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22 October 1971 Tonawanda News
READ - Viola Sanborn Read of 2860 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, Thursday (Oct. 21, 1971) in Newfane Intercommunity Hospital. Wife of the late Lionel J. Read; mother of Lionel Leslie Read and Mrs. Donald (Clara) Martin, both of Sanborn, sister of Lee R. Sanborn, M.D., of Gowanda, N. Y.; also survived by six grandchildren;
Services will be held at the Pike & Jones Funeral Home Inc., 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Floyd Gotjen of the Sanborn United Methodist Church officiating. Interment in Mt. View Cemetery. The family will be present from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. If preferred, memorials may be made to the Sanborn United Methodist Church. Members of the Sanborn American Legion, Post 969, Ladies Auxiliary will conduct memorial services Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Viola married READ, Lionel J on 11 Feb 1920 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Lionel (son of READ, George Jessie and POTTS, Susan) was born on 14 Jul 1897 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died in Sep 1971 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/25/2009

Lionel L. " Les " Read, 88, of Sanborn, NY, died peacefully Friday, July 24, 2009, at home with his loving family while under the care of Niagara Hospice. Les was born in Sanborn, NY, on April 19, 1921, the son of Viola (Sanborn) and Lionel J. Read, where he attended local schools. e served in the United States Army Air Force, during World War II, serving in Central Burma, India Burma, and was awarded the American Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, Good Conduct Medal, and the WW II Victory Medal. Les had owned and operated several business's in Sanborn including a Gas Station, Trenching business and Pyrofax Gas propane business. He was also a operating engineer for over 30 years, and worked through the IUOE # 463. He was very active in the Sanborn Community he cared so much about including, a member of the Sanborn Fire Co. for over 60 years, Sanborn American Legion, for over 50 years, a Charter Member of the Sanborn Lion's Club, one of the founding members of the Sanborn Area Historical Society, where he had served as a board member. He was a member of the Hope United Methodist Church. He enjoyed many years of retirement traveling, enjoying family, and being involved in the historical events including display of his antique equipment. He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, the former Elena B. Strasburg, who died May 24, 2003; and a brother, William Clinton Read who died at the age of 17. Surviving are two sons, William (Ruth) Read, and Ronald L. Read, both of Sanborn, NY; two granddaughters, Andrea (Read) Hughes, of Sanborn and Kimberly (Read) Bolos, of Dallas, TX; three great-grandchildren, Jared Hughes, Michael Hughes, and Elena Bolos; a sister, Clara Mae (Pete) Martin of Newfane, NY; and several nieces and nephews. The family will be present Monday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM, at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, SANBORN, 5893 Hoover Road, where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM, with the Rev. Victor Meteiver, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Mount View Cemetery Town of Cambria, NY. Should friends desire memorials in Les's memory memorials may be made to the Sanborn Area Historical Society, PO Box 172, Sanborn, NY 14132-0172 or Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094. The Sanborn Fire Company will conduct a memorial service Monday at 7:30 PM, and the American Legion Post # 969, will conduct services at 8 PM at the funeral home. Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers from 7/24/2009 - 7/25/2009

Lionel married STRASBURG, Elena Ester on 23 Oct 1943 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Elena (daughter of STRASBURG, John August Albert and STOELTING, Augusta Emma Wilhelmine) was born on 11 Jul 1921 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 May 2003 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CLARA MAE MARTIN

Of Newfane, NY, Passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Kenmore Mercy Hospital.  She was born in the family homestead in Sanborn, NY, on January 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Lionel and Viola [Sanborn] Read.
Mrs. Martin graduated from Wilson High School in 1951 and served with the  US Navy Reserves from 1951-1953.
She was a charter member of the Sanborn Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, a life member of the Western New York Ladies Auxiliary, the Rebecca Lodge in Sanborn, the American Legion Post 969 Auxiliary, where her mother paid her dues for the legion from the time she was a baby, until she was married.
Mrs. Martin bowled in several different leagues for over 20 years and loved taking care of her flower garden and doing crafts.
She was the wife of the late Donald F. "Pete" Martin, who died in October of 2014, they were married on October 27, 1951, in the former Sanborn United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Martin is survived by four daughters Pamela Clara (late Peter) Treichler, Elizabeth Violia (late Dennis) Lawler, Elena Ruth Martin and Wendy Ann (Randy Wysocki) Martin, granddaughters; Miranda Clara  Josker and Jennifer Nicole Wysocki, also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was the sister of the late Lionel Leslie and William Clinton Read.
Her family will be present on  Saturday from 1-3 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, with funeral services and Military Honors to follow at 3:00 PM.
Memorials may be made in her name to Niagara Hospice.
Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.

Clara married MARTIN, Donald F on 27 Oct 1951 in Sanborn, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. Donald (son of MARTIN, Charles and FREDERECKS, Clara) was born on 22 Oct 1930 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Oct 2014 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: LAWLER, Dennis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TREICHLER, Peter B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WYSOCKI, Randy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]