Charles married BENEDICT, Mary Eileen on 2 Jul 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Mary (daughter of BENEDICT, George A and KING, Margaret) was born on 10 Jun 1924 in New York; died on 8 Apr 1972 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/10/1972

RITTER - Eileen Benedict of 1141
Garrett Avenue, Niagara Falls at Mount
St. Mary's Hospital, April 1,1972, age 49.
Wife of Charles Ritter. Daughter of Mr.
and Mr». George Benedict. Mother of
Mary Ann and Kevin both at home.
Sister of William Benedict, Robert and
David and Mrs. Stanley (Dorothy)
Pirtak all of Niagara Fans, George of-
Detroit, Michigan and Mrs. John
. (Donna) O'Brien of Relsterstown,
Maryland. Also survived by several
Nieces and Nephews. Funeral Service
Tuesday, April 11 at 9 a.m. from The
Hardison Funeral Homes Inc., Lewiston
and 9:30 a m . from St. Teresa's R C.
Church, Niagara Falls. Interment St.
Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today

ALSO

Niagara Gazette

Funeral services will be held
Tuesday for Mrs. Eileen
Benedict Ritter, 49, of 1141
Garrett Ave., who died
Saturday (April 8, 1972) in
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
after a one-week illness.
Mrs, Ritter was born in
Niagara Falls, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Benedict
of this city. She was a member
of the Insurance Women's
Association and St. Teresa's
Church.
Besides her parents she is
survived by a daughter, Mary
Ann; a son, Kevin, both at
home; two sisters, Mrs.
Stanley (Dorothy) Pietak, this
city and Mrs. John' (Donna)
O'Brien, Reisterstown, Md.;
four brothers, William, Robert
and David Benedict, all of this
dty, and George Benedict,
Detroit, Mich.
Funeral services will be held
at. 9 a.m. Tuesday at the
Hardison Funeral Home,
lewiston, and at 9:30 a.m. at
St. Teresa's Church, Niagara
Falls. Burial will be in St.
Mary's cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Monday at the funeral
home.

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Niagara Gazette - 6/24/1949

Mr. and Mrs. George Benedict.
Cleveland avenue, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Mary
Eileen, to Mr. Charles Nordln Bitter,
son of Mr. and Mrs Burr H.
Bitter, Lewiston road.
Mr. Bitter is a graduate of De
Veaux school and attended Cornell
university, Ithaca.
He was in the air force service
for five years. At present he is employed
at Moore Business Forms,
Inc.
Miss Benedict and Mr. Bitter are
planning to be married the middle
of July.

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Niagara Gazette - 7/2/1949

In a setting of garden flowers, a
lovely summer wedding took place
this morning at 11:30 o'clock In the
rectory of sacred Heart church.
when Miss Mary Eileen Benedict
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Allen Benedict, Cleveland avenue,
became the bride of Mr. Charles
Nordin Ritter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Burr Howard Ritter, Lewiston road.
The Rev. Francis L. Schwartz offi-
ciated.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was lovely in a gown of
white dotted swiss fashioned with
a high neckline, fitted bodice and
cap sleeves. Her small hat of white
straw was trimmed with tulle and
white flowers. She carried a colonial
bouquet of white carnations.
Mrs. Stanley Pietak, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor.
Mr. John Howard Ritter was his
brother's best man.
A wedding breakfast at Liddells'
Lewiston, for members of the imme-
diate families followed the cere-
mony.
Later today the couple will leave
on a motor trip through the New
England states, the bride travelling
in a pink gabardine suit with white
accessories and a corsage of gar-
denias. After July 15, Mr. and Mrs.
Ritter will be at home at 531 Sev-
enth street.

George married KING, Margaret on 8 Jan 1919 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Margaret (daughter of KING, Thomas and Bridget) was born on 12 Sep 1900 in PA; died in Nov 1978 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/8/1969

Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Benedict renewed their marnage
vows this morn ng at a
Mass celebrated at Sacred
Heart Church in honor of
their 50th wedding anniversary,.
The Rev. John Roch
officiated at the couple's marriage
at Sacred Heart Church
Jan. 8, 1919. .
Mr. Benedict, who operated
a grocery store in the North
End section of the city for
.several years, retired from
the Hooker Chemical Co. in
1963. °
The couple has seven children.
They are William Benedict,
Mrs. Charles Ritter. Mrs.
Stanley Pietak, Robert Benedict,
David Benedict, Mrs.
John Michael O'Brien. Maryland,
and George Benedict
Jr.. Detroit. Three children,
Karen Benedict. Beverly
Benedict and Paul Francis
Benedict, are deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Benedict also
have six grandchildren. A
grandson. Paul Pietak, an
Oblate seminarian, took part
in the Mass offered this morning.
Members of the family honored
the couple at a dinner
party Saturday at John's
Flaming Hearth Restaurant.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/28/1945

RANSOMVILLE - A retired
farmer, Allen J. Benedict, 84, died
this morning at his home in the
Randall Road, Town of Wilson.
Born in Ellicottville, Mr. Benedict
moved to the Town of Royalton
when he was 11 years of age, com-
ing to the Town of Wilson 45 years
ago where he operated a farm. He
retired about 10 years ago.
Surviving are three daughters.
Mary Benedict, at home, Mrs. Dayton
Hardison. Ransomville. and
Mrs. Charles Goetz, Niagara Falls;
two sons. Roy Benedict, at home;
George Benedict. Niagara Falls and
a sister. Mrs. Charles Manchester,
Lockport.
Funeral services will be held at
the family home Thursday at 3:30.
with internment in North Ridge
Cemetery.

Allen married AUSTIN, Frances about 1884. Frances was born about 1864 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Nov 1937 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/22/1937

RANSOMVILLE. Nov. 22-Funeral
services for Mrs. Frances E. Benedict,
74, who died at her home in
the Randall road Sunday afternoon,
will be held Wednesday afternoon
at the home at 2 o'clock. Burial
will be made in North Ridge cemetery.
Mrs. Benedict had been ill for
several weeks as the result of a
stroke.
Born in Gasport, Mrs. Benedict
had made her home most of her
life in the vicinity of Ransomvllle.
She was a member of the Methodist
church and was active in the Alberta
Mothers' club.
Besides her husband, Allen J.
Benedict, she is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Dayton Hardeson,
Ransomville; Mrs. David Hann and
Mrs. Paul Goetz,, Niagara Falls;
and Mary Benedict, Ransomvllle;
three sons, George, Niagara Falls;
Carl, North Ridge, and Roy, Ransom
ville; two sisters, Mrs. George
Dunn, Buffalo; Mrs. John Squires,
Rochester, and a brother, Fred
Austin, Gasport.

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Niagara Gazette - 6/9/1938

Thomas King, 65 years old. former
employe of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, died at Mount St. Marys
hospital this morning, after a brief
Illness. He resided with his daughter,
Mrs, George Benedict, at 1113
Ontario avenue, and is slso survived
by another daughter. Mrs. Neil
Burns, and eight grandchildren.
Mr. King had lived here for 35
years. After leaving the employ of
the Lehigh Valley several years ago,
he worked for the city until he was
taken ill. He was a member of
Lowry Camp, No. 45, Woodmen of
the World.
Plans for the funeral were being
completed this afternoon.

Thomas + Bridget. Bridget was born about 1872 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]