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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/13/1925

Mrs. Augusta H. Brauer. 81 years
old, died Saturday afternoon at the
home of her son. Otto Brauer, No. 194
Fredericka street. She is survived by
three sons, Otto and William Brauer
of North Tonawanda. and Frederick
Brauer of Tonawanda. and thirteen
grandchildren. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the late residence and half an
hour later from St. Peter's church,
Washington street. Rev.Paul Fretthold
officiating: Burial will be At St. Johns-
burg.

Family/Spouse: BRAUER, John F. John was born in Dec 1840 in Germany; died on 28 Dec 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married DISSE, Emma Regina on 26 May 1892 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Emma (daughter of DISSE, John Frederick Ignatz and HACHMANN, Marie) was born on 26 May 1871 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 5 May 1934 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/20/1935

NORTH TONAWANDA. April 20 -
Otto G. Brauer. 62, of 164 Frederlcka
street, was stricken with a heart attack
while playlng the organ for the
services at St. John's church, St.
Johnsburg. last evening, and died
within a few minutes. He was substituting
as organist and was playing
the Instrument during the communion
service when stricken. He was
removed to the home of August Huebner.
the regular organist,, living nearby.
Mr. Brauer was born In Buffalo
and had resided here for the past 57
years. Hs was employed as an organ
builder at the Wurlltrer plant.
Ho was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran
church in Washington street.
He leaves his wife, Anna Brauer;
four sons. Theodore. Andrew and Otto
O., Jr.. of this city, and Edward, of
Caroline, Colorado; one daughter,
Mrs. Stanley Krauss, of this city; one
grandchild and two. brothers, William
and Frank, both of this city.
The funeral will be Monday at 3
p. m. from the home and st 2:30
from St. Mark's church, with Inter-
ment In St. Mark's cemetery. The
Rev. Paul Fretthold, pastor will officiate.

Otto married LEMKE, Anna about 1899. Anna (daughter of LEMKE, Wilhelm Friedrich and BEHM, Wilhelmine Caroline Christine) was born on 19 Dec 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Mar 1963 in ND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/34/1957

BRAUER -- William A. Brauer.
78, of 130 Fredericka St., North
Tonawandar died this morning
(March 4, 1957) in DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
He was the father of Mrs.
Charles 0"Callaghan and Norman
Brauer, both of the Town of
Wheatfield and Irene Brauer. He
also is survived by 4 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oli-
ver St., where services will be at
2 p.m.. Thursday, the Rev. Paul
H. Fretthold officiating. Interment
in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.

William married GENET, Martha on 16 Nov 1902 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of GENET, Albert and REICK, Christina) was born in Dec 1882 in Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jul 1956 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/29/1977

THEISMAN - Anna
A.M. Theisman, 83, (nee
Brauer) , Tuesday (June
29, 1977) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital after
a lengthy illness. She was
a member of St. Mark
Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Wife of the late Conrad
Theisman who died in
1971, she is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Kervin
(Ann) Selover; three
granddaughters, Kelly,
Karen and Kathryn
Selover. a brother,
Martin (Ilene) Brauer of
North Tonawanda and
three sisters, Mrs.
Harvey Haseley of North
Tonawanda, Mrs. Elmer
(Lydia) Goerss of
Anaheim, Calif., and
Miss Esther Brauer of E.
Aurora, N.Y.
The family will receive
friends at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, Inc., 1241
Oliver St., at Ward Rd.,
North Tonawanda this
evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Thursday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Services
will be held in St. Mark
Lutheran Church Friday
at 10 a.m., the Rev.
Thomas K. Spahn^ will
officiate. Interment in
Elmlawn Cemetery. In
l i e u of f l o w e r s,
memorials may be made
to St. Mark Lutheran
Church or the American
Cancer Society.

