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| 13501 | Niagara Gazette William H. Thiboult. 63, of 649 81st St., died Monday (Dec. 9, 1963) in Memorial Hospital after a five-week illness. He was born in. Emporium, Pa. and had lived in Niagara Falls for 43 years. He was employed as a stationary engineer at Union Carbide where he worked for 24 years. Mr. Thiboult served in World War I in the Army. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two sons, Arthur Thiboult, this city, and Raymond Thiboult of Lewiston; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hagert El Hambra, Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Kelly, of Buffalo; and 10: grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Lane Funeral Home Thursday at 9:30 a.m. by-Very Rev.- Msgr. John -J. Carey, pastor of Prince of Peace Church. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. | THIBOULT, William H (I81395)
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| 13502 | Niagara Gazette WILSON - Glenn S. Myers, 72, of 4206 Eide Road, died unexpectedly Wednesday (Oct. 22, 1969) at his home, of apparent natural causes, Mr. Myers was bom July 16, 1897, son of the late Oliver and Martha Myers, in the Town of Porter. He had worked for the Kim berly-Clark Corp. in Niagara Falls until h i s retirement; before that he had operated a farm in the Town of Porter. He is survived by his wife, Laura (Zilm) M y e r s ; a daughter, Mrs. Lincoln (Ruth) Smith, and one son, Marvin A. Myers, both of Wilson; a sister, Mrs. Ida Colliver of Ransomville; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hardison Funeral Home, Wilson, with the Rev. Frederick Savage of the Exley United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Rural Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at 7 p.m. today and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. | MYERS, Glenn S (I104324)
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| 13503 | Niagara Gazette WILSON - Mrs. Helen I. (Arkles) Bax, 54, of 3438 Youngstown-Wllson Road here died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1971) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital after a long illness. Born in Owen Sound, Ont., she came to Niagara Falls in .1920. She was a New York Central Railroad crossing guard for 20 years, retiring in 1968. She was a member of the Brotherhood Maintenance of Way Employes Lodge No. 865. Survivors Include her husband, Felix E. Bax; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Nancy Ann) Buckevitz of Schenectady; a son, Leo W. Bax of this village; a brother, Clyde Fees, of Wilson; two sisters, Mrs. Inez Mora of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. > Jean Parks of Belfonte, Pa.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m.. Wednesday at the Spallino Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church. Burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. A recitation of the rosary will be held at the funeral home at 8 pjn. Tuesday. | HARTLEY, Helen I (I128502)
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| 13504 | Niagara Gazette WILSON -r- A certificate of death by suicide has been, issued for Kevin W. Rogring, 23, who was found dead Sunday in the dining room of his home at 464 Lake St. Niagara County C o r o n e r Willis C. Strickland issued the certificate. Rohring was found at 1 p.m. by a cousin. C o r o n er Strickland said he was found lying on the dining room floor. A shot gun was found nearby. Born in Lockport, the son of Donald and Jean Mclntyre Rohring, he had been a student in the Wilson Central School, systems. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to Febrcary of this year serving a tour of chity in Vietnam. Mr. Rohring was an employe of Harrison Radiator Inc. in Lockpoet. Surviving in addition to his parents are two brothers, Terry Rohring of Ransomville and David Rohring serving with the Armed Forces in Korea; his m a t e r n al grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mclntyre of Lockport and his paternal grandfather, Walter Rohring of Gasport. . Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Hamilton and C l a rk Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon Loomis officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Exley -United Methodist. Church, the family said. | ROHRING, Kevin W (I108544)
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| 13505 | Niagara Gazette WILSON-Alonzo P. Swick, 81, of Lake Road, a fruit grower, real estate broker and former peace justice here, died at Inter-Community Memorial hospital, Newfane on Thursday (May 25, 1967) after a short illness. Mr. Swick was born in Wilson, Jan. 8, 1886 and attended local schools. He also attended Cornell University's School of Agric u l t u r e . H6 served as peace justice for 32 years. In 1908, he married the form e r Florence W e b s t e r . On March 31 of this year, the couple celebrated their 59th wedd i n g anniversary. SWICK They had lived at the present address for the last 38 years. He was a well-known fruit grower in this area and has held many offices in organizations connected with fruit growing. He recently was re-elected vice president and director of the Niagara Frontier Growers Market Inc. of Buffalo. He was past director of the New. York-New England Apple Institute. He also served as president of the Ni* agara County Farm and Homebuilders and 4-H Club Organization. He was president of the Niag-* ara County Peach Growers Association. In 1958, Mr. Swick received the Acme Nu-Way Markets Award as the "outstanding grower of the Niagara Frontier." He also was active in civic and religious affairs. Planning Board Members He was a member of the Wilson Planning Board and a director of the North Ridge Cemetery Association. He was past president and an active member of the Wilson Lions Club for 2? years. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Wilson where he served as deacon. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son, Ronald W, Swick of Wilson; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Frances) diez of Ransomville, Mrs. Clifford (Lucille) Upton of Wilson; two brothers, C l a r e n c e of Capitol Heights, Md., and Louis of Lockport. He also is survived by a sister, Mrs. Gladys Clark of Cleveland and 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Services Sunday Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Hamilton and Clark Funeral Chapel at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Harold Faba, officiating. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 on Saturday. Burial will be at North Ridge Cemetery. Contributions to the Wilson Baptist Church Building Fund will be acceptable as tributes. | SWICK, Alonzo P (I84748)
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| 13506 | Niagara Gazette WILSON-Fred W. Schultz, 84, of 3913 Wilson-Cambria Road, died today (March 23, 1964) at his home after an illness of six weeks. Mr. Schultz had lived and farmed in the Town of Wilson for 60 years. He was born Nov. 12, 1879 in Germany, the son of August and Sophie Schultz. He came to this town with his parents when he was six months old. He was married to Selma Winters in 1903. He was a member of St. Peter's L u t h e r a n Church, North Ridge. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Leslie Lounsbury, Niagara Falls, Mrs. Herbert Hurtgam, Ransomville, Mrs. Roy Eckert, this community; six sons, Leonard, Clarence, Willard and Ronald Schultz, this c o m m u n i t y , Wallace Schultz, Ransomville, and Carleton Schultz, Newfane; 35 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. The family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Hamilton and Clark Funeral Chapel where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday and at 2:45 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, North Ridge, with Rev. Carl Oldach officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. | SCHULTZ, Frederick C W (Fritz) (I56920)
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| 13507 | Niagara Gazette WILSON-Harold W. (Curly) Krueger, 61, of Roosevelt Beach, died Wednesday (Feb 1, 1961) at Inter-community Memorial Hospital, Newfane, after a brief illness. Mr. Krueger, a local carpen- ter, was born April 25, 1899, in Buffalo, son of John H. and Catherine Toenniessen Krueger. Survivors include his-widow, Maude; two daughters, Mrs. Frederick Deuschle and Mrs. James McDonnall, both of Buffalo; a son, Kenneth John Krueger, Hamburg; six brothers, Benjamin W. Krueg- er, Lockport; Edward J. Krueger, North Tonawanda; Willard Krueger, Ebenezer, and John, Albert and Ken- neth Krueger, all of Buffalo; five sisters, Mrs. Raymond Bischoff, Basom; Mrs. Wil- liam Wallsbesser, Mrs. Cath- erine Schoesek and Mrs. Hel- en Jopp, all of Buffalo, and Mrs. Beatrice Toenniesson, of Mesa, Arix., and 10 grandchil- dren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hamilton and Clark Chap- el, Rev. Clarence Elliott of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, North Ridge. | KRUEGER, Harold W (I111028)
