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Obituary of Shirley M. Beane

Shirley (Behm) Beane passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Elderwood Health Care Facility in Lockport.  Shirley was born on May 29, 1940 in Lockport, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Behm and the late Chris Behm.  She was predeceased by her husband Wayne Beane, daughter Kayla, and siblings and their spouses Mary (Bud) Prunty, Phyllis (Ed) Lute, and Jack (Anne) Behm.
Shirley is survived by her loving children Mary Beth Beane and Patty Beane; loving grandchildren Jordan Cunningham and Brianna Beane; sisters-in-law Rose Ann Coffelt and Charlotte Hamrick; brother-in-law Jim Beane; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and her “mom” Janet Riffle.
Shirley loved to cook, bake, garden, and watch her birds.  She loved to knit and crochet and over the years donated hat and mitten sets to area organizations.  Her greatest love was spending time with her family.
The family would like to thank Elderwood for their amazing care of our mom.
Relatives and friends may call Thursday, November 12th from 5-7 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport with services following.  Interment will be Friday, Nov. 13th at 11 AM in Cold Springs Cemetery.  Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Shirley married BEANE, Wayne Kent on 18 Jul 1959 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Wayne (son of KEENER, Edmund Byrne and HESS, Pearl) was born on 26 Jan 1938 in Sutton, Braxton County, WV; died on 1 Jul 2017 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/13/1959

Arthur Behm of 126 Lock St.
announces the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of his
daughter, Shirley May, to Wayne
Beane, son of Mrs. Pearl Hess
of Sutton, W. Va. and Edmund
Keener of Akron, Ohio Miss
Behm is also the daughter of
the late Mrs. Behm.
Miss Behm is a 1958 graduate
of Lockport Senior High School.
Her fiance is a 1955 graduate ot
South East High School, Akron,
Ohio.
The marriage will take place
July 18 at St. Peter's Evangelical
& Reformed Church, Lockport.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/21/1959

In doube-ring rites Saturday morning at 11 in St
Peter's United Church of Christ, Miss Shirley May
Behm and Wayne Kent Beane were united in marriage.
Gold vases of white carnations and shasta mums and
lighted candles in candelabra formed the decorations
at the altar. Mrs. Leo Donahue played the wedding
music.
The Rev. Herbert L. Siegner
performed the ceremony for the
daughter of Arthur Behm of 136
Lock St, and the «on of Mrs
Pearl Hess of Sutton, W. Va.,
and Edward Keener of Akron,
Ohio.
Given in marriage by her father,
the brides gown of white
nylon embroidered °fganxa featured
a scalloped sabrina neckline
and cap sleeves. The bouffant
floor-length skirt was detailed
with embroidered scalloped
side panels and bow at the
beck of the waist.
CROWN OF SEED PEARLS
Her fingertip veil of illusion
was caught to a crown of seed
pearls and sequins. She carried
a colonial bouquet of white carnations
end gypsophUa with a
shower of white ribbon and carnation
petals.
Mrs. James Prunty was her
sister's matron of honor. She
wore white nylon organza over
pink taffeta with scalloped neckhne,
pink cummerbund end embroidered
pink side panels. This
was complemented by a pink
cloche, trimmed with leaves and
seed pearls, and a half veil. She
carried a colonial bouquet of pink
and white carnations with a
shower of pink and white ribbon.
Best man was Edwin Lute.
Ushering duties were performed
by John Behm, brother of the
bride, and James Prunty, brother-
in-law of the bride.
Mrs. Edwin Lute wore a powder
blue nylon dress, white accessories
and a corsage of white
carnations and pink rosebuds for
her sister's wedding.
The American Legion Hall was
the setting for the dinner for the
immediate families and bridal
party, and the reception for
about 309 guests from 4 to 7 in
die evening.
PINK. WHITE THEME
A three-tiered wedding cake,
topped with a miniature bride
and groom, flanked by white
candles in crystal holders centered
the bride's table, which was
covered with a white linen cloth.
Crystal vases filled with pink
and white snapdragons adorned
the table. Individual tables held
vases of mixed garden flowers.
When the couple left for a Canadian
trip, the bride was wearing
a pink dacron dress, white
accessories and a corsage of
white carnations. They will make
their home at 261 Lock St.
The bride was graduated from
Lockport Senior High School and
the groom from Southeast High
School, Akron, Ohio.
Pre-nuptial showers Included
variety showers given by Mrs
Felix Kutrybala; Mrs. Edwin
Lute and Mrs. O. Riffle at the
home of Mrs. Lute.
Office associates of Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., entertained
the bride at dinner at the
Suburban House in Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Behm,
aunt and uncle of the bride, entertained
the bridal party at a
rehearsal party at their home
in South Transit St

1. BEANE, Mary Beth
2. BEANE, Kayla Ann was born on 7 Jan 1965 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Nov 2018 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
3. BEANE, Patricia Ann

Arthur married HAAK, Minnie about 1918. Minnie (daughter of HAAK, George) was born about 1901 in New York; died on 25 Jul 1940 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/26/1940

Minnie Behm, wife of Arthur
Behm, entered Into rest on Thursday
afternoon, July 25th. She is
survived by her husband Arthur
Behm, three daughters and one son
Mary Margaret Behm, Phyllis
Behm, Shirley May Behm and John
Behm, her parents Mr. and Mrs.
George Haak, Lockport, two sisters
and one brother Mrs. Bertha Olbeter,
Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. John
Kaufman, and Clarence Haak,
Lockport. Remains reposing at the
Paul Reynolds Funeral Home, 46
East Ave., where funeral services
will be held on Sunday afternoon,
July 28th, at, 3:30 o'clock. Interment
will be in Cold Springs Cemetery.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/11/1934

