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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/24/1917

Charles Pless, aged 82 years, a former
resident of Wolcottaburg, died
this morning at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Beakman, No.
76 Erie Street, from ailments due to
his advanced age.
The deceased had been residing In
Lockport since the death of his wife
several years ago. His surviving family
includes two daughter, Mrs. Beakman
and Mrs. William Claude of the
Rapids ;also six sons. John of Cambria,
William, Herman and Gustave
of Wolcottsburg, and Ernest of Buffalo,
besides sixteen grand children
and one great grandchild.

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

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/11/1930

Entered Into rest suddenly at his
residence, 469 Washburn street,
Erneat C. Pless. Monday afternoon,;
November 10. 1930 He is survived'
by his wife, Evalian (nee Marcks),
his daughter. Mrs. Arthur H Sy of
North Tonawanda, N Y two sisters
and three brothers, Mrs. William
Claude, Herman and Gustave Pless
Of Wolcottsburg. Charles Pless of
Buffalo. Mrs Arthur Beakman of
Lockport. Funeral services will br
held from his lale residence Thursday
afternoon, Nrnrmber 13th, at
2:30, Interment will be made In
Trinity Lutheran Cold Springs cemetery.

Ernest married MARCKS, Evalian in 1901 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Evalian (daughter of MARCKS, Frederick C and STOCK, Margaret) was born in 1877 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lena married BEAKMAN, Arthur R about 1908. Arthur (son of BEAKMAN, William F and Lura Addie) was born in May 1885 in New York; died before 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Anabelle married SY, Arthur Herman Ernst on 14 Sep 1927 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Arthur (son of SY, Heinrick Christian and STRASSEL, Louisa M) was born on 2 Jan 1901 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Nov 1960 in Palo Alto, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married WILBER, Jessie Louise on 14 Oct 1937 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Jessie (daughter of WILBER, Roland) was born on 20 Apr 1913; died on 28 Sep 1999 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married PARKER, Martha Janet on 30 Oct 1945 in Warrens Corners, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Linus married TREBLE, Dorothy Isabelle on 3 Feb 1945 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Dorothy (daughter of TREBLE, John) was born on 6 May 1917; died in Jan 1996 in East Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ALBRECHT, Sidney. Sidney (son of ALBRECHT, Daniel and Mattie) was born on 3 Apr 1916 in MI; died on 5 May 2013 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BODE, Barbara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Tonawanda News

WESTMORELAND, NH — Dr. Sy died at his home February 17, 2011, after a long illness.

Walter P. Sy, M.D. was born January 21, 1937 in North Tonawanda, NY, in the area of western New York state settled by his early 19th century German ancestors. He was the son of Arthur Herman Sy and Anabell Pless Sy.

He attended North Tonawanda High School, the University of Rochester and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, from which he graduated in 1962. While in medical school he and a classmate co-authored and published a research paper which won first place in the National Medical Student Research Awards.

He married his college sweetheart, Jeanie Gray Maddox on December 17, 1960, a marriage "that made all the difference in my life”.

Dr. Sy served his internship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH, and then completed his specialty training at Yale/New Haven Medical Center in New Haven, CT.

From 1965 to 1967, Lieutenant Commander Sy served as the Chief of Anesthesiology at the United States Naval Hospital #1 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in NH.

Upon his discharge from the Navy, he was appointed as a staff anesthesiologist at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, NH, as well as Instructor in Surgery (Anesthesiology) at the Dartmouth Medical Center.

In 1969, he was made Director of Residency Training in Anesthesiology at The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and received an appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery (Anesthesiology).

In 1972, he was elected as an examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology, a position he held for 15 years.

In 1979, Dr. Sy assumed the chairmanship of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH, now called the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Keene. There he was the Founder and Director of the Pain Treatment Clinic as part of the Department of Anesthesiology.

In 1985, he was elected one of the founding members of The New England Pain Association.

He retired in 1998. He and Jeanie had lived a "country life" of small scale farming almost all their married life. Among Dr. Sy's various interests were wood working, running, biking, traveling with Jeanie, gardening, genealogy, reading and history. He was an amateur Civil War historian and re-enactor. He gave many Civil War presentations to the area schools, historical societies and at Memorial Day events, as Captain of the 6th N.H. Volunteer Infantry Historical Association.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Jeanie and much loved children and their families of whom he was so proud: Mrs. Jennifer Sy Heger, wife of Christopher Heger and mother of Connor and Duncan Heger; Mr. Christian Arthur Sy, husband of Tamara Campbell Sy, father of Colton and Campbell Sy; Mrs. Alice Sy Dolbow, wife of John Dolbow and mother of Maddox and Zoe Dolbow. Also surviving is his "best friend", Robert Pless Sy, Walter's loved brother, his wife Barbara and their children.

At Walter's request, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be donated to the "Walter P. Sy, M.D. Scholarship” of Greater Buffalo, 712 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202. Walter created this scholarship in 2007 to show his appreciation for all his home town and his high school gave him. This scholarship is given yearly to an outstanding senior student/athlete at North Tonawanda High School. Services will be held at the United Church of Christ on Main Street in Keene, NH on Friday, February 25th at 2:00 PM.

Visit www.tonawanda-news.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Walter married MADDOX, Jeanie Gray on 17 Dec 1960. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married JAYNES, Diane M on 19 Jun 1970 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married HORNUNG, Nancy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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