Chester married BROCK, Ruth M on 10 Sep 1943 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of BROCK, Walter M and LONG, Grace Rachel) was born on 12 Aug 1924 in New York; died on 14 Oct 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/13/1943

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brock of
884 Walck road announce the
marriage of their daughter Ruth,
to Pfc. Chester Barraclough, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Barraclough
of 245 Payne avenue, which was
solemnized on Friday , evening,
September 10, on the lawn at the
home Of the bride's parents. The
bride wore a gray travelling suit
with a mixed corsage. The attend*
ants were Miss Vivian Lucore and
Pfc Dale Lucore Following the
ceremony a reception was held
for thirty guests. The groom will
Ieave on Tuesday for his post, at
Camp Phillips, Kansas City,
Kans., and the bride wffl remain
at her parents' home for the
duration.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/9/1955

Walter M. Brock, 58. of 884
Walck Rd., died last night in Buffalo
General Hospital after a short
illness.
A lifelong resident of North Tonawanda,
Mr. Brock was employed
at International Paper Co. 25 years
and was treasurer of Local 241,
International Brotherhood of Papermakers.
He was a member of
North Tonawanda Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel
Carley Brock; two sons, Richard
W. and Ray A. Brock, both of
North Tonawanda; two daughters,
Mrs. Dolard LeGross of Thorold,
Ont., and Mrs. Chester Barraclough
of Tonawanda; his mother, Mrs.
Louella Brock of Los Angeles; two
step-children, Donald Truance of
Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Alvis
Sutter of Niagara Falls; two bro
Albert Brock of Tonawanda
and Covert Brock of St. Peters-
burg, F l a . ; two sisters, Mrs. Wal
l a c e W. Watts and Mrs. Robert
Luke both of North Tonawanda;
and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at the
Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St.,
Thursday at 2 p.m., the Rev. John
W. Douglas officiating. Burial will
be in Elmlawn Cemetery.

Walter married LONG, Grace Rachel about 1925. Grace was born about 1894 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY; died on 1 Sep 1944 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/2/1944

Mrs. Grace Rachel Brock, nee
Long, 50, of 884 Walck road, died
last night in the DeGraff Memorial
hospital. She was born in the
town of Amherst and had resided
in North Tonawanda the past
20 years. She was a member of
the North Tonawanda Church of
Christ. Surviving are her husband,
Walter; two daughters, Mrs. Henry
Kuhn of Cowlesville, N. Y., and
Mrs. Chester Barraclough of North
Tonawanda; two sons, T/5 Richard
Brock, with the Sixth Armored
Engineers in France, and
Ray of North Tonawanda; two
grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs.
Fred Hines of Pittsford, N. Y.,
Mrs. Carl Fraser of Rochester,
Mrs. Garnet Fraser and Mrs.
Charles Hardy of Tonawanda. and
three brothers, Daniel Long of the
U. S. Army, North Africa, Fred
and William Long of North Tonawanda.
Rites will be conducted
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the Hamp Funeral Home, 37
Adam street. Burial will be in
Elmlawn. The Rev. G. L. Burghard
will officiate.