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| 13508 | Niagara Gazette WILSON-In Ormond Beach, Florida, March 28th, 1961. Ellsworth C. Wilson, formely of this city. Father of Chester C. Wilson and Mrs. John Mang, both of this city. Brother of Mrs. George Newton of Elmlra, N. Y. Friends may call at the Lane Funeral Home Inc., 8622 Buffalo Ave., Friday 31st from 2 to 10 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Saturday, April 1st at 11 a.m The Rev. Cuthbert McLean officiating. | WILSON, Ellsworth C (I87365)
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| 13509 | Niagara Gazette WILSON-Mrs. Mae Alvers, 75, of 323 Warren St.. a realtor in this community, died Monday (May 24. 1965) in Mount View H o s p i t a l , Lock-port, where she had been a patient for five weeks. Mrs. Alvers, a licensed realtor, had operated a real estatae business in this community. She was born May 30, in Castile, N.Y the daughter of Ezekiel and Abiguil Hutchinson Billings. She married George William Alvers in 1915 and moved here. She is survived by a daugh- ter, Mrs. Mildred Remball, Kinderhok, N.Y., a son, George W. Alvers, this community, two sisters, Mrs. Howard Houghton, Perry, N.Y., Mrs. Lillian Ziems, Buffalo; two brothers, Frank Billings, Perry, N..Y., and Moore Bil- lings, Warsaw, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren. The family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Hamilton and Clark Funeral Chapel where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Paul Huyett of the Exley Methodist Church. Bu- rial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson. | BILLINGS, May V (I115260)
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| 13510 | Niagara Gazette Word has been the death of John 87, a Niagara Falls native who was vice president, treasurer and director of Acheson Graphite Co. until it was dissolved in 1944. Mr. Deringer, who was born here Nov. 22, 1882, the eldest son of John W. and Margaret Wagner Deringer, died i n Kintnersville, Pa. Jan. 8, 1970. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Griselda Plater o f Kintnersville; a grandson, and a sister, Mrs. William G. Smale, Niagara Falls. Mr. Deringer dictated facts about himself to a local law office in 1967. He noted he went to grammar school from the age of 6 to 13. During the Grover Cleveland administration his father, a carpenter, could not find work and since the family drew the line at applying to the county relief officer, he went to work as an office boy at the Carter- Crume Co., which is now Moore Business Forms Inc. He was engaged at $2.50 a week and almost at once started at night school studying accounting and shorthand. A short time later he was put in charge of the Carter-Crume order department. Three years later he applied to the new Acheson Graphite Co. and he said that because the delivery of equipment was late, for two months he and the son of the furnace man worked s e p a r a t i n g carborundum from graphite for test purposes. A Mr. Collins, who was in charge, had to let him go but promised he would be given a job back if he needed one. He next applied to t he Niagara Silver Co. got a job as office boy and a few months later was made an aide to the bookkeeper and another boy was hired to take his place. "After five years of poor wages, I finally decided that wages would be slow unless I joined the Baptist Church," he said. At the age of- 21, in the year 1904, he rejoined Acheson. He became assistant to Frank Coe, the treasurer, and when Acheson Oildag Co. was formed he was asked by Dr. Acheson if he cared to move to Port Huron, Mich. Mr. Deringer became treasurer of the new company and in 1912 he became a member of a delegation going to London to open a new Acheson office. He was named secretary to the company with the duty of treasurer in England. In 1925 Mr. Deringer became company treasurer in New York City. In 1944 the Acheson Corp. was dissolved "for President Roosevelt was planning to adopt a much higher tax on intercorporate dividends than previously, which would hit us very hard for all the dividends the family owned passed through our funds." Be was vice p r e s i d e n t , treasurer and director of Acheson at the time. | DERINGER, John P (I44285)
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| 13511 | Niagara Gazette YOUNGSTOWN — HerbertR. Schultz, 75, YoungstownWilson Road, died Sunda y(Aug. 4. 19(33) at Meyer Memorial Hospital in B u f f ad owhere he had been a patient for about two weeks. He had been in ill health for several years. Mr. Schultz was born May 19, 1888, on of the late Ludwig and Minnie Schultz, in the Town of Porter and had lived on the same farm all his life. He was a member of the Niagara County Farm Bureau and the Porter Center Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Catherine O'Connor Schultz; three sisters, Mrs. Caroline Seefeldt, Ransomville, Mrs. Emma Clark, Lockport, and Mrs. Rose Maacks, Youngstown and a brother, Charles, Youngstown. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm. Wednesday at the Hardison Funeral Home n Ransomville by Rev. Bruce Gray of the Porter Center Methodist Church. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery. | SCHULTZ, Herbert Robert (I205576)
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| 13512 | Niagara Gazette YOUNGSTOWN — James W. Strasburg, of Youngstown, NY, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, Lewiston, NY. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY, on October 24, 1920, the son of the late Robert and Violet (Wendt) Strasburg. Mr. Strasburg graduated from Niagara Falls High School and had attended Cornell University. He served with the US ARMY Air Corps as a 1st Lt. during World War II and later served for 26 years with the Air Force Reserve, 914th Carrier Group as a navigator, before retiring in 1970. Mr. Strasburg was the sales manager for Wendt's Dairy from 1947 until 1965 and had owned and operated a dry-cleaners and Laundromat for several years. He then became the Vice President of the Food Service Division with Tops Markets, from 1965 to 1991, where he became a consultant for Tops, from 1991 until retiring in 1994. Mr. Strasburg is survived by his wife, Roberta M. (Wilson) Strasburg; one son, Stephen (Debra) Strasburg of Ann Arbor, MI; two daughters, Susan (Stephen) Hartman of Sioux Falls, SD and Cynthia (John) Koeneman of Barrington, IL; three-step daughters, Diane (Garry) Carr of Youngstown, NY, Denise (Dennis) Hoover of Ransomville, NY and Debra (Andy) Roberts of Niagara Falls, ON. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, ten step-grandchildren, fourteen step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Allen Strasburg, Alice (Arnold) Becken, Ruth (John) Schnadeeck. The family will be present at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 901 Cayuga Street, LEWISTON, NY, on Sunday from 4-8 PM. Funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 AM at St. John Lutheran Church, 420 Lockport Street, Youngstown, NY, with the Rev. Richard E. Blemaster officiating. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be made in his name to St. John Lutheran Church or to Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence. Interment in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register. | STRASBURG, James W (I57316)
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| 13513 | Niagara Gazette YOUNGSTOWN-Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Brenchley, Oak Street, will be honored by their three children at a reception today at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Loren Balcom, Oak Street, in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Also hosts are their chil- dren,, Mrs. George Stout,, Welland, Ont., and Neville S. Brerrditey, Kenmore. Mr. and Mrs. Brenchlcy, both native* of England, were married in Welland pec 10, 1M3. Mr. Brenchjey retired from the Union Carbide Metals Co. in 1955 after 41 years of service. The course has 13 grandchildren and one greatgrandson. | Family: BRENCHLEY, Albert S / STEER, Edith Anne (F42716)
