Family/Spouse: BALE, Abraham. Abraham was born about 1828 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/2/1921

MODELTOWN
Many from here attended the funeral
of William Bale at Niagara Calls
Dec. 1. Mr. Bale was a former resident
of-this place.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette

BALE, FRANK J.--In this city. Friday.
August 21. at the residence of his daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Sparling, 1342 Nlagara
Avenue. Frank J. Bale, age 50 years, after
a lingering illness. He is survived by a
wife, one daughter. Mrs. Thomas Sparling
mother, Mrs. Abraham Bale, four
brothers. William. Edward. Abraham,
Roger; one sister. Mrs. George Wager. All
of this city. Funeral from residence of
his daughter. 134: Niagara. Avenue. Sunday.
at 2;30 p. m. Burial, Rlverdale
Cemetery.

Frank married SUITOR, Elizabeth J about 1886. Elizabeth (daughter of SUITOR, Thomas and Florence) was born on 14 Sep 1868 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Mar 1963 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/9/1944

Edward Bale. 84, retired carpenter.
of 1622 Weston avenue, died in
Mount St. Mary's hospital yesterday
afternoon. He was a native of the
Town of Lewiston and had resided
in this city for 65 years.
Mr. Bale Is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Johanna Bale: a daughter. Mrs.
Joseph Martin, of this city: a sister.
Mrs. George Wager, of this city,
and a brother, Roger Bale, of Ashtabula.
Ohio. He was a member of
the carpenters' union.
Funeral services will be held at
the family home at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow,
with the Rev. Arthur H.
Schmoyer officiating. Interment will
be made in Oakwood cemetery.

Charles married KELBERER, Johanna about 1891. Johanna was born in Apr 1862 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/10/1938

MODELTOWN, May 10.-Abram
-Ellsworth Bale, 75 years old. of the
Swan road, Modeltown, died late
yesterday afternoon at Mt. St.
Mary's hospital, Niagara Falls.
Mr. Bale was born In Orleans
county but had resided here for
many years. He was formerly employed
by the William A. Rogers
company at Niagara Falls. He retired
in 1928.
Mr. Bale Is survived by one son,
Ellsworth E, Bale, of Modeltown;
two brothers, Edward and Roger C.
Bale, of Niagara Falls; one sister,
Mrs. Ida Wager, of Niagara Falls,
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be"held from
the Garner funeral home, Eighteenth
street and Weston avenue. Niagara
Falls, on Thursday at 2 pjn.
The Rev. Charles R. Osborn will
officiate, assisted by the Rev. John
E. Vassar. Interment will be in
Dickersonville cemetery.

Abraham married BAYNE, Edith Mabel in 1892. Edith (daughter of BAYNE, Irving A and Sarah A) was born in Sep 1872 in New York; died on 2 May 1936 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/7/1951

Mrs. Ida B. Wager, 84, of 1040
Garden avenue, 50-year member of
the Women's Benefit association and
25-year member of Riverdale Rebekah
lodge, died late yesterday in
Buffalo after a long illness.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wager
will be conducted at the Gridley
Funeral home at 2 p.m. on Friday
by the Rev. Jesse J. Simoson.
Born at Lewiston, Mrs. Wager
had lived in Niagara Falls most of
her life. She was a long-time member
of the First Christian church.
Surviving are her husband, George
W. Wager and three nieces, this city.
Burial will be in Acacia Park
cemetery.

