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Niagara Gazette - 2/11/1959

AMBRA— In St. Mary's Hospital,
day, February 8. 1959. Lydla Sessman
Ambra of 329 71st St. Wife of
Pasquale Ambra, mother of Mrs. Lydia
Dallo and M r s . Helen McKeeby. both
of Stanhope, N.J., Raymond Sessman
of Sanborn, N.Y.. Bernard Sessman
of this city. Sister of Joseph, Gene,
Alcide and Leo Gravel, all of Lawrence.
Mass. Also survived • by 7
grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held from the Lane Funeral Home,
8022 Buffalo Ave.. Thursday, February
12. 1959 a t 9:15 a.m. and from
St. John De LaSalle Church at 9:30
a.m . Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
St. John's de LaSalle Church Altar
and Rosary Society will recite the Rosary
Wednesday- evenlng at 9:15.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 2/9/1959

Mrs. Lydia Sessman Ambra,
64, of 329 71st St., died sud
denly Sunday (Feb. 8, 1959) at
Mt. St. Mary's Hospital.
A native of Lawrence, Mass.,
she had lived here for 39 years.
She served as chaplain for the
Women's Benefit Assn. for sev-
eral years, and was past presi-
dent of the Post No. 54, Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars Auxil-
iary. She was also a member
of Post 381, American Legion
Auxiliary.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Pasquale Ambra; two
daughters, Mrs. Lydia Dallo
and Mrs. Helen McKeeby, both
of Stanhope, N.J.; two sons,
Raymond Sessman, Sanborn,
and Bernard Sessman, this city;
four brothers, Joseph, Gene,
Alcide and Leo Gravel, all of
Lawrence, Mass.
Funeral services will be held
at 9:15 a.m. Thursday at the
Lane Funeral Home and at
9:30 at St. John de LaSalle
Church. Burial will be in Gate
of Heaven Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: SESSMAN, Bernard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SESSMAN, Lydia
2. SESSMAN, Bernard J was born on 26 Dec 1916; died on 31 Dec 1955 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
3. SESSMAN, Raymond J was born on 27 Oct 1918 in Lawrence, Essex County, MA; died on 26 Sep 2002 in Davie, Broward County, FL.
4. SESSMAN, Helen was born on 7 Jan 1925; died in Jan 1995 in Candor, Tioga County, NY.

Family/Spouse: AMBRA, Pasquale. Pasquale was born on 10 Sep 1898 in Italy; died in Feb 1982 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]