7. | BEIER, Robert D (2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1931 in New York; died on 8 Nov 1961 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Notes:
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/8/1961
Two Town of Tonawanda men drowned early
today after their car crashed through a guard rail at
the end of Parker Boulevard in the town and plunged
into Ellicott Creek.
They were identified as Robert D. Beier, 30, of
108 Ames Ave., and Charles R. Burns, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Burns, 24 Ebling Ave.
Mr. Beier, who celebrated his 30th birthday
yesterday, was owner of the Plant Land Nursery,
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860 Niagara Falls Blvd., Town of Tonawanda. Young
Burns, a Kenmore East High School senior, was a
part-time employe at the nursery.
Town police said a truck driver, Eugene L. Darlak,
182 Witmer Road, North Tonawanda, spotted
the overturned car in the creek shortly before 7 a.m.
Mrs. Kenneth W. Johnson, 2735 Parker Blvd.,
Town of Tonawanda, told police she heard a crash
about 2:30 a.m. The clock in the car had stopped at
2:28 a.m.
Dr. Ralph Smith, Erie County medical examiner,
listed the cause of death as accidental drowning.
Town police said one body was in the front seat, the
other in the rear when the car was pulled from the
creek. Only the rear wheels were out of the water.
The car is owned by Burns' father.
Young Burns, a native of Gait, Ont., moved to
the Town of Tonawanda six years ago. He was a
neighbor of Mr. Beier's until last August when the
Burns family moved from Ames Avenue to their
present address.
Mr. and Mrs. Burns said their son, an only child,
had planned to study horticulture at Alfred University
next year.
Mr, Beier, who lived with his mother, Mrs.
Irene Beier, is a native of this area and had lived in
the township four years. He was a member of the
New York State Nurserymen's Association and a
U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his mother, two brothers, William
C. of Coudersport, Pa., and Donald F. of the
Town of Tonawanda, and a sister, Mrs. Jean B.
Smith of Buffalo.
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