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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/29/1983

BALLS - Iona L. (nee
Ross) Balls, 71, of North
Tonawanda, Monday
(March 28, 1983) at Buffalo
General Hospital after several
months illness. Born
in DuBois, Pa., she had
been a resident of the
Tonawandas for more than
50 years and was the wife
of Richard Lynn who died
in 1971, daughter of the late
John and Lutetia Ross and
sister of the late Florence
P. Ross, John V. (Frances)
Ross and Janet I Ross
Mrs. Balls was a member
of Tonawanda United
M e t h o d i s t Church,
Augustus H. Crown
Chapter 619, OES and
Messiah Shrine No. 18,
She is survived by her
husband, William J. Balls,
six sisters, Mrs. Catherine
(Edwin) Briggs of Sanb
o r n , Mrs. Robert
(Dorothy) Scott and Mrs
Frank (Ann) Gentzke, both
of Tonawanda, Mrs
Donald (Nancy) Thorpe of
Williamsville, Mrs. Marion
(Richard) Miller of the
Town of Tonawanda, and
Mrs. Thomas (Jessie)
Garrity, also of Tonawan-
da; two brothers, Samuel
(Ethel) Ross of Tonawanda
and William (Frances)
Ross of North Tonawanda
and many nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call
Tuesday evening from 7 to
9 and Wednesday 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m., at John O Roth
Funeral Home, Inc.,
Morgan and William Sts.,
Tonawanda where services
will be conducted at one
o'clock Thursday by the
Rev. Eldon D. Snyder
Burial will be in Elmlawn
Cemetery. If desired, memorial
contributions may
be made to the American
Cancer Society.

Family/Spouse: BALLS, William J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LYNN, Richard. Richard died in 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married WILLIAMS, Lutetia P about 1908. Lutetia was born about 1889 in DuBois, Clearfield County, PA; died on 1 Aug 1980 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/5/1980

ROSS Lutetia
(nee Williams) Ross, 91
of North Tonawanda,
Friday, Aug. 1, 1980, at
her residence after a brief
illness. Born in
Dubois, Pa., she had
been a resident of
North Tonawanda for
the past 38 years and
was the wife of John S.
Ross who died in 1967
and mother of the late
Florence P. Ross, Janet
I. Ross, and John V.
Ross, and sister of the
later John W., Theophololis
C., Benjamen J.
George C. and Samuel
Merle Williams.
Mrs. Ross was a
member of Tonawanda
United Methodist
Church and Augustus H.
Crown Chapter 619
OES.
She is survived by
seven daughters, Mrs.
Thomas (Jess) Garrity
of Tonawanda; Mrs.
Marion Miller of the
Town of Tonawanda;
Mrs. Donald H. (Nancy)
Thorpe fo Williamsville,
Mrs. Frank (Ann)
Gentzke of Tonawanda,
Mrs. Robert (Dorothy)
Scott of Cheektowaga,
Mrs. Catherine Briggs
of Sanborn, and Mrs.
William (Iona) Balls of
Tonawanda; two sons
Samuel (Ethel) Ross of
Tonawand and William
(Frances) Ross of
North Tonawanda; two
sisters, Mrs. Clara E.
Harris of Dubois, Pa.,
and Mrs. Ruth C. Smith
of Falls Creek, Pa.; 23
grandchildren, 35
great-grandchildren
and many nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were
conducted at the family
residence, 41
Washington St., North
Tonawanda at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday by the Rev.
Eldon D. Snyder. Burial
at Elmlawn Cemetery.
If desired, memorials
may be made to
Tonawanda United
Methodist Church.
Arrangements by John
O. Roth Funeral Home,
Morgan and William
Sts., Tonawanda.