Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/31/1970

Clarence F. Swearengen, 67,
of 6420 Elsa Place, Town, of
Niagara, died suddenly at
Mount St. Mary's Hospital on
Friday (May 20, 1970).
Born on Apr. 18, 1903 in
Howesville, W. Va., M r .
Swearengen lived in Niagara
Falls for 40 years. He retired
as a furnace operator at
Union Carbide in 1963.
He is survived by his wife
M a r g uerite Swearengen:
t h r e e s o n s , D o n a ld
Swearengen of Youngstown.
and Clarence and Richard
Swearengen, both of the Town
of Niagara; and a daughter.
Mrs. Alvin (Mary) Timm of
North Tonawanda.
Also surviving are two
sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Nell)
Everts of Naples. Fla., and
Mrs. Carl (Lillian) Wright of
Hofsville. W.Va..: 14
grandchildren, three great
grandchildren and s e v e r a l
nieces, and nephews.
Funeral services will be
held on Tuesday from Hope
Lutheran Church at 2 p.m.
with the Rev. Karl A. Brenner
officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
Grimes Funeral Home today
and Monday from 2 to 9 p.m.

Family/Spouse: WILLIAMS, Marguerite. Marguerite was born on 16 Dec 1907; died on 30 Oct 1979 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/7/1965

LAKEWOOD, Calif. -A
light plane bound for Niagara
Falls, N. Y., groping through
heavy fog, crashed into a
cemetery t o d a y , spewing
bodies and plane parts into
a suburban housing tract.
All eight persons aboard-
members of two families on
their way to a family reunion
in Niagara Falls-were killed,
sheriff's deputies said. No one
on the ground appeared to be
hurt, they added.
"If the pilot had gone a little
further he sure would
have taken out another dozen
people at least," said a
sheriff's deputy.
The plane, a twin-engine
Beechcraft C45H. crashed
into All Souls Cemetery at
6:12 a.m. EDT, minutes after
taking off from Long Beach
Airport, IV2 miles south.
"It was like an explosion,"
said John Hagedorn who lives
a few yards away. "I looked
out the back window and
there was fire all over the
backyard. I saw plane parts
all over the yard-and two
bodies."
Another body landed in
the dining room window of
Hagedorn's "neighbor, Joseph
Rhoades. A plane engine
plowed through a n o t h er
neighbor's garage.
"The power went out," said
Mrs. Rhodes, "and it was half
an hour before I noticed the
d i n i n g room c u r t a i n all
bunched up. Then I saw blood
on the dining room floor. I
realized it was a man's body,
hanging halfway over the other
window sill."
Sheriff's Lt. Roy Kundtz
identified the victims, from
papers found near the crash
site. a s :
James Whitmarsh, 37, the
pilot, of Lakewood; his wife,
Mildred, and their children,
Terry, 16, and Mary Mar
Two of the victims of the
California air tragedy, Mrs.
James Whitmarsh and Mrs.
James Edward Dent, were na-
tives of this area. They were
daughters of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence F. Swearenge, 6420
Elsa Place, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Whitmarsh, a former
pilot in this city, was flying
the plane at the time it crash-
ed in heavy fog. mr. Whit-
marsh, 37, his wife, Mildred,
and their children, Terry, 16,
and Mary Margaret, 14, were
killed instantly.
Other victims of the crash
were 37-year-old James Dent,
his wife, Rebecca, and their
children, Peggy, 15, and Rich-
ard, 16.
The two families were com-
ing home for a family reunion
according to Mrs. Clarence
Swearengen, Jr., 5025 Isher-
wood Drive, Town of Niagara,
a sister-in-law of the two dead
women.
The whitmarsh family lived
in 8211 Colonial Drive, Col-
onial Village until about two
years ago when they moved
to California. Mr. Whitmars
was a private pilot.
"He flew for me when I was
in the leasing business during
the construction of the power
project," said James A. Whitworth,
president of Whitworth
Motors.
Whitmarsh flew a twinengine
Beechcraft for Mr.
Whitworth, and was known
to be an "excellent pilot,"
according to Mr. Whitworth.
it was a twin-engined Beechcraft
which crashed.
Relatives here said Whitmarsh
was flying for a stock
car owner in California. It
was this plane he was using
for the trip home.
This is not the first time
tragedy has hit the Whit-
Whitmarsh
family. In 1961 the
youngest son of James and
M i l d r e d Whitmarsh, little
Jimmy Whitmarsh, was accidentally
electrocuted in a
neighboring yard.
In addition to their parents,
Mrs. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Dent are survived by a sister,
Mrs. Mary Timm, Tonawanda;
and three brothers,
Clarence S w e a r e n gen Jr.,
Richard Swearengen, 101st
Street, and Donald Swearengen,
Cain Road. Youngstown.
The Whitmarshs were members
of Hope L u t h e r an
Church, Military Road.
A spokesman in the Swearengen
family said "Mr. Whitmarsh
was a native of this
area-from the Town of Niagara,
too. I think." His mother
now lives in Florida.
Mr. Dent was a native Californian
and the couple had
made their home there for
many years, a relative said.

