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Howard Bruning passed away April 8, 2019 in Niagara Hospice House.  Born October 17, 1951 in Medina, he was the son of Clayton and Gladys (Waterstreet) Bruning.  Howard served in the US Army from 1969-1971 during the Vietnam War, while in service he was the recipient of the National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and the Purple Heart.  He worked for Harrison Radiator starting in 1972 where he was a tool & die maker retiring in 2007.  He was a member of the Lockport Alliance Church and enjoyed studying God’s word, camping, sports, and especially loved spending time with his family.
Howard is survived by his wife of 15 years, Nora (Bishop) Bruning; children Amanda (Bill) Pittman, Kristin (Jim Schaich) Jamieson, Aaron (Michelle), Eric Bruning, Denyel (Patrick Doty) Beiter, and Thomas (Grace Moser) Beiter; grandchildren Chelsey Jamieson, Andrew, Jacob Schaich, Kaitlin (Micah Leapaga), Hannah, Felicity Pittman, Alexis, Brett, Amber Bruning, Alana Bruning, and Benjamin Doty; siblings Donna (Mike Killion) Bruning and Roger Bruning; in-laws Matthew (Barbara) Bishop and Thomas Bishop; also survived by several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Relatives and friends may call Sunday, April 14th from 2-5 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport.  A funeral service with MIlitary Honors will be held Monday, April 15th at 10 AM in the Lockport Alliance Church, 555 Davison Rd., Lockport, NY 14094.  Interment will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers donations to Niagara Hospice or to the church would be appreciated.  Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Howard married FINK, Donna Marie [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BRUNING, Amanada
2. BRUNING, Kristin
3. BRUNING, Aaron
4. BRUNING, Eric

Family/Spouse: BISHOP, Nora. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clayton + WATERSTREET, Gladys Mildred. Gladys (daughter of WATERSTREET, Howard Churchill and BAEHR, Hilda Brunn) was born on 13 Nov 1932 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Dec 2017 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary of Gladys Bruning

Gladys M. Bruning passed away December 11, 2017 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. Born November 13, 1932 in Royalton she was the daughter of Howard and Hilda (Baehr) Waterstreet. Gladys worked for Mount View Health Care Facility where she was a nurses aide retiring in 1999. She was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and also the Gasport Senior Citizens and Dale Association.
Gladys is survived by her children Howard (Nora) Bruning, Roger Bruning, and Donna (Michael) Killion; grandmother of Amanda, Aaron, Kristin, Jennifer, Denyel, Tom, Zachary, Emma, and Eric; and thirteen great grandchildren; sister of the late Bernard Bruning and Dorothy Waterstreet.
Friends may call Thursday, Dec. 14th from 4-7 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 15th at 11 AM in Immanuel Lutheran Church, 7147 Ridge Rd. Interment will be in Hartland Central Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the church would be appreciated. Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

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Medina NY Daiy Register Journal - 5/7/1983

MIDDLEPORT -- Walter
Bruning of 16 Freeman Ave.,
died Friday at Medina
Memorial Hospital.
He was born Nov. 14, 1900 in
WolcottsviUe, to Rudolph and
Minnie (Bruning) Bruning. He
farmed in WolcottsviUe and
moved to Middleport in 1937.
He resided at 16 Freeman Ave.,
since 1943 and worked at
Harrison Radiator in Lockport
retiring Feb. 1,1966. He was a
member of Holy Cross
Lutheran Church.
He was husband of the late
Alice (Reabold) Bruning.
Survivors include four sons
and three daughters, Duane
Bruning of Lockport, Clayton
Bruning of Lockport, Fay D.
Bruning of Florida, the Rev
Alton Bruning of Ohio, Mrs.
Paul (Anita) Markham of
Michigan, Jean P. Bruning of
Ithaca and Susan A. Bruning of
Middleport; 18 grandchildren;
eight great-grandcluldren; one
brother, Carl Bruning of
Akron, and one sister, Mrs.
Louise Schubel of Lockport.
Funeral services were held
today at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross
Lutheran Church with the Rev.
William A. Dietsche officiating.
Burial was In Mount
Pleasant Cemetery, West
Shelby.
Memorial gifts may be made
to Holy Cross Lutheran
Church.
Arrangements were made by
Bates, Wallace and Heath
Funeral Home Inc., 38 State St.

