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- Niagara Gazette - 10/2/1953
Funeral services will be held at
St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal
Chapel, at 10 a.m. on Monday, for
Mrs. Frances Yensan, 70, who died
-suddenly in her White Haven Rd.
home yesterday.
Mrs. Yensan was-well-known to
residents of the community, as representative
of the Goodwill Industries,
a service she carried on for
nearly 10 years, in spite of an illness
which confined her to a wheel
chair.
Born in Fleetwood, England,
February 27, 1883, the former
Frances Moir was brought to Toronto,
Ont., with her five brothers
and. sisters, while a very young
child. She recently told friends
her only recollection of the voyage
was a gust of wind which blew
her 'tammy-shanter' into the ocean.
She received her early education
in Toronto, finishing her schooling
in Buffalo. Shortly after her marriage
to Alfred Yensan in The
Good Shepherd Church, Buffalo,
the couple moved" to the Yensan
homestead, latter occupying their
present dwelling, where their golden
wedding anniversary was celebrated
this year.
She was a charter member of the
Grand Island Home Bureau unit,
and was actively engaged in Trinity
EUB Church organizations
Parent-Teacher Assn., and displayed
a keen Interest in"belter education
for children.
Raised in the Episcopal faith,
she was deeply interested In the
establishment of the St, Martin in
the Fields Mission, being one of
its early supporters. Besides her
husband, she is survived by two
sons, Robert of North Tonawanda
and David of White. Haven Rd.,
two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Hewett,
Kenmore, and Frances, who lives at
the Grand Island home, and 17.
grandchildren.
Burial arrangements have not
been completed. The family has
requested that in lieu of flowers,
friends make contributions toward
a memorial for the mission chapel.
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