1. | BRASS, Albert J was born on 26 Oct 1894 in Strykersville, Wyoming County, NY; died on 24 Jan 1960 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Notes:
Warsaw NY Wyoming County Times - 2/4/1960
Albert J. Brass, born and educated
in Strykersville died suddenly,
Sunday, Jan. 24, 1960 at
Mercy Hospital after suffering a
heart attack, while attending the
8:30 service at the Immaculate
Conception church, East Aurora.
A veteran of Wbrld War 1. Mr.
Brass served as a Sergeant with
the 77th Division in France and
he was a member of Strykersville
Post 637, American Legion.
Honorary member of East Aurora
Post 362, American Legion and a
Past President of the Posts Last
Mans Club composed of World
War 1 veterans. > __
Mr. Brass was a "menSber-of Ar
cade Barracks 1408, Veterans of
World War 1 East Aurora Lodge
370 Loyal Order of Moose and a
past president of the Immacu
late Conception Holy Name Society
For, many years Mr. Brass was
memorial Day parade marshall
and at the impressive closing cer
emonies at Oakwood cemetery he
was delegated to raise the Flag
to Full-mast as the East Aurora
High School band played the na-
tional anthem.
Mr. Brass was a son of Frank
and Elizabeth Brass born Oct. 26,
1894 in Strykersville, where the
Brass family lived as the father
Frank Brass ran a black smith
shop, who many will remember
the trfiop, doing horse shoeing
and all repair worki,
Albert became associated with
W. A. Kelver Studebaker Agency
at 765 Main St., East Aurora
as Service manager in 1920 and
continued in that position until
his' death. Before becoming service
manager 40 years ago he dp
erated the star mail route for sev
eral years between East Aurora
and North Java.
Besides his wife Mrs. Agnes
Glasner Brass, he is survived by
a daughter, Mrs. Howard Carrow
of East Aurora, a son Ronald
G., East Aurora, four brothers,
Luke of Arcade, Frank of Oneida,
Maurice of Niagara Falls, Edward
of-Buffalo and Fouk Grand
children.
Albert married GLASNER, Agnes E on 9 Aug 1922 in Strykersville, Wyoming County, NY. Agnes was born on 21 Oct 1895 in New York; died in May 1975 in East Aurora, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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