Jeffrey married WITMER, Jennifer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married ANSON, Eleanor Jean on 10 Jun 1939 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Eleanor (daughter of ANSON, Ralph B and PAYNE, Eleanor Marion) was born on 12 Feb 1915 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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WITMER - John T., WWII veteran engineer
6/30/2005 - Buffalo News


John T. Witmer, a retired structural and aerospace engineer and Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, died Tuesday in his Alden home after a lengthy illness. He was 81.

A Buffalo native, Mr. Witmer grew up in Williamsville and was a graduate of Williamsville High School. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he also was an instructor and head of the Structural Model Laboratory.

During his career, he participated in more than 1,400 projects, including pollution control, harnessing tidal power, cooling systems for nuclear and coal-fired power generation plants, portable radar towers, as well as several bridges throughout Western New York and suspension bridges in Cuyahoga National Park in Ohio.

As an aerospace engineer with Bell Aerosystems for many years, he designed spacecraft heat shields for re-entry, the precursors to systems used on space shuttles. He also worked for other engineering concerns and as a consultant, retiring in the mid-1990s.

Mr. Witmer was a descendant of Tobias Witmer, a surveyor for the Holland Land County, during the early 19th century.

During World War II, Mr. Witmer served in the Army Air Forces' 765th Bombardment Squadron in Italy as a bomb sight mechanic. He rose to the rank of corporal.

Mr. Witmer was active in community affairs and served as chairman of the Village of Alden Planning Board for 27 years. He also was town engineer for five years.

Mr. Witmer and his wife of 58 years, the former Marilyn "Lynn" Booth, were active members of Amherst Dance Club for 25 years and served on the board of directors for 12 years. They were also actively involved with the Edelweiss Ski Touring Club for 25 years, traveling extensively throughout the United States and abroad.

Mr. Witmer's other interests included environmental conservation, ballroom dancing, cross-country skiing, gardening and bridge.

He enjoyed corresponding on issues and current events with The Buffalo News and Alden Advertiser. Survivors besides his wife include three sons, John of Carlsbad, Calif., Michael of Pomona, Calif., and Christopher of Tokyo; three daughters, Pamela Mason of Glennville, Pa., Jennifer Norris of Alden and Danielle Garas of Clarence; a brother, Walter of East Aurora; 21 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

John married BOOTH, Marilyn on 19 Jul 1947. Marilyn (daughter of BOOTH, Raymond A and ROOT, Mildred V) was born on 25 May 1928 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 20 Dec 2021 in Cheektowaga, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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WITMER - Marilyn "Lynn"
December 30, 2021, of Cheektowaga, NY, formerly of Alden, NY, at age 93 following a brief illness. Beloved wife of 57 years of the late John T. Witmer, Jr. Devoted mother of John T. III (Karen Litwack) of Carlsbad, CA; Pamela (Stuart) Mason of Glenville, PA; Michael G., of Claremont, CA; and Jennifer (Paul) Norris of Alden, NY. Predeceased by Christopher (Hiroko) of Tokyo, Japan, and Danielle (John) Garas of Clarence, NY. Loving grandmother of 21, great-grandmother of 19 and great-great-grandmother of one. Born Marilyn Booth, Lynn was a 1946 graduate of Amherst High School. After raising her six children, she earned a degree in dental hygiene (ECC, 1971) and a teaching certificate (SUNY Brockport, 1971), and a BS in health science education (UB, 1979). She became an instructor in the dental auxiliary training program at the UB School of Dental Medicine (1976-78) and a dental hygienist and assistant in the Children's Hospital Dental Clinic (1980-87). She was a dental hygienist with Barzman, Kazimov & Vieth for five years before retiring in 1993. Please see the full obituary at: www.jerfh.com A celebration of Lynn's life will be held in the spring. Donations in her memory may be made to Hospice Foundation, PO Box 590, Buffalo, NY 14240-0590.

Edmund married SWANSON, Jennie Olivia on 29 Jun 1908 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY. Jennie (daughter of SVENSSON, John A and JONS, Anna) was born on 4 Jul 1884 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY; died on 14 Oct 1972 in Alden, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/26/1956

LOCKPORT - A former city
resident who-had lived for the last
14 years at Alden w ith his daugh-
ter, wife of State Sen. John H.
Cooke, died there Sunday (March
25, 1956) after a long illness.
Ralph B. Anson. 75, a retired,
employe of the Railway Express
Agency Inc., died at the home of
his daughter. He was born here
Nov. 27. 1880. After attending
public 'schools here, he began working
for Plaster News Co. and later
became a messenger for the express
firm. He was transferred to Rochester
and last worked in the Buffalo
office.
He was a member of Lockport
Lodge No. 73, F & AM.
His wife. the former Eleanor
Payne, died in 1940. In addition
to Mrs. Cooke, he is survived by
another daughter. Mrs. Oscar Div-
erall. Wilmington. Del., and four
grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2
p.m. Thursday at the Prudden &
Kandt Funeral Home here by
the Rev. Darrell J. Westlake. pastor
of Plymouth Congregational
Church. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.

Ralph married PAYNE, Eleanor Marion on 15 Feb 1908 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Eleanor (daughter of PAYNE, Douglas and RIPSON, Clara) was born about 1885 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Mar 1940 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette- 3/22/1940

LOCKPORT. March 22.-Mrs.
Eleanor M. Anson, wife of Ralph B.
Anson. died yesterday at the family
home in Kenmore Both Mr. and
Mrs. Anson were former residents of
nils city. Mrs. Anson's mother.
Mrs Douglas Payne, of this city,
lied only a few days ago.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Anson
is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Oscar W. Diverall. of Old Hickory,
Tenn . and Mrs. John H. Cooke, of
Alden. N. Y . and two sisters. Mrs.
Panford Gooding and Miss Louise
Payne, both of Lockport.
Last rites will be held from the
Bury funeral home, 2978 Delaware
avenue. Kenmore, on Saturday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock. Interment
will be at Lockport.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/14/1908

City Clerk E. S. Bennett of Lockport
yesterday issued marriage license
No. 4 to Ralph B. Anson Of
Rochester and Miss Eleanor Marion
Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Payne. The wedding will
take place Saturday

John married LEFFLER, Marie Viola in 1923 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Marie (daughter of LEFFLER, Michael F and SCHMIDT, Susan T) was born on 11 Apr 1899 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 4 Feb 1994 in General Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married ROOT, Mildred V about 1920. Mildred was born about 1885 in FL; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]