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| 4901 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1/19/1923 WEBER-In Clarence, N. Y.. Jan. 17. 1923, Frederick Weber, beloved father of Mrs. William Yaude. William. Frederick. George and Leonard Weber, grandfather of Catherine and Virginia. Aged 76 years. Funeral from the residence of Leonard Weber. Chestnut Ridge road. Niagara county, Saturday at 12 o'clock, and from the German Lutheran church at Wolcottavllle. N. Y.. at 8.30 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. | WEBER, Frederick W (I89613)
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| 4902 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1/25/1919 Mrs. Martha A. Wittkopp, 49 years old died at 6 a-m today at her home, No. 1304 Linwood avenue of apoplexy. She had been a resident of Niagara Falls for 24 years and was born in Mar- tineville. She leaves a husband. Albert C Wittkopp, and two sons, Carl and Louis. | MANTH, Martha (I60706)
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| 4903 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1/7/1920 Walter J. McKnight died suddenly yesterday while at work at the C. Boiler & Sons company mills In Chicago street. Mr. McKnight was for twenty years chief engineer of the Mat thews-Northrop Works. He was 54 years old and Is survived by his wife, one daughter. Florence L. McKnight, and two sisters. Mrs. William Brown of Greenfield. Col, and Mrs. Anna M. Chambers. Mr. McKnight was a member of De Molay lodge. No. 198. F. & A. M.; Omega lodge. No. 129. I. O. O. F., and Keystone lodge. No. 16. N. A. S. E. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon at 2.30 o clock at his home, No. 123 Glenwood avenue. | MCKNIGHT, Walter J (I147248)
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| 4904 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 10/14/1918 Frank McClellan. 26 years old. formerly of Buffalo, a decorator, died yesterday at his home. No. 17 Waterman street after several months' ill- ness. Surviving are his wife. Emma B, daughter, Helen Jane, of this city; parents, two sisters and four brothers of Buffalo. ALSO Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/14/1918 Frank C. McClellan died at his home No. 17 Waterman street, Sunday morning Oct. 13, 1918, aged 26 Vears, He is survived by his wife, Emma Bowler McClellan and one daughter, Helen Jane, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McClellan, two sisters, Florence and Isabelle, four brothers, William, Hugh, Fred and George all of Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Mc- Clellan was a member of the Frater- nal Order of Eagles. Private funera services will be held from the home Tuesday afternoon Oct. 15th at 3 o'clock. Interment will be made at Cold Springs Ceme- tery. | MCCLELLAN, Frank C (I161104)
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| 4905 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 10/16/1887 The Late George Urban The funeral of the late George Urban of place this afternoon from the family home on Dear Street at 2:00 o'c lock. Carriages will leave Kraft's undertaking rooms on Huron street at one o'clock. The Merrbants' Fxchange yesterday adoptad this memorial: George Urban, born at Marabruan, Al......, August 19. I820 died last Thursday, October 13, was for over a quarter of a century an honored member of the Board of Trade and Merchants Exchange of thls city. He was a fair merchant, thrifty and industrious businessman of quick perception, sound judgment, and of a ..... nature. To ................as well as socially he was held in high regard. with considerable public speed, he was a model ..... and a pioneer in our city's progress. Prosperity crowned his many labors. His marked success in life was without deviating from the paths of integrity and honor, is an example worthy of being followed, and the record is full of meaning to all who desire to emulate him. | URBAN, George (I14389)
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| 4906 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 10/28/1920 Tonawanda, Oct. 27.—George Weh- rung. 55 vears old, one of the best known residents and businessmen of the Tonawandas. died suddenly at his home at No. 518 Delaware avenue, late last night as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Wehrang was stricken while eating supper. Mr. Wehrung was the local repre- sentative of the Ontario Biscuit company of Buffalo. He was born In Buffalo and had lived here twenty years. He was a member of Tonawanda lodge. F. & A.M., Lumber City tent, K.O.T. M., of the Delaware hose company and the Men's club of the Salem church. He was also d member of the board of health of Tonawanda. Besides his widow, one sister. Mrs. George Coates of Buffalo, and one brother, William Wehrung of Buffalo, survive. The fu- neral will be held from the family home at 2:30 o'clock on Friday afternoon, the Rev. Andrew Hila officiating. The Tonawanda lodge of Masons will have charge of the services. Burial will be in Elmmwn. | WEHRUNG, George (I89746)
