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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/7/1984

BATT - Edward H. Batt,
78, of Tonawanda, unexpectedly
Friday (January
6, 1984) at his residence. A
native of Tonawanda, he
was a member of St
Francis of Assisi Church,
Niagara Hose Co., Tonawanda
Senior Citizens,
Salvation Army Golden
Agers and the Greater
Buffalo Board of Realtors
He is survived by his
wife, Hazel (nee Hart)
Batt; a son, Richard H
(Patricia) Batt of North
Tonawanda; four grandchildren;
three step
grandchildren and one
great grandson
Friends may call Saturday
evening from 7 to 9
and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m., at John 0 Roth
Funeral Home. Inc .
Morgan and William Sts,
Tonawanda. A A Mass of
Chreistian Burial will be
celebrated at St. Francis of
Assisi Church Monday at
9:30 am., the Rev Msgr
Ralph M Miller will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.

Edward married HART, Hazel in 1927 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Hazel was born about 1908; died on 23 Aug 1985 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/4/1977

Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Batt of 36 Walter Ave.,
Tonawanda, will celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary Saturday with a party in the
Tonawanda home of their son, Richard. Mr. Batt
and'his wife, Hazel, both are Buffalo area
natives and were married in St. Francis of Assisi
Church, Tonawanda, in 1927. Mr. Batt retired
from Remington Rand Corp. after 43 years
employment, but then began a new career in real
estate and presently is employed by Realty 1.

1. BATT, Richard H was born on 6 Oct 1931 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 7 Dec 2017 in Venice, Sarasota County, Florida.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/4/1969

BATT - Edward M. Batt, 92,
of 402 Broad St., Tonawanda,
unexpectedly, Tuesday (Nov. 4,
1969) at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital.
Born in North Tonawanda, he
had been a resident of the
Tonawandas all his life and had
been employed at Van Raalte
Silk Mill for more than 35 years
retiring 20 years ago. He was a
member of St. Francis of Assisi
Church and its Holy Name
society.
Survivors include his wife,
Augusta (nee Schmeichel) Batt;
a son, Edward H. Batt, and a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Leo (Marie)
Batt, both of Tonawanda; five
grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. at John O. Roth
Funeral Home, Morgan and
William Streets, Tonawanda,
where prayers will be said at 9
a.m. Thursday followed by a
Requiem Mass at 9:30 a.m. in
St. Francis of Assisi Church.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ralph M.
Miller will officiate. Burial in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Edward married SCHMEICHEL, Augusta W on 3 Oct 1901 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Augusta (daughter of SCHMEICHEL, Wilhelm and EWIG, Bertha Ann) was born on 21 Aug 1881 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 May 1976 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/13/1976

BATT - Augusta W.
(nee Schmeichel) Batt,
94, of Tonawanda Wednesday
(May 12, 1976) at
DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a brief
illness. A native of
Tonawanda, she was the
wife of Edward M. Batt
who died in 1969. Mrs.
Batt was a member of St.
Francis of Assisi Church,
The Altar Society and the
Golden Agers.
She is survived by a
son, Edward H. (Hazel)
Batt of Tonawanda; two
sisters, Mrs. Ann Kolz of
North Tonawanda and
Mrs. William (Alice)
Collins of Buffalo; two
brothers, Benjamin
(Margaret) Schmeichel
and Charles (Doris) Schm
e i c h e l , both of
Tonawanda; five grandchildren
and 13 greatgrandchildren.
Friends may call from
7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.,
Friday at John O. Roth
Funeral Home, Morgan
and William Sts.,
Tonawanda where services
will be held
Saturday at 9 a.m.,
followed by a Mass of
Christian Burial at St.
Francis of Assisi Church
at 9:30 the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Ralph M. Miller officiating.
Burial will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News

A trolley ride to Buffalo to see the sights at the
Pan American Exposition highlighted the honeymoon
trip of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Batt Sr. of 402 Broad
St., Tonawanda
They will celebrate their 60th
wedding anniversary Sunday.
The Tonawanda bride and her
North Tonawanda bridegroom
were married Oct 3, 1901 in Ascension
Church. Amid the well wishes
of friends and relatives,
they boarded the trolley for the
trolley-trip.
Mrs. Batt said today she doesn't
remember too much about the ex-
position except that it was won-
derful and exciting. she says she
is much more interested in her
plans for Sunday. She has chosen
a magenta wool dress to wear to
church and to an afternoon Open
House party. She will accent her
attire with a silver and white cor-
sage which will be presented to
her by her husband.
The couple will begin the day
by attending a High Mass at 10:30
a.m. in St. Francis Church where
both have been active many
years. Mrs. Batt presently serves
as vice president of the Altar So-
ciety and Mr. Batt is a member
of the Holy Name Society.
The afternoon party will be in
the Anerald Boat Club in Niagara
Street. Tonawanda.
Mrs. Batt. the former Augusta
Schmeichel, was reared in William
Street, Tonawand, and Mr.
Batt lived on Main Street in North
Tonawanda. After their marriage
they made their home in Tona-
wanda. Mr. Batt worked on the
docks and drove a laundry wagon
in the early days of their mar-
riage. Later he was employed at
Van Raalte for more than 30
years and retired in 1953. Mr.
Batt is a member of the GAR.
The couple had two children,
Edward Jr., and the late Leo 0.
Batt. They have five grandchildren:
Richard Batt, Mrs, Joan
Livingston Jr., Dean, Dennis and
John Batt. They also have seven
great-grandchildren.
Their friends and relatives are
invited to the Open House from 2
to 5 p.m.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/25/1913