Family/Spouse: WHITMARSH, James. James was born about 1928; died on 7 Aug 1965 in Lakewood, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary L. (Swearengen) Timm
July 29, 1924 - October 31, 2015

Born: July 29, 1924
Death: October 31, 2015

Mary Lois (Swearengen)Timm, longtime resident of Niagara Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 31, 2015. She was 91. She was born in West Virginia on July 29, 1924, a daughter of the late Clarence and Marguerite (Williams) Swearengen. She and her family moved to Niagara Falls when she was a child and she attended local schools, graduating from LaSalle High School.
She married Alvin Timm in 1943 in San Antonio, Texas and they remained happily married for 66 years until his passing in 2009. Mrs. Timm worked at the Wurlitzer factory and then as a bookkeeper and traffic manager for Clarence Hackett and Carmen Pariso trucking for many years. She was a longtime volunteer at the Kavinoky Theatre at D’Youville College and DeGraff Hospital (25 years) and was a member of the Mother’s Club, the Lakeshore Ladies Club. She was an avid reader, loved to travel, enjoyed shopping, puzzles and dominos and, along with her husband, spent the winters in Tavares, Florida.
Mrs. Timm is survived by two daughters: Bonnie (Paul) Driskel and Rebecca (Sandy Sidell) Timm, three grandchildren: Paul(Katrina) Driskel, Barbara (Jeff) Zellner and Suzanne (Daniel) Clock. She is also survived by 6 great-grandchildren: Nicole (Tim) Scesney, Jake Driskel, Jeffery, Jonathon and Justin Zellner and Samuel Clock, two great-great-grandchildren, two siblings: Donald (Ellen) Swearengen and Pete (Michelle) Swearengen. In addition to her husband and parents she was predeceased by her son Daniel Timm and three siblings: Richard (late Jane) Swearengen, Rebecca (late Richard) Dent and Mildred (late Jim) Whitmarsh.
Friends may call at the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls on Tuesday from 2-8 P.M. where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 A.M, Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery in Lewiston.

Mary married TIMM, Alvin E on 1 Oct 1943 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, TX. Alvin (son of Mary) was born in Aug 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Donald G. Swearengen on March 25, 2022.
Husband of the late Elizabeth (Daugherty) and the former spouse of the late Ida (Scheurich) Swearengen; father of Gerald (Janis) and Robert (Christine) Swearengen; grandfather of Terry, Travis, Tyler, Robert, Roy, Rachel, John and Joseph; predeceased by two brothers and three sisters.
No prior visitation. A Graveside Service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery at a later date.
Online condolences may be made a denglerroberspernafuneral.com.