John L. Behm entered into rest
on Saturday, June 9th, at the family
residence, Purdy road, town of Lockport.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Clara Proctor Behm, four
daughters and three sons, Mrs. Edward
Wendt, Janesville, Minn., Mrs.
Bruce Moore, Lockport, Mrs. Hewett
Allen, Niagara Falls, N. Y., Mrs.
Mason Wilson, Lockport, Charles
Behm, Lockport, Arthur Behm, town
of Lockport and Irving Behm, town
of Wilson, four sisters and four
brothers, Mrs. Philip Breitenbach,
Mrs. Martin Wendlinger, Mrs. Frank
Martin, Mrs. Amiel Bush, George
Behm, William Behm, Charles
Behm and Frank Behm. Remains
reposing at the Conover & Reynolds
Funeral Home, 46 East avenue. Time
of funeral to be announced later.

Same date and paper

John L. Behm, 59, farmer, of
the Purdy road, town of Lockport,
took his life by hanging late Saturday
night after believing he had
succeeded in throttling his wife,
Clara, to death.
Mrs. Behm lay unconscious for
nearly 46 minutes before she regained
her senses and discovered
that her husband had hanged himself,
suspending his body by a cord
which he had attached to the bedpost
of his bed. His head was
Only 18 inches from the floor.
There had been no quarrel before
the tragedy, Mrs. Behm told
Dr. Ferdinand A. Kittinger, coroner.
She and her husband had spent the
evening together In their home, she
said. Her husband was in exceptionally
good spirits, she declared,
although he had brooded considerably
in recent weeks over his failure
to find employment. He had
been out of work for several
months she said.
After an evening of amiable conversation,
she and her husband decided
Just before midnight to retire.
Accordingly, she went to her bedroom
on the second floor, while he
retired to a room which he occupied
on the first floor.
"We've Got to Die."
Shortly afterwards, Mrs.
said, she beard her husband calling
for her.
As she entered his bedroom, she
told Dr. Kittinger, her husband
leaped at her and seised her by the
throat, at the same time crying:
"We've got to die, Clara."
He repeated the cry over and over
again as she vainly struggled to
free herself from his grasp, she said.
Then she lapsed into unconscious-
ness.
Regaining her senses about 45
minutes later, her first thought was
that her experience had been just
a terrible nightmare, Mrs. Behm related.
The severe throbbing In her
throat and the sight of her husband's
body, hanging from the bedpost
in his bedroom, awakened her
to the reality of her experience, ahe
said.
Touching her husband's body and
discovering it to be already cold,
Mrs. Behm ran in terror to the
home of a neighbor, where she
telephoned the sheriff's office.
Coroner Issues Certificate.
Deputies Oeorge Rawlings and
James Duffy hurried to the scene
of the tragedy. They summoned
the coroner, who ordered the' body
removed to the undertaking parlors
of Conover and Reynolds, 46 East
avenue.
Dr. Kittinger, after examining the
body and hearing Mrs. Behm's story,
issued a verdict of suicide by hanging.
Surviving Mr. Behm are his
widow, Clara; four daughters, Mrs.
Edward Wendt of Janesville, Minn.;
Mrs. Hewitt Allen of Niagara fails,
Mrs. Bruce Moore and Mrs. George
Wilson of Lockport; three sons,
Irving Behm of Ransomville, and
Charles and Arthur Behm of Lockport;
four sisters; Mrs. Martin
Wendllnger of Buffalo, Mrs. Henry
Martin of Tonawanda, Mrs, Emil
Busch of Lockport and Mrs. Philip
Breintback of Pickard's Bridge, and
four brothers, Charles Behm of Atwater,
Minn., Frank Behm of
Bralnard, Minn., William and
George Behm of Hudson, Wis.

Johannes married SCHROEDER, Anna Marie Emilie on 26 Dec 1894 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of Anna M) was born on 2 Mar 1861 in Drewsch, Uckermark, Prussia; died between 1901 and 1903 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/29/1931

Ferdinand Behm, 81 years vold.
died last night at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Philip Breitenbach.
Pickard's Bridge. He was born In
Germany and had resided in the
town of Wheatfield and other parts
of Niagara county for the past two
years. Surviving are five sons,
John L., Lockkport, William and
George, Hudson. Wis., Charles,
Atwater, Minn., and Frank, Brain-
ard, Minn.; four daughters, Mrs.
Martin Wendlinger, Buffalo, Mrs.
Breitenbach. Mrs. Emil Bush and
Mrs. Henry Martin, North Tona-
wantan; 49 grandchildren, and 18;
great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Breitenbach
residence and at 2:451
o'clock, standard time, at the St.
Mark's church on Washington
street. Rev. Paul Fretthold will
officiate and interment will be in
St. John's cemetery, St. Johnsburg.

Ferdinand + BEHM, Caroline Ernestine. Caroline (daughter of BEHM, Christian and WERTH, Christine Dorothea) was born on 15 Mar 1848 in Rothenklempenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 13 Nov 1905 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/13/1905

BEHM-Mrs. Caroline Behm, wife
of Ferdinand Behm of No. 245 Stensel
street died early this morning after an
illness of several years. The funeral
will take place Wednesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock from the house and a half
hour later from St. Marcus' Lutheran
Church in Washington street Rev.
Strohmann officiating. Burial at St
Johnsbuig.