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| 13514 | Niagara Gazette ZIMMERMAN-William, age 24. July 14, 1962, suddenly. In Niagara Falls. Husband of Patricia (Shepro) Zimmerman, of 2587 Military Road. Town of Niagara. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zimmerman, Town of Niagara. Brother of Carl Zimmerman, Town of Niagara, Jack Zimmerman, Lewiston, N.Y., Harold Zimmerman, Ralph Zimmerman, Scharlotte. Zimmerman, Town of Niagara. Grandson of Mrs. Cathrine Manley of Welland, Ontario. Funeral from Grimes Funeral Home. 7311 Porter Road, Tuesday, July 17, at 2:30 P.m. Rev. William J. Devine officiating. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon | ZIMMERMAN, William A (I104615)
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| 13515 | Niagara Gazette ZIMMERMAN—Minnie, at Lockport. N. Y.. Friday. April 17. wife of Frank Zimmerman, of Wilson. N. Y. Mother of Mrs. Ray Terwlliger. Mrs. Richard Beutel. Mrs. Frank Carlton. Mrs. Florence Bayer, all of Lockport. N. Y. Arthur Zimmerman, of Olcott, and William Zimmerman, of Lewlston, also survived by 16 grandchildren. Funeral from the home on Randall road. Wilson. Monday. April 20. at 3 o'clock, and 3:30 o'clock from St. Peter's Lutheran church. North Ridge, NY. | SCHROEDER, Wilhelmine Emma Pauline (I135418)
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| 13516 | Niagara Gazette COLEMAN - In Memorial Hospital. Jan. 19, 1956, William J. Coleman of 227 79th St. Father of Mrs. John O'Brien and James Coleman of this city, Mrs. Donald Frost. Kansas City, Mo ., 3 grandsons and 8 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held from the Lane Funeral Home Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Cuthbert MacLean officiating assisted by Rev. David H. Weeks. Interment in Riverdale Cemetery. | COLEMAN, William J (I153725)
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| 13517 | Niagara Gazette Dorothea M. Haseley Formerly operated dairy farm NEWFANE - Dorothea M. Haseley, 81, of 7224 Ellicott Road, Town of Newfane, was pronounced dead on arrival at Newfane InterCommunity Hospital yesterday (Oct. 11, 1983) after being stricken ill at her residence. Born in the Town of Cambria, the daughter of August and Mary Tanger Yaudem, she and her husband, Arthur L., who survives, marked their 52nd wedding anniversary in June and had operated the dairy farm until 10 years ago at the Ellicott Road address. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid Society of the church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ruth Howe of Medina and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport. Funeral services will be held a the Zion Lutheran. | YAUDE, Dorothea M (I134581)
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| 13518 | Niagara Gazette E. M. Hoover Dies; Founder of Dairy SANBORN - Edwin M. Hoover, 75 of 6030 Hoover Road, a well known farmer in this area, and founder of Hoover's Dairy 45 years ago, died Friday (Nov. 1, 1968) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after an illness of several months. He was born at his residence on on Sept. 27, 1892, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hoover. At the time of his death, he was president of the dairy, in association with his sons Eugene and Lloyd. He was a member of the Niagara Falls Milk Council; the Forest Lodge 202, lOOF, for more than 50 years; and North Tonawanda Enterprise Encampment Lodge 88. Survivors besides his sons include his widow, Lucille; two daughters, Mrs. J. Lee (Ruth) Carrell of Tonawanda and Mrs. Richard (Janet) Latham of Pittsford; a sister, Mrs. Harrison, (Frances) Shenke of Yorkshire, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:30 p.m in the Pike and Jones Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, by the Rev. James P. Kenyon of Sanborn Baptist Church. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Members of Forest Lodge 202 lOOF, will hold a memorial service at the funeral home Sunday at 7:30 p.m. | HOOVER, Edwin M (I58957)
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| 13519 | Niagara Gazette Elizabeth Haseley TOWN OF WHEATFIELD - Elizabeth Haseley, 81, of 2035 Lockport Road died Saturday (Aug. 9, 1980) in Fairchild Manor after a long illness. Born in the Town of Niagara, she was a longtime resident of the Town of Wheatfield and was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore. Her husband, Albert L. Haseley, died in January of this year. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore, with the Rev. Wayne Jagow officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the Rhoney Funeral Home, Sanborn; from 2 - 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. | KROENING, Esther Elisabeth Helene (I48821)
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| 13520 | Niagara Gazette ELLEN J. SCZEPCZENSKI Ellen J. (Taylor) Sczepczenski, 80 years old, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at her home after a long illness while under the care of Niagara Hospice. At the time of her death she was surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Niagara Falls on May 19, 1926, the daughter of the late George M. and Winifred B. (Plumsteel) Taylor. Mrs. Sczepczenski attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School. For many years she ran the office at the former Niagara Radio and TV on Hyde Park Blvd. for her late husband Robert. She later worked as a bookkeeper for 15 years at Niagara Business. Mrs. Sczepczenski was a member of the LaSalle Church of Christ; the Niagara Presbyterian + 50 Club; the St. James Senior Club and the Echota Club. She enjoyed baking for her family and her church and will especially be remembered for her cookie baking. Mrs. Sczepczenski is survived by her sons, James (Deborah) Sczepczenski of Riverside, CA and Mark (Susan) Sczepczenski of Niagara Falls and her daughters, Carol (Michael) Rydzewski of Angola, NY, Christine (Harold) Earley of Noblesville, IN, Marian (David) Homiszczak of Niagara Falls, Diane (Jeffery) O'Callaghan of Sanborn and Susan (late Mark) Haseley, of Niagara Falls. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Sczepczenski who died on July 16, 1996. and her sisters, Beatrice Nelson and Barbara Rokusek. Friends may call on Saturday from 1 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 at LUBUDA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 356 Portage Road, where a prayer service will begin at 8:00 pm with Minister Ray Johnston officiating. Friends are invited to attend an interment service on Monday, August 28, at:10:00 am at Holy Trinity Cemetery Chapel, 5401 Roberts Street, Lewiston. Memorial contributions may be made to Niagara Hospice Inc. 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094 or LaSalle Church of Christ, 1121 N. Military Road Niagara Falls, NY 14304. | TAYLOR, Ellen J (I49847)
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| 13521 | Niagara Gazette Esther W. Holladay Former Niagara resident Esther W. Holladay, 92, of Venice, Florida, died on February 23, 2001 in Venice, Florida. She was born on April 1, 1908 in Sanborn, N.Y. and came to Venice, Fla. from Charlottesville, Virginia in 1978. She attended St. Peter's Lutheran Parochial School, Walmore Rd, Town of Niagara, N.Y. and public school in the Town of Wheatfield Sanborn, N.Y. and graduated from North Tonawanda high school. In 1926, she graduated as a Registered Nurse from Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and 1934 she attended Niagara University. She was also a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Venice, Fla. Survivors include her nephew, Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Beutel of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; her two nieces, Lorraine Taylor of Portland, Connecticut and Helen Marie Voelker of Martinsburg, West Virginia; eighteen other nephews and eight nieces. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward H. Williams and her mother, Auguste Schultz. Funeral services Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Other services and burial will be in Louisa, Virginia. Donations in her memory may be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 800 South Tamiami Trail, Venice, Florida 34285. Arrangements by Farley Funeral Home. | WILLIAMS, Esther Marie Adele (I48576)
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| 13522 | Niagara Gazette Grace Haseley. Mrs. Grace (Alliss) Haseley, 92, of 1945 Lockport St., died Friday (Sept. 14, 1979) in Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a native of Niagara Falls and the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Smith) Alliss. She was the last member of nine children of the Alliss family, dying three months after her sister, Maude Schreiner. She was the wife of the late Alex Haseley. She is survIved by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Rhoney Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas R. Behm officiating. Burial will be in Riverdale Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. If preferred, contributions to St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church will be acceptable as tributes, the family said. | ALLISS, Grace (I48178)
