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Donald E. Beecher Operated business with twin brother
SANBORN - Donald E. Beecher, 78, of Maple Street, died Oct. 16, 1996, in Lockport Memorial Hospital after having an apparent heart attack while playing golf. He was born Sept. 2, 1918, in East Barre, the son of Clair L. and Inga M. (Engen) Beecher. He moved to Sanborn as a child and graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1936. He married the former Marian 1. Johnson on Nov. 9, 1940. Mr. Beecher worked for the Union Carbide Corp. for several years after graduation, then opened Beecher Brothers, an oil, heating, air conditioning and appliance business, with his twin brother, Daniel M. Beecher, who died in 1995. Mr. Beecher retired in 1977. He was a charter member of the Sanborn Lions Club and a life member of the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Co. He played the trumpet in the fire company band for several years. Mr. Beecher attended Sanborn United Methodist Church and was a member of the International Order of Oddfellows and the Wheatfield Bowling League. An avid golfer, he won the first Sanborn Open Golf Tournament in 1979. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Susan B. Sandoval of Davis, Calif.; two sons, Ross D. Beecher of Youngstown and Douglas C. Beecher of Fremont, Calif.; a brother, Mark Beecher. of Lewiston; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Benson A. Benton conducted funeral services Sunday at the Rhoney Funeral Home. Burial was to be at the convenience of the family in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Niagara Hospice Inc.

Donald married JOHNSON, Marion on 9 Nov 1940 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Marion (daughter of JOHNSON, William J and Ellen I) was born on 5 Jan 1920 in Canada; died on 12 Dec 1999 in Davis, Yolo County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/7/1940

Miss Marian Johnson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson,
of Sanborn, N. Y., whose
engagement to Mr. Donald E.
Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clair Beecher of Sanborn, has
been announced. The wedding
will be solemnized on November 9.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/12/1940

SANBORN -The Sanborn Methodist
church was the scene of a
lovely fall wedding on Saturday,
November 9. at 4 p. m. when
Marian Irene Johnson/ e l d e st
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Johnson, of Peal street, was united
In marriage to Donald E. Beecher,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Claire Beecher,
of Maple street. The Rev. P. L.
Harbura officiated assisted by the
Rev. Frank N. Taft.
The altar was effeclvery decorated
with large baskets of white and
yelow chrysanthemums, ferns and
cathedral candles. Miss Eva Balcom
played the wedding music and, preceedlng
the ceremony, Miss Laura
Perchen sang, "Because,- and "O
Promise Me."
The bride, who entered the
church on the arm of her father,
was beautifully gowned in white
satin made on princess lines with
swetheart neckline. Her finger-tip
veil of illusion was held in place
by a coronet of pearsl. She carried
a waterfall bouquet of Klllarney
tea roses. The maid of honor Miss
Helen Johnson sister of the bride
was dressed In pale blue taffeta and
carried pink premiere tea roses.
Miss Dorothy Johnson, sister of
the bride, was bridesmaind and
wore pale pink taffeta and carried
pink premiere tea roses. Daniel
Beecher twin, brother of the groom,
was the best man and Ross Johnson,
brother of the bride, and Mark
Beecher, brother of the groom, were
the ushers.
Mrs. William Johnson, mother of
the bride, and Mrs. Claire Beecher,
mother of the groom, were both
dressed in wine crepe with matching
accessories and wore corsages
of Talisman roses.
A reception was held in the
church dining room immediately
following the Ceremony. Quests
were present from Caistor Center
and Hamilton, Ont„ Buffalo, Niagara
Palls and Sanborn.
Mr. and Mrs. Beecher left on a
wedding trip to New York City and
Washington, D. O. The bride's going-
away outfit was a brown and
beige dress with a wine coat and
accessories. On their return the
couple will reside in Sanborn.
Prenuptial affairs were: variety
shower, by Miss Esther Casselman,
Mrs. C. Beecher and Miss Grace
Enger At the home of the former;
kitchen shower, sponsored by the
Birthday club, given by Mrs. Lyle
Borver, Mrs.. Robert Ooir, Mrs.
Hugo Perchen and Laura Perchen
at the home of the formers; linen
and cotton shower, by Mrs. John
Pearson and Miss Pearsaon, grandmother
and aunt of the bride in
Hamilton, Ont.
A one-gift shower, by the S.W.T.
Sunday school class at the home
of Miss Norine Treichler; bathroom
shower by Mrs. Pearl Middlestadt;
variety shoer, by Sanborn Rebekah
Lodge, No. 668; one gift shower, by
the Queen Esther Circle at the
home of Mrs. Roy Wethy; one-gift
shower by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Gow, Robert Bower and Marian
Schul, at the home of the former;
china shower by the Primary department
of the Methodist Sunday
school at the home of Mrs. Roy
Wethy: a one-gift shower by the
Methodist choir at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Ferchen.

