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

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Niagara Gazette

PEKIN-Mrs. Viola Wray, 69, of 3072 Upper Mountain
Road, this community, died Sunday (May 22,
1966) at Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, after a
short illness.
Born July 17, 1896, in Port
Elgin, Ont., she was a daughter
of J o h n and R e b e k a
Seifert.
Mrs. Wray was active in
the Pekin Methodist Church.
She also was a member of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the church, a
member of the Pekin Volunteer
Fire Co. auxiliary and a
life member of the Pekin Parent
Teacher Association.
She Is survived by her husband,
Austin Wray; a son,
Robert Wray, Sanborn; three
sisters, Mrs. Margaret Charsley,
Tonawanda, Mrs. Nellie
Welch, East Aurora, and Mrs.
Mabel Senton, Port Elgin;
three brothers, Howard, Elmer
and Isadore Seifert, all
of Port Elgin, and four grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2 to
5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home,
Sanborn, where services will
be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday
by Rev. James M.
Pollard, pastor of the Pekin
Methodist Church. Burial will
be in Mount View Cemetery,
Pekin..
The family said donations to
the Pekin Methodist Church
Memorial Fund would be acceptable
as tribute.

Family/Spouse: WRAY, Austin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

Notes:

Of Saranac Lake, NY and Springhill, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 7, 2016. He was born in Buffalo, NY, on January 4, 1934, the son of the late Austin and Viola [Seefert] Wray.

Mr. Wray graduated from Wilson High School and GMI. He served with the Marines during the Korean War.
Mr. Wray was an engineer with the Harrison Radiator in Lockport, NY for 34 years, before retiring in 1988. He was the original owner of Snowflake Ski Shop in Lockport for many years, which is still operated by his family.
Mr. Wray will be most remembered for his story-telling and humor. He was an avid woodworker, skier, golfer and loved spending his summers on Upper Saranac Lake and winters at Timberpines, FL.

He was the husband of 48 years to the late Ruth H. [Pokelwaldt] Wray, who died in September of 2004.
Mr. Wray leaves behind his devoted children Bonnie J. (George) Weidert, Terry L. Wray, Susan R. (Chris) Thompson and Robert (Catherine) Wray, nine grandchildren Tracy, Karen, Sarah, Sita, Jacob, Emma, Samuel, Dylan and Sean and four great grandchildren Everett, Sienna, Sydney and Henry.

His family will be present on Friday from 1-4 & 6-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Rd., Sanborn, NY. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Hope United Methodist Church, 2914 Upper Mountain Rd., Pekin, NY, with the Rev. Matthew Kofhal officiating.

Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be made in his name to Chapel Island, 877 Bartlett Carry Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 or to usfoundation.net, for Milfoil removal on Upper Saranac Lake.

Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.

Robert married POKELWALDT, Ruth Helene on 9 Jun 1956 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of POKELWALDT, Irving Herman and WENDT, Eleanore Emma Lizzie) was born on 24 Nov 1936 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Sep 2004 in Saranac Lake, Franklin County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WEIDERT, George Russell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: THOMPSON, Chris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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