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- Niagara Gazette - 2/15/1965
Wilfred D. Andrews, 68, of 445 78th St., supervising
custodian of Niagara. Falls city, schools, died Sunday
(Feb. 14, 1965) at Memorial Hospital from injuries sus-
tained in a two-car. collision in Route 31 at the Pekin
town line Saturday afternoon.
He was born June 22, 1896
in England and had lived in
Niagara Falls for 50 years. He
had been employed by the
Board of Education for 45
years.
He was appointed custodian
of the Village of LaSalle
Elementary School July 1,
1921 and became custodian of
LaSalle High School in 1931.
He was appointed supervising
custodian for all city schools
June 18, 1959.
He was a friend and confidante
of nearly four decades
of LaSalle students. To* many
he was known as "Buck." '
He took charge of maintenance
at the LaSalle Junior
Senior High School when it
opened in 1931. It is now the
LaSalle Junior High School.
Mr. Andrews was a'World
War I Canadiap Army veter
an; a m e m b e r of Niagara
F r o n t i e r Lodge No. 132,'
F&AM, and Flagler Chapter
No. 355, Order of the Eastern
Star.
He is survived by his.widow,.
Marge A n d r e w s ; two
daughters, Mrs. Edith Cooper,
P ho en i x, Ariz. and .Mrs.
Emily Wagner, Niagara^ Falls;
two step-daughters, Mrs. William
F. Best, and.Miss Susan
Roth, both of Pittsburgh; six
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren, his f a t h e r,
James Andrews, and one sister,.
Mrs. Samuel Ellis, both ,
of Niagara Falls.
Services will be held at the
Lane Funeral Home at a time
to be announced. Burial .'will
be in Riverside Cemetery.;
Friends may-call-from- 2 to
5 and 7 to 9,p.m. beginning
today.
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