2. | BRAUER, John was born about 1882 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY (son of BRAUER and Mary); died on 25 Oct 1965 in South Bethlehem, Albany County, NY. Notes:
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/26/1965
John Brauer, 83, after whom
Brauer Park in North Tonawanda
was named, died yesterday at
his son's home at South Bethlehem,
near Albany.
Mr. Brauer was born in Buffalo
and moved to North Tonawanda
in 1918. He formerly resided at
43 Old Falls Blvd. in North Tonawanda,
where he owned and operated
"Riverview Nursery" until
he retired 10 years ago.
He was Seventh Ward supervisor
in 1926 and 1227 and an alderman
on the North Tonawanda
Common Council from 1934 to
1939. He was a Reiublican.
When he retired in 1939, the
Common Council named "Brau-
er Park" in appreciation of his
"generosity in donating and su-
pervising the planting of trees in
the city."
After his retirement, Mr. Brauer
moved to Florida. He went to
live with a son, J. Everton Brauer
at South Bethlehem last Easter.
Besides his son, Mr. Brauer is
survived by his wife, Ethel Johnston
Brauer.
Services for Mr. Brauer will be
Friday at St. Stephens Episcopal
Church at Delmar, N.Y. Burial
will be at Mount Pleasant Ceme-
tery at South Bethlehem.
John + JOHNSTON, Ethel V. Ethel (daughter of JOHNSTON, Alexander H and Mary L) was born about 1889 in MI; died on 5 Nov 1965 in South Bethlehem, Albany County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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