Family/Spouse: Caroline. Caroline was born about 1824 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ella. Ella was born about 1859 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married BILBY, Sarah on 11 May 1893. Sarah was born in Sep 1872 in Paradise, Lancaster County, PA; died on 1 May 1954 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/17/1966

Halvin R. Alcorn, 72, of 3721
Military Road, Town of Niagara,
died Wednesday (March 16,
1966) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital
after a short illness.
He was a native of Salina,
Pa., and came to this city when
he was 16. He lived most of his
life in theTownof Niagara,
life in the Town of Niagara.
COurter Printing, and later at
the Wahl Printing and Binding
Co. for 10 years before joining
Moore Business Forms Inc. He
worked there for 25 years and
retired in 1958 as a compositor.
Mr. Alcorn worked at the
Highland Avenue plant and then
at the Lockport plant when it
opened.
Served as Justice
He was a justice of the peace
in the Town of Niagara from
1930 to 1942, and he was known
around the town as "the judge."
Mr. Alcorn was a member of
the Town of Niagara Board of
Education. He served on the
school board for 12 years, and
during that time the Military
Road Elementary School was
built.
He also served as a Republican
committeeman in the 1920s
and 1930s.
Mr. Alcorn was an instructor
of printing at Trott Vocational
High School from. 1945 to 1949.
He was a member of Niagara
Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 and a
member of the Niagara Falls
Typographical Union 233.
The Survivors
Survivors include his wife,
Gertrude M.; three daughetrs.
Miss Verna E. Alcorn, Town of
Niagara; Mrs. William G. (Betty)
Dugan, San Diego, Calif.,
and Mrs. William H. (Shirley)
Strasburg, Town of Wheatfield;
three brothers, Clyde M. Alcorn,
this city; MauriceBichler,
this city, and Chris Bichler,
North Tonawanda; three sisters,
Mrs. Laura Ashcroft, Albuquerue,
N.M.; Mrs. Francis (Mary)
Mills, this city, and Mrs. Melvin
(Genevieve) Smith, Randolph;
and six grandchildren.
Service Saturday
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Rhoney Funeral
Home Inc., at 2 p.m. Saturday
by the Rev. Paul R. Swank,
pastor of Zion Lutheran Church.
Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from 7 to 9 p.m.
and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday.

Family/Spouse: BECHTEL, Gertrude M. Gertrude (daughter of BECHTEL, Philip F and Helena) was born in Oct 1893 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Sep 1970 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ASHCROFT, Frank Richard. Frank (son of ASHCROFT, James and Mary) was born in Dec 1887 in PA; died on 8 Jan 1955 in Sebastian, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clyde married KLOPPER, Loretta M about 1926. Loretta (daughter of KLOPPER, F J) was born on 20 Jul 1903 in New York; died on 11 Feb 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

July 11, 2010
Verna E. Alcorn

Niagara Gazette

LEWISTON — (Lewiston) - Verna E. Alcorn, age 89, long time resident of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Fairchild Manor Nursing Home, in Lewiston, following a long illness. Verna was born March 19, 1921, in Niagara Falls, NY, the beloved daughter of the late Halvin and Gertrude (Bechtel) Alcorn, also of Niagara Falls, NY.

During the war, Verna worked as a Nurse’s Aide at Memorial Hospital. Soon after, Verna traveled to New York City to work for American Airlines and then later Levitt and Sons. When she returned to Niagara Falls in the 1950s, she worked as an Executive Secretary at Pittsburgh Metallurgical (later called Airco Alloys). She ended her career at Lindy.

She enjoyed her membership in the Quota Club for many years and contributed her time working at the Attic Shop run by the Ladies Auxiliary of Zion Lutheran Church.

Verna, a loving sister, cousin and aunt, is survived by her sister, Betty Dugan (Texas); cousin, Vera Caldwell (Niagara Falls); nieces, Kathy Strasburg Gresh (Maryland), Karen Strasburg McNeal (Georgia); and nephews, Kent Dugan (Texas), Kirk Dugan (Texas), William Strasburg (South Carolina), Charles Strasburg (Alabama). She was predeceased by her brother, Phillip (as a child); and then her sister, Shirley Alcorn Strasburg, who died Friday, July 9, 2010 in Mobile, AL.

Verna was an extremely generous and loving person. She gave selflessly to family and friends all of her life. She was an adventurous spirit who loved to try new things. She loved gardening and her pets.

Funeral services will be held at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, N. Fourth & Ridge Sts., Lewiston on Wednesday, July 14th at 11:00 AM, with the Rev. Thomas Mason officiating. There will be no prior visitation. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Lewiston. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Humane Society or the American Parkinson Disease Association.

Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online registry.

Betty married DUGAN, William G on 7 Jun 1944 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

July 11, 2010
Shirley J. Alcorn Strasburg

Niagara Gazette

MOBILE, AL — Shirley Jean Alcorn Strasburg, 78, of Mobile AL, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2010, following a long illness. Shirley was the daughter of the late Halvin and Gertrude Alcorn, also of Niagara Falls, NY, and was the beloved wife of the late William Harold Strasburg. Bill died in 2008 in Mobile AL. They had been happily married 55 years. After leaving Niagara Falls in 1971, they lived in Mobile, AL, Charleston, SC and then returned to live near family in Mobile, AL.

Shirley was a laboratory chemist by trade and worked at Oldbury, Hooker Chemical and Union Carbide. She was also an expert seamstress and worked at Piece Goods in Charleston, SC.

Shirley, a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, is survived by her four children (Kathy Gresh, Maryland; Karen McNeal, Georgia; William Strasburg, South Carolina; and Charles Strasburg, Alabama); 12 grandchildren; one sister, (Betty Dugan, Texas). Her oldest sister, Verna Alcorn, died the day after her death on July 10, 2010 in Lewiston. She was predeceased by her brother, Phillip.

Shirley was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was always there to listen to stories, dry your tears and take pride in your achievements. She was an excellent cook and you could count on your “favorite” dish being served when you visited. Her love for her children and her grandchildren was unconditional.

A private Memorial Service was held on July 11, 2010 in Mobile, AL. In lieu of flowers, family members ask that donations be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association.

Shirley married STRASBURG, William Harold on 7 Jun 1952 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. William (son of STRASBURG, Albert Franklin and SCHULTZ, Clara Amanda) was born on 18 Oct 1927 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Mar 2008 in Mobile, Mobile County, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married PHILLIPS, Jerrelene on 14 Nov 1942 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Helen married POOLE, William O on 10 Jan 1942 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. William (son of POOLE, William E and Louise) was born on 2 Nov 1921 in New York; died on 6 Mar 1998 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: KELLY, Cheryl A. Cheryl (daughter of KELLY, Earl and COONEY, Evelyn) was born about 1948 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Nov 2017 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Melvin married ELLERINGTON, Pauline in Nov 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Melvin married FLEMING, Carole Anne on 9 Nov 1957 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SMITH, Bernice L. Bernice (daughter of SMITH, Lorne Edward and JOHANNSEN, Caroline) was born on 1 Jan 1931 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 May 2019 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ronald married DUGAS, Shirley E in Feb 1955 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Shirley (daughter of DUGAS, Theodore and CARL, Loretta) was born on 9 Nov 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Mar 2023 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married DOUCET, Helena J [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]