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| 13523 | Niagara Gazette Lawrence, E. Haseley WILSON - Funeral services will be held Monday for Lawrence E. Haseley, 65, of 415 Young St., who died unexpectedly Thursday (May 1, 1980) after collapsing while playing golf. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Lockport Memorial Hospital. He was born in Cambria, son of the late Christian and Rosa Wittcop Haseley. He had retired April 1 after 43 years employment at Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors. At the time of his retirement he was a production scheduler. Haseley was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and past superintendent of the Sunday school. He was a member of the Harrison golf team. He is survived by his wife, Winifred Ruth Johnston; three sons, Carl, of Biloxi, Miss., Daniel, of Rochester, and the Rev. Stephen Haseley, of Iowa City, Iowa; one daughter, Mrs. Doyle (Bonita) Jones, Lynville, N.C.; one sister, Mrs. Forrest (Ruth) Jackson, Tonawanda; one brother, Kenneth Haseley, Buffalo; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church, Transit Road, Newfane. Burial will be in Corwin cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Rutland-Corwin Funeral Home Inc., 2670 Main St., Newfane. The family said contributions to the organ fund of Faith Lutheran Church would be acceptable as tribute | HASELEY, Lawrence Edward (I48795)
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| 13524 | Niagara Gazette M. W. Denef Dies at 60 In Hospital NORTH TONAWANDA Marin W. P. Denef, 60, of 1537 Kingston St., died Saturday (July 22, 1961) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Brant Township, Ontario, he had lived in this city for the last 23 years. He was employed as a dispatcher for the Thiele Coal and Feed Corp. for 19 years. He was a member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church and the brotherhood of the church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hilda Mante Denef; a son, Leroy Denef, of this city; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Denef, of Lutsen, Minn.; eight sisters, Mrs. Martin Petersen and Miss Louise Denef, both of Lutsen, Minn.; Mrs. Alvin Fritz, of Marquette, Mich.; Mrs. Ferdinande (sic) Spleete (sic) and Mrs. Ace Schumacher, both of Madison, Wisc.; Mrs. Howard Bertelsen and Mrs. Charles Murray, both of Palto (sic) Alto, Calif.; Mrs. Lloyd Bowman, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a brother, Walter Denef, this city. Also surviving are two grand children. Mr. Denef's father, Rev. Ernest Denef, died in 1945. Rev. Luther Knauff will conduct funeral services at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Brunner Funeral Home. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. | DENEF, Martin William Paul (I149450)
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| 13525 | Niagara Gazette Marie Ahrens Mante Longtime Rebekah Lodge member BERGHOLZ - Marie (Ahrens) Mante, 85, of Stoelting Street, died Sunday (Oct. 20, 1985) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Born in Elmwood, Ont., she had lived in Niagara Falls for 27 years and in Bergholz for 38 years. She had worked for several years for the former Krausmann's department store and had also worked in an area jewelry store and for over 20 years had managed the gift shop in the Castle Court Motel. She had been a member of the Riverdale Rebekah Lodge for over 50 years, and was a former Noble Grand and District Deputy. She was a member of the Past Noble Grands Association, the Past District Deputies Club of Niagara Rebekah District 1.2, St. James Lutheran Church, the Friendship Club of the Sanborn Senior Group, and most recently the Rebekah Lodge in North Tonawanda. She was an avid bingo player. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Shirley Lloyd of Niagara Falls; sister, Mrs. Sophia Hossfield of Walkerton, Ont.; brother, Edmund Ahrens of Elmwood, Ont.; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was the wife of the late Wally J. Mante and the late Fred Fairman and the sister of the late Hulda Ahrens, John Ahrens, Arthur Ahrens, and Fred Ahrens. The family will be present 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Otto Redanz Funeral Home; Inc., Michigan Avenue at Tenth Street. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. John H. Crilley, pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. Contributions to St. James Lutheran Church are acceptable as tribute. | AHRENS, Marie Elizabeth (I69493)
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| 13526 | Niagara Gazette McFEATERS, Carrie A. (Hileman) Age 92, formerly of Michigan Ave and Spallino Towers, in Mt. St. Mary's Nursing Home (DeVeaux Manor), Oct. 31, 1990. Wife of the late Nealy L. McFeaters. Mother of Charles McFeaters (Mary), this city; Mrs. (Ruth) Haseley Lockport, N.Y. and the late William Paul McFeaters and Walter James McFeaters. Grandmother of Mrs. Larry (Rita) Bronson, Sanborn, N.Y.; Mrs. John (Linda) Rodger, Lockport, N.Y. Great-grandmother of Shannon Bronson, Sanborn, N.Y.; Jeffrey and Juliana Rodger, Lockport, N.Y. Funeral services Saturday 9:30 A.M. from the OTTO REDANZ FUNERAL HOME, LaSalle Park Chapel, 2215 Military Rd. with the Rev. David Musall officiating. Interment In Riverdale Cemetery. The family will be present Friday 2-4 & 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. | HILEMAN, Carrie A (I152380)
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| 13527 | Niagara Gazette NORMAN H. HOLLAND Word has been received here of the death Tuesday (Feb. 15, 1972) of a former Niagara Falls resident, Norman H. Holland. Mr. Holland, 62, died after a short illness in Hampton, Va. A native, of Niagara Falls, he lived in Chesapeake, Va., the last seven years. He was formerly an employee of the Union Carbide Corp. in Niagara Falls. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Isabel Zielinski of Niagara Falls and Mrs. Marian Becker of Chesapeake. Private funeral services will be held in Chesapeake. | HOLLAND, Norman H (I137859)
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| 13528 | Niagara Gazette Rosa H. Haseley NEWFANE - Rosa M. Haseley, 84, formerly of Hillcrest Avenue, died Saturday (June 29, 1974) in the Newfane Inter-Community. Hospital. Born July 12, 1890, she had been a resident of this town for 50 years and had been a resident at the Newfane Nursing Home since 1959. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. She was the wife of Christian Haseley, who died in 1953. She is survived by three sons, Lawrence Haseley of Wilson, Kenneth Haseley of Buffalo and Raymond Haseley of Lockport; a daughter, Mrs. Forrest (Ruth) Jackson of North Tonawanda; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Rutland-Corwin Funeral Home, Newfane, and at Faith Lutheran Church at 1: 30 p.m. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in St.. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church building fund, the family said. | WITTKOPP, Rosina Martha Wilhelmine (I48792)
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| 13529 | Niagara Gazette Vincent J. Licata Graduated from Lockport in 1951 TOWN OF LOCKPORT - Vincent J. Licata, 53, of Day Road, and also of Port Orange, Fla., died Saturday (Jan. 30, 1988) at Ormond Beach Memorial Hospital, Florida. Born in Lockport, a son of the late Salvatore and Carmela (Giglia) Licata, he graduated from Lockport , High School in 1951 and was an avid sportsman, golfer and fisherman. "He was completely honest and candid," noted former Niagara County Sheriff Anthony J. Villella, a longtime friend of Licata. Villella noted that many small businesses in the area were started with the help of Licata. "He was a very generous man. I probably never met another man who knew more people than he did," Villella said. "He also had a great sense of humor." Licata was manager and treasurer of Licata Vending Machines, was former president of CVL Enterprises and Shelby Industrial Development, all of Lockport. He was a member at the Niagara County Golf Course and the Pelican Bay Golf Club in Daytona, Fla. He was a member of St. Joseph Church in Lockport. He also was a member of the An Jo Club, the Elks Club, the Knights of Columbus and served in the State National Guard., He is survived by his wife, Shirley R. (Marks) Licata; a daughter, Sandra Licata of Lockport; sons, Salvatore (Sal) and Anthony Licata, both of Lockport; a sister, Stella Rosetti of Lockport; brothers, Joseph S., Salvatore (Sam) W., Lawrence T., Carl J., Louis N. and Dominic S. Licata, all of Lockport, a grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Taylor and Reynolds Funeral Home, Niagara at Transit streets, Lockport, where a vigil service will be at 3:30 p.m. today. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church. Burial is at Cold Springs Cemetery, Lockport. Contributions to the American Diabetic Association of Western New York, 1807 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, are acceptable as tribute. | LICATA, Vincent J (I58376)
