonawanda
died at the family home at No. 240
Grove street this morning after a brief
illness. She was born in Germany and
had lived in Tonawanda nearly 50
years. One son, Jacob Balling of Tonawanda,
and nine grandchildren, besid-
es the husband survive. The funeral
will be held from the family home at
8:30 o'clock Saturday morning and
half hour later from the Saint Francis
church on Adam street, the Rev. A. A.
Bachmann officiating. Burial will be
in Saint Francis cemetery.

Anthony + Theresa. Theresa was born about 1835 in Germany; died on 31 Oct 1878 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo NY Daily Courier - 11/2/1878

BRICK - Thursday Oct 31st, at her' home, No.43
Unlon street, after a painful and lingerlng lllness.
Mrs .Theresa A.. Brick, Wife Of Anthony Brick,
aged 43 years.
Funeral will take place at St Mary's Roman Cath-
ollc Church Monday Nov 4th, at 9 A. M.
Friends and acquaintences are respectfully Invited
to attend.
St. Louis,Mo., papers please copy.

Notes:

Buffalo NY Courier - 11/8/1912

BERLINGHOFF-In this city, November
7. 1912. George, beloved husband of
Catherine Berllnghoff (nee Baumstark)
and father of Frank V., George, Peter
Mrs. Anthony Brick of North Tonawuuda
and Josephine Berllnghoff; aged 76
years. Funeral from the family residence,
No.296 Broadway, Monday morn- ,
Ing at 8:30 o'clock, and from St. Mary's
church at 9 o'clock. Friends are invited
to attend.

George + BAUMSTARK, Catherine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]