Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/23/1961

A 68-year-old retired railroad
man died in Memorial
Hospital Friday evening from
injuries suffered
w h e n he
was struck by
a c a r while
crossing Niagara
-Falls Bou-
1 e v a r d two
miles west of
the Town of
W h e a t f ield
line.
D e a d is
Charles Buerger
o f 1839
South Ave.
According to
State Troopers Ray Benson
and Paul Stevens, who investigated,
Mr. Buerger was
hit by a car driven by
|ard J. Wudyka, 28, of 226
East Ave., North Tonawanda,
an employe of the Buffalo
Pump Co. in that city.
It was the 33rd traffic fatality
on county roads in 1961,
compared to 29 during a sim-
ilar period.
Troopers said Mr. Buerger
was crossing the boulevard in
a north-south direction when
he was struck in the eastbound
passing lane by the
car. He was thrown about 10
feet by the impact, troopers
said.
Mr. Wudyka told police he
vas passing a slow moving
vehicle when he suddenly
saw the figure of a man
through the window. He said
before he could do anything
he felt the impact. The driver
was not held.
Born in Bergholtz, Mr.
Buerger lived in this city for
the last 48 years. He was a
retired New York Central
Railroad employee.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. John Moebius, Laurel,
Md.; a brother, William H
Buerger, Bergholtz; s e v en
sisters. Mrs. John Schultz,
Mrs. Frank Wolf, Mrs. George
Magin, Mrs. Fred Werth. Mrs.
Phillip Wendt, Mrs,. Walter
Holland and Mrs. Donald
Toellner, all of this city; six
grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.
Services will be held Tuesday
at 1:30 p.m. at the Gridley
Funeral Home and at 2
p.m. at St. Paul Evangelical
Lutheran Church.
Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.

Carl married KLUTE, Anna on 20 Apr 1915 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Anna was born in Jan 1894 in MN; died on 29 Aug 1948 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NIagara Gazette - 2/24/1940

BUERGER - In this city, Feb. 24. 1940,
Louise A. Buerger, age 24, beloved daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Buerger,
sister of Mrs. Donald Burford and Miss
Edith Buerger, all of this city. Funeral
from the home. 1839 South Ave.. Tues-
day. Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. and 230 from St.
Paul's Lutheran church. Cleveland and
18th St., Rev. Gustav Zlemer officiating.
Interment In Memorial Parle cemetery

Notes:

VICTIMS OF CROSSING CRASH LAID AT REST
The final chapter in the Hyde Park boulevard grade crossing tragedy which claimed the lives of a man and a woman last Tuesday was written on Christmas Eve when funeral services were held for Mrs. Florence E. Burford, 25, of 2519 North avenue, one of the victims. Services will be held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buerger, 1839 South avenue, and at St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. Cleveland
avenue and Eighteenth street, with the Rev. Alwin Prange officiating. Interment was made in Memorial Park cemetery. The pallbearers were Paul Mehls, Reinert Wendt, Howard Fitzgerald, Kermit Haseley, Lawrence Styshems and Herman Meyers. Services for the other victim, Nicholas Prank Hanson, 29, of 36 B. street, were held at the Grldley funeral home Thursday, with the Rev. Blake B. Hammond, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal church, officiating. Interment was made in Memorial Park cemetery.

Florence married BURFORD, Donald about Aug 1936 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edith married MOEBIUS, Rev John Charles Rev on 17 Mar 1945 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. John (son of MOEBIUS, John E and YOUNG, Esther M) was born on 7 Dec 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 26 Dec 2009 in Hickory, Catawba County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NIagara Gazette - 7/28/1936

BUERGER - July 28, 1936 in this city
Kenneth Charles Buerger, infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Buerger, of
1839 South avenue, brother of Louise,
Florence and Edith, all of this city. Fu-
neral services will be held from the
Dykstra Funeral Home, 1619 Main street
Wednesday at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Gustv
Ziemer officiating. Interment in Oak-
wood cemetery.

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

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

Family/Spouse: WILLIAMS, Ken. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BAUER, Mark R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]