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| 13530 | Niagara Gazette WALTER J. HOLLAND - Walter J. Holland, 9610 Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls, died last evening at St Marys Hospital that city. Born in Cambria, N. Y. he has resided in Niagara Falls for the past 16 years where he was an electrical contractor. Besides his wife, Emma, nee Zastrow, he is survived by 3 sons, Walter Jr., Hubert and Gustin; 3 daughters, Mrs. Norman Fose, Mrs. William Schade, Mrs. Orville Wright; all of Niagara Falls; 8 grandchildren; brothers, Albert and Herman of Niagara Falls, Elmer of Buffalo; 2 sisters; Mrs, George Jackson, Niagara Falls, Mrs. Blair Frey, Niagara Falls. He was a member of St. Johnsburg Fire Department. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the residence and 2:30 from Zion Church, Niagara Falls, the Rev. G. S. Hoyer officiating. Burial will be la Niagara Falls Memorial Park. | HOLLAND, Walter John (I60162)
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| 13531 | Niagara Gazette WILSON Ronald H. Schultz, 52, of 3913 Cambria-Wilson Rd., died Friday (Jan. 7, 1977) in Newfane InterCommunity Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was owner and operator of Ron-Jan Place tavern, member of the Northridge United Methodist Church, Lodge No. 73, F&AM of which he was a past master, John Hodge Lodge of Perfection of Lockport, the AASR Consistory of Buffalo and the Ismailia Shrine of Buffalo. His wife, Janet Ann, died last August. He is survived by a son, Jefferey (sic), at home; a daughter, Deborah L. Seefeldt, also at home; four brothers, Leonard and Willard, both of here Wallace of Ransomville and Carlton of Newfane; three,sisters, Mrs. Leslie (Evelyn) Lounsbury of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Herbert (Mildred) Hurtgam of Cambria and Mrs. Roy (Eleanor) Eckert of here, one grandson, several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Hamilton and Clark Funeral Chapel Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Horner officiating. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. Contributions to the North Ridge United Methodist Church would be acceptable as tribute, the family said. There will be Masonic service Sunday at 9 p.m. at the funeral home. | SCHULTZ, Ronald (I82820)
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| 13532 | Niagara Gazette Yvonne I. Giguere TOWN OF NIAGARA - Yvonne I. Giguere, 81, of 6010 Edgewood Drive died in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Saturday (June 13, 1981) after a lengthy illness. A native of Quebec, she resided in the United States for 54 years and in the Town of Niagara for 47 years. She was a Five-Star Mother in the Town of Niagara during World War II when she had five sons in the war at the same time. She was a member of St. Leo's Altar and Rosary Society and was the first housekeeper for St. Leo's Parish Rectory. Her husband, Joseph E. Giguere, predeceased her. She is survived by five sons, Roland of the Town of Niagara, Lucien of Newark, Calif., Armand of Delta, Ohio, Ernest of Jacksonville, Fla., and Bertrand Giguere of Newark. Calif.; six brothers, Ameda Coulombe of Lac Megantic, Que., Louis Coulombe of Three Rivers, Que., Albert and Adrian Coulombe of Ottawa, Ont., Gerry Coulombe of Gateneau, Que., and Julian Coulombe of Ottawa; and 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Joseph Coulombe, Arthur Coulombe and Adalard Coulombe. Funeral services will be at the Grimes Funeral Home, 7311 Porter Road, Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. and at St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may call today and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and ,7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, where a prayer service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. Tuesday. -- GIGUERE - Yvonne I. - age 81, of 6010 Edgewood Drive, Town of Niagara, In Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Saturday (June 13, 1981), after a lengthy illness. Wife of the late Joseph E. Giguere. Mother of Roland Giguere, Town of Niagara, Lucien Giguere, Newark, Calif., Armand Giguere, Delta, Ohio, Ernest Giguere, Jacksonville, Fla., and Bertrand, Giguere, Newark. Calif. Slster of Ameda Coulombe, lac Magantic, Quebec, Louls Coulombe, Three Rivers, Quebec, Albert Coulombe and Adrian Coulombe, both of Ottawa, Ont., and the late Joseph Coulombe, of Conn., and the late Arthur Coulombe, Three Rivers, Quebec and the late Adalard Coulombe, Geteneau, Quebec. Survived by 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held from GRIMES FUNERAL HOME, 7311 Porter Road, Town of Niagara, Wednesday June 17, 1981 at 8:30 A.M. and at St. Leo's R. C. Church at 9:00 A.M. Interment In Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may call Monday and Tuesday from 2-4 and, 7-9 P. M. Prayer service will be held Tuesday at 7:00 P:M. at the funeral home. | COULOMBE, Yvonne (I141122)
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| 13533 | Niagara Gazette ADELAIDE L. BEECHER Adelaide "Addie" L. Beecher, age 90, formerly of Sanborn, NY, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Niagara Falls, NY, after a long illness. Mrs. Beecher was born in Niagara Falls, NY, on April 9, 1917. She was the daughter of Albert and Marie (Hennessey) Pike. She was a graduate of the East High School in Rochester, NY, in the Class of 1935. She was a former member of the Sanborn Rebekah Lodge, the Sanborn Area Home Bureau and was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts Pack #39. She also was an Avon representative. Addie enjoyed playing the organ, traveling and spending time with her family and grand children. She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Daniel M. Beecher, who died on December 30, 1995. Surviving are three sons: Paul (Margo) Beecher, Henry (Rena) Beecher, both of Sanborn, Thomas (Ruth) Beecher, of Tucson, AZ; grandchildren: Paul J. Beecher, of Murfreesboro, TN, Christine Beecher, Amanda Beecher, both of Sanborn, Danielle Beecher- Peter, of Chaffe, NY, Nicole (Jeff) Becken, of Kure Beach, NC, Eric (Jacquie) Beecher, of Sanborn, Thomas Beecher, of North Tonawanda, Jeremy Beecher, of Myrtle Beach, SC; great-grandchildren: Colleen York, Joshua Beecher, Terra Beecher, all of Sanborn, Jared Becken of Kure Beach, NC; step-grand children, Sean (Shelia) Kalota and Daniel (Robin) Kalota, both of Tucson, AZ, two step-great-grandchildren, Kristen and Hailey Kalota. She was the sister of the late Albert, Henry, Aida, Ethel and Frances Pike. Friends are invited to call Tuesday 4 - 8 p.m. at RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, SANBORN, 5893 Hoover Road, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5th, with the Rev. Hal Faba officiating. Burial will be in the Mount View Cemetery Town of Cambria, NY, at the convenience of the family. Should friends desire, memorials may be made in Addie's memory to the Alzheimer's Association of WNY, 2805 Wehrle Drive, Suite # 6, Williamsville, NY 14221. | PIKE, Adelaide L (I84418)
