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Ruth Proefrock (nee Haseley), age 82, of North Tonawanda, died May 2, 2009 in the skilled nursing facility at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born in North Tonawanda, the daughter of Harvey and Martha (Brauer) Haseley. She attended North Tonawanda schools and graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 1944. She was the widow of the late Allen Proefrock of North Tonawanda. She is survived by her sister, Jean Johnson of Cleveland, OH; and three nieces, Tracey Johnson of Exton, PA, Sherri (Patrick) Sayles of Milford, NJ, and Merry (Frank) Sheets of Stanley, NY.Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver Street at Ward Road in North Tonawanda, on Wednesday, May 6th from 4-7 PM. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home beginning at 7 PM. The Rev. Kenneth Comer will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SPCA Serving Erie County, 205 Ensminger Road, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY 14150. Guest book available at frettholdfuneralhome.com

Ruth married PROEFROCK, Allen Ernest on 14 Aug 1948 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Allen (son of PROEFROCK, Ernest Fredrich Wilhelm and Florence E) was born on 23 Mar 1925 in New York; died on 8 Mar 1996 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HASELEY - Harvey A , age 77 of 37 Stanley St , North Tonawanda, suddenly Thursday July 27th. 1972. Mr. Haseley was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Laymen League and a contractor in the Tonawanda area for over 50 years He is survived by his wife Martha L C. (nee Brauer) Haseley. 2 daughters Mrs.. Allen (Ruth) Proefrock., of North Tonawanda. and Mrs. J. E. (Jean) Johnson of Northfield. New Jersey, 2 grandchildren Sherri Lynn and Tracy Ann Johnson, a sister Mrs Irene Krull, North Tonawanda. several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m and until 11 a.m. Monday. The body will lie in state Monday in St. Matthew Lutheran Church from noon until 1:30 pm, the time of service. The Rev. A.W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.

Harvey married BRAUER, Martha Lydia Constance on 7 Aug 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of BRAUER, Frederick Wilhelm Johann and DISSE, Emma Regina) was born on 7 Jan 1900 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Jan 1982 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News 12 Jan 1982
Haseley dies at 82; retired NT teacher
Martha L. Haseley, a retired North Tonawanda school teacher, died Monday after a brief illness. She was 82. Haseley resided at 352 Stanley St., North Tonawanda. She was an elementary school teacher in the North Tonawanda School District from 1943 until 1969 when she retired. Haseley was a member.of the St. Matthew Lutheran Church; a soloist and director of the St. Matthew Church Senior choir; a former Sunday School teacher; past president of the Alter Guilds member of the Niagara Art Guild and the Tonawanda Council on the Arts. Funeral services are being handled by Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St.
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Tonawanda News
9 Jun 1975
The Good Times, Not The Bad Recalled By Longtime Teacher
Today, 75-year-old Mrs Harvey Haseley of North Tonawanda appears to be no different from any other active senior citizen. Dressed in a stylish pantsuit, she discusses her hobbies She enjoys oil painting, playing the organ, gardening and participating in activities at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. There are a few things one wouldn't know about Mrs Haseley by just looking at her or by visiting her well-kept home at 352 Stanley St. The former Martha Brauer was valedictorian of her 1917 graduating class at Tonawanda High School She then attended Buffalo Normal School, now Grover Cleveland High School, and Buffalo State Teachers College. Two years after her high school graduation, Mrs. Haseley began teaching at Highland School in Tonawanda - then a two-room building which housed 100 students. The school had no cellar and the toilets were located between the two classrooms A pot-bellied stove burned wood and coal for heat. Mrs Haseley remembers wearing high-buttoned shoes and long dresses to keep warm Mrs Haseley, who began teaching at the age of 19, taught for 41 years. At Highland School, she taught second, third and fourth grades all at once She taught between 45 and 50 students at one time Mrs Haseley taught four years in the old Highland School and one year in the new school At the old school, Mrs Haseley taught music, art, language arts, spelling, math and reading She also led her students in recreational activities. At the new Highland School, Mrs Haseley taught sixth grade. In 1924, she was married to the late Harvey Haseley, a contractor Mrs Haseley began raising her family She has two daughters, Mrs Ruth Proefrock of North Tonawanda and Mrs Jean Johnson of Northview, New Jersey, and two granddaughters. From 1933 to 1943, Mrs Haseley taught in the one-room Niagara 2 School at Tuscarora and Lockport Roads. At the rural school, Mrs Haseley directed a two-hour Christmas program each year for seven years. From Niagara 2 School, Mrs Haseley became a permanent substitute at North Tonawandas Pinewoods School' a position which she held for three years. At Pinewoods, Mrs. Haseley taught music and spelling to fourth, fifth and sixth graders. When she was no longer needed as a substitute teacher, she was told by the North Tonawanda Board of Education that she no longer had a job in the system 'They told me there was no fault with my teaching, but that I'd have to go because married women could not teach in North Tonawanda, Mrs. Haseley recalls. Well Mrs. Haseley paved the way for married women."I told the board that I was supporting my Dad and that I had to have the job," Mrs Haseley said. "They rescinded their motion and married women could teach here." From 1946 to 1969, Mrs Haseley taught at Wurlitzer School. Though she retired in 1969, Mrs Haseley has not forgotten her students. She keeps in touch with many of them, "one in particular," she said. Gary Behrns, who is now in his 20s and teaching languages at Amherst High School, sends Mrs Haseley birthday cards and holiday cards every year He was a student of hers at Wurlitzer School. Since her retirement, Mrs. Haseley has been a member of several organizations including the Retired Teachers Association of New York State, the Buffalo State Alumni Association, Alpha Delta Kappa honorary educators' sorority, the Niagara Arts Guild and the Tonawanda Council on the Arts. Mrs. Haseley thinks there are more teaching materials available now than there were when she was teaching. "But I did have a nice set of maps when teaching at the rural school," she added. Along with the good, there have been some changes for the worse in education, Mrs Haseley observed. "Students used to be more respectful years ago," she said "Now there's too much permissiveness."