Donald married SCHEURICH, Ida about Jan 1948 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DAUGHERTY, Elizabeth. Elizabeth died on 17 Nov 2020. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clarence E. Swearengen, also known as Pete, 88, passed away on December 6, 2020 at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY.  Born May 20, 1932 in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Clarence and Marguerite (Williams) Swearengen.  Pete is survived by his wife of 23 years Michele (Magno) Swearengen. 
Pete retired from Union Carbide Corp. as a crane operator in 1986.  He also worked for his late brother, Richard Swearengen, at Gray Furnace for 30 years.  He loved watching NASCAR races and spending time with his beloved family and grandchildren.   He found joy in lounging and spending time with his beloved dogs.
Pete is survived by his children, David Swearengen, Peter Swearengen, Deborah (Pete) Pietrangeli, Pamela (David) Day; two stepchildren, William Jenks and Debra Jenks; four grandchildren, Peter (fiancé Jaime Pero) Pietrangeli, Bryan (Laura) Pietrangeli, Courtney and David Day; two great grandchildren, Vincent and Connor Pietrangeli; his brother Donald (late Ellen) Swearengen, along with many nieces and nephews.  In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his first wife Grace (Westcott) Swearengen, his second wife Rita (Whysong) Swearengen and their infant son Mark Swearengen, and his third wife Florence (Johnson) Swearengen; his siblings, Rebecca (late Richard) Dent, Mildred (late Jim) Whitmarsh, Mary (late Alvin) Timm and Richard (late Jane) Swearengen.
Pete’s family would like to express sincere gratitude towards Dr. S. Singh for his wonderful care and compassion.  Also, to Dr. Fiorica, Dr. Martinez, Dr. Sarina Bax-Debiaso, social worker Pam, Mt. St. Mary’s Staff and Hospice staff for their kindness, comfort and wonderful care he received.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 10th from 3 – 7 PM at M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304.  A Celebration of Pete’s life will be held at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.  Flowers are graciously declined.  Memorials in Pete’s name may be made to Niagara County SPCA, 2100 Lockport Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14304.  Visit mjcoluccifuneralchapel.com for online condolences.

Clarence married JENKINS, Florence on 23 Nov 1963 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Florence was born about 1928; died on 23 Jan 1995 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married WESTCOTT, Grace Victoria in Sep 1951. Grace (daughter of WESTCOTT, Lewis P and LUSTED, Sarah) died on 15 Mar 1953 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married WHYSONG, Rita about Jun 1954 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. Rita (daughter of WYSONG, Ralph and Dorothy) died on 25 Dec 1960 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married WYNN, Jane D on 18 Oct 1958 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Jane (daughter of WYNN, Marvin) was born on 13 Jun 1940 in Geneseo, Livingston County, NY; died on 3 Jul 2012 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/7/1965