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| 4907 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 11/10/1915 The funeral of Mrs C e l e s t i n e E. Ziehm. wife of Ernest Ziehm of War- dell avenue who died at the De Graff Memorial hospital here, will be held from the home of Gustave Ziehm at Saint Johnsburg on Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Philip Albreacht officiatllng. Burial will be in the Saint John's cemetery. ALSO North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/9/1915 Celestine E. Ziehm, ?4 years old, wife of Ernest Ziehm of Wardell avenue, died at the DeGraff Memorial hospital yesterday afternoon after an illness of a week with pneumonia. Mrs. Ziehm was born in Buffalo and had lived here for several years. Besides her husband, two children, Ruth and Corine Ziehm of North Tonawanda; her father, Henry Distle of Buffalo, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Delamont of Buffalo and Mrs. Arthur Carpenter of Model Citv, survive. The body was removed to the home of Gustave Ziehm at St. Johnsburg where the funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon and a. half hour later from the St. John's church at St. Johnsburg, the Rev. Philip Albrecht officiating. Burial will be made at St. Johnsburg. | DISTLE, Celestine E (I103877)
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| 4908 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 11/10/1920 Albert R. Broecker, 75 years old, a pioneer resident of the town of Wheatfield, died at his home at Saint Johns burg last night. Besides his widow, four sons and five daughters survive. The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon. Burial will be at Saint Johnsburg. | BROECKER, Albert J A (I56303)
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| 4909 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 11/16/1911 Miss Hattie Toellner. North Tonawanda, Nov. 15 (Spaclal). Miss Hattie Toellner, nineteen years old. daughter of John Toellner of the Rule road, died this morning. Besides her father, one slster, Mrs William Moll, and two brothers, George and Henry Toellner. survive. Funaral on Friday at 1 p. m. | TOELLNER, Hattie (I58733)
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| 4910 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 11/23/1922 The appellate divsion at Rochester yesterday handed down a decision in the case of Lucy Rosebrock, as administrator of the estate of Edwin Rosebrock, against the General Electric company of Schenectady and the Tonawanda Power company, affirming the decision of Justice Dudley in holding the General Electric company liable for the death of Edwin Roaebrock and holding the Tonawanda Power company not liable. On October 31, 1920, Rosebrock and twelve other expert electricians were in a tower belonging to tho Ni- agara Falls Power company at Ton awanda for the purpose of installing new electrical machinery which had been purchased from the General Electric company of Schenectady The work was being done late at night In order to inconvenience the people of Tonawanda as little as pos sible. At about 2 o'clock in the morning a terrific explosion occur- red which shattered the tower, de stroyed the electrical machinery and killed or fatally injured all of the thirteen men. Four of these men were employees of the Tonawanda Power company and nine were employees of the Gen- eral Electric company. Suits were brought against all of the companies by Hamilton Ward, representing Mrs. Rosebrock and the other widows. There have been five trials of these cases In Niagara county. Rose- brock was survived by a widow and one child. The jury awarded a ver diet of S30.000 against the General Electric company, and under Justice Dudley's instructions, released the Tonawanda Power company. This has been sustained by the appellate division. Other cases which have been tried, but which have not yet been argued at the appellate division are Melissa Doel. as administratrix of the estate of Samuel Doell verdict $40,000 against the Generall Electric company; Margaret Meahl. as administratrix of the estate of Edwin Meahl, $35,000; Frank Shamrock, as administrator of the ustate of Edward Shamrock, $15,000. Eight cases remain to be tried Each trial takes two weeks. Doell and Shamrock cases are set for argument before the appellate division today. Mr. Ward represents the plaintiff in both the Shamrock and Doell estates and Adelbert and Welles Moot repraient the General Electric company and Thomas He and Father Staunton will speak Wheeler the Tonawanda Power com pany and Franklin D. L. Stowe. the Niagara Falls Power company. | ROSEBROCK, Edwin (I106703)
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| 4911 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 11/9/1880 ANSTBTil-October 29th. 1880, in this city, Edward John, youngest son of Philip and Caroline Ansteth, aged 5 months 28, days. | ANSTETH, Edward John (I80097)