Walter + REABOLT, Alice. Alice (daughter of REABOLT, William F and ESCHENBURG, Emma) was born on 3 Mar 1904 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Jun 1962 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/23/1962

MIDDLEPORT-Mrs. Alice
Reabolt Bruning, 58, wife of
Walter Bruning died unexpectedly
Friday (June 22,
1962) after suffering a heart
attack at her home, 16 Freeman
Ave.
Born March 3, 1904. in the
Town of Royalton, Mrs. Bruning
was a daughter of William
F. and Kinma Eschenburg
Reabolt. She was a member
of Holy Cross Lutheran
Church and had resided here
for 19 years.
In addition to her husband,
surviving are four sons. Du-.
ane and Clayton Bruning,
both of Lockport; Fay Bruning,
Orlando. Fla., and Alton
Bruning, Middleport; t h r ee
daughters, Mrs. Paul Markham,
Detroit, and the Misses
Jean and . S u s a n .Bruningj,
both of this village": a brother,
Herbert Reabolt. Akron. N.Y.;
four sisters, Mrs. David Henninger.
Miss Ruth Reabolt,
Mrs. Elmer Miller and Mrs.
Harry Chapman, all of this
village; 10 grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 3-5
and 7-9 p.m. at the family
home and from 1-2 p.m. Monday at
Holy Cross Church,
where services will be con-
ducted at 2 o'clock by Rev.
Otto F. Strothmann. Burial
will be in ML Pleasant Cemetery,
West Shelby.

Howard married BAEHR, Hilda Brunn on 8 Nov 1927 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of BAEHR, Fredrick Otto W and MIETZ, Helena) was born on 19 May 1907 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Nov 2002 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/16/1927

WOLSCOTTSVILLE. Nov. 15.-
The marriage of Hilda Beahr. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Beahr,
of Wolcottsville, to Howard Waterstreet,
also of Wolcottsville, was
solemnized Wednesday evening at
the St. Micheal's Evangelical Lutheran
church here. Rev. Frederick
Schleef officiating.
Palms and pink ribbons were used
in the decorations of the church and
the wedding march was played by
during the ceremony.
Kred Winters with "O Promise Me"
The bride was gowned in white
pussy willow taffeta over white
satin with rhlnestone trimming. Her
veil was embroidered and she carried
a hower bouquet of bride
roses and chrysanthemums. Miss
Louise Altman of Middleport, as
maid of honor, wore a gown of
green crepe while the second attendant,
Mrs. Millard Walter, wore
a gown of white satin and each carried
pink roses. Otto Beahr and
Millard Walter attended the groom.
The ushers were Harold Beahr and
Ernest Shilling with Evelyn Beahr
acting as flower girl. Both Mrs.
Beahr and Mrs. Waterstreet, mothers
of the bride and groom, wore
costumes of brown silk crepe.
Some 45 guests attended the reception
which was held at the home
of the bride where pink and white
were used In the house decorations
with sixteen seated at the bridal
table.
The groom's gift to the bride was
a handsome leather purse and to
his attendants bill folds while the
bride presented spoons to her maid
and matron.
Guests were present from Middleport,
Buffalo and Wolscottsvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. Waterstreet will reside
at the home of the bride's parents.

Rudolph married BRUENING, Wilhelmina Friedericke Caroline about 1895 in Crittenden, Erie County, NY. Wilhelmina (daughter of BRUENING, John Martin Ludwig and ADRIAN, Wilhelmina) was born in Feb 1876 in MI; died on 6 Nov 1960 in Akron, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

BRUNING - Minnie (nee Bruning)
of Akron, N. Y., Nov. 6,
1900. Wife of the late Rudolph.
Mother of Albert and Walter of
Middleport, N. Y.; Mrs. John Schubel
of Lockport, N. Y.; Mrs. Herbert
Reaboldt, sad Carl Bruning
of Akron, N.Y.; and the late Loyd,
Anna Rehwaldt and Dortherly Dieterle.
Sister of Mrs. Fred Spence
and Hugh Bruning of Rogers City,
Mich. Also survived by 31 grandchildren.
50 great-grandchildren,
and 2 great • great - grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Bernhardt Funeral Home, 130
Main St, Akron, N. Y. Funeral
from St John's Lutheran Church,
Akron N.Y. Wednesday afternoon
at 2 p.m. The Rev. W. Howard
Ward officiating. Interment in Mt
Pleasant Cemetery, West Shelby
N.Y.