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Buffalo Courier Express

A. D. HASELEY DIES
Had served as North Tonawanda health commissioner
North Tonawanda, April 23-August D. Haseley, 68, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward P. Krull, 352 Bennett street, Born in Walmore, Mr. Haseley had lived in North Tonawanda 40 years. He was a health commissioner during the late Eugene De Kleist's regime as mayor. He was a member of the Men's Club of the St. Matthew's Church, in the congregational membership of which he also was enrolled. Surviving are a son, Harvey A. Haseley; a daughter, Mrs. Krull; three grandchildren and five brothers, John and Ledrecht, (sic) Wolcottsville, William, Niagara Falls, and Ferdinand and David, Walmore. The funeral will held Sunday afternoon

August married WALCK, Emma Johanna Marie on 5 Jan 1893 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emma (daughter of WALCK, Johannes B Friedrich and DEVANTIER, Fredericke Charlotte) was born on 5 Mar 1874 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Jul 1926 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

Old Resident Dies Suddenly
TONAWADA July 3-Mrs. Emma M. Haseley, 52 years old, died yesterday morning at her home, 140 Schenk Street, After a brief illness with heart disease. Mrs. Haseley was born in Walmore, Niagara County. She has been a resident of North Tonawanda for the last 29 years. Surviving are a husband, August D. Haseley; a. son, Harvey A. Haseley, a daughter, Miss Irene A. Haseley, all of North Tonawanda; father, John D. Walck of Walmore; Three brothers, Anthony and Albert Walck of Walmore and Andrew Walck of Sanborn, and three sisters, Mrs. Herman Bruening of Akron, N.Y., Mrs. Alvin Haseley, of Warren's Corners, and Mrs. Louis Gelz of La Salle. Mrs. Haseley was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid Society of the church. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the residence and half an hour later at St. Matthew's Church. The Rev. Carl Frankenstein officiating. Interment will be in the Sawyer's Creek cemetery

Frederick married DISSE, Emma Regina on 26 May 1892 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Emma (daughter of DISSE, John Frederick Ignatz and HACHMANN, Marie) was born on 26 May 1871 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 5 May 1934 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/7/1934

Besides the survivors named in
The News Saturday Mrs. Emma E.
Brauer, who died at her home,
202 Robinson street, leaves a husband,
Frederick W. Brauer. The
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the
house and half an hour later at the'
Redeemer Lutheran church. Burial
will be in Elmlawn.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/5/1934

Mrs. Emma R. Brauer, 62 years
old. died today ot her home, 202
Robinson s t r e e t She was born in
Buffalo but had resided in the Tonawandas
the greater part of her
life. She is survived by four
daughters, the Misses Anna and
Esther R. Brauer, Mrs. Harvey
Haseley, all of North Tonawanda,
and Mrs. Elmer Goerss, Tonawanda;
a son, Martin, Jr., North Tonawanda,
and four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the resi-
dence and half an hour later at the
R e d e e m e r Lutheran church. Rev.
H. G. Kleiner will officiate. Burial
»^ill DA at J»ine Hill.

