4. | BRODERICK, John W was born on 10 Dec 1877 in South Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 May 1963 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 5/9/1963
John W. B r o d e r i c k , 85,
prominent In business and
government here before his retirement,
died
today (May 9,
1963) in Ranisomville
Gen-
i e r a l Hospital
I after an eight-!
week illness.
Mr. Broder-|
ick was born
Dec. 10, 1877,
in South Towns
h i p , outside
St. Catharines.
Ont., and c a m e
to this city at
the age of 16
with his family.
He founded the River Sand
Co., the predecessor of the
Empire Builders Supply Co.
At the time of his retirement
at age 71, he was president of
Empire supply.
Mr. Broderick, a Republican,
was first elected to the
Board of Supervisors from the
city's 4th Ward. When the Village
of LaSalle was annexed
by the city in 1927, part of the
4th Ward b e c a m e the 14th
Ward and he continued to represent
that ward. In all, he
served 20 years on the Board
of Supervisors and was chairman
during his last year.
Served on Committee
He was on m a n y of the
board's committee, and wa»
chairman of its Finance Committee
for a number of years.
He was a member of the
Buffalo and Niagara Parks
Planning Commission. It was
largely through his efforts as
a member of this commission
that negotiations for the development
of the north end
of Grand Island as an approach
to the then proposed
bridge to this city were completed.
On ABC Board
He served for some 11
years on the Niagara County
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board and was a member on
the city's advisory harbor commission
for years.
He formerly was active in
the Eagles lodge here and at
one time was its president. He
also was a former member of
the Niagara F a l l s Country
Club and a member of the
Niagara Club.
He was married first to the
former Nancy May Laing,
who died about six years ago.
He later married Billie Roberts.
^Survivor* Listed
Surviving, in addition to his
!wife, are two sons, George R.
Broderick and W i l l a r d H.
Broderick, 11 grandchildren
and 7 great-grandchildren.
Rev. Ray K. Hallin, minister
of Bacon M e m o r i al
Church, will officiate at the
funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday at
: Gridley Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Riverdale
' Cemetery.
The family will be at the
funeral home from 3 to 5 and
7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
John + LAING, Nancy May. Nancy was born about 1883 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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