Robert + AIKEN, Shirley Elene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/9/1972

WILSON - Ernest A. Branch,
70, of 279 Mechanic St., husband
of Mrs. Marion Branch, died
this morning at Lockport after
a long illness.
He was born May 20, 1902
in the Town of Hartland, a son
of Andrew and Alida (Ernest)
Branch.
He had worked as a carpenter
in construction work for most
of his life.
Surviving, besides his widow,
are six sons and a daughter,
Russell, Kenneth, Robert and
Bruce Branch and Mrs. Jack
(Joyce) Perry, all of Wilson and
Donald and Gordon Branch,
both of Lockport; a sister, Mrs.
Marion Frombgen of Lockport
and two brothers, Rogers and
Walter Branch, both of Gasport
also 23 grandchildren and three
great - grandchildren.
Friends may call tomorrow
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
at the Hamilton & Clark
Funeral Chapel here, where
funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday. The Rev.
Gordon Loomis will officiate'.
Burial will be in Wrights
Corners Cemetery.

Ernest married BROCKMAN, Marion E on 22 Aug 1923 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Marion (daughter of BROCKMAN, Fred W and KOEPPEN, Maria Augusta Wilhelmine) was born on 29 Mar 1904 in New York; died in Aug 1987 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/5/1923

M i s s M a r i a n E. B r o c k m a n o f W i l s
o n , a n d E r n e s t A. B r a n c h of N e w -
f a n e , w e r e u n i t e d i n m a r r i a g e A u g.
2 2 n d , a t t h e M e t h o d i s t p a r s o n a g e by
t h e R e v . W m . P a r t i n g t o n.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/18/1960

Bus Driver's
Rites Monday
Gazette Lockport Bureau
LOCKPORT—Services for
Herbert R. Aiken, 53, of 96
Slayton Settlement Rd., will
be held at 2 p.m. Monday at
the Gaul Funeral Home. Mr.
Aiken suffered a fatal heart
attack Friday (June 17, 1960)
while driving an empty school
bus.
The Rev. Clarence E. Gee,
D.D., of Wrights Corners Presbyterian
Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Wrights
Cornets-Cemetery.-—
Mr. Aiken was stricken en
route to Lockport Friday after
discharging a group of students
at Royalton-Hartland
Central S c h o o l . The bus
crashed Into a tree in Mountain
Rd. just west of Peet St.,
Town of Royalton.
Born in Lockport Oct. 8,
1908, Mr. Aiken was the son
of the late Richard and Clara
Richards Aiken. He operated
a farm in Slayton Settlement
Rd. until his retirement in
1958. For the last four years,
he operated a bus in the Roy-
Hart district for the Ridge
Rd. Express Co.
Survivors include his wife,
the former F l o r e n c e E.
Swann; a son, Herbert R. Aiken
Jr., Lockport; three daughters,
Mrs. Herbert Reed and
Mrs. Robert Wemple, both of
Olcott; and Mrs. Robert
Branch, Lockport; three
brothers Stacy and Raymond
Aiken, both of Lockport, and
Elton Aiken, Buffalo; two sis-'
ters, Miss Florence Aiken and
Miss Grace Aiken, both of
Lockport, and 13 grandchildren.

Herbert married SWANN, Florence E before 1933. Florence (daughter of SWANN, Harry J and KAHLER, Bessie) was born on 20 Nov 1909; died in May 1975 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/24/1940

Burt J. Branch of the Old Niagara
Road passed away on Wednesday,
October 23rd, 1940. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Alida
Branch, two daughters and three
sons, Mrs. George Gurney of
Canastota, Mrs. Henry Frombgen.
Rogers and Lester Branch of Lockport
and Ernest Branch of Wilson,
and one sister, Mrs. Myra Gow of
Newfane. The funeral will be held
from Taylor & Reynolds Funeral
Home, Niagara at Transit Street,
at 2:30 o'clock on Friday afternoon.
Interment will be in Wright's Cemetery.

Elbert married CLERK, Alida about 1901. Alida (daughter of CLERK, Josiha Ernest and Elizabeth) was born on 11 Aug 1880 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Sep 1963 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/23/1963

BRANCH - Alida C. Branch of 78
Beverly Ave., passed away Sept.
22.1983 at Lockport Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Henry (Marion)
Frombgen of Lockport; three sons,
Ernest A. Branch of Wilson, Roger
Branch of Gasport and Walter
L. Branch of Lockport. Also 13
grandchildren and 38 • greatgrandchildren.
Friends may call
at their convenience at the Lange
Funeral Home, 188 East Ave.,
where funeral services will be
held on Wednesday. Sept. 25. 1983
at 10 a.m. The family will be
present from 2-4 and 7 - 9 p.m.
Interment in Wrights Corners
Cemetery.

