Norman married SCHMITT, Emily Jane [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stanley married HETHERLEY, Bessie Leone on 25 Sep 1937 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY. Bessie (daughter of HETHERLY, George L) was born on 17 Feb 1915; died on 1 Apr 1995 in Barker, Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/14/1937

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hetherly
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Bessie Leone, to Stanley
N. Atwater, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Atwater, of Barker. The
marriage will take place in the near
future.

ALSO

Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 10/29/1987

One hundred relatives and-friends
recently gathered at County Line
U.M. Church dining room to
celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Atwater, Lower Lake Road, Barker.
Mr. Atwater and the former Leone
Hetherley were married Sept. 25,
1937 at North Hartland M.E. Church
by the Rev. William Young, pastor
of Somerset M.E. Church. Their
attendants were Mina Richards,
sister of the bride, and Roger
Gaskill, cousin of the groom.
The reception and buffet "dinner
was hosted by their six children, Mr.
and Mrs. John (Lana) Potter of
Ripley; Mrs. Joseph * (Barbara)
Kowal, Carson City, Nevada; Mr.
and Mrs. Norman (Emily) Atwater,
Barker; Mr. and Mrs. Richard.
(Susan) Atwater, Barker; Mr. and
Mrs. William (Barbara) Atwater,
Webster; and Mr. and Mrs. Randall
(Pamela) Atwater, Barker.
The couple has 14 grandchildren,
all present at the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Atwater and famity
have recently received the
Agricultural Society Farm Award,
their land having been in the family
since their ancestors, Levi and Mary
Atwater came to Somerset in the
1850's.
The couple are active members of
the Barker Senior Citizens, the
Somerset Historical Society and
County Line U.M. Church.
Out of state, guests were present
from Florida, Washington, Virginia
and Nevada.

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December 11, 2012
Robert D. Schmitt

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOCKPORT —
Robert D. Schmitt, age 86, of Lockport, entered into rest on Monday, December 10, 2012 at Odd Fellow and Rebekah Health Care Facility. Born on March 7, 1926 in Lockport, Robert is the son of Daniel and Hope (Whitman) Schmitt.
Robert graduated from Lockport High School in 1943. He married Nancy MacEvoy on April 10, 1948. They had been married for 64 years. Robert was owner and partner in Newroyal Farms, a dairy and fruit farm, in Wrights Corners. A lifetime member of Ridgewood Bible Church, Robert served in many offices including the church treasurer. He was also a member of the Newfane Board of Education for 10 years in the 1960's. He enjoyed woodworking and made many items for family, friends and the church.
He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy. Dear father of Kathleen (Richard) McIntosh of Lockport, Daniel (Lilly) Schmitt of Lockport, Emily (Norman) Atwater of Barker, Thomas (Lisa) Schmitt of Belmont, David (Theresa) Schmitt of Lockport and Nathan (Crystal) Schmitt of Akron. Brother of the late Helen Buhr and Howard Schmitt; 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren also survive Robert.
Family and friends are invited to attend visitation at the Ridgewood Bible Church, 7073 Ridge Road, Lockport, NY on Thursday, December 13, 2012 from 11 AM until 12 Noon. Funeral services will be held immediately following at 12:00 PM from the church with the Reverend Charles Jennings officiating. Interment will be in Wrights Corners Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to Ridgewood Bible Church.
Please visit www.sherriefuneralhome.com to sign guest register.

Robert married MACEVOY, Nancy Ruth on 10 Apr 1948 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Nancy (daughter of MACEVOY, Walter Franklin and ZIMMERMAN, Mary Isabella) was born on 19 Feb 1930 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Mar 2022 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy Schmitt of Lockport, NY wife of the late Robert Schmitt entered into rest on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Buffalo, NY, born in Lockport on February 19, 1930. The daughter of the late Walter MacEvoy and Mary Isabella Zimmerman MacEvoy.
Nancy and Robert were married for over 60 years. She was a member of the Ridgewood Bible Church where she taught junior church for decades. She loved painting, chalk drawing, horses, and spending time with her family.
Mother of Kathleen (Richard) McIntosh, Daniel (Lillian) Schmitt, Emily (Norman) Atwater, Thomas (Lisa) Schmitt, David (Theresa) Schmitt and Nathan (Crystal) Schmitt. Sister of the late Jean (Milton) Lute, Lila (Robert) Fogel, Walter (Geraldine) MacEvoy and Annette (Harold Jr.) Swan. Also survived by 27 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call at Ridgewood Bible Church 7073 Ridge Rd. Lockport, NY on Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 11:30am – 1:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm. Burial will be in Wrights Corners Cemetery. Memorial donations to Ridgewood Bible Church or Yates Baptist Church 11365 E. Yates Rd Lyndonville, NY 14098.

George married MARTIN, Adah about 1913. Adah (daughter of MARTIN, Ezra T and COATES, Cora) was born about 1892 in New York; died on 20 Jun 1945 in Barker, Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/22/1945

BARKER, N. Y., June 22.-Puneral
services for Mrs. Adah Atwater,
53, wife of George Atwater, Lower
Lake road, who died Wednesday
night after only a few hours illness,
will be held at the family home tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. Marcum B. May will officiate.
Interment will be In Hartland Central
cemetery.
Mrs. Atwater was stricken Wednesday
afternoon in the Methodist
church parlars at Somerset, with a
cerebral hemorrhage shortlv after
closing a meeting of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service, at
which she had preside*. A doctor
and ambulance were called and she
was taken to her home, where she
-passed-away-at-10-o'clock that
night.
Besides her husband, she Is sur
vived by three sons, Stanley, of
Barker, Corporal Elwood Atwater,
ln the Medical Corps of the Army
of Occupation, somewhere In Germany,
and Melvln, at home; three
granddaughters; two sisters. Mrs.
Grace Gasklll. of Millers. N. Y. and
Miss Clara Martin, of Newark, N.
Y.
Mrs. Atwater was the daughter
of the late Ezra and Cora Coates
Martin and had resided all her life
in the Town of Somerset She was
a member of the Somerset Union
Methodist church, the Somerset
Woman's Society of Christian Service,
Somerset Orange. Millers
Home bureau and Townsend Chapter.
Order of the Eastern Star.

Daniel married WHITMAN, Hope on 15 Jun 1921 in Ames, Story County, IA. Hope (daughter of WHITMAN, Samuel Talcott and ROGERS, Barbara Helen) was born on 8 Aug 1890 in IA; died on 8 Feb 1960 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter + ZIMMERMAN, Mary Isabella. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]