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Niagara Gazette - 6/7/1968

The death toll, rose to four.
Thursday night as two more
victims of auto_ accidents in the
Niagara Falls area which occurred
Wednesday night and °
Thursday morning died of injuries.
William H. Blackwell, 42,
of. 5861 West St., Sanborn, died
at 7:55 p.m. Thursday in Memorial
Hospital of injuries and
multiple bums sustained in an
auto accident at 1:40 a.m. the
same day in front of 9540 Pine
Ave.
He was a passenger' in a car
which became an inferno. The
driver, Mrs. Joan M. Ford, 28,
of 304 Hinds Ave., Tonawanda,
died at the .scene.
A second passenger, Mrs.
Delores Jordan, 25, of 15 17th.
Ave.. North Tonawanda, was
listed as critical this morning
at Memorial Hospital with multiple
burns.
Mr. Blackwell and Mrs. Jordan,
were helped from the burning
car by Howard J. Walker,
30, of 7063 Nash, Road, North
Tonawanda, driver of the car
which collided with them when
Mrs. Ford's car came out of
a driveway. Mr. Walker was
treated for hand burns at Memorial
Hospital and released.
Donna Garrow Dies
Now also dead is. Miss Donna
Lou Garrow, 26, of 2109 Main
St-. She also died Thursday at
3:10 p.m. at Mount St. Mary's
Hospital of multiple rib fractures
and a back injury.
Miss Garrow was a passenger
in a car operated by Mrs. Juno
Hendricks, 39, also of 2109 Main
St. Tire auto collided at 12:30
a.m; Thursday at Williams Road
and Cayuga Drive Extension
Town of Wheatfield, with a car
driven by Army Sgt. Michael J.
Burmingham, 27, of W0 Sunny
Acres, Wheatficld.
Sgt. Burmingbam's condition
at Mount St. Mary's Hospital
this morning was described as
poor following^surgery.-
Mrs. Hendricks was released
after treatment for back and
leg injuries.
A one-car accident at 11:55
p.m. Wednesday in front of 2390
East River Road, Grand Island,
took the life of passenger John
Marso Jr.,. 20, of 961 N. French
Road, Town of Amherst. He was
dead on arrival at Kenmore
Mercy Hospital.
The driver, John Plavetski,
20,. of 3165 Sweet Home Road,
Amherst, was reported in satisfactory
condition this morning -
at Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
He suffered head, leg and back
injuries. -
Services Held Today
Funeral services were held
this morning for Mr. Marso,
who was employed at Hanson
Radiator Division, General Motors-
Corp., in Lockport.
Services were held at 9 a.m.
at Bury's- Boulevard Funeral"
Home and then from St. Pius
X Church, both in Tonawanda.
Burial was in Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda.
Mr. Marso was born March
3, 1948, in Buffalo," the son of
° John A.. Marso ST. and Mary
Egan Marso. He had lived in
Town of Amherst for the past
10 years. He was a member of
the Army Reserve. Co. D. 98th
Regiment (CST), 89th Division
(TNG).
Surviving arc his parents;
five sisters, Mrs. Daniel Troy
and Roberta, Christine, Jeanne
and Carol Marso; and three
brothers, Michaei, Thomas and
William Marso.
Rites Planned Monday
Funeral services for Mr..
Blackwell will be held Monday'
at Pike and Jones Funeral
Home, Sanborn, at a time to be
announced.
-He was a native of Niagara
Falls and also lived in Lewiston
prior to moving to .Sanborn
three years ago. During World
War II he served as an engineer
in the South Pacific.
He was employed at Union
Carbide Corp. Metals and Mining
Division for 16 years as an
assistant engineer.
He is survived by his widow,
A n n e t t e (Jaymie) Greene
Blackwell; two sons, Jeffrey
and Robert Blackwell; two
s t e p s o n s , John and Joey
Greene; two daughters, Sandra
and Sharon Blackwell, all of
Sanborn; also three brothers,
Fred,N Charles of Huntington,
W. Va., and James, with the
U.S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs.
Roy (Margaret) Kline, in California,
and Mrs. Alfred (Elizabeth)
Roupp, this city; two
half-brothers, Walter Tingler of
Buffalo and John Blackwell of
Cambria, . and a half-sister,
Marjorie Kling of Buffalo.
Friends may call at the funeral
home, from 2 to 5 and
7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Burial will be in Riverdale
Cemetery.
Niagara Falls Native
Funeral services for Miss
Garrow will be held Monday at
10:30 a.m. at Cobler's Funeral
Home, 640 Park' Place, here.
The Rev. William J. Devine
will officiate. °
She was born in this city on
Aug. 8, 1941, the daughter of
Henry William Harris and Isabelle
Harris, now Mrs. Isabella
Yohn of Lockport.
Miss Garrow was employed
as a waitress at Ed's Grill, 101
Ferry Ave.
She is survived by two daughters,
Sharie D. and Lori I. Garrow,
at home: her. mother;
four brothers, Orval A. Harris,
Lewiston, Samuel Harris, Town
of Niagara, and Gary and John
Harris, both of Lockport; and
five sisters, Mrs.. Harry Soladay,
Town of Niagara, Mrs.
Edgard Leveillie, Town of Niagara,
Mrs. Frank Appleton in
England, Miss Gcorgann Harris,
Albion, and Mrs. Gary Harriman,
Rochester.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from, 2 to 5 and 7 to
9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at
1:30 p.m. today for Mrs. Ford
from the John O. Roth Funeral
Home. Tonawanda. The Rev..
Donald-L.-Gardner._officiated
Burial was in Elmlawn Cemetery,
Town of Tonawanda.
Mrs. Ford, who was bom in
Watertown, had resided in the
Tonawandas for the last 22
years. She was a member of the
Class of 1958 of North Tonawanda
High School.'
She was employed as a clerk
at- Kaufman's Bakery at the
Boulevard""Mall, Town of Amherst.
Surviving are her husband,
Frank Ford of Pulaski, and her'
parents, Mr.-and Mrs. Hazen
M. Hull, Tonawanda, with whom
she was residing.

