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Niagara Gazette - 3/14/1946

Martin. Bank. 54, of 2113 Tennessee
avenue, was fatally Injured at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the plant of the Pittsburgh Metallurgical
company where he was employed.
Coroner James W. Heary,
who Investigated, said Mr. Bank
was working on a gondola car and
the crane bucket was swung too
low fracturing the man's neck. A
physician was called and rushed
him to the hospital but he was
beyond medical aid.
Born In Poland, Mr. Bank had
made his home In this city during
the last 38 years and had been
employed at the Metallurgical plant
for over five years. He was an
engineer working on Diesel engines
In the factory yard. He was
a veteran of World War 1.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Cathrine
Bank, at home, he is survived by
the following children. William
Bank, Mrs. Stella Adamczyk. Mrs.
Jean Pole, and Helen, Matthew,
Edward. Joseph and Sophie Bank,
all of this city. He is also survived
by three grandchildren, all of this
city, and a sister, Sophie Krawczyk.
of Depew, N.Y.
The funeral will be held from tne
family home tomorrow at 9 am.
with services at St. Teresa church
at 0:30 o'clock. Interment will be
in Gate of Heaven cemetery

Family/Spouse: GWODZE, Catherine. Catherine was born on 25 Nov 1898; died in Aug 1982 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: NASIADKA, Anthony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DAVIS, Herbert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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October 16, 2013
Stella A. Adamczyk

Niagara Gazette

NIAGARA FALLS — Stella A. (Bank) Adamczyk, 92 years old, passed away on October 15, 2013, while under the care of Niagara Hospice. She was born on May 20, 1921 in Niagara Falls, the daughter of the late Martin and Catherine (Gwodze) Bank.

Mrs. Adamczyk attended local schools. On July 24, 1944, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corp, Division of the United States Army, for whom she was a clerk-typist until her honorable discharge on September 4, 1945. She was employed as a press operator for 44 years at the Carborundum Company-Globar Division until her retirement in June of 1983. She was a member of the Carborundum 25-Year Club and a former member of the Holy Trinity Seniors. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking and playing bingo.

Mrs. Adamczyk's family would like to express their sincere gratitude to all her caregivers for their loving care given over this past year.

Mrs. Adamczyk is survived by her son, Edward (Cynthia) Adamczyk of Niagara Falls and her daughter, Linda (Michael) Popowich of Hockessin, DE. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Michael Adamczyk and Eric, David and Jeffrey Popowich and great-grandchildren, Aleena, Lyla and West Adamczyk, and Alexandra, Anna and Matthew Popowich. She is also survived by her brother, Edward (Genevieve) Bank of Lewiston and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward F. Adamczyk, who passed away on December 14, 1984; her brothers, William, Matthew and Joseph Bank and her sisters, Helen Davis, Genevieve Nasiadka and Sophie Preisch.

Friends may call on Friday from 7 until 9 PM at the LABUDA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 356 Portage Road, where funeral services will be held on Saturday at 8:45 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 AM at St. Raphael's Parish, corner of College and Macklem Avenues, with Rev. Ivan Skenderovic officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston. Memorial contributions may be made to Niagara Hospice, Inc., 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094.

Visit www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Family/Spouse: ADAMCZYK, Edward Francis. Edward (son of ADAMCZYK, John and Anna) was born on 12 Oct 1921 in New York; died on 14 Dec 1984 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married RAYMOND, Genevieve M [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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June 28, 2013
Sophie E. Preisch

Niagara Gazette

RANSOMVILLE — Sophie E. Preisch, age 81, of Ransomville, died Thursday, June 27, 2013 in her home, under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice.

Sophie was born November 4, 1931 in Niagara Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Martin and Catherine (Gwoudz) Bank. She married Mervin C. Preisch on July 30, 1955, and they have lived in Ransomville the past 50 years. Sophie had worked as a Nurse's Aide, employed by Mt. View Health Facility in Lockport for 20 years, retiring in 1992. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Mervin; her children, Irene (Dale) Myers and Stephen J. Preisch, both of Ransomville; her granddaughters, Madeline Myers (A.J. Zaepfel) and Michelle Myers; a great-granddaughter, Natalie Zaepfel; a sister, Stella Adamczyk of the Town of Niagara; a brother, Edward (Genevieve) Bank of Lewiston; a sister-in-law, Althea Conklin of Fitchburg, MA, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters, Helen Davis and Genevieve Nasiadaka; and three brothers, Matthew, William and Joseph Bank.

Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville on Monday, July 1, from 2 - 6 PM. A memorial service will begin at 6:00 PM in the funeral home with the Rev. Msgr. Thomas Moran officiating. Burial in North Ridge Cemetery will be private at the convenience of the family. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094.

Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online registry.

Sophie married PREISCH, Mervin C on 30 Jul 1955. Mervin was born on 13 Oct 1928 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Apr 2018 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/7/1981

BANKS - William S
Banks, Sr., of North Tona
wanda. December 5, 1981
at Memorial Medical
Center, Niagara Falls.
Beloved husband of Jear
Banks; dear son of Mrs
Kathryn (Gwodze) Bank;
dear father of William
Banks, Jr., Niagara Falls
Mrs. Barbara Banks
Steger, of Wisconsin,
Ernest Banks, James
Banks, Mrs. John (Jacqueline)
Sweigert and
Darryl Banks, all of
California; stepfather of
Gerald and Floyd Wendell,
Mrs. Stanley (Geraldine)
Nowicki and Mrs. John
(Rebecca) Tomaszewski,
all of Niagara Falls;
brother of Mrs. Edward
(Stella) Adamczyk, Mrs.
Herbert (Helen) Davis of
Niagara Falls, Mrs. Tony
(Jean) Nasidak, Lockport,
Mrs. Marvin (Sophia)
Priesch, Mathew Bank,
E d w a r d B a n k,
Ransomville and Joseph
Bank, Youngstown. Also
survived by twenty-nine
grandchildren and one
great-graiidchild. Son of
the late Martin Bank.
Funeral services Wednesday,
December 9 at 9
a.m. from the La Buda
Funeral Home, 356 Portage
Rd., Niagara Falls and a
Mass of Christian Burial at
10 a.m., Ascension Church.
Interment in Memorial
Park Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be
made to the CAT. Body
Scanner at Memorial Medical
Center. The family will
be present Monday from
7-9 p.m. and Tuesday 2-4
and 7-9 p.m.

Family/Spouse: VESPUCCI, Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Linda married COLQUHOUN, Russell William [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: POPOWICH, Michael J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

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

Family/Spouse: WILLIAMS, Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MYERS, Dale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

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

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