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Niagara Gazette - 1/4/1964

LOCKPORT- A retired general contractor, Joseph
H. Volschow, 84, of 48 Saxton St,, died Wednesday (June
3,1964) at his home.
Mr. Volschow was born Jan.
19, 1880, in Somerset, son of
William and M a r y Wagner
Volschow. His wife, Mrs, Ella
Volschow, died last March 4.
Mr. Volschow built many
of the homes in this area and
c o n s t r u c t e d St Charles
Church in Olcott and the Odd
Fellows Home Hospital building
here. He was a member
of the Board of Education for
14 years and a member of
First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include t h r ee
daughters, Mrs. Aloysius F.
Ulrich, Mrs. -Robert W. Bennett
and Mrs. Edmond H.
Brown, all Lockport; six sisters,
Mrs. William Kruger,
Mrs. Charles Lawton, Mrs.
Walter Reackhoff, all of 01-
cott, Mrs. Jane Mather, Middleport,
Mrs. F r e d Israel,
Wilson, Mrs. Herman Gillmeister,
of Medina; s e v en
grandchildren, e i g h t greatgrandchildren
and s e v e r al
nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday at Lange Funeral
Home. Rev, W. James
Westhafer, pastor of F i r st
Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
B u r i a l will be in
Wrights Corners Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: SEELOW, Ella B. Ella (daughter of SEELOW, Frederick W and ARNDT, Bertha Wilhelmine) was born on 7 Aug 1885 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Mar 1964 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ULRICH, Aloysius F. Aloysius was born on 23 Jun 1910; died on 4 Jun 1998 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married BENNETT, Robert W about 1937 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Robert was born on 10 Feb 1914 in New York; died in Jan 1980 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOCKPORT — Edith H. Brown passed away January 1, 2011. She was born on Willow Street on August 28, 1917, the youngest daughter of Joseph H. and Ella (Seelow) Volschow. Her husband and life partner, the late Edmund H. "Babe" Brown died in 1977 and was the Vice Chairman of the New York Power Authority and New York State delegate to the Great Lakes Commission.

Edie and Babe had the opportunity to host Presidents and dignitaries from all over the world who came to visit the Niagara Power project and Niagara Falls. She was an avid golfer and won the Women's Championship at the Lockport Town & CC 9 times. She loved gardening and took great pride in her flowers and yard. Edith did a lot of craft work and taught for local Senior Citizen groups. She became well known for her hand made Teddy Bears and designed safe toys for small children. Earlier, during and after World War II, she joined the Red Cross Motor Corps as a volunteer, working on the blood bank, making bandages for overseas, fund raising and helping at the Veterans Hospitals in Buffalo and Batavia. She was a life long member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Edith is survived by a son, Richard.

There will be no prior visitation. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Please visit www.pruddenandkandt.com to send an online condolence to the family.

Family/Spouse: BROWN, Edmund H. Edmund died in 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married LAMONT, Donna Jean on 23 Aug 1958 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Donna (daughter of LAMONT, Robert L and FALLON, Nina) was born on 2 Jan 1938; died on 15 Nov 2003 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]