1. BEECHER, Susan Irene
2. BEECHER, Ross D
3. BEECHER, Douglas C

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Niagara Gazette - 2/16/1951

SANBORN, Feb. 16 ~ Clair L.
Beecher, 64, of Maple, street, died
today at Meyer Memorial hospital,
Buffalo. He had been ill since No-
vember.
Funeral services for Mr. Beecher
will be held at his home at 2:30 p.
m. Monday. The Rev. William
Work will officiate.
A native of Orleans county, Mr.
Beecher had lived in Sanborn tor 25
years. He was ^formerly employed
as a crossing watchman at the Cambria'Station
by the New York Central
railroad.
Surviving are his wife, Inga Beecher;
three sons. Mark H. Beecher, Niagara'Falls,
Daniel M. and Donald
E. Beecher, Sanborn: three sisters,
Mrs Kenneth Sanborn, Tonawanda.
Mrs. Howard Jeffrie. Albion, and
Mrs, Frank Meyers, Batavia.
Burial will be in Memorial Park
cemetery',

Clair married ENGEN, Inga M about 1917. Inga was born on 25 Jul 1892 in Viking, Marshall County, MN; died on 7 Apr 1981 in Bradenton, Manatee County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inga M. Beecher .
Inga M. Beecher, 88, formerly of Maple Street, died Tuesday (April 7, 1981) in the Carol Lou Mora Care Center, Bradenton, Fla., after a long illness. She was a native of Viking, Minn., and had resided in Sanborn prior to moving to Florida in 1965. Her husband, Clair L. Beecher, died in 1951. She is survived by three sons, Mark H. Beecher of Niagara Falls and Donald and Daniel Beecher, both of Sanborn; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, Sanborn, with the Rev. Kenneth E. Traxler officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 pm. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

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Niagara Gazette - 5/12/1939

Claire Beecher. of Maple street,
was called to Albion, N. Y-, on Wednesday
by the death of his father,
Lyman Beecher, 83, who had been
seriously ill for the past two weeks.
The funeral service will be held at
Albion on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Lyman married SANBORN, Henrietta A on 31 Dec 1876 in Ossinek, MI. Henrietta was born in Jul 1853 in Shelby, Orleans County, NY; died on 4 May 1943 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 5/5/1943

TONAWANDA-Mrs. Henrietta A.
Beecher, 89, of 29 Loretta street,
died yesterday at her home. She
was born in Shelby, N. Y., and had
resided here the last two years.
She was a member of the Barre
Center, N. Y, Presbyterian church.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Frank Meyers, of Elba, N. Y.,
Mrs. Howard Jeffry, of Albion, and
Mrs. Kenneth Sanborn, of Tonawanda;
one son, Clair Beecher, of
Sanborn,' N. Y.; 18 grandchildren
and 31 great grandchildren;
The funeral will be held Friday
at 2 p. m. at the Billiard funeral
home, 147 Delaware street. The
Bar. John H. Sandmeyer will officiate,
interment will be at East
Shelby, N.Y.

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Niagara Gazette - 1/3/1932

ALBION, Jan. 3.-The 56th weeding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Beecher, West State Street, was
observed at a family dinner Saturday
evening at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Howard Jeffrey, Carolina
Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Beecher were born in
the neighborhood, eight miles south
of Medina. Their wedding, on Dec.
31, 1876, took place in Ossinek, Mich,
where Miss Henrietta Sanborn, the
bride, had moved with her father, Is
rael Sanborn. The father, as a Justice
of the peace, united them in civil
ceremony.
Four daughters, 18 grandchildren
and five great-gradchildren have been
born.

Carlass + Mary. Mary was born about 1834 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]