ALSO

Same date and paper

BLACKWELL - Willlam H„ of 5561
West St., Sanborn, N.Y., Thursday,
June 6, 1968 in Niagara Falls Memorial
Hospital Husband of Annette
(Jaymie) Greene of Sanborn, N.Y.
Father of Jeffery,. Robert, Sandra and
Sharon BlackwelI, all of Lewiston, N.Y.
Stepfather of John and Joey Greene
of Sanborn, N.Y. Brother of Charles
Blackwell of Huntington, W. Va., Fred
Blackwelt and James Blackwell ot
U.S.N., Mrs. Roy (Margaret) Kline
ol Callfornio, Mrs. Alircd (Elizabeth)
Ruopp of this city; half brother ol
Walter Tingler, Buffalo, N.Y., John
Blackwell of Cambria, Mrs. Marjorie
Kllng of Buffalo, N.Y. Funeral services
will, be held at the Pike ond Jones
Funeral Home, Inc., "5893 Hoover Road,
Sanborn, Monday ot a time to be
announced. Inlerment In Rlverdale
Cemetery. The family will be present
Saturday and Sundov 2-5 and 7-9 p.m

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

Family/Spouse: JASPER, Ethel Grace. Ethel (daughter of JASPER, Charles and SCHMIDT, Oleva) was born on 29 Jul 1928 in Mildmay, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Mar 2024 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Notes:

Posted: Friday, October 16, 2015 12:30 pm


Robert M. Blackwell, 63, from Lewiston, NY, went to his heavenly home on October 11, 2015. Born in Niagara Falls on April 25, 1952, he was the son of Ethel and William H. Blackwell. He is survived by his mother, his loving sisters, Sandy Blackwell Yates and Sharon Blackwell of Texas; and his brother, Jeff Blackwell, also of Texas.

Robert was a bright student, but after attending local schools he became a victim in a tragic incident as a young man and endured many surgeries. He was employed by the Town of Lewiston Highway Department, and as a house painter, and seasonal worker, until recurrent health issues kept him mainly at home.

Because of his keen intelligence, broad interests, and lively curiosity, Robert succeeded in living a full and interesting life. A bibliophile, he kept notebooks on different lexicons and scrapbooked articles on health, science, the visual arts, archeology, paleontology, history, and pre-classical antiquity. He was proficient in Bible studies, and a collector, accumulating many books, local artifacts, and vinyl records. His mother was a professional pianist and organist, and Robert, who also loved music, said his favorite composition was Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto. No 1 in G minor. He admired Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King and the late Walter Roemer, a science teacher at Lewiston-Porter High School. His greatest passion, though, was hiking in the Devils Hole Park, where he spent countless hours appreciating the beauty and grandeur of the Niagara Gorge.

Family members and friends will remember him fondly for his integrity, strong faith, generosity and humor. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston on October 23, 2015 at 11 AM.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Lewiston, NY, Lewiston Fire Dept#1, The Fire Hall, 145 N. Sixth Street, Lewiston, NY 14092, Niagara Hospice, Inc., 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094-1231.