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Buffalo News

FRANKLIN T. GESCHWENDER

Franklin T. Geschwender, 79, who owned and operated Geschwender TV & Radio, died Friday (June 6, 1997) at his home on Saunders Settlement Road after a brief illness.

He was born in Niagara Falls, where he graduated from LaSalle High School in 1938.

During World War II, he served in the Army in Europe.

He worked for International Paper Co. from 1938 until 1950, then operated his business from 1952 until he retired in 1980. Later, he drove a school bus for Ridge Road Express.

He was past commander of Post 696, American Legion, in Sanborn; a life member of the Sanborn Fire Company; and a member of its Exempt and Benevolent Association.

His wife, the former Ruth Diller, died in 1982.

Survivors include a son, Bruce T.; three brothers, William of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Ernest and Vernon, both of Niagara Falls; and two sisters, Isabelle Sessman of Janson Beach, Fla., and Audrey McCombs of Niagara Falls.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road.

Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery.

Franklin married DILLER, Ruth L on 29 Mar 1943. Ruth was born on 3 Jul 1920 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died in Jul 1982 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]