Anna married THEISMAN, Conrad on 6 Jan 1937 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Conrad was born on 10 Jul 1883; died in Aug 1971 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News 12 Jan 1982
Haseley dies at 82; retired NT teacher
Martha L. Haseley, a retired North Tonawanda school teacher, died Monday after a brief illness. She was 82. Haseley resided at 352 Stanley St., North Tonawanda. She was an elementary school teacher in the North Tonawanda School District from 1943 until 1969 when she retired. Haseley was a member.of the St. Matthew Lutheran Church; a soloist and director of the St. Matthew Church Senior choir; a former Sunday School teacher; past president of the Alter Guilds member of the Niagara Art Guild and the Tonawanda Council on the Arts. Funeral services are being handled by Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St.
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Tonawanda News
9 Jun 1975
The Good Times, Not The Bad Recalled By Longtime Teacher
Today, 75-year-old Mrs Harvey Haseley of North Tonawanda appears to be no different from any other active senior citizen. Dressed in a stylish pantsuit, she discusses her hobbies She enjoys oil painting, playing the organ, gardening and participating in activities at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. There are a few things one wouldn't know about Mrs Haseley by just looking at her or by visiting her well-kept home at 352 Stanley St. The former Martha Brauer was valedictorian of her 1917 graduating class at Tonawanda High School She then attended Buffalo Normal School, now Grover Cleveland High School, and Buffalo State Teachers College. Two years after her high school graduation, Mrs. Haseley began teaching at Highland School in Tonawanda - then a two-room building which housed 100 students. The school had no cellar and the toilets were located between the two classrooms A pot-bellied stove burned wood and coal for heat. Mrs Haseley remembers wearing high-buttoned shoes and long dresses to keep warm Mrs Haseley, who began teaching at the age of 19, taught for 41 years. At Highland School, she taught second, third and fourth grades all at once She taught between 45 and 50 students at one time Mrs Haseley taught four years in the old Highland School and one year in the new school At the old school, Mrs Haseley taught music, art, language arts, spelling, math and reading She also led her students in recreational activities. At the new Highland School, Mrs Haseley taught sixth grade. In 1924, she was married to the late Harvey Haseley, a contractor Mrs Haseley began raising her family She has two daughters, Mrs Ruth Proefrock of North Tonawanda and Mrs Jean Johnson of Northview, New Jersey, and two granddaughters. From 1933 to 1943, Mrs Haseley taught in the one-room Niagara 2 School at Tuscarora and Lockport Roads. At the rural school, Mrs Haseley directed a two-hour Christmas program each year for seven years. From Niagara 2 School, Mrs Haseley became a permanent substitute at North Tonawandas Pinewoods School' a position which she held for three years. At Pinewoods, Mrs. Haseley taught music and spelling to fourth, fifth and sixth graders. When she was no longer needed as a substitute teacher, she was told by the North Tonawanda Board of Education that she no longer had a job in the system 'They told me there was no fault with my teaching, but that I'd have to go because married women could not teach in North Tonawanda, Mrs. Haseley recalls. Well Mrs. Haseley paved the way for married women."I told the board that I was supporting my Dad and that I had to have the job," Mrs Haseley said. "They rescinded their motion and married women could teach here." From 1946 to 1969, Mrs Haseley taught at Wurlitzer School. Though she retired in 1969, Mrs Haseley has not forgotten her students. She keeps in touch with many of them, "one in particular," she said. Gary Behrns, who is now in his 20s and teaching languages at Amherst High School, sends Mrs Haseley birthday cards and holiday cards every year He was a student of hers at Wurlitzer School. Since her retirement, Mrs. Haseley has been a member of several organizations including the Retired Teachers Association of New York State, the Buffalo State Alumni Association, Alpha Delta Kappa honorary educators' sorority, the Niagara Arts Guild and the Tonawanda Council on the Arts. Mrs. Haseley thinks there are more teaching materials available now than there were when she was teaching. "But I did have a nice set of maps when teaching at the rural school," she added. Along with the good, there have been some changes for the worse in education, Mrs Haseley observed. "Students used to be more respectful years ago," she said "Now there's too much permissiveness."

