14. | MILLEVILLE, Alfred Edwin was born on 29 Nov 1924 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (son of MILLEVILLE, Hugo Albert Edward and MUELLER, Beata Apollonia); died on 28 Nov 1996 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Alfred E. Milleville NF Gazette
Was head mechanic at N-W school bus garage
BERGHOLZ - Alfred E. "Ollie" Milleville, 71, of Washington Street, died Thursday (Nov, 28, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a seven month illness,
He was born Nov, 29, 1924, in Wheatfield, the son of Hugo and Beata (Mueller) Milleville, He attended St. James Lutheran School, Niagara Falls High School and the former Trott Vocational High School.
Mr, Milleville served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 as a private first class in Company M. 35th Division, 137th Infantry Regiment. He served in Germany.
He worked as a head mechanic at the Niagara-Wheatfield School District bus garage for 20 years. He retired at the age of 55 and purchased the Meeting Place on Niagara Road. He ran that business for eight years in the 1980s. He also owned and operated the A + H Boulevard Garage across from Bell Aerospace with his brother-in-law, Harold Proefrock.
Mr. Milleville was a charter member American Legion Wheatfield Post 1465, VFW Post 9011 and the Wheatfield Businessmen. He was an exempt member of the Bergholz Volunteer Fire Co. and attended St. James Lutheran Church. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, golfing and helping out at the church and at the legion post.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, the former Joanne C. Strasburg; two sons, Steven M. Milleville of North Tonawanda and Douglas J. Milleville of Bergholz; two daughters, Judith A. Walck and Pamela J. Kowalik, both of Wheatfield; three brothers, Erwin J. Milleville of Niagara Falls, Richard E. Milleville of Bergholz and Donald J. Milleville of the Town of Niagara; five sisters, Florence E. Mielke, Alice R. Lange and Winifred L. Proefrock, all of Wheatfield, G. Beatrice Nehrbos of Newstead and Janice N. Kysor of Lewiston; and three grandchildren. . Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, where memorial services will be conducted by the American Legion Wheatfield Post 1465 at 2 p.m. Sunday and by the Bergholz Volunteer Fire Co. at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. David B. Menz will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Monday at the St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street. Interment will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 30, 1996
Alfred E. "Ollie" Milleville, 71, of Washington Street, retired head mechanic at the Niagara-Wheatfield School bus garage and former owner of the Meeting Place restaurant, died Thursday (Nov. 28, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after an illness of seven months.
The Wheatfield native attended St. James Lutheran School, Niagara Falls High School and the former Trott Vocational High School in Niagara Falls.
Milleville served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, and was stationed in Germany with the 137th Infantry Regiment.
He was a charter member of Wheatfield Post 1465, American Legion, and a member of Post 9011, Veterans of Foreign Wars; St. James Lutheran Church; and the Wheatfield Businessmen's Association. He also was an exempt member of Bergholz Fire Company.
Milleville worked at the Niagara-Wheatfield School bus garage for 20 years until he retired as head mechanic when he was 55.
He and his wife then purchased the Meeting Place on Niagara Road.
The couple operated the restaurant for eight years during the 1980s.
Milleville and his brother-in-law, Harold Proefrock, had owned and operated A&H Boulevard Garage, across Niagara Falls Boulevard from the former Bell Aerospace plant. Milleville also worked as a mechanic at Empire Builders of Niagara Falls before working at Niagara-Wheatfield.
Milleville enjoyed golfing, spending time with his
grandchildren and doing volunteer work at his church and at the American Legion hall.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, the former Joanne C. Strasburg; two sons, Steven M. of North Tonawanda and Douglas J.; two daughters, Judith A. Walck and Pamela J. Kowalik, both of Wheatfield; three brothers, Erwin J. of Niagara Falls, Donald J. of the Town of Niagara, and Richard E.; five sisters, Florence E. Mielke, Winifred L. Proefrock and Alice R. Lange, all of Wheatfield, G. Beatrice Nehrboss of Newstead and Janice N. Kysor of Lewiston; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield.
Alfred married STRASBURG, Joanne Carole in May 1958 in Niagara County, NY. Joanne (daughter of STRASBURG, Albert Franklin and SCHULTZ, Clara Amanda) was born on 30 Jan 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Oct 2020 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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