LAKEWOOD, Calif. -A
light plane bound for Niagara
Falls, N. Y., groping through
heavy fog, crashed into a
cemetery t o d a y , spewing
bodies and plane parts into
a suburban housing tract.
All eight persons aboard-
members of two families on
their way to a family reunion
in Niagara Falls-were killed,
sheriff's deputies said. No one
on the ground appeared to be
hurt, they added.
"If the pilot had gone a little
further he sure would
have taken out another dozen
people at least," said a
sheriff's deputy.
The plane, a twin-engine
Beechcraft C45H. crashed
into All Souls Cemetery at
6:12 a.m. EDT, minutes after
taking off from Long Beach
Airport, IV2 miles south.
"It was like an explosion,"
said John Hagedorn who lives
a few yards away. "I looked
out the back window and
there was fire all over the
backyard. I saw plane parts
all over the yard-and two
bodies."
Another body landed in
the dining room window of
Hagedorn's "neighbor, Joseph
Rhoades. A plane engine
plowed through a n o t h er
neighbor's garage.
"The power went out," said
Mrs. Rhodes, "and it was half
an hour before I noticed the
d i n i n g room c u r t a i n all
bunched up. Then I saw blood
on the dining room floor. I
realized it was a man's body,
hanging halfway over the other
window sill."
Sheriff's Lt. Roy Kundtz
identified the victims, from
papers found near the crash
site. a s :
James Whitmarsh, 37, the
pilot, of Lakewood; his wife,
Mildred, and their children,
Terry, 16, and Mary Mar
Two of the victims of the
California air tragedy, Mrs.
James Whitmarsh and Mrs.
James Edward Dent, were na-
tives of this area. They were
daughters of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence F. Swearenge, 6420
Elsa Place, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Whitmarsh, a former
pilot in this city, was flying
the plane at the time it crash-
ed in heavy fog. mr. Whit-
marsh, 37, his wife, Mildred,
and their children, Terry, 16,
and Mary Margaret, 14, were
killed instantly.
Other victims of the crash
were 37-year-old James Dent,
his wife, Rebecca, and their
children, Peggy, 15, and Rich-
ard, 16.
The two families were com-
ing home for a family reunion
according to Mrs. Clarence
Swearengen, Jr., 5025 Isher-
wood Drive, Town of Niagara,
a sister-in-law of the two dead
women.
The whitmarsh family lived
in 8211 Colonial Drive, Col-
onial Village until about two
years ago when they moved
to California. Mr. Whitmars
was a private pilot.
"He flew for me when I was
in the leasing business during
the construction of the power
project," said James A. Whitworth,
president of Whitworth
Motors.
Whitmarsh flew a twinengine
Beechcraft for Mr.
Whitworth, and was known
to be an "excellent pilot,"
according to Mr. Whitworth.
it was a twin-engined Beechcraft
which crashed.
Relatives here said Whitmarsh
was flying for a stock
car owner in California. It
was this plane he was using
for the trip home.
This is not the first time
tragedy has hit the Whit-
Whitmarsh
family. In 1961 the
youngest son of James and
M i l d r e d Whitmarsh, little
Jimmy Whitmarsh, was accidentally
electrocuted in a
neighboring yard.
In addition to their parents,
Mrs. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Dent are survived by a sister,
Mrs. Mary Timm, Tonawanda;
and three brothers,
Clarence S w e a r e n gen Jr.,
Richard Swearengen, 101st
Street, and Donald Swearengen,
Cain Road. Youngstown.
The Whitmarshs were members
of Hope L u t h e r an
Church, Military Road.
A spokesman in the Swearengen
family said "Mr. Whitmarsh
was a native of this
area-from the Town of Niagara,
too. I think." His mother
now lives in Florida.
Mr. Dent was a native Californian
and the couple had
made their home there for
many years, a relative said.

Rebecca married DENT, James E about Sep 1948 in Las Vegas, Clark County, NV. James (son of DENT, Martin) was born about 1928 in CA; died on 7 Aug 1965 in Lakewood, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/7/1965

