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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/29/1979

BLAIR Arthur F.
Blair, 73, of Tonawanda,
Saturday (October 27,
1979) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness A native
of Tonawanda, he had
b e e n employed at
Remington Rand (North
Tonawanda plant) for 25
years, retiring in 1972.
Mr. Blair was a member
of St. Francis of Assisi
Church, the City of
Tonawanda Auxiliary
Police and a life member
of Delaware I lose Co.
He is survived by his
wife, Mary (nee Ken
nedy) Blair; a daughter,
Mrs. Robert D (Wilma)
S h e p l e r of N o r t h
Tonawanda, a son,
William (Patricia) Blair
of Tonawanda; four
grandchildren, Susan I.
G a b o u r , U.S.A.F.
Fairbanks, Ala Robert
Dean Shepler, Jr., of
N o r t h Tonawanda,
Amysue and Mary Beth
Blair, at home, one
great-grandson, Jason
Nicholas Gabour, a
sister, Mrs Wilbert A.
(Bernice) Brenon; tivo
brothers, Darrow H
(Regina) Blair and
Edward K. (Frances)
Blair, all of Tonawanda
arid several nieces and
nephews,
Friends may call from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at
John O. Roth Funeral
Home, Morgan and
William Sts., Tonawanda
where services will be
held Tuesday at 9 a.m.
followed by a Mass of
Christian Burial at St.
Francis of Assisi Church
at 9:30 The Rev Robert
W. Wardenski will of
ficiate. Burial at White
Chapel Cemetery

Arthur married SZEPESI, Mary about 1928. Mary (daughter of SZEPESI, Joseph A and HALASZ, Julia) was born about 1909 in New York; died on 3 Nov 1986 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo NY Courier Express - 10/9/1929

North Tonawanda. Oct. 9-Arthur
F. Blair and his wife became
estranged recently and the husband
announced that he will not pay any
debts incurred by Mrs. Blair, but their
domestic differences are not at an
end. Blair appeared before Judge
Corden T. Hackett in the Tonawanda
city court this morning on a charge
of petit larceny, preferred by Mrs.
Blair. He pleaded not guilty and the
trial was set for Wednesday of next
week.
In the information for the warrant.
Mrs. Blair alleges that her husband
committed the act of petit larceny
by stealing flowers belonging to the
complainant.

1. BLAIR, Wilma Elizabeth was born on 5 May 1929 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 10 Mar 2014 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.

Family/Spouse: KENNEDY, Mary. Mary (daughter of Margaret A) was born about 1901 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY; died on 21 Nov 1983 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BLAIR, William A

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Niagara Gazette - 5/27/1964

NORTH TONAWANDA -
Herbert J. Blair, 83, of 742
Revere Ave., died today (May
27, 1964) in DeGraff Memorial
Hospital.
He was a lifelong resident
of the Tonawandas and a
member of the Grove Street
Church of Christ in Tonawanda.
Survivors i n c l u d e his
widow, the former Augusta
Nagel; three s o n s , Edward,
Arthur and Darrow. Blair; a
daughter, Mrs. Wllbert (Berawandas;
eight grandchildren
nice) Brennon, all of the Tonand
two great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted
at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the
Frethold Funeral Home, Rev.
Donald L. Gardner officiating.
Burial will be in White
Chapel Memorial Park.
Friends may c a l l at the
funeral home from 2 to 4 and
7 to 8 p.m.

Herbert married NAGEL, Augusta M about 1904. Augusta was born about 1886 in New York; died on 28 Sep 1964 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/28/1964

BLAIR - Augusta M. Blair,
(new Nagel) 77, of 742 Revere
Ave., North Tonawanda, Mon-
day (Sept. 28, 1964). She was the
wife of the late Herbert J. Blair,
who died in May. Surviving are
three sons, Darrow H., Arthur
and Edward K. Blair, and a
daughter, Mrs. Wilbert Brenon,
all of the Tonawandas. Also sur-
viving are eight grandchildren
and two great - grandchildren.
Friends may call at Fretthold
Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St.
at Waard Road, North Tonawan-
da, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
Services will be there Wednes-
day at 11 a.m. Interment in
White Chapel Memorial Park.
Mrs. Blair was a member of the
Grove Street Christian Church
and a charter member of the
American Legion Auxiliary.

William + ROBINSON, Fannie. Fannie was born in Mar 1860 in ME; died on 27 Mar 1928 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Evening News - 3/28/1928

BLEVINS-March 27. Fanny R. Blevins,
wife of John W. Blevins: mother of Herbert
J. Blair of Tonawanda. N. Y.; sister of Mrs.
George E. Moses of Toronto. Out., and Mart
in Robinson of Sudbury. Maine. Funeral
from the family residence. 86 Manitoba
Street. Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Friends invited.