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Buffalo NY Courier Express - 10/17/1940

Death claimed two elderly brothers
within four hours yesterday,
'one of them dying as he paid his
last respects to the other.
Jeremiah F. Brinkworth, 154
Hodge Avenue, died at home about
5 p. m. after an illness of several
weeks. He was 80.
Younger brother Frank G. Brinkworth,
74, of 190 West Utica
Street, a retired carpenter, went
to Jeremiah's home shortly after
and, while sitting on a davenport
talking with friends, collapsed of a
heart attack and died almost Immediately.
Former First Warders
Both brothers, members of an
old first ward family, were born
and reared in Perry Street. Their
father, John, ran a saloon for
many years at 299 Perry Street, a
business which Jeremiah inherited
and operated until his retirement
ten years ago. He also was active
in first ward politics and formerly
belonged to the Catholic Men's
Benevolent Association and the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Jeremiah and Frank were educated
at the Christian Brothers'
Institut of old St. Joseph's Cathedral.
After his formal schooling,
Frank took up carpentry and for
more than 25 years did work for
the Barge Canal on construction
and repair work. Then he operated
independently for a long period,
retiring seven years ago.
(Double Funeral Saturday
A double funeral will be held at
9.30 o'clock Saturday at the Hodge
Avenue residence and a half hour
later at St. Joseph's new Cathedral.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Surviving the pair are two brothers,
William If. and Thomas J., and
two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Roche
and Mrs. Helen Lynch. Frank
leaves his wife. Delia; a son, Dennis
J., and four grandchildren.
Jeremiah is survived by a son,
Frank J.; three daughters, Mrs.
Austin McTigue, Mrs. John J.
Quigley and Mrs. James Brinkworth,
and four grandchildren.

Frank married MCNAMARA, Delia about 1905. Delia was born about 1880 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BRINKWORTH, Genevieve was born about 1904 in New York; died on 7 Mar 1940 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY.
2. BRINKWORTH, Dennis J was born on 22 Mar 1905 in New York; died on 26 Dec 1988.

John + Mary. Mary was born about 1830 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]