Elmer married TRYON, Shirley on 20 Feb 1954 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/22/1954

Escorted to the altar which was
adorned with white daisy type
chrysanthemums and white snap
dragons, Miss Shirley Tryon was
given in marriage by her father to
Mr. Elmer Grose, Jr. The cere-
mony which united the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Tryon,
74th St., to the son fo Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Grose, 81st St., took
place at Bacon Memorial Presby-
terianChurch Saturday at 6 p.m.
with the Rev. Ray K. Hallin offi-
ciating.Mrs. Harry Coppock sang "The
Wedding Prayer" "The Lord's
Prayer" and "O Perfect Hour" before,
during and after the candle
light service and she was accom-
panied by Mr. mEarl McCormick,
organist.
The bride wore a gown of
French imported lace with a
Queen Anne collar, with long lace
sleeves pointed over the hand, and
the torso was set with deep inserts
of lace in the waltz-length skirt of
nylon, edged in ruffles and worn
over satin. A tiara of crystal beads
and seed pearls held the English
imported veil of illusion which
was corded on the borders and en-
hanced with mother-of-pearl se-
quins. She carried a bouquet of
pink sweetheart roses and stephanotis.
centered with a white orchid.
Miss Freda Hageman, maid-ofhonor,
chose a strapless gown of
mauve nylon tulle with an aqua
trim. The ruffled bodice was .trimmed
in lilac with a bouffant ruffled
skirt of nylon tulle over net over
taffeta scattered with lilacs. She
wore a ruffled stole and a bonnet
with a face veil covered with for-
get-me-nots and carried a bouquet
of yellow roses and blue iris.
Mr. Robert Grose was.best man,
and the ushers were Mr. Harold
Best and Mr. Rolland Jacobs, Lockport.
For the reception held at the
Prospect House from 7 to. 10 p. m.
following the ceremony, the mother
of the bride received the guests
in a pink taffeta frock over gray
lace in redingote style with pink
and gray accessories, and completed
with a corsage of pink camellias
and yellow roses.
The mother of the bridegroom
favored a navy blue crepe twopiece
dressmaker oufit with which
she wore, pink accessories and a
corsage of white camellias and pink
roses.
Mrs. William Koller, grandmother
of the.bridegroom was attired in
a blue and white print, with which
she wore a double corsage of white
camellias.
For their wedding trip to Quebec
City and Montreal, Quebec,
the bride departed in a two piece
gray dress with a black velvet trim.
She completed the ensemble with
red accessories and a white orchid
corsage.
Upon their return, Mr. and Mrs.
Grose will be at home at 205 69th
St.

Notes:

GROSE - Elmer A. of 1045 96th in Memorial Medical Center, Jan. 17, 1973. Husband of Verna, father of Robert, of Mahopac N.Y. and Elmer of Rutland, Vt._ Brother of Wilbert of Clawson, Mich., Mrs. Agusta (sic-sp) Lester of Wilson, N.Y. and Mrs. Julia Pedley of Lockport, N,Y. Also survived by 12 grandchildren. Funeral: services will be held from the Grace Lutheran Church, Saturday Jan. 20th at 2 p.m. The Rev. Walter G. Schultz officiating. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Lane Funeral Home Inc., 8622 Buffalo Ave.

Elmer married KOLLER, Verna Wilhelmine Maria on 2 Jan 1924 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Verna (daughter of KOLLER, Wilhelm Carl Friedrich and HILLMAN, Alice Anna Hermine) was born on 9 Feb 1904 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Aug 1994 in Lewisburg, Union County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette
Verna W. Grose
Ex-Parent By Proxy Was Active In Church
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Verna W. (Koller) Grose, 90, of Kelly Apartments, Rural Route 5, died Wednesday (Aug. 24, 1994) at the Evangelical Community Hospital. She born in Porter on Feb. 9, 1904, the daughter of William and Alice (Hillman) Koller Jr. She was formerly employed for more than 20 years by Parents By Proxy of Niagara Falls. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls and a friend of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg since 1988. Mrs. Grose was the widow of Elmer A. Grose, who died in January 1973. Mrs. Grose is survived by two sons, Robert W. Grose of Sebring, Fla., and Elmer Grose Jr. of Lewisburg; a brother, Elton Koller of Sanborn; two sisters, Marjorie Margolin of Rochester and Irene Pellegrino of Tampa, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren She was the sister of the late Florence Rohring and Alice Jacobs. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive, where the Rev. Lawrance (sic-sp) Herfurth, pastor emeritus, will conduct services at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Town of Lewiston. Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive. Funeral arrangements were made by the John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Lewisburg, Pa.

John + Augusta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/20/1950

NORTH RIDOE, July 20 - The
funeral of William Koller was held
yesterday at 2 o'clock from the
home and 2:30 o'clock at St. Peter's
Evangelical Lutheran church. The
Rev. Carl Oldach officiated. The
bearers were Milton Swann, Fred
Rohring. William Gelseler. Herbert
Seeloff. Fred Fredericks and Leonard
Schultz. Interment was in St.
Peter's cemetery-

Wilhelm married HILLMAN, Alice Anna Hermine on 23 Jan 1901 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Alice was born on 5 Oct 1882 in Germany; died on 27 Apr 1968 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette- 4/30/1968

Funeral services will-be-held
Wednesday for a former Town
of Lewiston resident, Mrs. Alice
M. Koller, 85, who died Saturday
(April 27, 1968) in Mount
View Hospital, Lockport, where
she had been a patient for a
month..
She was bom in Germany
Oct. 5, 1882, and came to the
United States when a young
child. She was a member of St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, North
Ridge.
She - is survived by five
daughters, Mrs. Howard (Florence)
Rohring, Mrs. Elmer
(Verna) Grose, Mrs. Valentine
(Irene) Pelegrino, all of this
city; Mrs. Walter (Alice) Roh-
ring, Gasport; and Miss Marjorie
Koller, Rochester; one son,
Elton Koller, Bergholtz; a sister,
Mrs. Albert Donner, Lockport;
two brothers, Rudolph
Hillman, of North Ridge, and
Charles Hillman, Ransomville;
seven grandchildren and 24
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
Hardison Funeral Home, Lewiston,
and at 2 p.m. at St. Pet-
er's Luliheran Church, North
Ridge, with the Rev. David
Musail officiating. Burial will
be in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
today

Wilhelm + WIEPRECHT, Caroline Friederike Johanna. Caroline was born on 20 Jul 1852 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]