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 Nancy Grace Pfohl, age 82 of Sanborn, NY, was called to her heavenly home on May 2, 2024 at the Elderwood at Lockport facility. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on March 24, 1942; daughter of the late Angus and Grace (Britton) Gray. Nancy was a long time active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn, where she served on the Altar Guild, quilters group, the archive group, and taught Sunday School. She was also a member of the Sanborn Seniors, and several craft clubs. Nancy enjoyed making crafts, baking- especially chocolate chip cookies, and the time spent with her family. Before retirement, she worked at a former restaurant in Newfane, "The Dairy", and the former Pekin Market.Survivors include two children, Jennifer (William) Baird, and Kevin (Gina) Pfohl; asister, Kathleen (Ralph) Chapin; and five grandchildren, Blair Pfohl, Jack, Lily and Sadi Baird, and Lola Pfohl.Predeceased by her husband, Lawrence P. Pfohl on April 11, 2024. They were married on June 17, 1967; a sister, Sally; and step-father, Wally Proefrock.Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield, on Sunday (May 5) from 2-5 p.m. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Kurt Jensen, on Monday (May 6) at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn, NY 14132. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or school.

Nancy married PFOHL, Lawrence Philip on 17 Jun 1967. Lawrence (son of PFOHL, Gustav Nathaniel and MUELLER, Anna Rosa Auguste) was born on 30 May 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Apr 2024 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/23/1967

Mrs. Grace M. Gray, 8010 Lockport Road,
Town of Niagara, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Nancy Grace Gray,
to Lawrence Phillip Pfohl, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gustav N. Pfohl,. 1785 Saunders Settlement
Road, Town of Niagara.
Miss Gray is employed by Davis Dairy,
Newfane.
Mr. Pfohl is employed by Kimberly Clark
Corp., Niagara Falls.
They plan to be wed June 17.

1. PFOHL, Kevin Phillip
2. PFOHL, Jennifer Ann

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Niagara Gazette - 5/14/1953

TOWN OF NIAGARA, May 14-
Angus Gray, 52, assistant chief
of Niagara Fire Company I died
suddenly at his Lockport road home
here last night. Mr Gray had been
confined to his home after suffer-
ing a heart attack earlier this
month.
Born in Massachusetts, he had
lived in Niagara county for about
25 years. A member of the fire
company for ten years, he had been
assistant chief for five years.
Prior to his firefighting exper-
ience, Mr. Gray worked for the
New York Central railroad for 28
years and was secretary and treas-
urer of the railroad's machinists'
union.
In 1940 he married Grace Brit-
to, daughter of retired Justice of
the Peace Samuel Britton, of the
Town of Niagara.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by three daughters, Nancy,
Sally and Kathy Gray.
Funeral services will be held at
the Cornell and Daggett Funeral
home, Niagara Falls, Saturday, at
2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. Glen
Faucett, Sanborn. Interment will
be in Memorial Park cemetery.
Capt. Joseph Eydt has requested
that all Niagara Fire Company I
firemen report in uniform to the
Military road firehall tomorrow at
7 p.m. when they will go to the
funeral home for a memorial ser-
vice.
Firemen first heard of Mr. Gray's
seizure when a call for ambulance
service for him came during a meet-
of the company.

Angus married BRITTON, Grace M on 23 Nov 1940 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. Grace (daughter of BRITTON, Samuel Earl and LOCKNER, Philomena Teresa) was born on 12 May 1911 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA; died on 8 Jul 1997 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Grace M. Proefrock
Seamstress at Niagara Falls corset company
TOWN OF NIAGARA - Grace M. (Britton) Proefrock, 86, of East Britton Drive, died Tuesday July 8, 1997) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. She was born May 12, 1911, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Samuel and Philimena (Lockner) Britton. she moved to the Town of Niagara when she was 5 years old. Mrs. Proefrock worked as a seamstress at the former Spirella Corset Co. in Niagara Falls for 15 years. She is survived by her husband, Wallace Proefrock; three daughters, Nancy Pfohl, Kathleen Chapin and Sally Frasca, all of Sanborn; four brothers, Philip Britton and John Britton, both of Niagara Falls, Harold Britton of Panama City, Fla., and Harry Britton of Satellite Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Lucille Martin of Lockport and Dorothy Fredericks of Wilson; eight grandchildren;. seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her first husband, Angus Gray, died May 13, 1953. She was the sister of the late Earl Britton, Samual Britton, Helen Ganshaw Robinson and Lorraine Amsdill. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 165 Genesee St., Buffalo, N.Y. 14203.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/19/1940

Miss Grace Britton, daughter of
Peace Justice and Mrs. Samuel E.
Britton. of the Lockport road, will
be united in marriage to Angus
Gray, of Modeltown, by the former's
great uncle, the Rev. Jon Rommel,
on Saturday, November 23, at
4 p. m., at the home of her parents

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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.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/18/1955

SANBORN - Earle Britton. 88,
of Ward Road, a retired farmer,
died Sunday at the Niagara Sanatorium
after a long Illness.
Mr. Britton was born In Lewiston,
Dec. 14, I860, the son of the
late Samuel and Nancy Ann Rom
mel Britton. For many years he
operated a bicycle store on Main
Street, Niagara Falls. Later he
ran a garage and auto sales rooms
at Niagara and Uth Sts.. the Falls
He had lived here for the past
33 years.
He Is survived by one son, Samuel
E. Britton. Town of Niagara,
a stepson. Harry Robinson of Niagara
Falls; three daughters.
City Mrs. Lulu Packer. Los Angeles,
Mrs. Irene Frances Blount of San
born, Mrs Edna Schweitzer of Niagara
Falls, one brother. Frank
Britton, Buffalo; a sister, Mrs
Alice Fieldius, Miami. Fla. There
are 18 grandchildren, 35 great
grandchildren and one great great
grandchild.
Services will be held tomorrow
at 2 o'clock in the Pike F.ineral
Home with the Rev John K Wick
enden Niagara Falls, officiating
Bunai will be at Lewlston.

Earle + Emma C. Emma and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Courier - 11/12/1895

A judgment of absolute divorce was
yesterday granted to Earl Z. Britton from
Emma C. Britton. in Justice Spring's court.
The Brittons live in this city