Martha married HASELEY, Harvey Andrew on 7 Aug 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Harvey (son of HASELEY, August Friedrich Ferdinand David and WALCK, Emma Johanna Marie) was born on 30 Apr 1895 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Jul 1972 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married GOERSS, Elmer George on 22 Jun 1925 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Elmer (son of GOERSS, William C and WERTH, Wilhelmina Caroline) was born on 21 Jul 1898 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Oct 1987 in Burlingame, San Mateo County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married RIETSCH, Ilene F in 1935. Ilene (daughter of RIETSCH, William August and KOSKE, Louise) was born on 29 Aug 1909 in New York; died on 28 May 1994 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/7/1985

KRAUSE - Vera A. Krause, 85, of
the Town of Wheatfield, suddenly
Sunday (June 16, 1985) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Krause
was a member of St. John Lutheran
Cfiurch.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Kenneth (Shirley) Henry of the
Town of Wheatfield; two granddaughters,
Mrs. Larry (Vera)
Hammond and Valerie Henry; a
great-grandson, Kenneth Henry;
three brothers, Edward (Kay)
Brauer of Colorado, Andrew (Pat)
Brauer of Wyoming and Otto
(Grace) Brauer of Colorado.
Friends may call at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St.,
at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda
today 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. Services will be held from
the funeral home Wednesday at 11
a.m., the Rev. Stephen P. Roehrs
will officiate. Interment in St. John
Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials
may be made to St. John Lutheran
Church.

Family/Spouse: KRAUSE, George Stanley. George was born about 1900; died on 4 Jul 1961 in Clifton, Passaic County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Final Rites Tuesday For Highway Victim
Gazette Lockport Bureau - 8/7/1961
NORTH TONAWANDA - Services for Theodore Brauer, 56, a Sanborn farm worker who was killed Saturday when struck by an auto, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Frethold (sic) Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St.
Rev. Loren J. Shiley, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, will officiate and burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.
Mr. Brauer, an employe (sic) at the Martin Haseley farm, 3227 Saunders Settlement Road.
Driver of the auto was Erwin C. Goodman, 70, of Albright Road, Ransomville. He was not held.
He was born at North Tonawanda Oct. 30, 1904. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Anna Brauer, and a sister, Mrs. Vera Krause, both of the Town of Wheatfield; and three brothers, Edward Brauer, Denver, Colo., Andrew Brauer, Cheyenne, Wyo. and Otto Brauer, Englewood, Colo.

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

Andrew married Anna A on 19 Jun 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Family/Spouse: O'CALLAGHAN, Charles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: SELOVER, Kervin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ruth Proefrock (nee Haseley), age 82, of North Tonawanda, died May 2, 2009 in the skilled nursing facility at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born in North Tonawanda, the daughter of Harvey and Martha (Brauer) Haseley. She attended North Tonawanda schools and graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 1944. She was the widow of the late Allen Proefrock of North Tonawanda. She is survived by her sister, Jean Johnson of Cleveland, OH; and three nieces, Tracey Johnson of Exton, PA, Sherri (Patrick) Sayles of Milford, NJ, and Merry (Frank) Sheets of Stanley, NY.Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver Street at Ward Road in North Tonawanda, on Wednesday, May 6th from 4-7 PM. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home beginning at 7 PM. The Rev. Kenneth Comer will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SPCA Serving Erie County, 205 Ensminger Road, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY 14150. Guest book available at frettholdfuneralhome.com

Ruth married PROEFROCK, Allen Ernest on 14 Aug 1948 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Allen (son of PROEFROCK, Ernest Fredrich Wilhelm and Florence E) was born on 23 Mar 1925 in New York; died on 8 Mar 1996 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JOHNSON, J B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married WITKOP, Kathleen Fay [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HENRY, Kenneth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]