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Rochester NY Democrat Chronicle

Mlddleport-William F. Reabolt,
78, died Thursday (Nov. 18, 1887)
at his home. 72 S. Main St.
Born in Germany in 1869, Mr.
Reabolt operated a farm at Wolcottsville
for many years, and for
the past year had resided at Mlddleport
Surviving are his wife, Emma
Eschenburg Reabolt; five daughters,
Mrs. Walter Bruning, Mra;
David Henninger, Miss Ruth Reabolt
Mrs. Elmer Miller, and Miss
Beatrice Reabolt, all of Mlddleport;
one son, Herbert Reabolt of Akron;
nine grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. Frederica Weber of Medina;
two brothers, Fred Reabolt of Oaaport
and Herman Reabolt of Mlddleport;
aeveral nleces and
nephews.
Friends may call at hla home
where funeral services will be held
at 1:80 p. m. Monday and at 2:80
p. m. In St Michael's Lutheran
Church, Wolcotuville.
The Rev. Frederick Schleef will
officiate and burial will be in Royalton
Mountain Ridge Cemetery.

William + ESCHENBURG, Emma. Emma (daughter of ESCHENBURG, Fred and SCHMIDT, Ernestine) was born on 3 Sep 1882 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Jan 1960 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/11/1960

MIDDLEPORT-Mrs. Emma
Reabolt, 77, widow of William
F. Reabolt, died unexpectedly
Sunday afternoon (Jan: 10,
1960) at her home, 72 S. Main,
St. She had been a patient at
Deaconess Hospital, Buffalo,
for the last five weeks and
had returned home Saturday.
Born Sept. 3, 1882, in the
Town of Royalton, Mrs. Reabolt
was a daughter of the
late Fred and Ernestine Schmidt
Eschenburg. She was a
lifelong resident of this area
and had resided in the village
for the last 13 years.
Mrs. Reabolt was a member
of Holy Cross L u t h e r an
Church. Her husband died in
1947.
Surviving are a son, Herbert
Reabolt, Akron, N.Y., and five
daughters, Mrs. Walter Bruning,
Mrs. David Henninger,
Miss Ruth Reabolt, Mrs. Elmer
Miller and Mrs. Harry Chapman,
all of this village. Ten
grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren
and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Friends may call from. 2-5
and 7-9 p.m. at the family
home, where services will be
conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday
by the Rev. Otto J. Strothmann
of, Holy Cross Church.
Burial will be in Royalton
Mountain Ridge Cemetery.

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Medina NY Tribune - 5/2/1935

Otto Baehr. aged 57 years, died
Wednesday night of last week at his
home in Lewiston road, Town of
Royalton. He is survived by his wife;
two sons, Otto and Howard Baehr, of
Royalton; three daughters, Mrs.
Clifton Gilbert of Alabama, Mrs.
Howard Waterstreet of Wolcottsville
and Evelyn Baehr of Royalton;
three brothers, Charles and John of
Shelby and Paul Baehr of Wolcotts-
ville. Funeral services were held Fri-
day afternoon in St. Michael's
church, Wolcottsville.

Fredrick married MIETZ, Helena on 16 Apr 1900. Helena (daughter of MIETZ, Karl Martin Wilhelm and HOLZHEIMER, Maria Dorothea) was born on 17 May 1882 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 Jan 1960 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
Mrs Baehr Dies At 77
MIDDLEPORT - Mrs. Helene Mietz Baehr, 77, of Wolcottsville, widow of Otto W. Baehr, died Sunday (Jan 31, 1960) at the home of her son, Herman B. Baehr, Lewiston Rd., where she had resided the last few months. She was born May 17, 1882, in Wolcottsville, a daughter of William and Marie Holtzheimer Mietz. She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Wolcottsville, and had resided in this area all her life. In addition to her son, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helene Gilbert. Middleport, Mrs. Hilda Bruning, Akron. N.Y.. and Mrs. John Leffler, West Shelby; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A son, Otto R. Baehr. died several years ago. Friends may call at the Wallace & Heath Funeral Home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Services will be held at 1;30 pm Wednesday at the funeral home and at 2:30 at St Michael's Church, Wolcottsville. The Rev. Hilbert Huth will officiate. Burial will be in St Michael's Cemetery.