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Niagara Gazette - 8/9/1958

RANSOMVILLE — Elwood F,
Simmons, 65, a well-known farmer
on the Ridge Rd., Town of Lewiston,
died today (August. 9, 1958)
at his home after an illness of six
months.
He was born in the Town of
Lewiston and lived and farmed all
his life on the same^farm.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Bertha Simmons; and two
sisters, Miss Livina Simmons and
Mrs. Walter Ryans, all of Ransomville..
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Monday at the
Hardison Funeral Home. Interment
wiU be in St. Peter's Lutheran
Cemetery, North Ridge.

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Niagara Gazette - 8/9/1958
RANSOMVILLE - Elwood F, Simmons, 65, a well-known farmer on the Ridge Rd., Town of Lewiston, died today (August. 9, 1958) at his home after an illness of six
months. He was born in the Town of Lewiston and lived and farmed all his life on the same farm. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Bertha Simmons; and two sisters, Miss Livina Simmons and Mrs. Walter Ryans, all of Ransomville.. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Hardison Funeral Home. Interment will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, North Ridge.

Elwood married BORCHARDT, Florence Wilhelmine on 16 Dec 1914 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of BORCHARDT, Karl J and WIEPRECHT, Maria Helene) was born on 13 Aug 1893 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Dec 1941 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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December 4, 2013
Ruth J. Ryan

Niagara Gazette

LEWISTON — Ruth J. Ryan, age 93, of Lewiston, formerly of Ridge Rd. in Ransomville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston.

Ruth was born September 12, 1920 in Lewiston, the daughter of the late Elwood and Florence (Borget) Simmons and lived in Ransomville most of her life. She had worked for a short time at the Ransomville Hospital and at Faery's Greenhouse. On June 6, 1942, she married Walter J. Ryan in St. Peter Lutheran Church at North Ridge. Walter predeceased her on May 14, 1994.

Ruth was a long-time member of St. Peter Lutheran Church at North Ridge. She sang in the church choir and was a member of the church's Ladies Aid Society and the Women's Missionary League.

Ruth is survived by her adopted family, Mary Beth and Tom Swift and their children, Adam and Morgan of Lewiston, with whom she had lived with the past five years; her dear friends, Connie and Allan Schultz of Ransomville; and several cousins. She was predeceased by her sister, LaVina Simmons.

Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville on Friday from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 7, at 11:00 AM in St. Peter Lutheran Church at North Ridge, 4169 Church Rd., Town of Cambria, with the Rev. Robert Hoffman officiating. (Please assemble at church.) Burial will follow in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church at North Ridge, 4169 Church Rd., Lockport, NY 14094.

Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online registry.

Ruth married RYAN, Walter J on 6 Jun 1942 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Walter was born on 21 May 1921 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 May 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]