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| 4912 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 12/23/1909 N o r t h Tonawanda, Dec. 22.-Miss Cora A Bernhardt seventeen years old, d a u g h t e r of Godfried Bernhardt of thla c i t y , died at her h o m e at No. 42 Marion s t r e e t l a s t night. Besides her parents, t h e girl is s u r v i v e d b y a brother and a s i s t e r . The f u n e r a l w i n be held tomorr ow afternoon | BERNHARDT, Cora A (I141833)
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| 4913 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 12/24/1907 The funeral of G. F r e d e r i c k Zeller, died last Friday, w a s h e ld y e s t e r - d a y afternoon from the f a m i l y home No. 1192 Main street. The honorary pallbearers were Charles f. Bishop, Fred Greiner, George Urban, Jr., Philip Hetwig, Wil- liam Lautz, Joseph Block, Grank Georger, William F. Wendt, Geoerge Gethoefer, J. E. Schoelkopf, E. G. S. Miller and Leonard Dodge. The active pallbearers were Augustus F. Scheu, Charles E. Ernst, August Esenwein, Bernard J. McConnell, otto Kickebush, Jacob J. Siegrist, Henry E. Bailer and N. H. Hamm. ALSO Buffalo NY Morning Express - G. FRED ZELLER. For thirteen years a fire commissioner of Buffalo Died on December 20th in his 73rd year | ZELLER, G Frederick (I103239)
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| 4914 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 12/29/1915 Peter E. Binkley, 58 years old. a life long resident of the city, died last night at the Memorial hospital of a com- bination of diseases. Mr. Binkley was for years employed at the upper steel- arch bridge and had a wide acquaint- ances on both sides of the river. The funeral will be held on Friday after- noon. | BINKLEY, Peter B (I17200)
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| 4915 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 12/30/1912 Mrs. Catherine Hartnett of this city announces the engagement of her daughter, May Helen, to Mr. Raymond M. Batt of North Tonawanda. formerly of Columbus. O. The wedding will take place on February 4th a t Ascension Church, North Tonawanda | Family: BATT, Raymond M / HARTNET, May Helen (F44999)
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| 4916 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1906 WO! live in Buffalo. North Tonawanda, Nov. SO lSpectalt. Miss Mary Spohr. daughter of Charles Spohr of Vandervoort street, and Henry IA Parkhurst of Buffalo, were married last evening. After a short weeding tour. Mr. aad Mrs. Parkhurst win v-.e -.' No :<: »'henango street, Bufli> | Family: PARKHURST, Henry L / SPOHR, Mary M (F25079)
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| 4917 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1907 Charles Spohr. Father of Buffalo Woman, passes away. . North Tonawanda - Dec 12 Charles Spohr a well-known resident ot t*ie Tm.awanda*. diied this afternoon at ln« hum? at No 244 Vandervort treet from typhoid fever. He was 53 >eai* old ( id i* survived bv » wl<1ow i snd thvew .lavightere. Mrs Henry Martins of Martinsville. Mrs Henry Parkhurst of Huffalo. Miss CaiheMne *Spohr of this . li v and one son, Charles Spohr . n'Ko of North lotawaniia The fuue.al will t>e held at the family i l u i i i . e on W e d n e s d a y n f l e r n o o n . t h e l;r\erend W >'. Hull orRciattng. Hurial .< ,il Ii* on Urand laiaud | SPOHR, Charles (I73429)
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| 4918 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1918 The funeral of William Sahr, one of the pioneer residents of Bush's Bridge, was held at Saint Paul's Lutheran church on the Niagara Falls boulevard this afternoon, the; Rev. William Schmitt officiating. Burial was In the Saint Paul's cemetery. ALSO North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/28/1918 William Sahr died at his home on Tonawanda creek road near Bush's bridge at seven o'clock this morning after a lingering illness. The widow, Johanna Sahr, and nine, children, six daughters and three sons, survive. | SAHR, Wilhelm Friedrich (I61761)
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| 4919 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 2/11/1916 Ernest Wolansky, 50 years old of No. 309 Fredericka street, was pain- fully injured this afternoon as the re- sult of being run down by a Buffalo bound trolley on the Falls branch of the International ralway Wolansky stepped from a Falls bound car and is going around the rear walked di- rectly in front of a rapidly approaching northbound car. He was hurled into a snowdrift beside the roadway. His head was cut and ribs were broken. He was removed to his home, where Dr. C. T. Crance attended him. | WOLANSKY, Ernest Ernst Friedrich Johann (I81586)
