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Roger D. Leaderstorf, age 83, of the City of Tonawanda, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga. A native of Tonawanda, he was a graduate of Tonawanda High School and served in the US Navy during World War II. He was the husband of 56 years of Ruth (nee Copeland) Leaderstorf, who died in 2003; son of the late Chester and Bessie Leaderstorf; and brother of the late Duane Leaderstorf.

Roger had been employed by the City of Tonawanda Post Office for 38 years, serving as Postmaster from 1974 until his retirement in 1984. He was a 62 year member and Past President of the National Hose Co. #1, a social member of the Union Hook and Ladder Co. #1, former Treasurer of Tonawanda Firemen’s Benevolent Assn., member of Tonawanda Exempt Volunteer Firemen’s Assn., Kenmore United Church of Christ, Tonawandas' Post 264 American Legion, Ken Ton Masonic Lodge #186, Ismalia Shrine, and a past member of the Exchange Club of the Tonawandas.

He is survived by two children, Jay Leaderstorf of Tonawanda and Susan Leaderstorf of North Tonawanda; two granddaughters, Kate Leaderstorf of Sunrise, FL and Jeni Leaderstorf of North Tonawanda; and a sister-in-law, Tinie (the late Duane) Leaderstorf; also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 6-9 PM at John O. Roth Funeral Home, Inc., 25 William St. (between Morgan and Broad Sts.) in Tonawanda, where funeral services will be conducted at 10 AM Friday by the Rev. Martin W. Hamann. Burial will be in Elmlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Buffalo, Inc., 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14227

Family/Spouse: COPELAND, E Ruth. E (daughter of COPELAND, Merville and Emma) was born on 2 Oct 1924; died on 15 Nov 2003 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roger married COPELAND, Ruth in Nov 1947 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of COPELAND, M F) was born on 2 Oct 1924; died on 15 Nov 2003 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A candlelight wedding service on Thanksgiving evening in St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, united in marriage Miss Ruth Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F Copeland of 390 Niagara St., North Tonawanda and Roger Leaderstorf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Leaderstorf of Hillcrest Rd., Tonawanda. The altar was banked with white gladioli,, white chrysanthemums, white pompons and ferns. Robert Jaenecke sang, "Today, C Lord, We At Thine Altar Stand" and "The Lords Prayer". Mrs. Glen Warblow, aunt of the groom, was the organist The bride, given in marriage by her father, was gowned in white slipper satin, with a circular train. She carried a shower bouquet of white carnations, white pompons and "centered with orchids. Mrs. William Prescot,t matron of honor, wore an old rose sharkskin gown. She carried Johanni Hill roses an pompons. Miss Marjorie Allan and Miss Shirley Fehrman, bridesmaids, wore peacock blue dresses and carried pink Bountiful roses and pompons. Miss Judith Manth, niece of the bride, was the flower girl. She wore a gold sharkskin dress and carried a email colonial bouquet. Duane Leaderstorf was his brother's best man and William Kohler and Robert Schroeder were ushers. A reception was held at the Grctwick "Hose Company for 200 guests. Mrs. Copeland, mother of the bride, chose a black crepe dress with black accessories. Mrs. Leadstorf, mother of the groom, wore a b:own crepe dress with brown accessories. Both wore corsages" of Johanna Hill roses and carnations. Pre-nuptial showers were given by Mrs. G. H. Manth, Mrs. C. F. Braegas, Mrs. Carl Copeland, Mrs. E. W. Copeland, Mrs. B. W. Guilfoos, Mrs. L. J. Maerten, Mrs. Wm. Prescott, Miss Shirley Fehrman, Miss Marjorie Allan, Miss Patricia Primeau and Mrs. C. G. Leaderstorf. Mr. and Mrs. Leaderstorf are now at home at 39 Linwood Ave., Tonawanda.

