Lester married SPEARS, Betty Lou on 6 Jul 1957 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

BELSCHNER-SPEARS-Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth B. Spears, Wilson,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Betty Lou, to Pvt,
Lester F. Belschner, sen of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Belschner,
Irish Rd., Wilson. Miss Spears
will be graduated from Wilson
Central High School hi June 1957.
Her fiance is serving with the
U.S. Army In the Medical Division
at Fort Campbell. Kentucky.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/3/1957

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B
Spears, Wilson, announce that the
marriage of their daughter, Betty
Lou, to Lester F. Belschner. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Belsch
ner, Wilson, will be solemnized
Saturday afternoon at 4 at the Ex
ley Methodist Church, Wilson.
A reception will be held at 7
o'clock at the South Wilson Fire
Han.
Relatives and friends are cordially
Invited.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 7/11/1957

White carnations and pompons
decorated the Wilson-
Exley Methodist Church for the
marriage of Miss ° Betty Lou
Spears, daughter of . Mr. arid
Mrs, Kenneth Spears, Lake Rd.,
Wilson, and Pvt. Lester Belschner,
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Belschner, Irish Rd.,
East Wilson. The candlelight
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Walter Kingsley on July
6, 1957.
The bride wore a floor-length
gown of roscpoint lace over
white satin, with a scoop neckline,
fitted bodice and long
tapered sleeves. A crown of
pearls and sequins capped a
fingertip-length veil of nylon
tulle. Her bouquet was white
carnations and stephanotis.
Miss Linda Spears, sister of
the bride, .was maid of honor.
She wore a pink.chiffon ballerina-
length frock, with a matching
headdress, and carried pink
and white carnations. The bridesmaids
were Miss Judith Ellen
Schultz and Mrs. Herbert Dixon
Jr., who were similarly attired
in pale blue chiffon.
James Rohring was best man
and the ushers were Milton
Clark and Herbert Dixon Jr.
The bride's mother wore a
pink silk dress with white accessories,
while the mother of the
groom chose blue and silver
nylon with pink accents.
After a wedding reception in
Wilson, the young couple left
for a honeymoon in Canada.
On their return they will make
their home in Clarkville, Tenn.

Clarence married ZASTROW, Martha on 9 Sep 1925 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of ZASTROW, August F and HUEBNER, Louise Christine Emilie) was born on 24 Mar 1907 in New York; died on 26 May 1993 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/18/1925

Miss Martha E. Zastrow. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. August Zastrow of
the Irish road, was united In marriage
to Clarence Belschner on Wednesday,
September 9th, a t the North
Ridge Lutheran parsonage. Rev.
John P. Barkow performed the ceremony.
The couple were attended by
Miss Esther Ostwald and Elmer Zastrow.
They will reside in Wilson

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/20/1964

SPEARS - Kenneth B. at the
Inter - Community Memorial
Hospital at Newfane, Friday,
June 19, 1964. Surviving are his
wife. Pearl, at home, Wilson;
three daughters, Mrs. Lester
(Betty) Belschner of Wilson;
Linda of Lockport; and Brenda,
at home; his father, Josea
Spears of Middleport; t wo
brothers. Fay B. Spears Jr. of
Lockport and Vernon Spears of
Middleport; a sister, Mrs. Arthur
Retzlaff of Middleport; and
two grandchildren, Tommy and
Mary Ellen Belschner of Wilson.
Friends may call at the
Hamilton and Clark Funeral
Chapel, Wilson, where the family
will be present from 2,to 4
and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral services
Monday at 2 p.m., the Rev.
Richard Boytim, officiating. Interment
in North Ridge Cemetery.

Kenneth + Pearl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phillip married Lizzie about 1898. Lizzie was born about 1877 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

August married HUEBNER, Louise Christine Emilie in 1894 in Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of HUEBNER, Christian F Wilhelm and WERTH, Marie Louise) was born on 16 Feb 1872 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died about 16 Dec 1943 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/16/1943

EAST WILSON, N. Y.-Funeral
services will be held for Mrs. August
Zastrow on Saturday afternoon at
the family home. Irish road, at 3
o'clock and from St, Peter's Lutheran
church, North Ridge, N. Y„
at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Carl W.
Oldach will officiate. Interment will
take place in the Lutheran cemetery,
North Ridge.