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| 4920 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 2/1918 Clara Zimmerman. the three-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Zimmerman of Hoffman Station, died suddenly at the home last night after a brief illness. The dead girl, her father and three brothers became sick last Wednesday. The father aad three brothers are still critically ill. Besides her parents, four brothers, Al- fred, Clarence. Wallace and John Zimmerman, survive. The funeral will be held at the Zimmerman home at 1:30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon and a half hour later at the Saint Paul's church at Martinsville, the Rev. Will- iam Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Saint Paul's cemetery. ALSO North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/28/1918 Clara Zimmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Zimmerman, died at her parents home at Hoffman Sta- tion Saturday night after a brief ill- ness. She was three years old. The child, her father and three brothers were taken suddenly ill last Wednes- day, and the other members of the family are stilll suffering from the disease with which they were attack- ed. The child is survived by her par- ents and four brothers, Alfred, Clar- ence, Wallace and John Zimmerman. The funeral will take place at the parents' home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at two o'clock at St. Paul's church at Martinsville. The Rev. William Schmitt will officiate. Burial will be made in St. Paul's cemetery. | ZIMMERMAN, Clara (I81298)
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| 4921 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 3/16/1915 The will of the late Jacob M. Witmer, one of the oldest residents of Niagara county, who died at La Salle recentlly was admitted to probate today by Judge Surrogate Fish. The property valued at $4,200 was left to the brother John and the latter's wife. | WITMER, Jacob Mann (I10211)
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| 4922 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 3/21/1913 Willamsvllle. March 21 ( S p e c i a l ) .- The funeral of Mrs. F r a n k J. Gerber of N o 22 Lyth Ave n u e . Buffalo, will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock f r o m Saints P e t e r and Pauls Catholic Chu r c h . Burial will be In the Cayuga st r e e t c e m e t e r y. Mrs Gerber. who w a s Emma K. T a t u was 35 years old a n d is survived by her husband, her p a r e n t s . Mr. a n d Mra Frank Tatu, Sr, of Lockport; s e v e n sisters and t w o brothers, Mrs. Fred Kieber Mrs. H e n r y Kuhn. Mrs, Laurena Dehlinger. Mrs. T h o m a s Morris. Mary. Eva, Lillian Tatu, John and Frnak Tatu, Jr. ALSO Buffalo NY Morning Express GERBER-In this city. March 19, 1913. Emma K beloved wife of Frank J Gerber. daughter of Mr. and Mra. Frank Tatu. Sr. and sister of Mrs. Fred Keiber, John Tatu. Mrs Henry Kuhn Mrs Lawrence Dehlinger, Frank Tatu Jr . Mrs Thomas Morris. Mary Eva and Lillian Tatu, aged 15 years. Funeral from the family residence No., 33 Lyth ave- nue Saturday morning at 8:15 o'clock and from Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church at Williamsville at 9 o'clock. Friends are invited at attend. Burial at Williamsville at con- venience of the family. Deceased was a mem- ber of Branch 880. L C.B A. of Williamsville. | TATU, Emma K (I111291)
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| 4923 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 3/21/1922 Middleport. March 21 -Martin Stahl, 79 years old, died at his home in Wollcottville. He leaves his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Lena McGaffin and Mrs. Louise Marshall of Lock- port and three sons. Herman of Niagara Falls, Charles of Millersport and Fred of Royalton Center. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be In Wollcottvllle cemetery. | STAHL, Martin C (I75178)
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| 4924 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 3/27/1920 SANBORN MAN 81 YEARS OLD Special to The Buffalo Express Sanborn, March 27.-Franklin Bodie celebrated his birthday on Thursday by receiving friends Mr. Bodie was born on .March 25, 1849. in Dyberry. Pa. the age of eighteen he united with the Presbyterian church. He was married to Miss Millie Arthur on July 3. 1864. and to them were born six children, three of whom are living, two sons in Prompton, Pa., and a daughter, Mrs. G. A. Stanton of Sanborn. Mr. Bodie has been active and In excellent health until this winter. His birthday was spent in games and music. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Stanton | BODIE, Franklin (I154285)
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| 4925 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 3/28/1917 Marriage License Richard Oliver. No 57 Johnson park - Sarah A. Macrorie No. 478 Pearl Street. | Family: OLIVER, Richard J / MCCRORIE, Sarah Agnes Smith (F3934)
