Richard + GRAFF, Robin LeAnne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

Robert L. Graff, age 81, of Buffalo, formerly of North Tonawanda and Wheatfield, died Thursday, April 16, 2009. Robert was the son of the late Herman and Maude Graff; and the brother of the late Herman, Marian and Ruth Graff, and the late Vivian Papoi. He served in the U.S. Army at the end of WW II and was honorably discharged in July of 1947. He was a longtime member of the Niagara Frontier Fiddle Club, and had been employed at Columbus McKinnon Corp. in Tonawanda for more than forty years before retiring in 1991. Robert was the husband of the late Peggy (Terranova) Graff and is survived by his former wife, Shirley B. Graff; five children, Robin (Richard) Graff-Reed, Terri (Edward) Graff-Williams, Bryan Graff, Kevin (Corinne) Graff, and Michelle Graff; nine grandchildren, Eric and Kyle Wiete, David and Michael Reed, David and Angel Williams, and Rachel Porter, Brittany and James Graff; two brothers, James and Richard (Arlene) Graff; and two sisters, Mildred (Lavern) Sattleburg and Elsie (Louis) Shaw; also surviving are many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, step-children and step-grandchildren. The family will receive friends after 1 PM Saturday (April 25th) at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda, where memorial services will be held at 3 PM. If desired, memorials to the Roswell Park Foundation are preferred by the family. Complete obituary, condolences, and directions at www.hampfuneral.com.

Robert married SHICK, Shirley Bernadette on 2 Mar 1957 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/6/1957

Miss Shirley Bernadette Shick, daughter of Mr. and
M r s - Bernard Shick, 533 Euclid Ave., became the bride of Robert L. Graff, son of Mrs. Herman Graff, 31-A Central
Lane and t he late Mr. Graff in a ceremony performed at
11 a m - M a r c h 2 i n S t - Francis of Assisi Church.
The Rev. Wilbur Yaeger offici-
ated and Mrs. William Bacon was
organist during the ceremony.
Attendants for the bride were
the Misses Rose ann and Norma
Shick. John Neuland served as best
man for the bridegroom and Rob-
ert Bacon was the usher.
The bride wore a gown of white
lace with a fitted bodice, three-
quarter length sleeves, a scalloped
neckline edged with pearl em-
broidery and a ballerina-length
skirt. Her fintertip veil was fas-
tened to a heart-shaped headpiece
enhanced with pearls. She wore a
single strand of pearls and car-
ried a bridal bouquet of white
roses.
Wearing identically styled bal-
lerina-length gowns, were the at-
tendants, one in blue and the other
in yellow. Matching headpieces
and shoes completed their cos-
tumes and they carried bouquets
of yellow roses.
The bride's mother chose a light
blue dress with black accessories
and a corsage of yellow roses. The
bridegroom's mother chose a
brown dress with black accessories
and a corsage of yellow roses.
A wedding dinner for the im-
mediate families and bridal party
was given in the Isle View res-
taurant.
Mr. and Mrs. Graff, after their
wedding trip, will be at home,
March 10, in 249-1/2 Tremont St.

Herman married KNOPE, Maude about 1916 in New York. Maude was born on 25 Jul 1899 in New York; died on 1 Jun 1978 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/2/1978

GRAFF - Maud A.
Graff, 78, of North
Tonawanda, N.Y.,
Thursday (June 1, 1978)
after a long illness. A
lifelong resident of North
Tonawanda, she was the
wife of the late Herman
C. Gradd and was a Gold
Star Mother of World War
II. Mrs. Graff was a
member of several
organizations including
the Salvation Army
Golden Agers in
Tonawanda.
She is survived by four
daughters, Marian Graff
of the Town of Wheatfield,
Mrs. John (Vivian)
Papoi of Texas, Mrs.
Lavem (Mildred) Satt
e l b e r g of North
Tonawanda and Mrs.
Louie (Elsie) Shaw of
Lockport; three sons,
Robert L. Graff of North
Tonawanda, James A.
Graff, U.S. Air Force and
Richard C. Graff of
Grand Island, also surviving
are 18 grandchildren,
24 greatgrandchildren
and many
nieces and nephews.
The family will be
present 7-9 p.m., Friday,
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday
at the Hamp Funeral
Home, Inc., Adam and
S e y m o u r S t s .,
Tonawanda where
funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday,
the Rev. David B. Kaplan
officiating. Interment at
Elmlawn Cemetery. (2-3)