Ida married WAGER, George W about 1886. George was born about 1867 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Feb 1958 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BESSEY, Jennie A. Jennie was born about 1879 in Merriton, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Mar 1954 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/16/1944

William Everett Bale. 61. of 1142
Ontario avenue, a freight conductor
for the New York Central railroad,
was Instantly killed yesterday afternoon
shortly after 2:05 o'clock when
he was struck by a moving freight
train.
Bale, who had been an employe
of the railroad for the last 45 years,
was walking along one of the tracks
in the freight yards at Suspension
Bridge when the freight train approached
him from the rear, knocking
him down and running over
him. Dr. E. E. Gilllck, acting coroner,
investigated.
He is survived by his wife. Elizabeth
A. Bale: one dauehter. Evelyn
M. Bale: two sisters. Miss Mary L.
Dyer and Mrs. Sadie Wilkinson, all
of this city.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the Rhoney funeral home, with
the Rev. William Saye officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park
cemetery.
Dr. L. R. Hurlburt, Lockport. coroner,
was called to Investigate the
death and said that he would hold
an inquest.

William married Elizabeth about 1909. Elizabeth was born about 1888 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/17/1963

Mrs. Ida M. Sparling, 76, of 2913 Michigan
Ave., long active in the Messiah Shrine
Xo. 18, White Shrine of Jerusalem, dies at
the Niagara Convalescent Home after a
long illness. (March 14)

Niagara Gazette - 3/14/1963

Mrs. Ida M. Sparling, 76,
of 2913 Michigan Ave., died
today (March 14, 1963) at the
Niagara Convalescent Home
after a long illness.
Born in Model City, she
had lived in Niagara Falls
for 75 years. She was past
worthy high priestess of Messiah
Shrine No. 18 White
Shrine of Jerusalem, p a st
noble grand of Rosebud Rebekah
Lodge No. 20, Flagler
Chapter No. 355, OES, and
Niagara Court, No. 30 of the
Order of Amaranth, and Aziza
Zuanna No. 9.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Betty) Witmer,
of this city; four sons,
Thomas L. Sparling, Raymond
B. Sparling, both of this city;
Kenneth F. Sparling, Santa
Monica, Calif.; El w o o d B.
Sparling, Lewiston; six grandchildren
and a great grandchild.
Funeral services will be
conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday
at the Gridley Funeral
Home by Rev. John' E. Wickenden.
Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Members of Messiah Shrine,
No. 18, will conduct a memorial
service at 7 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home

Ida married SPARLING, Thomas B on 26 Jun 1904 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Thomas (son of SPARLING, John and Amelia) was born in Jan 1885 in Brussels, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Feb 1956 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY - Section 9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MARTIN, Joseph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/10/1895

An infant son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles
Bale of Weston avenue died last night.
The interment will be made in Lewiston
Sunday.

Family/Spouse: HARBISON, Edith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/13/1895

An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Bale of Linwood avenue was buried in
Dickersonville yesterday.

Family/Spouse: FLOOD, Chester A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/27/1937

Donald W. Bale, 15-year-old Niagara
Falls schoolboy, of 1813 South
avenue, was almost instantly killed
yesterday afternoon when a bicycle
he was riding down the Indian Hill
collided with an automobile driven
by George L. Hudson, 52 Hermitage
road, Rochester, at the Intersection of
the Indian Hill and Ridge roads,
town of Lewiston, as told in yester-
day's Owl edition of the Gazette.
In attempting to avoid the accident
Hudson swerved his car off the road
and was injured when it ran into the
ditch. He was taken to Memorial
hospital where he is suffering from
back injuries today. Mr. Hudson's
wife, his daughter Dorothy, his son,
Fred and his son's wife, all riding in
the car with him, were treated at the
hospital for minor abrasions.
Identification of the dead youth
was established through an investigation
started by the Gazette and continued
by police following the acci-
dent. The number of the bicycle was
ascertained and traced to the Montgomery-
Ward store in Falls street. An
examination of the store's accounts
led to the boy's name and address being
found and the body was identified
by the father, William Everett
Bale, after it had been removed to the
Bell Undertaking establishment.
Coroner Harry R. Ernes, who investigated
the fatality, Issued a certificate
of accidental death. He was
told by Hudson that the boy, whose
vision was obscured by high weeds
at the intersection, rode onto the highway
directly into the path of the
car.
The youth was a graduate of North
Junior High school and was scheduled
to enter the Senior high school
this fall. He was on the way to
Modeltown at the time to visit a
cousin. Spencer Bale. He was an accomplished
musician and played the
electric guitar in Evan White's Fretted
Instrument band.
Surviving, besides his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Everett Bale, is
a sister. Evelyn.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2:30 p. m. from the Bell
Undertaking establishment, with the
Rev. Thomas Tomerlln officiating. Interment
will be In Dlckersonville
cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/23/1924