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| 4926 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 3/31/1896 Died on March 29, 1896, Elisabeth M. Umlauf, relict of the late Adam Umlaut, aged 67 years. Mrs, Umlaut was born at Schwai. bach near Frankfort-on-the-Main, on April 4. 1828. and came to Buffalo with her parents in 1884. and with the exception of three yeare In Denver, Col, has been a resident of Buffalo for 61 years. Four months ago she was taken sick with pneumonia from which she never rallied. Mm Umlauf was a Christian woman of charitable deeds and leaves besides ber two sons and two daughters, many friends to moarn her loss. Her sons were Charles W. Mugler and William A. Umlauf her daughters, Mrs. Emma C. Rappold and Mrs. Philip Ansteth. Funeral from the family residence. No. 68 East Utica Street on Monday afternoon. | Elizabeth M (I117523)
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| 4927 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 4/1/1918 Mrs. Dorothy Boyer. 70 years old, widow of Philip Boyer of Pickard's Bridge, died at her home this morning. She was born in Germany and had lived in Pendleton nearly all of her life. Two daughters, Mrs. Lottie Schnell and Miss Lucy Boyer of Pendleton, and two sons, Jacob Boyer of Pendleton and Daniel Boyer of North Tonawanda, survive. The funeral will be held on Thursday. | Dorothea (I162463)
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| 4928 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 4/13/1925 GALL-In this city. April 11. 1925 Martin husband of Catherine Luh Gall, father of Edward Gall. Mrs. William Pfohl, Mrs. Richard Bantelman. Mrs Jacob H Gilbert and the late William and Jacob Gall Funeral from the resi- dence of his daughter Mrs Jacob H Gilbert No 577 East Utica street. Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock | GALL, Martin (I123620)
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| 4929 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 4/25/1907 At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Saint Jode's Church was the scene of an attractive wedding.- when Miss Alice Evans, daughter of Mrs. Richard Evans, was married to George J. Banta. Tbe bridal gown waa of white voile over taffeta, a picture hat trimmed with rare old lace, worn by tho bride's mother on her wedding day, aud a bouquet of Bride rosea completed tbe cos tume. Miss Catherine Robins, maid of honor, wore a gown of green, with a hat to match and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Dr. Charles W. Banta acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Banta left immediately after the ceremony for their wedding journey. At home after June 1st in Hamburg- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Evans of New York were among the guests. | Family: BANTA, George J / EVANS, Alice L (F43465)
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| 4930 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 4/8/1912 Niagara Falls April 7 - The young woman who swallowed carbolic acid in the Falls street station of the New York Central yesterday afternoon and who died this morning in Saint Mary's hos- pital without regaining consciousness was Miss Edna M. Bald, 21 years old, daughter of Charles Bald of No. 1451 Main street, Buffalo. The girl who had suffered for some months with melancholia had left her father's home yesterday morning to visit a married sister in Buffalo. In the af- ternoon the father learned she had not appeared at the sister's home and he notified the police. That was at 5 o'clock, the very hour at which she swallowed the poison in the station here. This morning the father saw the des- cription of the girl on The Buffalo Ex- press and came immediately to the Falls. He saw the girl in the hospital and identified her as his daughter. She had swallowed nearly three ounces of the acid and was terribly burned. she died at 6:30 o'clock. The body will be sent back to Buffalo tomorrow for burial. | BALD, Edna M (I121752)
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| 4931 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 4/9/1910 The engagement of Miss Katherine L. spohr. daugntar of Mrs. Susanna Spohr f vandarvoort street, to Floyd C. Smith of North Tonawanda was an- nounced today. | Family: SMITH, Floyd C / SPOHR, Katherine L (F24771)
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| 4932 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/12/1896 The funeral of young Arthur Bonacker, the 7-year-old son of F o l l c e Officer Daniel Bonacker, who lost h i s life by falling Into a pool of water four feet deep In a cellar, w a s held y e s terday. The deceased was a bright boy a n d m u c h s y m p a t h y for t h e parents Is felt. | BONACKER, Arthur D (I18121)
