Notes:

Harold D. Wollaber, Sr., of the Town of Cambria, NY, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at his home, under the care of his family and Niagara Hospice. He was born in Cambria, NY, on March 7, 1938, the son of the late Oscar C. and Myra E. (Burnett) Wollaber.
Mr. Wollaber attended the Erie Tech College in Indiana.
He worked on the construction of the New York State Power Authority in Lewiston, before starting the H.D. Wollaber Electric-Heating & Refrigeration in 1960, which he owned and operated until retiring in 2018.
Mr. Wollaber was an active member of over 59 years with the Cambria Volunteer Fire Company. He was a member of the Finger Lakes RV Club and the Family Motor Coach Association. Mr. Wollaber was an avid snowmobiler and enjoyed traveling throughout the country.
He was the husband of the late Sandra L. (Young) Wollaber, who passed away in 2013.
Mr. Wollaber is survived by his son, Harold D. Wollaber II; three grandchildren, Harold (Amber) III, Michael (Jordan) and Cameron Wollaber; two great-grandchildren, Olivia and Lorelei; a special nephew, William (Joann) Wollaber; also a niece, many nephews; and his beloved dog, Colby.
He was the brother of the late Burnett (living Doris) and Kenneth (late Peg) Wollaber.
His family will be present on Monday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, NY, where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 AM. The Cambria Volunteer Fire Co. will conduct a memorial service on Monday at 7:00 PM. Interment in North Ridge Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in his name to the Cambria Vol. Fire Co.

Harold + MARTIN, Constance. Constance (daughter of MARTIN, Seymour T and BRITTON, Lucille E) was born on 14 Apr 1942 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 May 2017 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Constance "Connie" Salmeri, age 75 of Newfane, died Sunday May 7, 2017 at her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice.
Connie was born April 14, 1942 in Wilson, the daughter of the late Seymour "Pat" and Lucille (Britton) Martin. She lived most of her life in Wilson before moving to Newfane ten years ago. Connie had worked on the Assembly Line at Harrison Radiator from 1962 to 1967. On July 22, 1975 she married Frank Salmeri. Frank predeceased her in 1986. Connie was a past President of the American Legion B. Leo Dolan Post Ladies Auxiliary in Lockport.
She is survived by her children, Harold Wollaber (Stacy Shimshack) of the Town of Cambria, Carl Wollaber of Lockport, Patti Sorrento (John Kos) of DuBois, PA, and Michelle (Joel) Hare of Newfane; her brothers, Ronald (Molly) and Pat (Micki) Martin; her sisters, Karen (Richard) Bohn and Cherri Potocki; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister, Joyce Kos, and a brother, Jim Martin.
Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville on Tuesday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 10, at 11:00 AM in the funeral home, with the Rev. J. Fay Cleveland officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094.

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Niagara Gazette - 8/19/1965

SANBORN -Oscar C. Wollaber,
68, of 3617 Lower Mountain
Road, died today (Aug. 19,
1965) at his home after an apparent
heart attack. He had
been in ill health for three
years.
He was born in the Town of
Cambria Aug. 8, 1897, son of
Charles and Adelaide Sabin
Wollaber.
Mr. Wollaber had been a
farmer in the Pekin-Cambria
area most of his life and did
threshing on county farms.
He was a tax collector for the
Town of Cambria for six years
and worked also as a fireman
at Mount View Hospital, Lockport,
for eight years,. He was
a member of the Church of
Christ, Lewiston, and an ac«
tive member of the Pekin Vol.
unteer Fire Co.
Survivors include his widow,
Myra Burnett Wollaber; three
sons, Burnett, Kenneth and
Harold Wollaber, all of Sanborn;
a brother, Edward Wollaber,
L o c k p o r t , and five
grandchildren.
Services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home here,
George Brown of the Church
of Christ officiating. Burial
will be in North Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
tonight and from 2 to 5 and
7 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Oscar married BURNETT, Myra E on 3 Apr 1920 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Myra (daughter of BURNETT, Griffin S and ALLARD, Eva F) was born on 3 Apr 1903 in New York; died in Jun 1993 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/8/1920

Sanborn. April 7.-A very pretty
wedding occurred at t h e home of Mr,
and Mrs. Griffin Burnett of Sanborn
on Saturday evening, April 3rd, at 7.30
o'clock when their daughter. Myra
Estella, was united in marriage to Mr.
Oscar C. Wollaber, son of Mr. and.
Mrs. Charles Wollaber also of Sanborn.
Roy. Mr. O. Tallman , pastor of
the Church of Christ in Jordan, Canada,
performed the ceremony. To the
strains of Mendelssohn wedding
march, the bridal party took their
places under an arch of spring flowers.
The bride wore a d r e s s of white
s a t in trimmed with pearls and net
pearls were the only trimming of her
tulle veil in cap effect. She carried
a shower bouquet of s w e e t peas. The
attendants were: Miss Marion Burnett,
a cousin of t h e bride, who wore
a silver-net d r e s s over apricot satin,
and Mr. Evere H. Burnett, also a cou-
sin. A reception for about fifty of the
immediate relatives and friends fol-
lowed the ceremony. Twelve were
seated at the bride's table which was
decorated with spring flowers. The
place cards and favors matched the
color of the flowers. The out-of-
town guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Horton and daughter of Fre-
donia; Miss Clara H. Sabin of East
Aurora; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel carey
of East Aurora, and Mrs. Alida Bar-
num of Niagara Falls, and Mr. and
Mrs. Rheuben Martin of Niagara
Falls; Miss Leona Mcdonald of Ni-
agara Falls; Miss Edna Allard of
Bufflalo; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wolla-
ber of Lockport. Mr. and Mrs. Wolla-
ber have gone for a eastern trip
and upon their return will be at home
on the Rheuben Martin farm on the
lower mountain road where their
home is in reddiness for them.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/1/1971

