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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 8/23/1957

Mrs.. Emelia Pless, 72, of 54
Park Pl., a Wolcottsville native,
died Thursday night (Aug. 22. 1957)
in Lockport Memorial Hospital after
a long illness.
She was born Nov.. 22, 1884, the
daughter of William and Minnie
Gensow Brege. She had lived in
Lockport nearly 50 years and was
a ember of Trinity Lutheran
Church.
Surviving are her husband, Fred
W. Pless; two daughters, Mrs
Alice Weaver and Mrs. Robert A
Smith; a brother, William Brege,
all of Lockport; and five grand-
children.
Friends may call from 2 to 5
and 7 to 9 at Prudden ndt
Funeral Home,, 262 Genesee St.,
where services will be held Sun-
day afternoon at 2:30. The Rev..
Ernest E. Heuer and the Rev. Her-
man Meier will officiate. Burial
will be in Trinity Lutheran Ceme-
tery.

Emelia married PLESS, Fred W about 1913. Fred was born about 1882 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PLESS, Alice
2. PLESS, Florence B was born about 1920 in New York.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/16/1925

William Brege, Sr.. age 80, died
on Friday evening. May 15, at the
home of hia daughter, Mrs. Fred
Pless. 82 Irving street He Is survived
by two sons and three daughters,
Herman of Royalton, William
F„ of Lockport, Mra. Anna Eick of
Royalton, Mrs. Fred Pless of Lochport,
Mrs Minnie Meitz of Jeddo,
one brother Christian Brege of Royalton.
and many relatives and
friends. Funeral services will be
held at the home of his sea, Herman
of Royalton Monday at 2 o'clock
and 3 o'clock in St. Michael Church,
Wolcottsville, N. Y. Burial In Sit.
Pleasant cemetery

William married GENSOW, Wilhelmina about 1871. Wilhelmina was born in Apr 1847; died on 4 Apr 1920 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/6/1920

Mrs. Wilhelmlna Brege, wife of William
Brege, died Sunday at the home
In Wolcottsvllle at the age of 73 years.
She is survived by her husband, Ave
children, Herman Brege of Royalton,
William Brege of Lockport, Mrs. A. A.
Mietse of Jeddo, Mrs. Ferdinand Elck of
Royalton and Mrs. Fred Pless of Lockport.
three sisters and three brothers.
The funeral will be held Thursday from
the White church at Wolcottsvllle at 2
o'clock. Burial in Mt. Pleasant ceme-
tery