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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/27/1954

HELWIG - Michael Frederick
Helwig, infant son of Wallace C.
and Alice Brush Helwig,, Crecent
Drive, died Saturday (April 24,,
1954) in Buffalo General Hospital.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by a brother,, Paul Wallace. Funer-
al services were conducted at 3
p.m. this afternoon in Elmlawn
Cemetery by the Rev. Walter F.
Hetzel.

Wallace married BRUSH, Alice J [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/30/1956

BRUSH - Thomas A. Brush, 54,
of 7 Fremont St. Tonawanda, Sat-
urday evening (July 28, 1956) in
DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a
long illness. Born in Buffalo, he
had lived in Tonawanda 34 years.
He was a member of Salem Evan-
gelicall and Reformed Church and
was a past master of Tonawanda
Lodge 247 F&AM. He also was a
member of the Erie County Past
Masters Assn.,, the Erie County
Wardens Assn.,, National Fedr-
ated Craft 131 of Niagara Falls,
Tonawanda Chapter 278 R&AM,
the Twin Cities Rifle, Revolver and
Pistol Club, and the Masonic bowl-
ing team. He was an employe of
the U.S.. Customs Service for 30
years and a member of the Cus-
toms Assn. and the National Cus-
toms Service Assn. Surviving are
his wife, Alice J., (nee Ens-
minger); three daughters, Mrs.
Robert (Jean) Hutchinson and
Mrs. Wallace (Alice) Helwig, both
of North Tonawanda, and Mrs..
Bernard (Ruth) Ross of Grand Is-
land; a son, Robert of North Ton-
anwanda; eight grandchildren, and
a brother, Howard G. of Bangor,
Maine. Friends may call at Hil-
liard Funeral Home, 147 Delaware
St.,, where services will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Walter F.
Hetzel officiating. Buriall will be in
Elmlawn Cemetery. Msonic serv-
ices will be at 8 p.m. Monday in
the funeral home.

Thomas married ENSMINGER, Alice J about 1923. Alice (daughter of ENSMINGER, Phillip H and KLINGENSCHMITT, Julia) was born on 4 Feb 1899 in New York; died in Jun 1993 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 923/1946

ln an impresaive candlelight
service at Salem Evangelical
Church on Saturday, September 7
at 7:80 p. m Mias Alice Brush
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A
Brush, and Wallace Helwig, aon
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Helwig
were united in marriage. The Rev
Walter Hetzel officiated at the
double ring ceremony before the
altar which was adorned with
white gladioli.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, was lovely in a gown
of white satin with long pointed
sleeves and a court length train
Her finger tip vet' fell from a
headdress of orange blossoms and
she carried white roses and pompoms
tied with white satin ribbon
Mrs. Ruth Ross, sister of the
bride and matron of honor, was
attired in aqua brocaded satin
She wore yellow pompoms in her
hair and carried yellow roses and
white pompoms.
Attending as bridesmaids were
Mrs. Jean Hutchinson, sister of
the bride; Mrs. Betty Helwig and
Miss Delores Camp. All wow
gowns of orchid brocaded satin
with floral headpieces of white
pompoms and carried red roses
and white pompoms.
Warren Helwig, brother of the
bridegroom, attended as best mar
and the ushers were Robert Hut
chinson, Bernard Bossv and Rob
ert Brush, brother of the bride.
A reeeptioit for one hundred
guests followed the ceremony in
Labor Hall.
For traveling the bride chose a
blue gabardine suit with match
ing accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Hel
wig are now at home in 237 Main street,
Tonawanda

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/9/1955

BRUSH - Samuel S. Brush, 84,
of 7 Fremont St., Tonawanda,
Wednesday evening (Dec. 7, 1955)
in a Niagara Falls nursing home
after a long illness. Born in Crawford
Co., Pa., Mr. Brush had lived
in this area for 65 years. He was
formerly the custodian of the National
Gypsum building's in Buffalo
and was a journeyman blacksmith
for about 40 years. Mr. Brush's
survivors are two sons, Thomas A.
of Tonawanda and Howard G. of
Orrington, Me.; five grandchildren,
and six great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Hilliard
Funeral Home, where services will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the
Rev. W. F. Hetzel officiating.
Burial in Elmlawn Cemetery.

Samuel + SNYDER, Fannie B. Fannie was born about 1877 in Canada; died on 17 Mar 1942 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/17/1942

Mrs. Fannie B. Brush, 65, passed
away this morning at her home,
570 Delaware avenue, Buffalo,
leaving her husband, Samuel, two
sons, Thomas A. of Tonawanda
and Howard G. of Grosse Point
Mich.; one brother, William Snyder
of Youngstown, Ohio; three
sisters, Mrs. Frank Haag of Buffalo,
Mrs. Robert MacPhail and
Mrs. Frank Ellis of Tacoma, Wash.,
and five grand-children. Friends
may call at Milliard funeral home,
147 Delaware street, Tonawanda.
The funeral will be held Thursday
at 2 pan. with the Rev. V. S. Mumbulo
of Asbury-Delaware Methodist
church, Buffalo, officiating.
Burial will he in Elmlawn cemetery.

Phillip married KLINGENSCHMITT, Julia in 1893. Julia was born on 28 Jul 1868 in Wendelville, Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/26/1958

Mrs. Philip Ensminger, wife of a pioneer farmer
of this area, is to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday
with members of her family.
Hostess for the occasion, will be
one of her -granddaughters. Mrs.
Kenneth Stryker, 47 Canton St.,
another granddaughter. Mrs. Robert
Hutchinson is baking the birthday
cake.
Mrs. Ensminger's late husband
owned a large tract of land in
the Military and Ensminger R,
section, of what is now the Town
of Tonawanda and at: that, time was
within the limits of Tona-
wanda. Ensminger Rd- was named
for the family, Mr. Ensminger
died about, 20 years ago.
At the time of her marriage
and early married life, farms
abounded in this section of the
Frontier and Mrs. Ensminger,
over the years, watched the
changes irom the rural tone to
the present residential and indus-
trial theme.
Mrs. Ensminger, the former
Julia Klingenschmitt, was born
in Wendelville, July 28, 1868 and
was married in 1893. She and the
late Philip Ensminger were the
parents of five daughters.
Mrs. Louis Scheid, Kenmore.
.Mrs. Thomas Brush and Mrs.
William. Breitenbach, both
Tonawanda; Mrs. Walter Radant,
Gasport; and Miss Margaret Ens-
minger, who lives with her moth-
er in 1850 Miitary Rd. She has
nine grand children and 15 great
grandchildren. the family still
celebrates Christmas "at grand-
ma's."
Because of progressively failing
eyesight, Mrs. Ensminger identi-
fied member of the family large-
ly through their voices. An acid
radio fan, she listens to the stor-
ies and for the latest new items
on the radio and television. She
enjoys vacations and traveling by
car and is active and alert to the
world and people around her.
She tells her children and grand-
children "they have it easy" i
their homes, in comparison to the
"old days" and she rejoices with
the conveniences available to the
modern housewife.
Her "party" will begin at noon
with a buffet luncheon. In the aft-
ernoon Mrs. Ensminger will re-
count family stories for the fami-
lies to make her birthday another
full and eventful day in her long
life.