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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/9/1955

BRUSH - Samuel S. Brush, 84,
of 7 Fremont St., Tonawanda,
Wednesday evening (Dec. 7, 1955)
in a Niagara Falls nursing home
after a long illness. Born in Crawford
Co., Pa., Mr. Brush had lived
in this area for 65 years. He was
formerly the custodian of the National
Gypsum building's in Buffalo
and was a journeyman blacksmith
for about 40 years. Mr. Brush's
survivors are two sons, Thomas A.
of Tonawanda and Howard G. of
Orrington, Me.; five grandchildren,
and six great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Hilliard
Funeral Home, where services will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the
Rev. W. F. Hetzel officiating.
Burial in Elmlawn Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: SNYDER, Fannie B. Fannie was born about 1877 in Canada; died on 17 Mar 1942 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/30/1956

BRUSH - Thomas A. Brush, 54,
of 7 Fremont St. Tonawanda, Sat-
urday evening (July 28, 1956) in
DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a
long illness. Born in Buffalo, he
had lived in Tonawanda 34 years.
He was a member of Salem Evan-
gelicall and Reformed Church and
was a past master of Tonawanda
Lodge 247 F&AM. He also was a
member of the Erie County Past
Masters Assn.,, the Erie County
Wardens Assn.,, National Fedr-
ated Craft 131 of Niagara Falls,
Tonawanda Chapter 278 R&AM,
the Twin Cities Rifle, Revolver and
Pistol Club, and the Masonic bowl-
ing team. He was an employe of
the U.S.. Customs Service for 30
years and a member of the Cus-
toms Assn. and the National Cus-
toms Service Assn. Surviving are
his wife, Alice J., (nee Ens-
minger); three daughters, Mrs.
Robert (Jean) Hutchinson and
Mrs. Wallace (Alice) Helwig, both
of North Tonawanda, and Mrs..
Bernard (Ruth) Ross of Grand Is-
land; a son, Robert of North Ton-
anwanda; eight grandchildren, and
a brother, Howard G. of Bangor,
Maine. Friends may call at Hil-
liard Funeral Home, 147 Delaware
St.,, where services will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Walter F.
Hetzel officiating. Buriall will be in
Elmlawn Cemetery. Msonic serv-
ices will be at 8 p.m. Monday in
the funeral home.

Thomas married ENSMINGER, Alice J about 1923. Alice (daughter of ENSMINGER, Phillip H and KLINGENSCHMITT, Julia) was born on 4 Feb 1899 in New York; died in Jun 1993 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: REPPERT, Sybil. Sybil was born on 27 Jun 1903 in OH; died on 18 Jan 1978 in Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married HUTCHINSON, Robert C on 29 Sep 1945 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married ROSS, Bernard E [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married HELWIG, Wallace [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: THOMAS, Brian Lynn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/27/1954

HELWIG - Michael Frederick
Helwig, infant son of Wallace C.
and Alice Brush Helwig,, Crecent
Drive, died Saturday (April 24,,
1954) in Buffalo General Hospital.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by a brother,, Paul Wallace. Funer-
al services were conducted at 3
p.m. this afternoon in Elmlawn
Cemetery by the Rev. Walter F.
Hetzel.

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