ALSO

Same Paper and date

A retired area school teacher
and employe of Lockport Memorial
Hospital, Mrs. Alida C.
Branch, 82, of 76 Beverly Ave.,
died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1983) in
Lockport Memorial Hospital.
She was born in the Town of
Hartland on Aug. 11. 1880,
daughter of Josiha Ernest and
Elizabeth Clerk. She was the widow
of Elbert J. Branch who died
in 1941.
Mrs. Branch, a resident of Lockport
for 38 years, taught in several
one - room school houses in
the county for many years until
her retirement abut 1940. Until
five years ago she worked as a
kitchen aide in the Lockport Hospital.
She was a charter member
of the Newfane Grange and a
member of Emmanuel Methodist
Church.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Henry (Marion) Frombgen
of Lockport; three sons, Ernest
A. Branch of Wilson, Roger
Branch of Gasport and Walter L.
Branch of Lockport; 13 grandchildren
and 36 great • grandchildren.
Friends may call at their convenience
at the Lange Funeral
Home, 186 East Ave., where the
family will be present from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral
service will be conducted there at
10 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev.
Donald M. Peck, pastor of Emmanuel
Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be In Wright's
Corners Cemetery.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/2/1957

WILSON - Fred Brockman, 75,
of Young St., a retired farmhand,
died Monday (July 1, 1957) at his
home, after a recent heart attack.
Born In Newfane, he was t he
son of Charles and Hannah Brockman
and had lived in Wilson for
several years. He was a member of
St. Peter's Lutheran Char eh,
North Ridge.
Surviving are his wife, Mayme
Brockman; a daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Branch, Wilson; a brother,
Walter Brockman, Lockport; a
sister, Mrs. Louis Kagels, Newfane;
seven grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be tomorrow afternoon
at 2 in Hamilton ft Clark Funeral
Chapel. Burial will be In
North Ridge Cemetery

Fred married KOEPPEN, Maria Augusta Wilhelmine in 1907. Maria (daughter of KOEPPEN, Wilhelm John and LUICK, Auguste Maria Louise) was born on 29 Aug 1883 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Nov 1964 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/25/1964

WILSON *- Mrs. M a y m e
Brockman, 81. widow of Fred
Brockman, died unexpectedly
Tuesday (Nov. 24, 1964) at
O'Stewart Nursing Home, Gasport,
where she had been a patient
since May.
Born in the Town of Cambria
Aug. 29, 1883, she was the
daughter of William and Augusta
Luck Koeppen. She was married
in 1907 to Mr. Brockman,
who died in 1957. Since his
death, she had made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Marion
Branch of Wilson.
She also survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Rose Ganshaw and
Mrs. Ella Lansill, both of Wil-
son, and Mrs. Emma Schultz of
Lockport.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
this evening and tomorrow from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at Hamilton &
Clark Funeral Home, Wilson,
where services will be held at 2
p.m. Friday. The Rev. Paul
Huyett will officiate.
Burial will be in North Ridge
Cemetery.

Richard married RICHARDS, Clara E about 1901. Clara was born about 1886 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 2/26/1942

Harry J. Swann
Dies at Wilson
EAST WILSON—Harry J. Swann,
64 years old. died last evening at
7:30 o'clock at his home on the
George Plumb farm, Town Line
road! after heart disease suffered
for the last year. Funeral services
will be held Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock at.the home. The Rev.
Mr. Olessner, of Lyndonvllle. will
officiate. Interment will be in
Somerset cemetery.
Mr. Swann was formerly a baker
at Wilson. He was born In Trenton.
N. J., but had resided In this vicinity
for the last 20 years.
He Is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Bessie Swann, at home; four daughters.
Mrs. Herbert Alkcns, of Newfane.
MLss Bessie Swann, of Rochester,
Miss Lavlnia Swann. of
North Tonawanda. and Miss Wlnnifred
Swann, at home; four sons,
Leonard and Earl Swann. of Wilson.
George Swann, of North Tonawanda.
and Raymond Swann. of
Niagara Falls: seven grandchildren:
two sisters. Mrs. Roy Kenyon, of
Somerset. Mrs. Florence Herberts,
of Rochester, and three brothers.
Frank Swann. of WILion, William
Swann. of Florida, and Charles
Swann. of Cleveland, Ohio

Harry + KAHLER, Bessie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]