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| 13534 | Niagara Gazette Alferetta Sherwood Farmer sold fruit at City Market SANBORN - A former farmer who sold produce at the Niagara Falls City Market for more than 40 years, Alferetta Sherwood, 89, formerly of Sanborn, died Saturday (Jan. 19, 1985) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital. She lived at Fairchild Nursing Home, Lewiston, for the last five years. A native of Lockport, she sold apples at the City Market that were grown on the fruit and dairy farm she and her husband, Clarence E. Sherwood, operated, retiring 10 years ago. "People still ask for my mother at the market," said her daughter, Mrs. Lee (Norma) Kier of Sanborn. "It was like her social life. She had many friends there. "Her philosophy was to sell good stuff; she never tried to put anything over on anyone. My parents were true farmers at heart, who care what they sell to the public and take pride in their produce," she said. Before Mrs. Sherwood married more than 60 years ago, she had worked in Lockport as a weaver, operating eight looms at once in her prime, Mrs. Kier said. Besides her husband and daughter, she is survived by two sons, William E. Sherwood of Sanborn and Edward A. Sherwood of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; another , daughter, Mrs. Earl (Helen) Rusk, of Nevada; 13 grandchildren and 11 great.grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Robert D. Oyer officiating. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery, the Town of Wheatfield. | YATES, Alferetta (I195786)
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| 13535 | Niagara Gazette Arlene D. Stieg Lockport native moved to Oregon in 1989 PHOENIX, Ore, - Arlene D. (Stauder) Stieg, 70, of Phoenix, Oregon, died Monday (May 10, 1993), at the Villa Royal Health Care Center, Medford, Ore. She was born on June 30, 1922, in Lockport,the daughter of Walter, who died in 1967, and Margaret (Yoder) Stauder, who died in 1981. Mrs. Stieg worked on the assembly line for Vapor Corp., Niles, Ill. She married Harold J. Stieg on Aug. 12, 1944, in Niagara Falls. Four years ago, she and her husband moved to the Rogue Valley area of Oregon. Mrs. Stieg enjoyed gardening. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Paul Stieg of Bethel Park, Pa., Roger Stieg of Pickerington, Ohio, and Thomas Stieg of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; two daughters, Janis Shipe of Waynesburg,Pa., and Deborah Hamler of Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; two brothers, Raymond Stauder and Walter Stauder Jr.; five sisters, Marian Ames, Geraldine Bumpers, Mary Ellen Parker, Jane Stauder and Joyce Mawhiney, all of Lockport; and nine grandchildren. She was the sister of Donald Stauder, who died in 1976. Services will be held today in Phoenix. Arrangements were by the Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, Medford. Memorials may be sent to the Rogue Valley Christian Church, 1440 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford, Oreg. 97501, or to the American Heart Association, 1425 N.E. Irving, Suite No.100, Portland, Ore. 97232. | STANDER, Arlene D (I76685)
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| 13536 | Niagara Gazette BECKEN-At Castlepoint, N. Y., June 20, 1935. Albert, aged 38, son of Fredericka (sic); brother of Charles of Pekin, Richard and Edward of this city, Mrs. John Gelz (sic), Mrs. Thomas Caffery of Buffalo. Funeral from the home of his mother, Mrs. August Becken, in Bergholtz, Sunday, June 23, at 1:30 and 2 p.m., daylight saving time, from Church of Holy Ghost, Rev. J. Kuckenbecker officiating. Interment in Bergholtz. ALSO Niagara Gazette - 6/22/1935 BERGHOLTZ, June 22.~-Albert Becken, 38, son of August and Frede- ricka Becken of this village, died Thursday at Castle Point, N. Y, where he had gone for his health. Funeral services will be held from the home of the parents here on Sunday at 1 p. m., daylight saving time, and at 2 o'clock from the Holy Ghost church Interment will be in Bergholtz. Be- sides the parents, he is survived by three brothers, Charles, of Pekln. and Richard and Edward, Niagara Falls and two sisters. Mrs. John Gilts and Mrs Thomas Cassery of Buffalo - Niagara Falls Gazette YOUNG MAN PASSES Bergholtz Resident Dies at 38 Years; Was Away for Health BERGHOLTZ, June 22.-Albert Becken, 38, son of August and Fredericka (sic) Becken of this village, died Thursday at Castle Point, N. Y. where he had gone for his health. Funeral services will be held from the home of the parents here on Sunday at 1:30 p. m., daylight saving time, and at 2 o'clock from the Holy Ghost church. Interment will in Bergholtz. Besides the parents, he is survived by three brothers, Charles, at Pekin, and Richard and Edward, Niagara Falls, and two sisters, Mrs. John Giltz (sic) and Mrs. Thomas Cassery of Buffalo. | BECKEN, August Albert Lebrecht (I58192)
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| 13537 | Niagara Gazette BEECHER, Marion I. December 12, 1999, in Davis, CA, formerly of Sanborn, NY. Wife of the late Donald E. Beecher. Mother of Susan B. Sandoval, of Davis, CA; Ross D. Beecher, of Youngstown, NY; Douglas C. Beecher, of Sanborn, NY. Sister of Helen Marquart, Ross Johnson, both of Sanborn, NY; and the late Dorothy Wager and William Johnson. Also survived by 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be celebrated Saturday, January 15th at 2 pm, at the Hope United Methodist Church, Pekin, NY, with the Rev. Kenneth E. Traxler officiating. Memoriais may be made to the Hope United Methodist Church or the Sanborn-Pekin Library. Arrangements were made by the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, INC. | JOHNSON, Marion (I84774)
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| 13538 | Niagara Gazette Bernice Fischer Card player worked for area schools LEWISTON - Bernice "Nellie" (Stoltz) Fischer, 83, of Saunders Settlement Road, died Saturday (April 17, 1999) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1915, in Niagara Falls, the daughter of David and Jennie (Kline) Stoltz. Mrs. Fischer was a 1934 graduate of Niagara Falls High School. On Oct. 7, 1939, she married Lawrence G. Fisher of Niagara Falls. He predeceased her. A longtime resident of the Town of Lewiston, Mrs. Fischer was a member of the Niagara Falls Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and her family had long historical ties to the area. Her great-grandfather, Matthias Kline, was a captain in the' New York State Militia during the War of 1812. Colonial Village is built on land originally owned by the Kline family, and at the time of her death, Mrs. Fischer lived in a house that was built by her husband on a portion of Kline land. From 1935 to 1940, she worked in the billing department at the Carborundum Co. She and several of her former co-workers kept in close touch for four decades, during which the “Carbo Girls� met for lunch regularly. Later, she was a volunteer in the office of Lewiston No. 9 (Colonial Village) Elementary School, becoming its first secretary in 1954. She worked for the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District from its founding in 1955 until her retirement in 1978, holding elementary, high school and junior high school secretarial positions before moving to the business office at the district's Central Office in 1969. She was elected to the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education in 1978, serving until 1982. Mrs. Fischer was a longtime member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, and had served on the church council. She was a charter member and past president of both the Ladies Auxiliary of Lewiston Fire Co. No.2 and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's Association. She also was a member of the Flagler Chapter 355 of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Sunshine Senior Citizens Club, and the American Association of Retired Persons. Family members said she was a serious and dedicated bridge enthusiast who played several times weekly, and her 80th birthday celebration was organized as a card and game party. She is survived by two daughters, Gail Hubbard of Centreville, Va., and Nancy Kessler of West Seneca; three grandchildren; three step grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Tuesday at the Otto Redanz Funeral Home LaSalle Park Chapel, 2215 Military Road, Town of Niagara. The Rev. Dwight Wascom will conduct services at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1010 Michigan Ave., Niagara Falls. Interment will be in Riverdale Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1010 Michigan Ave., Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14305; or to the Nellie Fund to assist Niagara Falls area persons with special health care needs, c/o Warren Kahn, Esq., P.O. Box 702, Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14302. | STOLTZ, Bernice (I16602)
