Family/Spouse: Debbie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married GESCHWENDER, Audrey M on 30 Jul 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Audrey (daughter of GESCHWENDER, Frank and CLARKSON, Martha Isabell) was born on 8 Apr 1930 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Sep 2022 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Audrey Marie (Geschwender) McCombs, born on April 8, 1930, our dearest Audrey McCombs of Niagara Falls, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on September 17, 2022. 
Audrey is survived by her nine children and their spouses: Caroline (Thomas) Gutshall, Charles (Elaine) McCombs, Douglas (Debbie) McCombs, Donald (Janice) McCombs, Ruth (Michael) Skurski, Michael McCombs, Mark McCombs, Scott (AnnMarie) McCombs, Grace (John) Stewart. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and their spouses, 21 great-grandchildren, and a wide circle of family and friends.
Audrey was preceded in this transition by: her beloved husband of over 50 years, Charles McCombs; her siblings Isabelle, James Elmer, William, Frank, Ernest, and Vernon; her beloved niece Betty; her sister-in-law Janice, her brother-in-law Walter; her daughter-in-law Ann; and her parents, Frank and Martha (Clarkson) Geschwender.
How do you sum up a long and beautiful life? There is not enough space anywhere, to truly describe our special person and this monumental loss. Audrey was a deeply loved and amazing woman, and was the center of our quite large and boisterous family.  When she said “I love you”-it was clearly infused in every word.  She parented multiple generations of us, cuddled and sang to us, kissed our hurts away, tucked us in, and taught us how to make incredible food. She enjoyed crocheting and knitting gifts for family and friends, sending the annual Christmas cookies care package, reading a wide variety of novels, and doing crossword puzzles.  She was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan her entire life, and did eventually forgive them for moving across the country to Los Angeles. Audrey also adored the Buffalo Bills, and we hold them responsible for some of her ability to swear passionately in German. Her feelings about the Sabres, however, are a whole other topic for another time.
Audrey loved to travel and saw the world, visiting her family and friends, wherever they roamed.  She always included a five dollar bill and wrote in birthday cards: “Have a Pepsi on me!”-and we had fun teasing her about it. She loved getting together with “her girls”-a group of special friends from high school that maintained lifelong connections. She could be hilariously cutthroat at card games, and was adorably sneaky and smug when she teased you.  She had a wonderful laugh. She really loved us, and her coffee!  She was Mom, Grandma, Grammy, G-Ma, Aunt Aud. She was everything. She had a fierce determination and a generous spirit. She glowed with life and love. She was the home we always have come back to, whenever we had the need. The door was never locked to you. Audrey taught us how to be capable and resilient people, and held us to high standards.  We hope to always hold ourselves strong in the blessings of her faith and love in us, and will be
forever grateful for the memories we have had together.
Visitation Friday after 9 AM where Funeral services will be held at 11 AM followed by interment in Acacia Park Cemetery.  Memorials, if desired may be made to Riverside Presbyterian Church, Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, Niagara Hospice or the American Cancer Society.  This obituary was loving written by the family.

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Niagara Gazette - 8/8/1949

RECENT BRIDE-Mrs. Charles
McCombs, who Is the former
Miss Audrey Geschwender. daughter
of Mrs. Martha Geschwender.
Seventy-first street. The bridegroom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter McCombs, Buffalo avenue.
The wedding took place at the
Bacon Memorial Presbyterian
church with the Rev. Charles C.
Berryhill officiating.
The couple will reside in Buffalo
avenue, this city.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 8/5/1949

The Bacon Memorial Presbyterian
church was the scene Saturday for
the candlelight marriage ceremony
of Miss Audrey M Geschwender,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martha I.
Geschwender, Seventy-first street,
and Mr. Charles L. McCombs, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCombs.
Buffalo avenue. The Rev. Charles
C. Berryhill officiated at the ceremony
Mrs. Martha C. Geschwender, soloist,
sang "Oh, Promise Me." "With
This Ring" and "The Lord's Prayer,"
accompanied by Mr. Karl McCor-
mick, church organist.
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, Mr. James Geschwen-
der, wore a white marquisette gown,
over satin, with a chapel train.
Her fingertip veil was caught with
a seed pearl tiara. she carried a
white prayer book topped with an
orchid corsage with white satin
streamers.
The matron of honor was Mrs.
Isabella Ferrario, sister of the bride.
The two bridesmaids were Miss
Janice McCombs. sister of the bridegroom
and Miss Betty Ferrerio, niece
of the bride. The flower girl was
Patricia Geschwender, niece of the
bride.
The best man was Mr. Walter McCombs
Jr., brother of the bride-
groom. The ushers were Mr. Vernon
Geschwender. brother of the bride,
and Mr. William McDonald. Jr.
The reception for more than 150
guests was held at the home of the
bridegroom's parents.
After a short trip to Canada the
young couple is residing at 6924
Buffalo avenue

