Lydia married GOERSS, Elmer George on 22 Jun 1925 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Elmer (son of GOERSS, William C and WERTH, Wilhelmina Caroline) was born on 21 Jul 1898 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Oct 1987 in Burlingame, San Mateo County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/12/1925

Mr. and Mis. Frederick W. J. Brauer
of Bouck street announce the engagement
of their daughter, Lydia H. Re
gina. to Elmer G. Goerss of North Tonawanda,
the wedding to take place in
June.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/25/1925

A very, pretty wedding was solemn-
zed Tuesday evening at eight o'clock
at the St. Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran church when Miss Lydia
Regina Brauer and Elmer George
H Goerss were married. Reverend Karl
Frankenstein performed the double
ring ceremony before an altar decor-
ated with palms and ferns. Professor
Karl Fischle played "March Poniifi-
cale" by Gounod, for the processional
and Mendelsohn's "Wedding March"
for the recessional.
The bride; who was given in marriage
by her father, was gowned in
ivory white satin de lyon with geor
gette and a veil arranged in nun's
fashion with orange blossome. .She
m carried a shower bouquet of bridal
roses, gypsophelia and lilies of the
valley.
Miss Esther Ruth Brauer. maid of
honor, wore a gown of flowered sea-
foam green georgette over orchid
charmeuse satin with pale green
marabou and Silver ribbon and car-
ried a shower bouquet of pink Colum-
bia roses and gypsophelia.
The bridesmaids, Miss Anna Brauer,
Miss Mary Knothe and. Miss Mildred
Martin were gowned in crepe de chene
with silver ribbon and marabou coresponding
to the colors of their respective
gowns Miss Anna Brauer in
pink. Miss Knothe in corn color and
Miss Martin in orchid. They carried
shower bouquets of butterfly roses
and prypsophelia.
Herbert Goerss, brother of the
groom, was best man and the grooms-
men were Henry B. Demler. Ralph
Klettke and Martin J. Brauer. brother
of the bride. Dr. Benjamin Sprenger
and Norman Goerss acted' as ushers.
Mrs. Brauer was gowned in navy
blue canton crepe with cream lace
rnd wore a corsage of orchid sweet
peas.
Mrs. Goerss was gowned in black
satin and crepe with lace, and wore a
corsage of orchid sweet peas.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served to forty-five guests.
The bride's table being centered with
a beautiful wedding cake. Decorations
were in pink and white throughout
the house.
Among the out of town guests were
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sprenger of
Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Klettke of Niagara Falls, Mr. and
Mrs. George Steffen and Miss Ella
Sprung of Lockport. and Miss Nora
Lippert of Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Goerss will be
at home at 115 Highland avenue after
July 4

1. GOERSS, Rev William E
2. GOERSS, Rev Ronald G

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]

Notes:

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.

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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]