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| 13539 | Niagara Gazette Carl W. Camann Carbo Manager Was Fire Company Member NORTH TONAWANDA - Carl W. Camann, 77, of Pierce Avenue, died Friday (Aug. 19, 1994) in Buffalo General Hospital following surgery. He was born Oct. 8, 1916, in Bergholz, the son of George and Wilhelmine (Urtel) Camann. A 44year employee at the Carborundum Co., Mr. Camann retired in 1979 as a manager in the inventory and production control department. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church on Old Falls Boulevard, the St. Paul Friendship Club, the Lutheran Laymen's, League, the Carborundum Alumni Club, the Retired Men's Group of the Tonawandas and an exempt member of the Bergholz Fire Co. He is survived by his wife, Velma (Zuch) Camann of North Tonawanda; two sons, Carl Camann of Atlanta and Paul Camann of Mystic, Conn.; a sister, Doris Flett of Niagara Falls; a brother, George Camann of North Tonawanda; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Natalie Camann, Thelma Camann, Anita Edwards and Vernon Camann. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, where the Rev. Richard Pape will conduct services at 11, a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, North Tonawanda. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, N.Y. 14120. | CAMANN, Carl W (I53013)
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| 13540 | NIAGARA GAZETTE CAROL A. STEWART Carol A. Stewart (Blank), age 67, of Pekin, was called unexpectedly to her heavenly home on Friday, August 29, 2008 in Mount St. Mary s Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in North Tonawanda, NY on May 21, 1941 to the late Wilbur and Dorothea (Durow) Blank. Carol is a graduate of Wilson High School, class of 1959. A longtime member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Pekin, she is a former member of Tri-Community Ambulance Service, Inc., serving for 15 years. Her hobbies included painting, playing guitar and she played in several small bands. Survivors include her husband, Russell Stewart. They were united in marriage February 27, 1960; three sons, Brian Stewart of Sanborn, Steven (Deborah) Stewart and Kevin Stewart, both of Ransomville; a brother, Clifford (Jacqueline) Blank of Stafford, NY; seven grandchildren Jerad, Shawn, Kyle, Kaylee, Jessica, Angela, and Jonathan; and a great-granddaughter, Allison. Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Monday from 5-8 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. R. P. Vogeler on Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:00 AM in St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 3229 Upper Mountain Road, Pekin. Interment in St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Visit www.legacy.com/niagara-gazette to sign guest register. | BLANK, Carol Ann (I56481)
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| 13541 | Niagara Gazette DARGIS - Stanley W. October 30, 1971 at Deaconess Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y. of 138 63rd Street. Beloved husband of Mary (Ciurylo) Dargis. Dear father of Stanley W. Dargis, Jr. Mission Vieje, Calif., Mrs. Allen (Diane) Walck of Niagara Falls, and Kenneth Dargis, Kingston, N,Y. Dear brother of Joseph Dargis and Mrs. John (Hattie) Polka, both of Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Lester (Aniela) Johnson, Winneconne, Wis. Son of the late Simon and Eva Dargis. Also survived by 8 grandchildren. Funeral Services Wednesday November 3 at 9:15 a.m. from the La Buda Funeral Home, 356 Portage Road and 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity R. C. Church. Interment in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Deceased was a member of the 25 year club of. International Paper Company. Recitation of the Rosary Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. Family will be present Monday and Tuesday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. | DARGIS, Stanley W (I83148)
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| 13542 | Niagara Gazette David C. Washburn, 69 of Niagara Falls, NY passed away on June 1, 2016 at Buffalo General Hospital. Born in Oneida, NY he was the son of the late Theodore and Mary (Magliocca) Washburn. David moved to the Niagara Falls area with his family in the early 1950's. He attended local schools and graduated from Niagara County Community College. On June 15, 1991, he married Caroline L. (Nebsky) Washburn. David worked as a credit manager for several area companies and retired from Modern Disposal Corporation. For many years he also worked as a security officer at several local venues, and was most notably known as the 'Peace Keeper' at Cruisers Bar. David was an outstanding athlete in high school and was inducted into the Niagara Wheatfield Sports Hall of Fame. He was passionate about exercising and especially enjoyed taking long walks along the Niagara River with his beloved dog, Harry. David was also a member of the NRA, a Chevrolet Corvette fanatic and had a love for animals, as well as oldies music and television. He also enjoyed his annual Fathers Day bologna steak sandwich at Old Man River Restaurant. In addition to his beloved wife of 25 years, he is survived by his children, Terry (Cheryl) Vollmer of Tonawanda, Melinda (Scott) Brydges of Sanborn; his step-children, Michelle Hughes of Lockport, Dawn (Steve) Super of California and Caroline Tidwell of Florida. He was the grandfather of, Alexis Brydges, Catherine Hughes, Alexis, Zachary and Nicholas Tulman, Rebecca and Jacqueline Tidwell and late Michael Tidwell; brother of, Ted (Connie) Washburn of Wheatfield and Michele (David) Wallace of Atlanta. He is also survived by one aunt, Jeanette Sikkas and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8 p.m. at M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family Parish at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church 27th Street and Independence Ave. Niagara Falls. EVERYONE PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT CHURCH. Entombment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society or Outreach Pantry of Holy Family Parish. Visit www.mjcoluccifuneralchapel.com for online guest register. | WASHBURN, David C (I230490)
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| 13543 | Niagara Gazette DOROTHY SCHLEEF Dorothy Schleef, of Middleport, formerly of Wolcottsville, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at Millard Fillmore Hospital. Mrs. Schleef was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 16, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Nettie (Prashek) Pech. She has lived most of her life in Wolcottsville and moved to Middleport two years ago. She owned and operated Schleef's Grocery Store in Wolcottsville for 25 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Wolcottsville and a former member of the Wolcottsville Fire Auxiliary. Mrs. Schleef enjoyed her family and was an avid bingo player. She was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters, John Pech, Lawrence Pech, Helen Eldred, Ruth Stephanek and Alice Tosti. She is survived by her husband, Theodore W. Schleef; and four children, Thomas (Barbara) Schleef of Middleport, Kathleen (Gerald) Walck of Sanborn, Janet (Arnold) Stahl and Michael (Kathie) Schleef, all of' Wolcottsville; 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Catherine Gartroza of Twin City, Ohio and Jeanne (Raymond) Bollnow of Arizona; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM at the Bates, Wallace & Heath Funeral Home, 38 State St., Middleport and Friday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Wolcottsville, where funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Bruce Donley officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, Wolcottsville. Memorials to St. Michael's Lutheran Church would be appreciated by the Schleef family. | PECH, Dorothy (I84376)
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| 13544 | Niagara Gazette Edward J. Siever Former Employee of the City of Niagara Falls Department of Motor Vehicles Edward J. Siever, 63, of 101st Street, died Monday, November 5, 2001 in Mt. St. Mar(s Hospital unexpectedly. Mr. Siever was born July 28,1938 in New York City, the son of George and Elizabeth (Pharo) Siever. Mr. Siever served in the United States Navy from 1955 until 1961. He formerly worked for the City of Niagara Falls Department of Motor Vehicles for 25 years prior to his retirement in 1996. He enjoyed spending summers at their cottage at Long Beach for the past 27 years. He liked fishing and hunting. Mr. Siever is survived by his wife, Jane (Laughlin) Siever, who he married June 30,1973; three sons, Matthew (Susan) Cicco of Charlotte,. NC, John (Sue) Reese of Brooklyn, NY, and Edward Coffey; a daughter, Michelle (Mark) Dobbertean of New Orleans, Louisiana; three brothers, Robert (Audrey) Siever of Granbury, Texas, Charles Siever California, and Clifford Webb of this City; and a sister, Catherine Hartley of Lockport; he is also survived by several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Alfred Siever. The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM Tuesday and 2-4 and 7-9 PM Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home, Inc., 13622 Buffalo Avenue, where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 AM. Interment in N.F. Memorial Park Cemetery, Town of Lewiston. | SIEVER, Edward J (I61356)