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| 4933 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/16/1881 Benjamin Witmer, one of the first settlers In Western New-York, died at his residence, four miles northeast of Niagara Falls, on Tuesday, the 10th inst., aged 86 years, and was buried on Thursday, the 12th, in the family burying-ground on the old homestead, where he had resided since 1842. The Rev. John Strickler, of Clarence, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Leonard, of La Salle, and the Rev. Mr. Snyder, a neighbor, conducted the funeral services, which were attended by a very large concourse of his relatives and acquaintances, among whom were many who had known him over half a century. Mr. Witmer's ancestors were of those Christians who are known as Mennonites, from Simon Menno, a Reformer, cotemporary with Luther, who in the Netherlands renounced the Roman Catholic Church, in which he was a friar, and became a leader among the Ana Baptists, a considerable portion of whom assumed his name to designate their peculiar sect. Religious persecution by the Romanists drove these Mennonite ancestors from their native countries in Europe, and thousands of their devoted compeers, in the early part of the sixteenth century, settled in Lancaster County, Pa., then called the "Garden of America," where they soon became a numerous, prosperous, and a happy people, mind- ing their own business and letting other people do the same, which sometimes is styled selfishness. In course of time the more enterprising, among whom were some styled " Tories " because they would not fight against King George in the War of the Revolution, sought homes in Western New- York and the neighboring province of Up- per Canada. In August, 1810, John Wit mer, the father of the deceased, sold out his home in Pennsylvania, six miles west of Lancaster City, and with a four-horse team brought his family via Harrisburgh, past the mouth of Lycoming Creek, over Williams's road via Block House and Blossburg, down the Tioga Valley to Painted Post, thence to Dansville, N. Y.. Batavia, Black Rock, and down Niagara River to Devil's Hole, from which Mr. Isaac Swain had cut a road through the woods to his farm on lots 30 and 34. which the father purchased of Mr. Swain, and made it his future home. But war's end again drove these inoffensive people from their wilderness homes, and in 1813 John Witmer, the father, and his brother Abraham Witmer, who had settled on the adjoining farm, took their helpless families to a safe reheat in the interior, John going to Dansville, N. Y., and Abraham returning to Lancaster County. Benjamin, however, being a lad 17 years old (he was born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 21. 1795). was employed voluntarily as an artificer in building the fortifications at Fort Niagara, the religious tenets of the Mennonites forbidding their taking up arms, the Government, on the other hand never requiring them to violate their conscientious scruples. One day as he was coming from the fort, up the river to the top of the mountain at Lewiston, he, with his two companions, were espied by the men at the battery across the river on Queenston Heights, and were fired upon, the cannon ball, a six pounder, burying itself in the ground near by. The ball was afterwards dug up by Mr. Witmer and has ever since been kept as a kind of heir-loom in the family, the children often amusing themselves by rolling it over the chamber floor to produce artificial thunder. After the war was over both families returned and made permanent homes at the places first purchased. In 1817 Benjamin built a saw-mill for his father, at the homestead, on Gill-creek crossing of the military road. This mill was instrumental in preparing most of the lumber used for building in that vicinity for many years, and is still used during the wet season. He next went to Erie County and built a saw-mill for Christian Long, one mile north of Williamsville. He also built another for Joseph Getz, on Ellicott's creek, and another for Christian Frick at Skinnersville, now Wolf's. Here he made the acquaintance of Miss Anna Maria Heil, daughter of John HeiI, whom he married in 1835, and settled on his farm, where now the Lutheran church stands at Eggertsville. Here five of his children--John in 1835, Mary in 1836, Sabina in 1838. Barbara in 1830, and Benjamin in 1831-were born. In 1831 he sold out and moved to the farm next west adjoining the old homestead, which is now occupied by his son Elder Martin Witmer, where he lived until the death of the old grandfather John Witmer, in 1843, when he took possession of the homestead. His family was increased by the births of Martin in 1833. Henry in 1835, Elisabeth in 1836, Leonard in 1838, Anna in 1839, Esther in 1841, Simon in 1843, and Elias in 1844. These all survive him except Barbara, who died in 1864. His wife died in 1871, and is remembered as one of the most exemplary women. Mr. Witmer, although of a very unassuming character, was an active, industrious, frugal and ex emplary man-a kind though commanding father, stamping a virtuous and determined character upon his large family, the good influence of which has reached out far beyond his own family. He was respected by all who knew him, and he retained the vigor of a strong mind to the last day, dying at peace with all men, and, as the writer is assured from an Interview had on Saturday before his death, he died in the full assurunce of the Christian's hope of eternal lite. All his children except Leonard, Elias and Esther, who are living in the far West, were present at the funeral, and the tears of affection were soothed by the smiles of Heaven, shed down in ihe blossoms of promise of the lovely May day, and the kind greet- Ings of a sympathizing crowd of spectators. T. W. | WITMER, Benjamin (I12338)
