Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/9/1926

TONAWANDAS. Oct 9.- Eugene
Paul. Infant son of Mr and Mrs.
S p e n c e r Carney of No. 295 T r e m o n t
s t r e e t , died on T h u r s d a y night. Funeral
services were held yesterday af-
ternoon. Interment at St. Francis
cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/26/1960

NORTH TONAWANDA-
Spencer P. Carney. 61, of .12
Payne Ave., died unexpected-
ly Thursday (Aug. 23, 1960)
while driving his car in Harlem
Rd. at Sheridan Drive.
Town of Amherst. Erie County.
Erie County Medical Examiner
James J. Creighton telephoned
Amherst police and
reported Mr. Carney suffered
no apparent injury but that
the victim had suffered a
heart attack.
Carney's auto, veering out
of control, sped across. Sheridan
through a red light into
moving traffic. His car struck
another v e h i c l e causing
minor injuries to the occupants.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Donohue, of Williamsville.
They were treated in Sisters
Hospital, Buffalo and released.
Amherst police said the
Carney car was northbound
in Harlem Rd. The light for
Harlem traffic w a s red and
traffic in Sheridan was be-
ginning to move when Carney's
ato shot into the traffic.
It came to rest in shrubbery
along Sheridan Dr .
Mr. Carney was a lifelong
resident of this city and was
employed as a plumber. He
was a member of St. Francis
of Assisi Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Sophia Balling Carney; two
sons, James and Jack Carney,
both of this city; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Floyd Meyers,
Hayes, this city and six
grandchildren.
Prayers will be said at
8:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Hamp Funeral Home, follow-
ed by Requiem Mass at 9 in
St. Francis Church. Burial
will be in Mt. Oliver Ceme-
tery.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/26/1960

CARNEY - Spencer P. Carney,
61, of 12 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda,
died unexpectedly Thursday
(Aug. 25, 1960). Born in Tonawanda,
Mr. Carney was a resident
of the Tonawandas all his life.
He was employed as a plumber
and was a member of St. Francis
of Assisi Church. Surviving are his
wife, Sophia (nee Balling)
Carney; two sons, James and Jack
Carney, and a daughter, Mrs. Roger
Hayes, all of the Tonawandas;
another daughter, Mrs. Floyd
Meyers of Lockport, and six
grandchildren. Friends may call
at the Hamp Funeral Home Inc.,
37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where
prayers will be said at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, followed by a Requiem
High Mass in St. Francis of Assisi
Church at 9 a.m., the Rev.
William Yaeger officiating. Burial
in Mt. Olivet Cemetary.

Spencer + BALLING, Sophia. Sophia (daughter of BALLING, Jacob and Magdalene) was born on 24 May 1898 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 26 Dec 1975 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/27/1975

CARNEY - Sophia
(nee Balling) Carney, 77,
of North Tonawanda,
N.Y., Friday (Dec. 26,
1975) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness.
A life-long resident of
the Tonawandas, Mrs.
Carney was the wife of
the late Spencer P.
Carney and was a
member of St. Francis of
Assisi Parish and the
Ladies of Charity Society
at the church.
Mrsj' Carney is survived
by two daughters,
Mrs. Floyd (Alta)
Meyers of Garden Grove,
Calif.v and Mrs. Roger
(Frances) Hayes of
Williamsville, and two
sons, James (Margaret)
C a r n e y of North
Tonawanda and Jack
( S a r a h ) Carney of
Tonawanda. Also surviving
are 16 grandchildren,
5 brothers, 3
sisters and many nieces
and nephews.
The family will be
present from 7-9 p.m.
Saturday and from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at
the Hamp Funeral Home
Inc., Adam and Seymour
S t r e e t s , Tonawanda,
where prayers will be
said at 9 a.m. Monday,
followed by a Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in St. Francis of
Assisi Church. The Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Ralph M.
Miller will officiate.
Flowers are gratefully
declined. If desired, *
memorial contributions
may be made to St.
Francis Church Mission
Fund.

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:

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.