SPARLING_-Died aiddenly- J u n e 22nd.
1934 Howard B. Sparling, age 19 years.
»on of Mr. and Mrs.. Thomas B. Sparling.
w,ther of Ellrabeth, La Verne, Kenneth.
jEvmontt and Elwood. all of this city.
Vune'ral services from the family residerce
"214 Cleveland avenue. Wednesday
afternoon at four o'clock and from
the Epiphany church at 4 :30 o'clock. Rev.
David H.--Weeks officiating. Burial Oakwood
cemetery.

ALSO

Howard B. S p a r l i n g , 19. of Xo. 2'2M
Cleveland avenue was drowned froiii
canoe 15 feef. from shore, in Eighteen
Mile Creek, near Olcott Beach yesterday.
The body was-recovered in \S
foot of water. James Wishart. IS,
of \ 6 . 2409 Cleveland avenue was
r i d i n g , in the canoe with Sparting
when it capsized. Neither of t h e boys
could swim. but. W i s h a r t clung to t h e j
side, of t h e b o a t . At t h e time of t l ;^
accident Laverne Sparling, IT year
Old brother of tiie victim and Leo
Borks, 20 y e a r s old of No. 1^30 I
Cleveland avenue were on shore.
Borks saw t h e boat capsizing an>l •
told L a v e r n e ' S p a r l i n g , who a l t h o u gh
lie couldn't swim, 'jumped into t h e
water and made a desperate effort to
save his brother. His efforts were in
vain and he narrowly escaped losing
his life.
Charles Abond, of Third street, this
city, when hearing about the acci-
dent shortly after it happened rowed
three-fourths of a mile from the lake
recovered the body of the drowned boy
about a half hour later. Several per-
sons worked over the body for half
an hour until Coroner Fred r. Pickett
arrived and pronunced the lad dead.
Sparling is survived by his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sparl-
ing; one sister, Elizabeth, and four
brothers, Laverne, Kenneth, Raymond
and Ellwood, all of this city. The
funerl will be held Wednesday after-
noon at 4 o'clock from Spiph-
any Church. The Rev. David Weeks
will officiate, burial will be in Oak-
wood cemetery. Sparling was em-
ployed by the New York Central rail-
road as a clerk in the engine house
at the north end of the city for about
two yers and was a member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.

Family/Spouse: EMERICK, Thelma E. Thelma (daughter of EMERICK, Charles and Anna) was born on 25 Jul 1909 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 May 2010 in East Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married SCHOLEFIELD, Muriel M on 22 Oct 1932 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Muriel (daughter of SCHOLEFIELD, Frederick and WALTERS, Amy) was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Jan 2002 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY - Mausoleum. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elwood married FRANKLIN, Barbara Elizabeth on 24 Nov 1938 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Barbara (daughter of FRANKLIN, Charles F and Amalia M) was born on 30 Jun 1912 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Dec 2000 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married WITMER, Robert Carr on 15 Oct 1937 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Robert (son of WITMER, Malcham Thebald and CARR, Clara Gertrude) was born on 26 Oct 1910 in Savannah, Wayne County, NY; died on 25 Sep 1978 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY - Section 11N. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ray married FOURNIER, Bernice about Oct 1944 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married WRIGHT, Marjorie Lillian [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gail married WINKLEY, Donald LeVan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mollie married SARKUS, George Norman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcia married MICK, William Jay [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GOW, Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BRADSHAW, Ralph L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BRAZIER, William F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DONADIO, Matthew P. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]