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Retired Tonawanda Police Chief Dies
TONAWANDA - George C. Marohn, 75, of 67 Elm St., a retired city police chief vacationing at his summers home in Hinsdale, died Friday (Oct. 8,1971) in Olean General Hospital. A lifelong resident of this city, he was a member of the police force for 30 years, serving as shief for 23 years before retiring in 1961. He was later employed by Bell Aerosystems for six years, retiring in 1967. Mr. Marohn was a World War I Army veteran and a member of the Tonawandas Post 264, American Legion; Tonawanda Lodge 247, F&AM, and the Salem United Church of Christ.
Surviving are his widow, the former Norma L. Duwe, three daughters, Miss Norma L. Marohn, Mrs. Carl (Marion) Jaeger, both of this city, and Mrs. Ronald (June) Fox of North Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Krell of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Mildred Mislin of North Tonawanda, and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Roth Funeral Home by the Rev. Carl H. A. Rest. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. The family will be present at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday. A memorial service will be
held at the funeral home by Tonawandas Post at 7 tonight.

George married DUWE, Nora H on 27 Feb 1918 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Nora (daughter of DUWE, Albert Carl and RIBBECK, Louise Wilhelmine Caroline) was born on 24 Feb 1901 in Medina, Orleans County, NY; died in Jul 1978 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William + SCHWARZFEGER, Anna May. Anna was born in 1877 in Prussia; died on 5 Apr 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/6/1942

Mrs. Anna Beitz, 65, mother of
Police Chief George C. Marohn,
died yesterday at her home, 47
Camey street. Mrs. Beitz came to
America from Germany at the
age of two and had resided here
sance.
She was a member of the Salem
Evangelical and Reformed church,
the Ladies' Aid Society and the
W.B A.
She is survived by her husband,
Charles; a son, Chief Marohn;
two daughters, Mrs. Edward
Krell of Toledo, O., and Mrs. Joseph
Mislin of Tonawanda; 16
grandchildren, one, great grand-
child and three brothers, Gott-
fried, Frederick and William
Schwansfeger, all of Tonawanda.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Hamp Funeral
Home, 37 Adam street, the Rev.
W.er F. Hetzel officiating. In-
terment will be in Elmlawn,

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Obituary from Tonawanda News, 26 Jan 1927
Albert Duwe, 54 years old, died last night at the DeGraff Memorial hospital after a brief illness with pneumonia. He had been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. George Marohn, 67 Elm street. Duwe was a member of the local branches of the Orioles and Moose order. He is survived by a wife, Ethel; five sons, William of Buffalo, Carl of Sherkston, Ont., Gordon, Daniel and Burt of Gasport; four daughters, Mrs. Horace Powley of Medina, Mrs. Marohn of Tonawanda and the Misses Bessie and Ethel Duwe of Gasport, a brother, Herman Duwe of Burt, and three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Zuck of Buffalo, Mrs. Gustav Ellman and Mrs. Herman Kirchhoff of North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Kirchhoff, 1226 Payne avenue. Burial will be at Clarence Center.

Albert married RIBBECK, Louise Wilhelmine Caroline in 1897 in New York. Louise (daughter of RIBBECK, Carl and HERING, Caroline Wilhelmine) was born on 13 Mar 1877 in New York; died on 16 Feb 1903 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BROUSER, Bertha about 1864. Bertha was born in 1848 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl + HERING, Caroline Wilhelmine. Caroline was born on 30 Dec 1854 in Germany; died on 18 Mar 1943 in Town of Newstead, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]