Family/Spouse: HATCH, Lester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/14/1968

MELCHER - Merle R. Sr., of
31 Pennsylvania Ave., died suddenly
Monday, Oct. 14, 1968, at
his late residence. He is survived
by nine daughters and five
sons, Mrs. Lester (Alfreda)
Hatch, Mrs. James (Nancy)
Tagg, Miss Bessie Melcher,
Mrs. Paul (Sara) Pichey,
Charles Melcher, James Melcher,
Merle Melcher Jr., Robert
Howard, and Mrs. Elger (Liz)
Boissenin, all of Lockport; Mrs.
Carl (Effie) Beiter, Newfane;
Mrs. Jack (Laura) White, Pittsburgh,
Penna.; Mrs. Frank
(Shirley) Page, Niagara Falls;
Willis Melcher, Marion, N. Y.;
and Mrs. Margaret Walker,
Blasdale, N.Y.; also survived
by 41 grandchildren and seven
great - grandchildren. Friends
may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
at the Gaul Funeral Home Inc.,
263 East Ave., where, the funeral
will be held Wednesday at 2
p.m. Interment will be at Cold
Spring Cemetery.

ALSO

Same date and paper

Merle R. Melcher Sr., 66, of
31 Pennsylvania Ave., a retired
engineer at Niagara County
Fruit Co., died unexpectedly
this morning (Oct. 14, 1968) at
his home.
The fire department rescue
squad was called at 8:16 a.m.,
but reported Mr. Melcher was
dead when they arrived.
Born Jan. 5, 1902 in Wilson,
he was the husband of the late
Margaret Bootes Melcher, who
died in 1951.
Mr. Melcher was employed
for 35 years at the Niagara
County Fruit Co. and retired in
1964. He had been a rural route
carrier for the Buffalo Courier-
Express until the time of his
death.
He is survived by nine daughters
and five sons, Mrs. Lester
(Alfreda) Hatch, Mrs. James
(Nancy) Tagg, Miss Bessie Mel
cher, Mrs. Paul (Sara) Pichey,
Mrs. Elger (Liz) Boissenin,
Charles, James, Merle Jr., and
Robert Howard Melcher, all of
Lockport, Mrs. Carl (Effie) Beiter
of Newfane, Mrs. Jack (Laura)
White of Pittsburgh, Mrs.
Frank (Shirley) Page of Niagara
Falls, Willis Melcher of Marion
and Mrs. Margaret Walker
of Blasdell; also 41 grandchildren
and seven great-grandc
ildren.
Friends may call from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gaul Funeral
Home Inc., 263 East Ave.,
where the funeral will be held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev.
Robert H. Rowsam, pastor of
Emmanuel United Methodist
Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Cold Spring
Cemetery.

Merle married BOOTS, Margaret V about 1919. Margaret (daughter of BOOTS, Charles J and Effie) was born about 1902 in PA; died on 15 Jan 1951 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/16/1951

MELCHER-Margaret Melcher died
Monday, January 15, 1951 at the
Lockport City Hospital. She is survived
by her husband, Merle Melcher:
eleven daughters. Mrs. Eugene
Walker. Mrs. Elger Boissenin, Hattie,
Mrs. Lester Hatch. Effle, Laura,
Shirley. Nancy, Florence, Sara, Bessie;
five sons, Robert, Merle, Jr.,
James, Charles and Willis; one sister.
Mrs. Louise Floyd; five brothers,
Fred, John , Charles. James and
Oeorge; five grandchildren. Friends
are invited to call at the Clemens
O. Gaul Funeral Home. 263 Bast
Ave, where the funeral will be
Thursday at 2:00 o'clock. Interment
at Cold Spring Cemetery.

Charles married Effie about 1890. Effie was born about 1871 in PA; died on 5 Mar 1945 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/5/1945

Effle Boots Harrington died Monday,
March 5, 1945 at the Lockport
City Hospital. She is survived by two
daughters and five sons. Mrs. Louise
Floyd, John William Boots. Mrs.
Merle Melcher, Charles Joseph
Boots, George William Boots, Lockport,
Fred H. Boots and James E.
Boots, Erie, Pa also forty-seven,
grandchildren, twenty-nine great-
grandchildren.
Friends are invited to call at the
Clemens O. Gau funeral home, 263
East Ave., from where the funeral
will be Wednesday, March 7 at 2:30.
Interment Cold Springs Cemetery.

Hiram + SANDER, Adaline. Adaline (daughter of Sarah) was born about 1843 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]