LAKEWOOD, Calif. -A
light plane bound for Niagara
Falls, N. Y., groping through
heavy fog, crashed into a
cemetery t o d a y , spewing
bodies and plane parts into
a suburban housing tract.
All eight persons aboard-
members of two families on
their way to a family reunion
in Niagara Falls-were killed,
sheriff's deputies said. No one
on the ground appeared to be
hurt, they added.
"If the pilot had gone a little
further he sure would
have taken out another dozen
people at least," said a
sheriff's deputy.
The plane, a twin-engine
Beechcraft C45H. crashed
into All Souls Cemetery at
6:12 a.m. EDT, minutes after
taking off from Long Beach
Airport, IV2 miles south.
"It was like an explosion,"
said John Hagedorn who lives
a few yards away. "I looked
out the back window and
there was fire all over the
backyard. I saw plane parts
all over the yard-and two
bodies."
Another body landed in
the dining room window of
Hagedorn's "neighbor, Joseph
Rhoades. A plane engine
plowed through a n o t h er
neighbor's garage.
"The power went out," said
Mrs. Rhodes, "and it was half
an hour before I noticed the
d i n i n g room c u r t a i n all
bunched up. Then I saw blood
on the dining room floor. I
realized it was a man's body,
hanging halfway over the other
window sill."
Sheriff's Lt. Roy Kundtz
identified the victims, from
papers found near the crash
site. a s :
James Whitmarsh, 37, the
pilot, of Lakewood; his wife,
Mildred, and their children,
Terry, 16, and Mary Mar
Two of the victims of the
California air tragedy, Mrs.
James Whitmarsh and Mrs.
James Edward Dent, were na-
tives of this area. They were
daughters of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence F. Swearenge, 6420
Elsa Place, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Whitmarsh, a former
pilot in this city, was flying
the plane at the time it crash-
ed in heavy fog. mr. Whit-
marsh, 37, his wife, Mildred,
and their children, Terry, 16,
and Mary Margaret, 14, were
killed instantly.
Other victims of the crash
were 37-year-old James Dent,
his wife, Rebecca, and their
children, Peggy, 15, and Rich-
ard, 16.
The two families were com-
ing home for a family reunion
according to Mrs. Clarence
Swearengen, Jr., 5025 Isher-
wood Drive, Town of Niagara,
a sister-in-law of the two dead
women.
The whitmarsh family lived
in 8211 Colonial Drive, Col-
onial Village until about two
years ago when they moved
to California. Mr. Whitmars
was a private pilot.
"He flew for me when I was
in the leasing business during
the construction of the power
project," said James A. Whitworth,
president of Whitworth
Motors.
Whitmarsh flew a twinengine
Beechcraft for Mr.
Whitworth, and was known
to be an "excellent pilot,"
according to Mr. Whitworth.
it was a twin-engined Beechcraft
which crashed.
Relatives here said Whitmarsh
was flying for a stock
car owner in California. It
was this plane he was using
for the trip home.
This is not the first time
tragedy has hit the Whit-
Whitmarsh
family. In 1961 the
youngest son of James and
M i l d r e d Whitmarsh, little
Jimmy Whitmarsh, was accidentally
electrocuted in a
neighboring yard.
In addition to their parents,
Mrs. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Dent are survived by a sister,
Mrs. Mary Timm, Tonawanda;
and three brothers,
Clarence S w e a r e n gen Jr.,
Richard Swearengen, 101st
Street, and Donald Swearengen,
Cain Road. Youngstown.
The Whitmarshs were members
of Hope L u t h e r an
Church, Military Road.
A spokesman in the Swearengen
family said "Mr. Whitmarsh
was a native of this
area-from the Town of Niagara,
too. I think." His mother
now lives in Florida.
Mr. Dent was a native Californian
and the couple had
made their home there for
many years, a relative said.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/7/1965

