1. | CLUGSTON, Letitia was born on 28 Feb 1891 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY (daughter of CLUGSTON, William); died on 30 May 1971 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/1/1971
Mrs. Letitia Clugston Bluhm,
80, of 7621 Chestnut Ridge Road,
Town of Royalton, died Sunday
at Lockport Memorial Hospital,
after a short illness.
Mrs. Bluhm was born Feb.
28, 1891, in Lockport,, the
daughter of William and Sarah
Gray Clugston. She was the
widow of Fred W. Bluhm, a
former alderman of the city of
Lockport.
Mrs. Bluhm was a member
of Rebekah Lodge 290 and the
Lockport Senior Citizens. She
lived with her daughter, Mrs.
Walter (Letitia) Uriel, in Lockport
before entering the
hospital.
Also surviving are another
daughter, Mrs. M a l c o lm
(Kathryn) Felton, Lockport;
eight grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; and several
nephews and nieces.
Friends may call at Prudden
and Kandt Funeral Home, 242
Genesee St. where funeral
services will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2 p.m.
Rebekah Lodge 290 will meet
at Prudden and Kandt at 7 p.m.
Taesday for a memorial service
and to pay respects. All
Rebekah members have been
asked to attend.
Interment will be in Cold
Spring Cemetery.
Letitia married BLUHM, Fred W on 29 Jun 1916 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Fred (son of BLUHM, August F and ROGGOW, Albertine W) was born on 26 Jun 1890 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Sep 1961 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/5/1961
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bluhm, Akron
Rd., celebrated their 45th
wedding anniversary on Thursday
at the home of their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Urtel, Akron Rd., and received
gifts, congratulations and good
wishes from their many relatives
and frends.
Mrs. Bluhm received approximately
150 guests wearing a green
and white printed silk dress
adorned by a corsage of red roses.
Mr. Bluhm, who was active for
many years in city politics as
committeeman for the Third District
of the Fifth Ward for 10
years and as alderman-at-large
for 12 years, greeted many old
friends among the guests, including
State Assemblyman Harold
Altro and Mrs. Altro.
Guests were served a buffet
lunch from a table centered by
pink carnations and white and orchid
chrysanthemums. White tapers
in crystal candelabra flanked
a four-tiered anniversary cake
which was decorated with white
swans and topped with a bell surrounded
by lilies-of-the-valley.
Married June 29. 1916. in the
parsonage of the First Presbyterian
Church by the Rev. Papperman,
the couple have two
daughters, Mrs. Urtel and Mrs.
Malcolm Felton, and eight grandchildren.
Miss Marcia Felton was in
charge of the guest book.
Other guests were present from
North Carolina, Florida, Albany,
Middleport, Akron, Buffalo, South
Carolina, and Newfane.
Children:
- BLUHM, Letitia A was born on 18 Jun 1917 in New York; died in Nov 1984 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
- BLUHM, Kathryn was born on 18 Jun 1917 in New York; died in Jul 1975 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
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