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| 13545 | Niagara Gazette EDWARD WITTKOPP NORTH TONAWANDA Edward A. Wittkopp, 59, of 261 Hinds St., died Saturday (May 13, 1972) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Wallmore (sic-sp). he had lived in this city for the last 37 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Goodfellowship Club. Association of the Blind, and Buttons Shoestring Club. He is survived by his wife, Alvina Ackerman Wittkopp; five daughters Mrs. William (Edna) Kraft. Mrs. Edward Ruth) Voss. and Mrs. Robert (Karen) Clark. Kathy I. and Cindy Lou Wittkopp all of this city; two sons. Donald A. Wittkopp of Wilkes Barre, Pa., and Edward A. Wittkopp of this city; a sister, Mrs. Leonard Baldwin of Savannah. Ga.; two brothers. Clarence Wittkopp of Niagara Falls and Raymond Wittkopp of Tonawanda, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Roth Funeral Home with the Rev. Eldon D. Snyder officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. | WITTKOPP, Edward Philipp Albert (I53879)
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| 13546 | Niagara Gazette Edwin DuBois Was General Abrasives Electrician Funeral services will be held Monday for Edwin DuBois of the Town of Niagara, who died Friday (Dec. 27, 1985) in Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo. He was 71. An electrician at General Abrasives in Niagara Falls for 45 years, Mr. DuBois was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Lillian DeVantier, one daughter, Mrs. Gerard (Judy) Baribeau of Toronto, and three sons, Grant and his wife, Mary, of Lake Forest, Ill., Glenn, of the Town of Niagara, and Mark, of Logan, Utah. He is also survived by three sisters and three brothers, Ruth Hassin (sic-sp) and Arthur DuBois, both of Wheatfield, Mrs. Herbert (Eleanor) Wienke of the Town of Niagara, Walter DuBois of Niagara Falls, and Elizabeth Heuer and Herbert DuBois, both of Wheatfield. He is also survived by four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one sister, Minnie Camann and one brother, William. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home, Adam and Seymour streets, Tonawanda, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9p.m. today. Services are at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield, with Rev. Herbert R. Maxwell officiating. Interment will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran School. Funeral arrangements are by the DuBois Funeral Home. | DUBOIS, Edwin Albert John (I47636)
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| 13547 | Niagara Gazette Ella Mae Evans Formerly of Niagara Falls and Lewiston Ella Mae (Smith) Evans, age 90, of Cove Place, Tavares, FL, and a former resident of Niagara Falls and Lewiston, NY died Monday, January 29, 2001 in the Lake Eustis Care Center, Eustis, FL after a brief illness. Born in Carmens Mills, PA on April 21, 1910, the daughter of the late Dave and Adda (johns) Smith, she moved to Niagara Falls, as a child. She was a high school graduate. Mrs. Evans began her career as a telephone operator for the New York Bell Telephone Company in Niagara Falls, and retired as an office manager after many years of service. Locally, she was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston, past matron of the Niagara Frontier Chapter No. 658 Order of the Eastern Star, and a life member of the Flagler Chapter No. 355 Order of the Eastern Star, the Telephone Pioneers, and the âThursday Nightersâ� Home Extension of Lewiston. Moving to Tavares, FL in 1975, Mrs. Evans was an active. member of the community, where she belonged to the Central Christian Church of Tavares, the Telephone Pioneers, and the Tavares Recreation Association. Her husband, Lewis Evans, whom she married on October 13,1934, predeceased Mrs. Evans in 1972. Mrs. Evans is survived by several nieces and nephews and their families. Funeral services were held in Florida on Wednesday, January 31, 2001. The Rev. Rex T. Stewart will conduct a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery, 763 Portage Rd., Niagara Falls on Saturday, February 3, 2001 at 10 a.m. in its Mausoleum. The Otto Redanz Funeral Home, Niagara Falls, is handling local arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Good Days & Special Times, 2440 Sheridan Dr., Tonawanda, NY 14150-9416. | SMITH, Ella Mae (I84620)
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| 13548 | Niagara Gazette Elwin R. Taylor Printer, Army vet, in American Legion CAMBRIA - Elwin R. Taylor, 63, of Lower Mountain Road, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday (July 11,1992) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Town of Lewiston. Born in Niagara Falls, he worked at Bell Aerospace as a printer for 36 years. He retired in October 1988. Taylor was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Korean War. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion Post 1451 and Amvets. He belonged to the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 830 in Niagara Falls. He is survived by his wife, Martha E. (Shenk) Taylor of Cambria; two daughters, Richele Cramer of Sanborn and Lisa Moon of Ransomville; a son, Jack Taylor of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Darlene Walck of the Town of Niagara; a granddaughter; an uncle; and a niece and two nephews. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Dubois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz, where the Rev. David Wurster will conduct services at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post 1451. | TAYLOR, Elwin R (I80529)
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| 13549 | Niagara Gazette Esther Cruickshank Ex-area Merchant Dies In Florida Funeral services have been held for former Niagara Falls resident Esther M. Cruickshank, 70, of Lantana, Fla., who once operated two local businesses with her husband, She died in John Fitzgerald Kennedy Hospital in Lantana Tuesday (March 19, 1985). Mrs. Cruickshank and her husband, Duncan S. Cruickshank Sr., ran the LaSalle Sports Shop on Buffalo Avenue until about 1964. They later operated Esther's Flower and Produce Shop on River Road in Wheatfield until retiring, They had maintained residences in Niagara Falls and Florida, "That was her whole life, the family and the business," said her daughter-in-law, Judith Cruickshank, of Wheatfield, "She worked very hard all those years." A native and longtime resident of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Cruickshank enjoyed flowers and growing things, her daughter-in-law said, She is survived by a son, Duncan S. Cruickshank III of Wheatfield; daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Joan) Stauffer and Mrs. John (Jean) Haseley of Lantana; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a brother, Leonard Johnson of Niagara Falls; sisters, Mrs. George (Dodie) Frost of Lewiston, Mrs. William (Dot) Barber of Port Orange, Fla. and Mrs. George (Ann) Cruickshank of Lantana and Niagara Falls, She was the sister of the late Mrs. Robert (Florence) Young who had lived in Niagara Falls. Funeral services were held Friday in Lantana. | JOHNSON, Esther M (I70808)
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| 13550 | Niagara Gazette Esther L. Haseley Lived in Town of Niagara 65 Years Esther L. Haseley of Lockport Road in the Town of Niagara died yesterday (May 27, 1984) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. She was 91. She was a native of the Town of Wheatfield and had lived in the Town of Niagara for the last 65 years. She was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore. Survivors include sons, Raymond and Reuben, both of the Town of Niagara; daughters, Mrs. Howard (Elverna) Catlin and Mrs. William (Doris) Davis, both of the Town of Niagara; a brother, Edwin DeVantier, of the Town of Wheatfield; 25 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Bertha (Millville) DeVantier and the wife of the late Hubert Haseley, who died in 1974. She also was the mother of the late Milton and Glenn Haseley and sister of the late Benjamin DeVantier. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore, with the Rev. Herbert W. Maxwell officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. | DEVANTIER, Esther Lydia Albertine (I48837)
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