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NF Gazette Jan 16, 1903
DAVID HASLEY.
David Hasley, a highly respected resident of Walmore, and whose age was 82 years, died Wednesday night. A large family survive. The funeral will be observed on Sunday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Walmore.

David married PFUHL, Friederike Wilhelmine on 8 Mar 1848 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Friederike (daughter of PFUHL, Johann Friedrich August and SUCKOW, Christine Louise) was born on 2 Oct 1831 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 2 Oct 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

WALCK-At Walmore, N. Y., Dec. 24, John B., father of Mrs. Herman Bruning (sic) of Akron, N. Y. Anthony Walck of Walmore, Mrs. Elmer Haseley of Wrights Corners, Mrs. Louis Geltz of La Salle and Andrew Walck of North Tonawanda, fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral from his late home, in Walmore. Friday. Dec. 27, at 1:30 p. m. and from St. Peter's church at 2:30 p. m. Burial at Walmore.

Johannes married DEVANTIER, Fredericke Charlotte in May 1871 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Fredericke (daughter of DEVANTIER, F Wilhelm Johann and GOERSS, Charlotte) was born on 11 May 1851 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Apr 1922 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 5/2/1921

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Walck pleasantly
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary at their home on Lockport
road, last Wednesday afternoon and
evening A bountiful dinner was serv-
ed at four o'clock, covers being laid
for 125 guests, many of whom were
from Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls,
Lockport, North Tonawanda and La
Salle.
Mr. Walck was born on the farm
where he now resides. Mrs. Walck
was formerly Fredericka Deventier.
and their declining years are bright-
ened by seve children and five grand-
children. Their sons and daughters
are Mrs. Herman Browning of Wol-
cottsville, Mrs. August Haseley of
North Tonawanda. Mrs Louis Gelz of
La Salle, Mrs. Alvin Haseley of North
Ridge, Anthany, Albert and Andrew
Walck of this township

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/29/1924

John F. Brauer, aged 84 years, died
late yesterday afternnoon at the home
of his son,, William A. Brauer in 130
Fredericka street. Mr. Brauer was
bom in Germany and lived in this
cuntry for 78 years, practically all
of which he lived on t h e Nash road
in the Town or Wheatfield. He is
survived by h i s wife, t h r e e sons. Fred-
erick W. J. B r a u e r of T o n a w a n d a a n d
O t t o and W i l l i am A. B r a u e r . of North
Tonawanda and t h i r t e e n grandchil-
djpsn. He was a v e t e r a n of t h e Civil
War, having s e r v e d with Company B,
28th Rogiment. N. Y. Volunteer In
f a n t r y , from 1861 t o 63. He was a
member of t h e S a n b o r n Post G A R
The f u n e r a l will t a k e place Wednes-
day a f t e r n o o n a t o n e o'clock from 130
Fredericka s t r e e t . Interment will be
In St. J o h n s b u r g cemetery, Rev Wal-
ter Thiemecke officiating

John + Augusta H. Augusta was born in Nov 1843 in Germany; died on 11 Apr 1925 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/13/1925

Mrs. Augusta H. Brauer. 81 years
old, died Saturday afternoon at the
home of her son. Otto Brauer, No. 194
Fredericka street. She is survived by
three sons, Otto and William Brauer
of North Tonawanda. and Frederick
Brauer of Tonawanda. and thirteen
grandchildren. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the late residence and half an
hour later from St. Peter's church,
Washington street. Rev.Paul Fretthold
officiating: Burial will be At St. Johns-
burg.

John married HACHMANN, Marie about 1866 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Marie was born in 1842 in Prussia; died in 1871 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]