LAKEWOOD, Calif. -A
light plane bound for Niagara
Falls, N. Y., groping through
heavy fog, crashed into a
cemetery t o d a y , spewing
bodies and plane parts into
a suburban housing tract.
All eight persons aboard-
members of two families on
their way to a family reunion
in Niagara Falls-were killed,
sheriff's deputies said. No one
on the ground appeared to be
hurt, they added.
"If the pilot had gone a little
further he sure would
have taken out another dozen
people at least," said a
sheriff's deputy.
The plane, a twin-engine
Beechcraft C45H. crashed
into All Souls Cemetery at
6:12 a.m. EDT, minutes after
taking off from Long Beach
Airport, IV2 miles south.
"It was like an explosion,"
said John Hagedorn who lives
a few yards away. "I looked
out the back window and
there was fire all over the
backyard. I saw plane parts
all over the yard-and two
bodies."
Another body landed in
the dining room window of
Hagedorn's "neighbor, Joseph
Rhoades. A plane engine
plowed through a n o t h er
neighbor's garage.
"The power went out," said
Mrs. Rhodes, "and it was half
an hour before I noticed the
d i n i n g room c u r t a i n all
bunched up. Then I saw blood
on the dining room floor. I
realized it was a man's body,
hanging halfway over the other
window sill."
Sheriff's Lt. Roy Kundtz
identified the victims, from
papers found near the crash
site. a s :
James Whitmarsh, 37, the
pilot, of Lakewood; his wife,
Mildred, and their children,
Terry, 16, and Mary Mar
Two of the victims of the
California air tragedy, Mrs.
James Whitmarsh and Mrs.
James Edward Dent, were na-
tives of this area. They were
daughters of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence F. Swearenge, 6420
Elsa Place, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Whitmarsh, a former
pilot in this city, was flying
the plane at the time it crash-
ed in heavy fog. mr. Whit-
marsh, 37, his wife, Mildred,
and their children, Terry, 16,
and Mary Margaret, 14, were
killed instantly.
Other victims of the crash
were 37-year-old James Dent,
his wife, Rebecca, and their
children, Peggy, 15, and Rich-
ard, 16.
The two families were com-
ing home for a family reunion
according to Mrs. Clarence
Swearengen, Jr., 5025 Isher-
wood Drive, Town of Niagara,
a sister-in-law of the two dead
women.
The whitmarsh family lived
in 8211 Colonial Drive, Col-
onial Village until about two
years ago when they moved
to California. Mr. Whitmars
was a private pilot.
"He flew for me when I was
in the leasing business during
the construction of the power
project," said James A. Whitworth,
president of Whitworth
Motors.
Whitmarsh flew a twinengine
Beechcraft for Mr.
Whitworth, and was known
to be an "excellent pilot,"
according to Mr. Whitworth.
it was a twin-engined Beechcraft
which crashed.
Relatives here said Whitmarsh
was flying for a stock
car owner in California. It
was this plane he was using
for the trip home.
This is not the first time
tragedy has hit the Whit-
Whitmarsh
family. In 1961 the
youngest son of James and
M i l d r e d Whitmarsh, little
Jimmy Whitmarsh, was accidentally
electrocuted in a
neighboring yard.
In addition to their parents,
Mrs. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Dent are survived by a sister,
Mrs. Mary Timm, Tonawanda;
and three brothers,
Clarence S w e a r e n gen Jr.,
Richard Swearengen, 101st
Street, and Donald Swearengen,
Cain Road. Youngstown.
The Whitmarshs were members
of Hope L u t h e r an
Church, Military Road.
A spokesman in the Swearengen
family said "Mr. Whitmarsh
was a native of this
area-from the Town of Niagara,
too. I think." His mother
now lives in Florida.
Mr. Dent was a native Californian
and the couple had
made their home there for
many years, a relative said.

Family/Spouse: DRISKELL, Paul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SIDELL, Sandy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married MAINES, Melody J [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: DAY, David. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PIETRANGELI, Pete. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/27/1960

A -Town of Niagara mother
and her infant son died short
ly after delivery on Christmas
Day at Mt. St. Mary's Hospit
al .
The mother was Mrs. Rita
Swearengen, 28, of 5025 Isherwood
Drive. Her son was
Mark Swearengen.
Surviving are her husband,
Clarence Swearengen; two
sbns, David and Peter Swearengen,
and a daughter, Deborah
Swearengen, all of Town
of Niagara.
Mrs. Swearengen was the
daughter of Mrs; William
Stanley and Ralph Whysong,
both of this city.
In addition, she is survived
by a brother, Charles Whysong,
Denver, Colo.; a grandfather,
Harry Smull, Portage,
Pa., and a grandmother, Mrs.
Sam Whysong Plerpont. Ohio.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the -Grimes Funeral Home,
7311 Porter Road. Rev. Elvin
Riemer will officiate.
Burial will be at Memorial
Park Cemetery.