WILSON - Seymour (Pat)
Martin, 57, of 3327 West Lake
Road, died Wednesday (March
31, 1971) at Mount St. Mary's
Hospital, Lewiston, after a short
illness. Funeral services will
Survivors Include three sons,
Ronald P. Martin of Wilson,
James H. Martin of Rochester
and Seymour T. Martin Jr. of
Bangkok, Thailand; four
daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Joyce)
Koss, Mrs. Constance Wollaber,
Mrs. Richard (Karen) Bonn and
Miss Sherric .T. Martin, all of
Wilson; two brothers, Howard
Martin of Niagara Falls and
Lester Mrtin of Newfane; one
sister, Mrs. Jennie Gray of
Rochester; and 15 grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the
Hamilton and Clark Funeral
Chapel, /Wilson, with the Rev,
Gordon Loomis of Exley United
Methodist Church officiating.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
today and from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette

WILSON - Seymour (Pat
Martin, 57, of 3327 West Lake
Road, died Wednesday (March
31, 1971) at Mount St. Mary's
Hospital, Lewiston, after a short..
illness. Funeral services will
Survivors Include three sons,
Ronald P. Martin of Wilson,
James H. Martin of Rochester
and Seymour T. Martin Jr. of
Bangkok, Thailand; four
daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Joyce)
Koss, Mrs. Constance Wollaber,
Mrs. Richard (Karen) Bonn and
Miss Sherrie .T. Martin, all of
Wilson; two brothers, Howard
Martin of Niagara Falls and
Lester Martin of Newfane; one
sister, Mrs. Jennie Gray of
Rochester; and 15 grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the
Hamilton and Clark Funeral
Chapel, Wilson, with the Rev.
Gordon Loomis of Exley United
Methodist Church officiating.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
today and from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Seymour + BRITTON, Lucille E. Lucille (daughter of BRITTON, Samuel Earl and LOCKNER, Philomena Teresa) was born about 1913 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/12/1927

SANBORN, Mar. 12 - The funerel
of Charles Wollaber, age 71, who died
at his home In this village on Wednesday,
March 9, was held from his
late home on Friday at 1:10. The
Rer. F. N. Taft officiated, assisted
by Rer. B. W. Arnold. The Independent
Order of Odd Fellows attended
In a body and had a, part in the
service at the home and conducted
the service at the grave. Mr. Wollaber
is survived by his wife. Addle
(Sabine), two sons, Edgar of Lockport,
and Oscar of the Million Dollar
highway, one brother, William, of
the Ridge road, one sister, Mary Wollaber
of Sanborn, and two grandchildren.
Deceased was the son of the
late William and Abbie (Tisdale)
Wollaber, and was born at the Wollaber
homstead on the Ridge road. In
his early married life he lived on the
Comstock farm on the Saunders Settelment
road; later be bought a farm
on the Lower Mountain road where
he lived until eight years ago when
he moved to Sanborn. Three years
ago he suffered a stroke and has been
confined to his home ever since. He
was a member of the Cambria Center
church, Forest lodge, L O. O. FNo.
202; the Orange and Pomona
Orange. The funeral was very largely
attended, showing the esteem in
which he was held.
The bearers were Messrs. Ray
Kline, N. C. Martin, Clyde Dean, Oeo.
Sornberger. R. T. Le Van and Mervyn
W. Trelchler, members of the
L O. O. F. Burial was In North Ridge
cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 8/26/1943

SANBORN, N. Y.-Mrs. Adeline
Wollaber. 86 years old. wife of the
late Charles Wollaber,- died early
this morning at the family home,
in West street, after a long period
of ill health.
Mrs. Wollaber was born in the
town of Lockport and had been a
lifelong resident of Niagara county.
She married the late Mr, Wollaber
in 1891 and for some years after
their marriage resided on a farm
in the town of Cambria. They came
to make their home in Sanborn
in 1921. Mrs. Wollaber in former
years was an active member of
the Unlversalist church at North
Ridge, N. Y.
She is survived by two sons, Ed-
gar, of North Ridge, and Oscar,
of Pekin, N.Y.; three sisters, Mrs.
Mary mcNeil, of North Ridge,
Blanch Sabin and Cora Sabin, both
of this village; one brother, Wil-
liam Sabin, of North Ridge, and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
the West street home Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev
Frank N. Taft will officiate. Inter-
ment will be at North Ridge ceme-
tery.

