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- Niagara Gazette - 3/14/1967
Leonard F. Behrens, 66, of
1358 Willow Ave., died Monday
(March 13, 1967) in Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Behrens operated "Behrens
Tackle Shop" at 1365 Pierce
Ave. He was born in Tonawanda
March 25, 1900, and lived in
this city for the last 55 years.
He was the son of Charles and
Minnie Behrens.
During World War II, he was
employed by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad.
He was a member of the Niagara
Falls Elks Lodge 346, the
LaSalle Sportsman's Club, the
Lewiston 3F Club, the New
York State Riflemen's Association
and the Zion Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs, Esther (Clapsaddle) Behrens;
a son, Robert Behrens of
Youngstowh; two brothers, Carl
Behrens, Tonawanda, and Harold
Behrens, this city; a granddaughter,
Judith (Ann) Behrens
of Youngstown.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2:30 p.m. Friday at
the Hardison Funeral Home,
Lewiston, with Rev. Paul R.
Swank, pastor of the Zion Lutheran
Church, officiating. Burial
will be at Riverdale Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 2 to 5 and 7
to 9 p.m. today and Thursday.
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