Walter + WOODRICH, Grace Pauline. Grace (daughter of WOODRICH, Charles Henry and BERGEMANN, Lena M) was born about 1908 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Aug 1959 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 8/6/1959

Mrs. Grace P. McCombs, 54,
of 9161 B u f f a l o Ave., died
Wednesday (Aug. 5, 1959) at
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
in Buffalo, where she had
been a patient for the last
month.
A native of North Tonawanda,
Mrs. McCombs lived
in Niagara Falls for 16 years.
Survivors .include her husband,
Walter McCombs; three
sons, Walter, C h a r l e s and
James McCombs, all of this
city, and a daughter, Mrs.
Janice Aungst, East Aurora.
Two sisters, Mrs. Caroline
Diebold, Town of Wheatfield,
and, Mrs. Ruth Helwig, North
Tonawanda and 11 grandchil-
dren survive also.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the : Lane Funeral
Home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday
by^the Rev. Ray K. Hallin, Bacon.
Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Burial will be in
Acacia Park Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/25/1939

Stricken while at work at the Niagara Alkali company plant yesterday afternoon, Frank Geschwender, 48 years ol, 332 Seventy-first street, a millwright, died almost immediately. He was stricken while walking through the freight yard of the plant.
Coroner Harry R. Emes, who was summoned, pronounced death due to natural causes. The body was taken to the Quinn and Reardon funeral home.
Geschwender, who was born in Pennsylvania, had worked at the Alkali plant for the last 18 years. He came to Niagara Falls 20 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Martha; five sons ,James, Franklin, Wiliam, Ernest and Vernon Geschwender, al of this city' two daughters, Mrs. Isabella Ferrerio and Audrey Geschwender, of this city; four brothers, Irwin, Milo and Elmer, of this city, and Harold Geschwender, of Louisiana; five sisters, Mrs. Grace Owens, Louisiana, Mrs. Bernice Moyer, Mrs. Irene Synder and Mrs. Nancy Brent, all of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Ella Franell, of this city. His mother, Mrs. Ella B. Geschwender, of Pennsylvania, also survives.
Funeral services will be held from the home Monday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Roy Cooley officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.

Frank married CLARKSON, Martha Isabell on 24 Mar 1913 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of CLARKSON, James and DRUMMOND, Isabella) was born on 10 Feb 1896 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1988 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/3/1949

NORTH TONAWANDA. Oct. 3-
Charles Henry Woodrich. 69, died
Saturday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Alvin Diebold. Eric road.
Town of Wheatfield. Mr. Woodrich
was a member of the Third Presbyterian
church.
He is survlvved by his wife. Rena;
thrge daughters, Mrs. Clark Helwig,
this city, Mrs. Walter Mc-
Combs, Niagara Falls, and Mrs.
Diebold'. Wheatfield, and three
brothers, Gustave Woodrich, Elba,
Ernest and Edward Woodrich, Medina.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
at 2:30' p. m. from the
Fretthold funeral home, 1241 Oliver
street. The Rev. William Saye
will officiate. Burial will be in
Rest Haven cemetery.

Charles married BERGEMANN, Lena M about 1904. Lena (daughter of BERGEMANN, George and SELHADE, Louisa) was born about 1883 in New York; died on 6 Jan 1957 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/8/1957

W O O D R I C H - Lena M. Wood-
rich, nee Bergemann, 74, of Errick
Rd., Town of Wheatfield, died
in the Sweeney St. Nursing Home
Sunday evening after a long ill-
ness. She was the wife of the late
Charles Henry Woodrich, mother
of Mrs. Carl Helwig of North Ton-
awanda, Mrs. Walter Mccombs of
Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Alvin
Diebold of Town of Wheatfied.
Survivors also include seven
grandchildren, 14 great-grandchil-
dren, and a brother, Fred Berge-
mann of Lockport. She was a
member of Twin City Council 37
Daughters of America; Royal
Neighbors of America; Women-s
Benefit Association, Rosedale Re-
bekah Lodge 386, and Third Pres-
byterian Church. The Rebekah
Lodge will conduct services at 7
p.m. Tuesday in Fretthold Funer-
al Home. Friends may call at the
funeral home, 1241 Oliver St.,
where services will be at 2 p.m.,
Wednesday, the Rev. Richard Bo-
dey officiating. Burial in Rest Ha-
ven Cemetery.

Elmer + BARR, Ella Louise. Ella was born on 22 Mar 1872 in Shippen Township, Cameron County, PA; died on 21 Mar 1943 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James + DRUMMOND, Isabella. Isabella was born in Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]