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| 4934 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/17/1902 WILLIAM C. URBAN DEAD. William C. Urban died at 1:20 o'clock this morning at his home in Pine Ridge. He was the younger brother to George Urban. Jr.. and his partner in the milling business. ALSO Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/18/1902 OBITUARY. William C. Urban William C. Urban, who, until two year ago, was a partner is the extensive milling Interests now owned by George Urban. Jr., died a few minutes after 1 o'clock yesterday morning at his late home at Pine Ridge from pneumonia. He was a brother to George Urban, Jr. Mr. Urban was born In Buffalo on July 28. 1861. He was brought up tn this city and had lived here all his life. In 1886 he married Miss Louise W. Burgard. His widow, three sons and three daughters survive him. Ths funeral is to be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the interment to be in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery at Pine Hill. | URBAN, William C (I84794)
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| 4935 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/19/1896 The marriage of Charles Hepner and Miss Martha B Strebe is announced to occur on Thursday evening, May 21st. | Family: HEPPNER, Charles L / STREBE, Martha A (F26206)
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| 4936 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/25/1890 CLARK-May 22, 1880, to this city. Orange W. Clark. 59 years. Funeral will take place from hit late residence. Mo. 170 Franklin Street. Monday forenoon at 10.30 o'clock. Friends are Invited to attend. Burial at convenience of the family. | CLARK, Orange W (I168191)
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| 4937 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/6/1902 Ossian Bedell of Grand Island died early Yesterday Morning. PARALYSIS THE CAUSE HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH RE- PUBLICAN POLITICS FOR 50 YEARS A familiar figure will be seen no more on Buffalo streets Rugged old Ossian Bedell of Grand Island died yesterday morning at 3:10 o'clock, after a battle of seven weeks. Paralysis was the cause of death. Little hope of life was given shortly after the severe stroke which visited him about the middle of March. As the days advanced he steadily weakened and for the last week the end was expected at any moment. He could take no nourishment except a little beef broth. Only his remarkable vitality sustained him. Mr. Bedell died In his home adjoining the Bedell House on the island. Mr. Bedell Is survived by a widow, Parmelia Zimmerman Bedell; a son. John B.: two daughters, Mrs. S. S. Staley and Kate Bedell, and two brothers and two sisters, Dwlght Bedell of Tonawanda, Horace I. Bedell of Chicago, Mrs. Clara Marsh of Chicago and Mrs. F. H. Hall of Plalntleld, .N. J. Arrangements have been made so that all of Mr. Bedell's many friends In the city will have no inconvenience in going to the island to attend the funeral. The funeral will be held from the family home on Grand Island tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. At 1:15 p. m. the steamer Silver Spray will leave the foot of Ferry street to carry Buffalo friends to the funeral. The burial will be In White Haven Cemetery on the John Nice farm. Opposite Tonawanda. George D. Emerson, secretary of the Republican executive committee, yesterday sent out notices for a meeting of that body at Republican headquarters In Elllcott Square this morning at 11 o'clock to take action on Mr. Bedell's death. Mr. Bedell had been a member of the committee for many years. It Is expected the committee will attend the funeral In a body. For almost a half century. Ossian Bedell waa one of the most prominent figures in political affairs in Western New York. He was a staunch supporter of the Republican cause and was often an active factor In the party's conventions. His activity In behalf of his party did not end from the time of the Civil War. During Lincoln's administration he was appointed Inspector of customs for the district of Buffalo Creek. In the political campaign of 1862. Mr. Bedell assumed the leadership of the Republicans on Grand Island and was elected to represent the township in the Erie County Board of Supervisors. He again held no office until 1881 when he was appointed assistant superintendent of public works for the western division of the Erie Canal. He kept the position three years. For the next six years he held no public office. Then, in 1890. President Harrison appointed him United States consul at Fort Erie. Mr. Bedell served until 1893 and was again appointed to the office In 1897 by President William McKinley. Mr. Bedell was born In Georgia. V t, on June 6, 1882. When he was six years old, his parents