1. LEADERSTORF, Jay
2. LEADERSTORF, Susan Ruth

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Buffalo Courier Express – 12/3/1965
Funeral services for Chester G. Leaderstorf, 67, active inmany Exempt organizations in the Tonawandas, will be held at 1:30 Saturday afternoonat the Brunner Funeral I SI Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda. Burialwill be in Elmlawn Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda.
Mr. Leaderstorf, of 17 Hillcrest Rd., Tonawanda, died Wednesdayafter a long illness.
Mail Carrier 38 Years
Mr. Leaderstorf retired in 1958 after 38 years as a mailcarrier in Tonawanda. He and his father, the late William Leaderstorf, operatedLeaderstorf's Sherwin Williams Paper & Paint Store in Tonawanda before heentered the postal service in 1920.
He was president of the Tonawanda Men's Democratic Club atthe time of his death, and past president of Tonawanda's Local Fireman’s Assn.760, National Assn. of Letter Carriers, the National Hose Co. of Tonawanda andthe Tonawanda Firemen's Assn.
Church Board Member
Mr. Leaderstorf was a member of the Board of St. Peter'sLutheran, North Tonawanda,  vicepresident of the Exchange the Tonawandas, and secretary-treasurer of the localJunior ?? of United American Mechanics.
He also was a past vice president of the Eldredge BicycleClub Tonawanda, a charter member of the Gastown Sportsmen's Club of Tonawanda,and secretary of the Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Assn.
Other firefighter organizations he belonged to were the NewYork State Volunteer Firemen's Assn., the Western New York Volunteer Firemen'sAssn.; and the Southwestern New York Volunteer
He was born in Tonawanda and was a graduate of TonawandaHigh School.
Surviving are his wife, the former, Bessie Schroeder; hismother, Mrs. Emma Leaderstorf of San Diego, Calif.; two sons, Duane of the Townof Tonawanda, and Roger of Tonawanda; a sister, Mrs. John Osborne of San Diego,brother, Herbert Leaderstorf of Tonawanda, and seven grandchildren.

Chester + SCHROEDER, Bessie Hanna Sophia. Bessie (daughter of SCHROEDER, Heinrich August Ludwig and LOHRKE, Ottila Emily) was born on 22 Jan 1900 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Jul 1998 in Hamburg, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/21/1949

William Leaderstorf, 78, former
Tonawanda resident, died suddenly
of a heart attack Sunday in
his home in San Diego, Calif.
Mr. Leaderstorf was a paperhanger
and painting contractor
here 16 years before he moved to
California for his health. He last
visited the Tonawandas and his
many friends here in 1948 when
he celebrated his 50th wedding
anniversary.
He was a charter member of the
Junior Order of the United Ame
r i c a n Mechanics, Tonawanda
Council 117, and a member of the
I. O. O. F.
He is survived by his wife,
Emma (nee Breunner), a sister
Mrs. Louise Wiik of North Tonawanda;
a daughter, Mrs. Cecelia
Jeffery of San Diego; and two
sons, Chester of Tonawanda and
Herbert of North Tonawanda. Also
surviving are five grandchildren:
Roger, Duane, Donald, Robert and
Harry Jeffery.
Burial will be Tuesday afternoon.
Services will be held in the
Lewis Mortuary in San Diego.

William married BRUNNER, Emma about 1899 in New York. Emma (daughter of BRUNNER, George and HAGEL, Josephine) was born in Aug 1879 in New York; died on 12 Jun 1969 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY News - 6/13/1969

Mrs Emma (Brunner) Lead erstorf, 90, wife of the late William Leaderstorf of Tonawanda, died yesterday in San Diego, Calif.
A resident of Tonawanda for 35 years, she had resided in California for the past 15 years A member of the Daughters of America, she is survived by a son, Herbert Leadersdorf of North Tonawanda, and a daughter, Mrs. John Osborn of San Diego, five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was the former Emma Brunner.
Services will be conducted Wednesday in San Diego.

Heinrich married LOHRKE, Ottila Emily in 1888 in Niagara County, NY. Ottila was born in Nov 1866 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - April 1, 1910

Christian Luedersdorf, 79 years old,
a well known resident of North Ton-
awanda, died suddenly at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. George Cramer, at
Martinsville yesterday afternoon. Mr
Luedersdorf was born in Germany. He
located in Buffalo when 14 years of
age. Two years ago he moved to Mar-
tinsville. One son, William Lueders-
dorf of Tonawanda, and five daugh-
ters, Mrs. Gustave Lueders, Mrs. Au-
August Rogalsky. Mrs. John Wiegand,
Mrs. Charles Wilke and Mrs. George
Cramer, all of North Tonawanda, survive.
The funeral will be held from the
late home Sunday afternon at 2
o'clock and a half hour later from the
St. Paul Lutheran Church on William
street. The Rev. Mr. Schmidt will officiate.
Burial will be in the St. Paul
cemetery at Martinsville.