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Niagara Gazette - 3/1/1948

PEKIN. March 1-Griffin S. Burnett
died yesterday at the home of
his brother. William Burnett. In the
Lower Mountain road. Mr. Burnett
had been ill the last three weeks.
He was a retired fanner and was
born on the-farm, In the Lower
Mountain road, July 24, 1868, where
he had lived all his life. He was
removed to the brother's home when
taken ill.
He was a son of the late William
Burnett and Margaret Henderson
Burnett. His mother came here
from Ireland. He was a member of
the Pekln Methodist church. His
wife, Eva Allard Burnett, died several
years ago.
He U survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Wollaver(sic), of the Lower
Mountain road: two brothers, William
Burnett, of the Lower Mountain
road, and Ellsworth Burnett of
Pekln; four grandchildren, four
great grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
at 2:30 pm. from the home
of his brother. Burial' will be In
Mountain View cemetery.

Griffin married ALLARD, Eva F about 1893. Eva (daughter of ALLARD, Horace E and BRACE, Flora E) was born about 1874 in New York; died on 17 Jul 1926 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/21/1926

PEKIN, N.Y., July 21-Mrs. Eva
Allard Burnett passed away at the
Memorial hospital. Niagara Falls, on
Saturday July 17th. She had been
ill for about 13 weeks. During that
time she underwent, three operations
but they failed to help her.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Wollaber,
two granchildren, Miss Leona Mur-
phy and:Bumess Wollaber, her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Allard and
one sister, Mrs.H. L. Pierce, .all of
Pekin.
Mrs. Burnett had lived here all of
°her life. Her interest was centered
ln her home, and the place she held
in it can never be filled. .
The funeral services were held from
the family residence on the lower
Mountaln road on Tuesday, July 20th.
at 3 p.m. Burial was in Mount View
cemetery Pekin,
The Rev. Stewart of Toronto, Can-
ada, officiated.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/18/1968

Samuel E. Britton Sr., 81, of
8010 Lockport Road, Town of
Niagara, died late Saturday at
his home after a lengthy illness.
He was a former peace justice,
having served Town of
Niagara in that capacity for
18 years.
Mr. Brittton was • born on
• July 7, 1885 in Niagara Falls.
He was the husband of the
late Philomena Lochner Britton,
who died in 1956.
A lifelong Republican, he
was at one time the GOP candidate
• for State Assembly.
More than 70 years ago he
was a Gazette, carrier boy in
this city. He moved to the
Town of Niagara 50 years ago.
"He retired about 15 years
ago after working for several
years in the New York Central
Railroad car shop. He was
employed by the railroad for
35 years.
He was a charter member
of the Railroad Clerk's Association.
He- is survived by six sons,
Earl P.. John J., and Phillip
C; Britton, all of this city,
Harry and Harold Britton,
both of Cape Kennedy, Fla.,
and Samuel E. Britton Jr. of
California: five daughters,
Mrs. Angus Gray, of this city,
Mrs. Ernest Ganshow, Mrs.
Seymour Martin and Mrs.
William Fredericks, all of
Wilson, and Mrs. George Amsdill
of Lewiston: three sisters,
Mrs. Jacob Sweitzer, this city,
Mrs. Irene Blount, of North
Tonawanda, and Mrs. Lulu
Packer, of Los Angeles, Calif.;
36 gra n dchild ren; and 44
•great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2
p.m. Tuesday at the Cornell
and Daggett Funeral Chapel.

Samuel married LOCKNER, Philomena Teresa about 1908 in PA. Philomena was born about 1886 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA; died on 14 Jan 1956 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/14/1956

Mrs. Philomena Teresa Britton.
68, RFD No. 1, Lockport Rd.,
Town of Niagara, died 'today (Jan.
14, 1956) at her home.. Mrs. Britton
had been in poor health for
more than three years. Her last
sickness was of a few days length.
Mrs. Britton was a native of
Pittsburgh, Pa. She had resided in
the Town of Niagara for 38 years.
Surviving are her husband, Samuel
Earl Britton, retired justice of
the peace: six sons, Earl. Samuel,
John, Phillip, Harry and Harold
Britton, all of Town of Niagara;
five daughters, Mrs. Ernest Ganshaw,
Wilson; Mrs. Grace Gray,
Town of Niagara, Mrs. Seymour
Martin, Wilson, Mrs. George Armdell,
Lewiston, and Mrs. William
Fredericks,-Wilson: 33 grandchild-
ren; 2 great grandchildren; a brother,
Lawrence Schubert, Pittsburgh;
and a sister, Mrs. Phillip
Vrenegor. Town of Niagara.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at Cornell
and Daggett Funeral Chapel and
at 9 o'clock at St. Teresa of the
Infant Jesus Church. Burial will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery.