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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/11/1934

John L. Behm entered into rest
on Saturday, June 9th, at the family
residence, Purdy road, town of Lockport.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Clara Proctor Behm, four
daughters and three sons, Mrs. Edward
Wendt, Janesville, Minn., Mrs.
Bruce Moore, Lockport, Mrs. Hewett
Allen, Niagara Falls, N. Y., Mrs.
Mason Wilson, Lockport, Charles
Behm, Lockport, Arthur Behm, town
of Lockport and Irving Behm, town
of Wilson, four sisters and four
brothers, Mrs. Philip Breitenbach,
Mrs. Martin Wendlinger, Mrs. Frank
Martin, Mrs. Amiel Bush, George
Behm, William Behm, Charles
Behm and Frank Behm. Remains
reposing at the Conover & Reynolds
Funeral Home, 46 East avenue. Time
of funeral to be announced later.

Same date and paper

John L. Behm, 59, farmer, of
the Purdy road, town of Lockport,
took his life by hanging late Saturday
night after believing he had
succeeded in throttling his wife,
Clara, to death.
Mrs. Behm lay unconscious for
nearly 46 minutes before she regained
her senses and discovered
that her husband had hanged himself,
suspending his body by a cord
which he had attached to the bedpost
of his bed. His head was
Only 18 inches from the floor.
There had been no quarrel before
the tragedy, Mrs. Behm told
Dr. Ferdinand A. Kittinger, coroner.
She and her husband had spent the
evening together In their home, she
said. Her husband was in exceptionally
good spirits, she declared,
although he had brooded considerably
in recent weeks over his failure
to find employment. He had
been out of work for several
months she said.
After an evening of amiable conversation,
she and her husband decided
Just before midnight to retire.
Accordingly, she went to her bedroom
on the second floor, while he
retired to a room which he occupied
on the first floor.
"We've Got to Die."
Shortly afterwards, Mrs.
said, she beard her husband calling
for her.
As she entered his bedroom, she
told Dr. Kittinger, her husband
leaped at her and seised her by the
throat, at the same time crying:
"We've got to die, Clara."
He repeated the cry over and over
again as she vainly struggled to
free herself from his grasp, she said.
Then she lapsed into unconscious-
ness.
Regaining her senses about 45
minutes later, her first thought was
that her experience had been just
a terrible nightmare, Mrs. Behm related.
The severe throbbing In her
throat and the sight of her husband's
body, hanging from the bedpost
in his bedroom, awakened her
to the reality of her experience, ahe
said.
Touching her husband's body and
discovering it to be already cold,
Mrs. Behm ran in terror to the
home of a neighbor, where she
telephoned the sheriff's office.
Coroner Issues Certificate.
Deputies Oeorge Rawlings and
James Duffy hurried to the scene
of the tragedy. They summoned
the coroner, who ordered the' body
removed to the undertaking parlors
of Conover and Reynolds, 46 East
avenue.
Dr. Kittinger, after examining the
body and hearing Mrs. Behm's story,
issued a verdict of suicide by hanging.
Surviving Mr. Behm are his
widow, Clara; four daughters, Mrs.
Edward Wendt of Janesville, Minn.;
Mrs. Hewitt Allen of Niagara fails,
Mrs. Bruce Moore and Mrs. George
Wilson of Lockport; three sons,
Irving Behm of Ransomville, and
Charles and Arthur Behm of Lockport;
four sisters; Mrs. Martin
Wendllnger of Buffalo, Mrs. Henry
Martin of Tonawanda, Mrs, Emil
Busch of Lockport and Mrs. Philip
Breintback of Pickard's Bridge, and
four brothers, Charles Behm of Atwater,
Minn., Frank Behm of
Bralnard, Minn., William and
George Behm of Hudson, Wis.

Johannes married SCHROEDER, Anna Marie Emilie on 26 Dec 1894 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of Anna M) was born on 2 Mar 1861 in Drewsch, Uckermark, Prussia; died between 1901 and 1903 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johannes married PROCTOR, Clara about 1903. Clara was born on 17 Sep 1883 in England; died on 3 Sep 1956 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alma married WENDT, Wilhelm Edward on 2 Dec 1918 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelm (son of WENDT, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and KOEPPEN, Louise W) was born on 18 Nov 1890 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died in Mar 1984 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married SMITH, Agnes F in Aug 1929. Agnes (daughter of SMITH, William C and Rose E) was born about 1902 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married HAAK, Minnie about 1918. Minnie (daughter of HAAK, George) was born about 1901 in New York; died on 25 Jul 1940 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Lydia married MOORE, Henry Bruce about 1921. Henry (son of MOORE, Frederick and GIBSON, Flora) was born on 11 Jun 1899 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Jun 1954 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married BENNETT, Walter H on 1 Jul 1961 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Walter (son of BENNETT, Adelbert and BUCK, Carrie) was born on 1 Jun 1890 in New York; died in Mar 1978 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mabel married ALLEN, Hewitt in Jan 1928. Hewitt (son of ALLEN, Emory T and Anna) was born on 30 Jan 1906 in New York; died in Jan 1986 in Gerry, Chautauqua County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: WILSON, George M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Medina Journal Register - 4/1/1966

NEWFANE — Mary M. (Behm) Prunty, age 66, of Corwin Station,Newfane, died Sunday, March 31 at Newfane Health Facility.She was born in Lockport on Nov.27, 1929. She married James Lewis Prunty on Feb. 16, 1957 in Columbia, S.C. Mrs. Prunty was a retail clerk at J.J. Newberry Co. and Lapson Surplus Store of Lockport from the late 1950s to '70s. She was a 1947 graduate of Lockport Senior High School.She loved flower gardening and enjoyed craft works. She was an avid bowler, participating in the Salad Bowl League at Allie Brandts. She had lived in Newfane for the past 25 years, previously in Lockport.She is survived by her husband,James "Bud" Prunty. She is the stepdaughter of Christine Behm of Lockport. Also surviving are siblings,Phyllis (Edwin) Lute of Lockport,John (Marilyn) Behm of Lockport,Shirley (Wayne) Beane of Appleton;several nieces and nephews.The family will be present to receive friends Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Kenneth H. Sherrie Funeral Home, 6139 East Ave.,Newfane where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m., the Rev. David Huels officiating.Interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Roswell Park Cancer Institute or the InterCommunity Memorial Hospital of Newfane.

Mary married PRUNTY, James Lewis on 16 Feb 1957 in Columbia, Lexington County, SC. James (son of PRUNTY, Hory) was born on 1 Feb 1934; died on 29 Dec 1999 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phyllis married LUTE, Edwin F on 9 Apr 1949 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Edwin (son of LUTE, Fred) was born on 8 Feb 1927; died on 8 Feb 2004 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married JOHNSTON, Anne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JONES, Marilyn Ann. Marilyn (daughter of JONES, Theodore M and BARRINGTON, Mary) was born on 21 Feb 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Nov 2020 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary of Shirley M. Beane

Shirley (Behm) Beane passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Elderwood Health Care Facility in Lockport.  Shirley was born on May 29, 1940 in Lockport, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Behm and the late Chris Behm.  She was predeceased by her husband Wayne Beane, daughter Kayla, and siblings and their spouses Mary (Bud) Prunty, Phyllis (Ed) Lute, and Jack (Anne) Behm.
Shirley is survived by her loving children Mary Beth Beane and Patty Beane; loving grandchildren Jordan Cunningham and Brianna Beane; sisters-in-law Rose Ann Coffelt and Charlotte Hamrick; brother-in-law Jim Beane; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and her “mom” Janet Riffle.
Shirley loved to cook, bake, garden, and watch her birds.  She loved to knit and crochet and over the years donated hat and mitten sets to area organizations.  Her greatest love was spending time with her family.
The family would like to thank Elderwood for their amazing care of our mom.
Relatives and friends may call Thursday, November 12th from 5-7 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport with services following.  Interment will be Friday, Nov. 13th at 11 AM in Cold Springs Cemetery.  Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Shirley married BEANE, Wayne Kent on 18 Jul 1959 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Wayne (son of KEENER, Edmund Byrne and HESS, Pearl) was born on 26 Jan 1938 in Sutton, Braxton County, WV; died on 1 Jul 2017 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Frederick married RICHAU, Beatrice on 23 Dec 1944 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Charles married SPARRER, Marjorie [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married WISE, Kay on 25 Mar 1967 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married NEWMAN, Alice Irene [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WRIGHT, John D. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary of Deborah Lute

Deborah A. Lute passed away on Wednesday December 6, 2017 in Eastern Niagara Hospital, Lockport. Born in Lockport on July 12, 1953, she was the daughter of Edwin F. and Phyllis I. Behm Lute. Debbie worked as a private duty nurse and enjoyed spending time and doing activities with her family and friends.
Debbie is survived by her sons, Aaron (Christine) Class, Addam (Danielle) Class and Matthew Class; grandmother of Morgan, Madison, Mackenzie, Mason, Caiden, Lilah and Adler Class. She was the dear friend of the late Jeffrey Ramsdell; sister of Gerald Lute, Ross (Sharon) Lute, Thomas (Patricia) Lute, Donna (Paul) Ast, Kenneth (Leslie) Lute and Scott (Sue) Lute. Debbie is also survived by several nieces and nephews also by dear friends Debbie (John) Ginty, Michael Ramsdell and Ron and Shirley Ramsdell.
Friends may call on Sunday Dec. 10th 1-4 PM, in Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street, Lockport, where services will immediately follow at 4 PM. Online Condolences at www.pruddenandkandt.com.

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

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

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

Family/Spouse: AST, Paul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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Obituary of Kayla Beane

Kayla Beane passed away November 16, 2018 in Niagara Hospice House.  Born January 7, 1965 in Lockport she is the daughter of Shirley (Behm) Beane and late Wayne Beane.  Kayla was a 1983 graduate from Newfane High School and worked for Niagara County in various positions.  She enjoyed cooking and baking, celebrating the holidays, reading, and watching movies.  She enjoyed spending time friends and family.  Kayla fought a courageous battle with breast cancer, she will always be remembered as a caring, giving person always putting others before herself.  
Besides her mother, Kayla is also survived by her son Jordan Cunningham; sisters Mary Beth Beane and twin Patricia Beane; nieces Brianna Beane, Trisha Oloo, and Mercedes Clark; her aunt RoseAnn Coffelt; also her devoted cat Pumpkin and several other nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends, especially the Cunningham family.
The family would like to thank Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Niagara Hospice for the loving care that Kayla received.   
Relatives and friends may call Monday, November 19th from 2-7 PM with services following at 7 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport. Prayers of Committal will be held at Cold Spring Cemetery Tuesday Nov. 20th at 11 AM. In celebration of Kayla’s life the family requests that you wear red or bright color. Donations to Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Niagara Hospice or to any pet organization would be appreciated.  Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

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

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

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