Family/Spouse: VENUS, Elizabeth Mary. Elizabeth (daughter of VENUS, William Joseph and SUESS, Caroline) was born on 6 Oct 1923 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 20 Jan 2017 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BRIDGE, Thomas M
2. BRIDGE, Patrick Joseph

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

BRIDGE - J Joseph Bridge, 88. of
Tonawanda, N Y , Saturday
(January 12, 1985) at Buffalo V A
Medical Center Husband of the late
Irene Butler Bridge; father of John
J (Elizabeth) Bridge of Middleport;
grandfather of Patrick J Bridge of
Colorado and Thomas M. Bridge of
North Tonawanda; brother of Mrs
Florence Ammerman of North Tonawanda,
Mrs. Ruth Vallincourt of
Mountain View, Calif, Charles R
Bridge of Panama City, Fla., and
the late Agnes Borofske, Mary Suhr,
Sarah Felton, Arthur and Edward
Bridge.
Friends may call TUESDAY 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Hilliard
Funeral Home, Inc , 147 Delaware
St., Tonawanda where services will
be held Wednesday at 11 a.m., the
Rt Rev Msgr. Ralph M Miller
officiating. Interment Mount Olivet
Cemetery at the convenience of the
family. Flowers gratefully declined,
memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society An American
Legion memorial service under
the auspices of Post 264 will be
conducted at the Hilliard Funeral
Home Tuesday at 7 p.m

John married BUTLER, Irene about 1924. Irene was born about 1900 in VT; died on 17 Apr 1962 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/19/1962

BRIDGE - Irene B., April 17,
1962, of 49 Simson St., Tonawanda.
Wife of J. Joseph Bridge of
Tonawanda; mother of John J.
Bridge of Middleport; grandmother
of Thomas and Patrick Bridge
of Middleport; sister of Raymond
Butler of Athol, Mass. Prayers
will be said Saturday at 9 a.m. at
the Hilliard Funeral Home, 147
Delaware St., Tonawanda, fol
lowed by blessing of the body in
St. Francis Church at 9:30 a.m.
Mrs. Bridp was a member and
past president of Tonawanda's
Unit 264, American Legion Auxiliary,
and was also a past treasurer
of Niagara County American
Legion Auxiliary.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

BRIDGE - William J. Bridge,
89, formerly of 409 Adam St, Ton-
awanda, died Friday (July 21,
1961) after a long illness. He was
a member of Free Methodist
Church of Tonawanda. Survivors
include five daughters, Mrs.
Agnes Borofske of Albany, N.Y.,
Mrs. Cecil Ammerman Sr. of
Leesburg, Fla., Mrs. Sarah Felton
of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. George
Suhr of Cheektowaga, N.Y. and
Mrs. Earnest Vallincourt of Vestal,
N.Y.; four sons, Joseph, Arthur
and Richard Bridge, all of
Tonawanda, and Edward Bridge
of San Diego, Calif.; 15 grand
children and 11 great-granndchil-
dren. Friends may call at Creasey
Funeral Home, 93 Adam St., Ton-
awanda, where services will be
Monday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Glenn
Ziegler will officiate. Burial in
Elmlawn Cemetery.

William married Mary F about 1891. Mary was born in Apr 1872 in Canada; died on 8 Apr 1924 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/8/1924

Mrs. Mary F. Bridge, fifty-one years
old, No. 375 Niagara street, died this
norning at the DeGraff Memorial hospital.
Mrs, Bridge had lived in the
Tonawandas for the past twenty-two
years. She is survived by her husband,
William J. Bridge; four sons,
John J., Arthur, Richard and Edward
Bridge; four daughters, Mrs. Julius
Borofske, Mrs. Cecil Ammerman, Mrs.
Clarence Castner and Mrs. Ezra Dean
four grandchildren, her parents, five
brothers and two sisters.

John married Anna about 1867. Anna was born in Mar 1850 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]