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

Family/Spouse: DUFOUR, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WINSTANLEY, Richard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/7/1965

LAKEWOOD, Calif. -A
light plane bound for Niagara
Falls, N. Y., groping through
heavy fog, crashed into a
cemetery t o d a y , spewing
bodies and plane parts into
a suburban housing tract.
All eight persons aboard-
members of two families on
their way to a family reunion
in Niagara Falls-were killed,
sheriff's deputies said. No one
on the ground appeared to be
hurt, they added.
"If the pilot had gone a little
further he sure would
have taken out another dozen
people at least," said a
sheriff's deputy.
The plane, a twin-engine
Beechcraft C45H. crashed
into All Souls Cemetery at
6:12 a.m. EDT, minutes after
taking off from Long Beach
Airport, IV2 miles south.
"It was like an explosion,"
said John Hagedorn who lives
a few yards away. "I looked
out the back window and
there was fire all over the
backyard. I saw plane parts
all over the yard-and two
bodies."
Another body landed in
the dining room window of
Hagedorn's "neighbor, Joseph
Rhoades. A plane engine
plowed through a n o t h er
neighbor's garage.
"The power went out," said
Mrs. Rhodes, "and it was half
an hour before I noticed the
d i n i n g room c u r t a i n all
bunched up. Then I saw blood
on the dining room floor. I
realized it was a man's body,
hanging halfway over the other
window sill."
Sheriff's Lt. Roy Kundtz
identified the victims, from
papers found near the crash
site. a s :
James Whitmarsh, 37, the
pilot, of Lakewood; his wife,
Mildred, and their children,
Terry, 16, and Mary Mar
Two of the victims of the
California air tragedy, Mrs.
James Whitmarsh and Mrs.
James Edward Dent, were na-
tives of this area. They were
daughters of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence F. Swearenge, 6420
Elsa Place, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Whitmarsh, a former
pilot in this city, was flying
the plane at the time it crash-
ed in heavy fog. mr. Whit-
marsh, 37, his wife, Mildred,
and their children, Terry, 16,
and Mary Margaret, 14, were
killed instantly.
Other victims of the crash
were 37-year-old James Dent,
his wife, Rebecca, and their
children, Peggy, 15, and Rich-
ard, 16.
The two families were com-
ing home for a family reunion
according to Mrs. Clarence
Swearengen, Jr., 5025 Isher-
wood Drive, Town of Niagara,
a sister-in-law of the two dead
women.
The whitmarsh family lived
in 8211 Colonial Drive, Col-
onial Village until about two
years ago when they moved
to California. Mr. Whitmars
was a private pilot.
"He flew for me when I was
in the leasing business during
the construction of the power
project," said James A. Whitworth,
president of Whitworth
Motors.
Whitmarsh flew a twinengine
Beechcraft for Mr.
Whitworth, and was known
to be an "excellent pilot,"
according to Mr. Whitworth.
it was a twin-engined Beechcraft
which crashed.
Relatives here said Whitmarsh
was flying for a stock
car owner in California. It
was this plane he was using
for the trip home.
This is not the first time
tragedy has hit the Whit-
Whitmarsh
family. In 1961 the
youngest son of James and
M i l d r e d Whitmarsh, little
Jimmy Whitmarsh, was accidentally
electrocuted in a
neighboring yard.
In addition to their parents,
Mrs. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Dent are survived by a sister,
Mrs. Mary Timm, Tonawanda;
and three brothers,
Clarence S w e a r e n gen Jr.,
Richard Swearengen, 101st
Street, and Donald Swearengen,
Cain Road. Youngstown.
The Whitmarshs were members
of Hope L u t h e r an
Church, Military Road.
A spokesman in the Swearengen
family said "Mr. Whitmarsh
was a native of this
area-from the Town of Niagara,
too. I think." His mother
now lives in Florida.
Mr. Dent was a native Californian
and the couple had
made their home there for
many years, a relative said.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/7/1965

