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Niagara Gazette - 3/19/1929

NORTH TONAWANDA. March 19 -
William J. Werth. 59 years old, died
yesterday at his home, 127 Rumbold
avenue, after an illness of three weeks
with heart disease. He was born in
Unionville, Mich., and had resided in
North Tonawanda for 25 years. He
was a member of North Star Lodge,
No. 337, Knights of Pythias.
Surviving are a wife, Anna; two sons,
Benjamin, Bakersfield, Calif., and Nor-
man, North Tonawanda; a daughter,
Mrs. Norman Bush, North Tonawanda;
two brothers, Fred Werth, Unionville,
and Alvin, Bay City, Mich., and a sister
Mrs. John Schermenhorn, Wilmington,
cal. The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the resi-
dence.

NOTE:

Although the obit says he was born in Michigan, the census records indicate he was born in New York - probably in the Town of Royalton

William married WERTH, Anna about 1896. Anna (daughter of WERTH, Carl Friedrich and STRASSBURG, Johanna Elisabeth Charlotte) was born in 1876 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Oct 1935 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BUSH - Viola E. Bush, 74, of North Tonawanda, NY., Tuesday (July 6, 1976). Mrs. Bushi was a member of Payne Avenue Christian Church and a life long resident of North Tonawanda. She is survived by her husband, Norman Bush; one daughter, Mrs. Reginald (Janet) Rider of North Tonawanda, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Roger (Nancy) Bush of North Tonawanda; one brother, Benjamin Werth of Bakersfield, Calif., and seven grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Wattengel Funeral Home, Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, NY., where services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Robert L. Cook officiating. Burial will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery.

Viola married BUSH, Norman Herbert on 3 Apr 1920 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Norman (son of BUSH, Henry J Sr and PETERS, Wilhelmina) was born on 30 Jan 1900 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Jan 1990 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News, June 14, 1973
WERTH - Norman H. Werth, 62, of 1517 Kingston Ave., North Tonawanda, Tuesday (June 12, 1973), at E. J. Meyer Memorial Hospital. Mr. Werth was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and employed at A.D.S.C.O. in Buffalo. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the Active Fire Co., and North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Hoffman Werth; one son, Robert Werth of North Tonawanda; a brother, Benjamin Werth of Bakersfield, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Norman (Viola) Bush of North Tonawanda, and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Wattengel Funeral Home. Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m., in Grace Lutheran Church, the Rev. E. Werner Weinreich officiating. Burial Acacia Park Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Heart Fund

Norman married WENDT, Julia Helen on 20 Sep 1930 in Tuscola, Tuscola County, MI. Julia (daughter of WENDT, Martin F and BUSH, Edna F) was born on 1 Feb 1911 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 5 May 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HOFFMAN, Teresa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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Obituary for Janet A. Rider
Janet A. Rider (nee Bush), 88, of North Tonawanda died on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) in Weinberg Campus after a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Reginald C. Rider whom she married June 2, 1956 in North Tonawanda who died Jan 18, 1998.
Mrs. Rider was born August 15, 1935 in North Tonawanda, the daughter of Norman and Viola (Werth) Bush. Sister of the late Roger (Nancy) Bush.
She was a proud homemaker and member of Payne Avenue Christian Church, where she served as a deaconess for many years.
Surviving are two daughters; Shelley (Ronald) Wilson of Fredericksburg, Texas and Brenda (Robert) Sass of East Amherst, two sons; Jeffrey Rider of Leland, North Carolina and Brian Rider of North Tonawanda, six grandchildren; Brett and Brandon Kofod, Stephanie (Shawn) Egan, Kimberly Sass, and Rebecca and Jeffrey Wyatt Rider; and three great grandchildren
Friends may call Friday 4-8pm at the Wattengel Funeral Home, 533 Meadow Drive where services will be held Saturday at 10:00am. Private burial will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield. Memorials may be made to Payne Avenue Christian Church or to the charity of one's choice.

Janet married RIDER, Reginald G on 2 Jun 1956 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Reginald died on 18 Jan 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married BEITER, Lucille R [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WILSON, Ronald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SASS, Robert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]