Christian married Barbara about 1879. Barbara was born in Aug 1846 in Alsace, Germany; died on 25 May 1908 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/26/1928

George Brunner, 81 years old,
one of the few veterans of the
Civil War residing in the Tona-
wandas died yesterday afternoon
at the home of his daughter,, Mrs.
William C.. Leadersdorf, 372
Broad street. Born in Germany,
Mr. Brunner came to America at
the age of nine. At the age of
15 he enlisted in Company I,
Second N.Y. Inft. He enlisted on
January 28, 1862,, at Niagara
Falls

He was wounded and captured
in action on May 3, 1862. He was
paroled and transferred to Com-
pany I, 102nd N.Y. Inft. in 1864
and continue in the service of
the North until the end of the
war. Among the mot important
engagement of the Civil War in
which he engaged were the Sec-
ond Btle of Bull Run and the
Battle of Little Round Top. He
wa with General Grant during
his march from Atlanta to the
sea. During that march the
troops went without food for 72
hours.
Mr. Brunner was a resident of
Tonawanda for the past 48 years.
He wa a member of W. B
Scott Post,, G. A. R., until the or-
ganization was disbanded a num-
ber of years ago
Surviving are a wife, Josephine
five sons, Andrew of Lorain, O.,
George, Jr., of Rochester and
Charles, William and Frank of
Tonawanda; three daughters,,
Mrs. Rose Lacey of Sunnyside
Wash., Mrs. Leadersdorf and Mrs..
H.. A. Baldwin of Canandaigua,
24 grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Sun-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Leadersdorf residence and half
an hour later at the Salem
church. Rev. Amdrew Hills wil
??? and burial will be at
the City cemetery.

George married HAGEL, Josephine about 1870. Josephine (daughter of HAGEL, John and HEGEL, Mary) was born on 4 Apr 1854 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 May 1938 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/19/1938

Mrs. Josephine Brunner, 84
years old, wife of the late George
Brunner, died last evening at the
home of her son, William, 156
Robinson street. Born in Niagara
Falls, N.Y., she had resided in
the Tonawandas the greater part
of her life. She was a member of
the Salem Evangelical Reformed
church, Women's Relief Corps W.
B. Scott Post, No. 201, G.A.R,
a nd t h e local council of Daughters
of America. She leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Roy Case, Holcomb,
N, Y., and Mrs. William
Leaderstorf, San Diego, Cal.; four
sons. George G., Charles, William
and Frank, all of the Tonawandas;
25 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren
and a sister, Mrs. Rose
Wagner, Niagara Falls. Rites will
be held Sunday aftemoon at 2
o'clock from the home of George
Brunner on Robinson street and at
2:30 from the Salem church. The
Rev. Witter F, HeUel will officiate
Burial will be in the City
cemetery

ALSO

CITATION PROBATE OF WILL PEOPLE Or THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TO Olive Crooks; Fayette E Lacey; Elbert M, Lacey, Jr.; Matilda E. Wilson; Ralph Lacey; George Lacey, Rose J. Alexander, Ruth Reynolds; John Brunner; Corrine Inman: Arvillla Reed; Neil Mayhaw; Gladys Croll; Josephine Howatt; Emma Brunner; William Brunner: Murdock Brunner; Frank Brunner; Raymond Brunner, and George Brunner Whereas George P. Brunner and William Brunner, residing at No 24,1 Main Street, Tonawanda, N. Y. and at No. 156 Robinson Street, North Tonawanda, N. Y. respectively have presented a petition to the Surrogate's Court of our County of Niagara, praying for a decree that a certain instrument in writing, hearing date the 25th day of May, 1937, relating to both real and personal property, be duly proved and admitted to probate as the Last Will and Testament at JOSEPHINE BRUNNER, late of the City of North Tonawanda tn the County of Niagara, and State of New York, deceased
Therefore, You and Each of You are cited to show cause before the Surrogate's Court of our County of Niagara, at the Court House in the City of Lockport in the said County of Niagara, on the 10th day of September, 1938. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day. why such a decree should not he mode IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. We have caused the Seal of said Surrogate's Court to be hereunto affixed' WITNESS—HON. WILLIAM R LUPTON, Surrogate of our said County of Niagara, st Lockport, New York, this 30th dav of Julv, 1938. HOWARD C. PRAKER, Clerk of the Surrogate's Court Aug 11, 18, 25, Sept 1

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/4/1920

Mr. and Mrs. George Brunner of
Tonawanda celebrated the golden an
adversary of their wedding yesterday
at the home of their daughter. Mrs
William Leaderstorf of No. 364 Main
street. Mr. and Mrs. Brunner have
been residents of the city for 40 years
Rev. Andrew Hils renewed the mar
riage ceremony and an appropriate
address was given by Rev. C. W. Jarv
is.
There were 8o present at the anniv
ersary ceremony. including eight chil-
dren. and five grandchildren, besides
other relatives and friends of the fam
ly. representing the Tonawandas
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, and
Loraln. O. Many gold pieces were presented
to Mr and Mrs Brunner as
tokens of esteem. The house was decorated
with cut flowers, gold trim-
mings and the American colors. A wed
ding supper was served at six o'clock
and the evening was spent in dancing
and singing.