LAKEWOOD, Calif. -A
light plane bound for Niagara
Falls, N. Y., groping through
heavy fog, crashed into a
cemetery t o d a y , spewing
bodies and plane parts into
a suburban housing tract.
All eight persons aboard-
members of two families on
their way to a family reunion
in Niagara Falls-were killed,
sheriff's deputies said. No one
on the ground appeared to be
hurt, they added.
"If the pilot had gone a little
further he sure would
have taken out another dozen
people at least," said a
sheriff's deputy.
The plane, a twin-engine
Beechcraft C45H. crashed
into All Souls Cemetery at
6:12 a.m. EDT, minutes after
taking off from Long Beach
Airport, IV2 miles south.
"It was like an explosion,"
said John Hagedorn who lives
a few yards away. "I looked
out the back window and
there was fire all over the
backyard. I saw plane parts
all over the yard-and two
bodies."
Another body landed in
the dining room window of
Hagedorn's "neighbor, Joseph
Rhoades. A plane engine
plowed through a n o t h er
neighbor's garage.
"The power went out," said
Mrs. Rhodes, "and it was half
an hour before I noticed the
d i n i n g room c u r t a i n all
bunched up. Then I saw blood
on the dining room floor. I
realized it was a man's body,
hanging halfway over the other
window sill."
Sheriff's Lt. Roy Kundtz
identified the victims, from
papers found near the crash
site. a s :
James Whitmarsh, 37, the
pilot, of Lakewood; his wife,
Mildred, and their children,
Terry, 16, and Mary Mar
Two of the victims of the
California air tragedy, Mrs.
James Whitmarsh and Mrs.
James Edward Dent, were na-
tives of this area. They were
daughters of Mr., and Mrs.
Clarence F. Swearenge, 6420
Elsa Place, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Whitmarsh, a former
pilot in this city, was flying
the plane at the time it crash-
ed in heavy fog. mr. Whit-
marsh, 37, his wife, Mildred,
and their children, Terry, 16,
and Mary Margaret, 14, were
killed instantly.
Other victims of the crash
were 37-year-old James Dent,
his wife, Rebecca, and their
children, Peggy, 15, and Rich-
ard, 16.
The two families were com-
ing home for a family reunion
according to Mrs. Clarence
Swearengen, Jr., 5025 Isher-
wood Drive, Town of Niagara,
a sister-in-law of the two dead
women.
The whitmarsh family lived
in 8211 Colonial Drive, Col-
onial Village until about two
years ago when they moved
to California. Mr. Whitmars
was a private pilot.
"He flew for me when I was
in the leasing business during
the construction of the power
project," said James A. Whitworth,
president of Whitworth
Motors.
Whitmarsh flew a twinengine
Beechcraft for Mr.
Whitworth, and was known
to be an "excellent pilot,"
according to Mr. Whitworth.
it was a twin-engined Beechcraft
which crashed.
Relatives here said Whitmarsh
was flying for a stock
car owner in California. It
was this plane he was using
for the trip home.
This is not the first time
tragedy has hit the Whit-
Whitmarsh
family. In 1961 the
youngest son of James and
M i l d r e d Whitmarsh, little
Jimmy Whitmarsh, was accidentally
electrocuted in a
neighboring yard.
In addition to their parents,
Mrs. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Dent are survived by a sister,
Mrs. Mary Timm, Tonawanda;
and three brothers,
Clarence S w e a r e n gen Jr.,
Richard Swearengen, 101st
Street, and Donald Swearengen,
Cain Road. Youngstown.
The Whitmarshs were members
of Hope L u t h e r an
Church, Military Road.
A spokesman in the Swearengen
family said "Mr. Whitmarsh
was a native of this
area-from the Town of Niagara,
too. I think." His mother
now lives in Florida.
Mr. Dent was a native Californian
and the couple had
made their home there for
many years, a relative said.

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