Xavier Batt, 81 years old, died sud
denly at his home at No. 69 Main
street late yesterday afternoon. Coroner
George B. Helwig was called this
morning to Investigate the cause of
the man's death and pronounced it due
to heart disease.
Mr. Batt was connected with the
North Tonawanda street department
for many years and was working half
an hour before he died. He was sit
ting in a chair at his home, talking with, members of his family and other
relatives, when he was stricken. Dr.
C. W. Clendenan and Dr. R. H. Wilcox
were called but the man was
dead when they arrived.
Mr. Batt came to this country from
Germany when he was four years old
and settled at Cheektowaga. They
were passengers on the schooner Mary
which was caught in a storm on the
Atlantic and for many days threatened
with destruction. The boat was
113 days crossing the ocean. During
the storm the passengers made a vow
that they would erect a chapel in honor
of the Mother of Our Lord. This
chapel was erected at Cheektowaga
and is known as "Our Lady Help of
Christians." It was in the cemetery
at the rear of the edifice that Mr.
Batt's parents were buried. He will
be buried in the same plot.
Before coming to the Tonawandas 41
years ago, Mr. Batt conducted a brew
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ery at Williamsville. Upon locating
here he opened a flour mill and was
later engaged in the manufacture of
shingles. His mill was one of the finest
of its kind to be operated in the
Tonawandas.
Had Mr. Batt lived,until July 4, 1914
he and his wife would have observed
their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
Besides his wife, Mr. Batt Is survived
by four daughters, Mrs. John Netter,
Mrs. Helen Rathgeber, Mrs. Cather-
ine Graff and Miss Rose Batt and five
sons, William, Frank, Charles, Edward
and Albert of Tonawanda and Casper
of Cleveland- He leaves 35 grand-
children and 5 great grandchildren.
The, funeral will be held at the chapel
at Cheektowaga Monday morning

Xavier married Catherine on 4 Jul 1854. Catherine was born in Mar 1832 in New York; died on 3 Apr 1917 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/5/1917

Mrs. Catherine Batt, 85 years old.
widow of the late Xavier Batt, died
Saturday at her late home at No. 60
Main street, North Tonawanda. Her
death followed an illness of two
weeks. Mrs. Batt was born in the
town of Cheektowaga and came to
the Tonawandas to reside in 1868.
With her family she located on Main
street in North Tonawanda and continued
her residence there during the
rest of her life.
Mrs. Batt is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. John Netter, Mrs.
Helen Rathgeber, Mrs. David Graff
and Miss Rose Batt; five sons, William,
Frank, Charles and Edward
Batt, all of the Tonawandas, and Casper
Batt of Cleveland. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock at the chepel of Our Lady
Help of Christians in Cheektowaga,
founded by Mrs. Batt's father inlaw,
Joseph Batt. Interment will be in
the family lot adjoining the chapel

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Buffalo Express - 9/11/1916

William A. Schmeichel. 59 years old, a well-known resident of this city, died at he home of his son. Albert Schmeichel of the Creek road. Martinsville, this morning after a lingering illness. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He had llved here nearly a half century He leaves five daughters. Mrs. Edward Batt, Mrs. William Callopy, Mrs. Charles Koelsch of Buffalo, Elisabeth Schmeichel of Bradford. Pa..and five sons, Albert. William. Edward and Charles Schmeichel of Tonawanda and Benjamin Schmeichel, a private now at Pharr, Tex. The funeral will be on Wednesday.

Wilhelm married EWIG, Bertha Ann about 1878 in Germany. Bertha was born in Nov 1858 in Germany; died on 28 Jun 1915 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary from Evening News of the Tonawandas
Monday, June 29, 1915
Mrs. Bertha A. Schmeichel
Mrs. Bertha A. Schmeichel, 57 yeras old, wife of William Schmeichel of the Nash road, died yesterday afternoon at her home after a lingering illness. She was born in Germany and had lived here 32 years. Besides her husband, five daughters, Mrs. E. Batt, Mrs. W. Callopy, Mrs. Melville Helbron, the Misses Agnes and Elizabeth Schmeichel of North Tonawanda and five sons, Albert, William, Edward, Benjamin and Carl Schmeichel of North Tonawnada survive. The funeral will be held from the family home at 1:30 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and a half hour later from the St. Matthew's church on Wheatfield street, Rev. Carl Frankenstein officiating. Burial will be made in St. Matthew's cemetery at Sawyers Creek.