moved to Tonawanda. He attended the public schools and also studied at the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary. At eleven he began to drive a towing team for his father on the Erie Canal. Off and on. he followed the canal for the next twenty years. He moved to Grand Island In 1846. During the canal season of each year he worked at his business, but spent the rest of his time at his Island home. He kept adding to his land holdings until he owned many acres. He was ever working for the development of the island. In 1874 he headed a company to operate a ferry between the island and the United States mainland. That service has been maintained ever since. Two years after the ferry was started. Mr. Bedell built the Bedell House as a resort hotel. At times, it has enjoyed great popularity. It is now running. Mr. Bedell had been a sufferer from slight attacks of paralysis for a long time. About three years ago. he was confined to his bed for several days as a result of a slight attack. At several subsequent times, slight attacks had affected various parts of his body. Recently, his voice waa temporarily affected. The first severe stroke, which marked the beginning of the end. was on Saturday. March 15th. He had to take to his bed. Though he rallied strongly within a few days so that he was able even to walk about a little and sit up several hours at a time, he soon weakened and began to have periods of unconsciousness that grew in duration as the end drew nearer. Last Monday evening he suffered a second pronounced shock. At no time after that did those that were near him believe he would recover. Dr. Arthur R. Bradbury of Grand Island regularly attended Mr. Bedell during his last illness. Nothing was left undone. ° Dr. James W. Putnam and Dr. De Witt C. Greene were summoned from Buffalo to counsel with Dr. Bradbury, but neither could no anything more than had been done. | BEDELL, Ossian (I131070)
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| 4938 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 5/6/1902 The marriage of Mr. Horace G B e r e a n of Buffalo to Miss Katherlne H u r l e y of Franklin. Pa., took place at t h e home of the bride's mother on April 30th. At home a t The Westgate, Buffalo, after June 1st. | Family: BEREAN, Horace G / HURLEY, Katherine S (F49923)
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| 4939 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/13/1902 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bald of Main street announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Clara M. Bald, to Mr. Louis F. Marchand. The wedding will take place on Thursday, June 26th. ALSO Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/29/1902 The marriage of Miss Clara M. Bald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bald of Main street, to Mr. Louis L. Mar- chand of this city took place on Thurs- day evening at 8 o'clock at the bride's home, the Reverent Theodore Munzert officiating. Only the two families were present. Miss Margaret Windisch, wearing a gown of white foulard and carrying pink roses, attended the bride, who wore white crepe de chine over taf- feta, the bodice trimmed with lace. She carried a bouquet of bride roses. Mr. Charles N. Bald was best man. the house and tables at which supper was served were decked with asparagus ferns, roses and carnations. Palms were also used about the house. After a wedding tour including New York and Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- chand will be ta home at No. 1106 El- licott street. | Family: MARCHAND, Louis F / BALD, Clara M (F42746)
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| 4940 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/13/1926 Niagara Falls, June 12 ("Special) Relatives of Harlan Blake, former city champion wrestler. who was killed in an automobile accident on the boulevard near St. Johnsburg early this morning, claim he was a victim of a hit and run motorist. John J. Blake of No. 858 Fifth street, the young man's father, said today that his investigation showed that his son was working on his car when a large automobile, Falls bound, struck him. Ernest Ward who had been in Blake's car, suffered minor injuries. Authorities have no clue to the identity of the car that is alleged to struck Blake. A. E. Sidney of Buffalo picked up Ward and brought him to the Memorial Hospital here. Blake's body was sent to the Wattengel morgue in North Tonawanda, but was brought here today. | BLAKE, Harlan H (I106841)
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| 4941 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/17/1894 Mr. and Mrs. G. Fred Zeller have aanounced the engagement of their daughter, Bertha Julia, to Mr. William Henry Beier. ALSO Buffalo NY Morning Express - 11/9/1894 Mr and Mra G. Fred Zeller have issued Invitations for the marriage of their daugh- Bertha Julia to Mr. William Henry Beier on Wednesday evening, November 14th. at 8 o'clock. | Family: BEIER, William Henry / ZELLER, Bertha Julia (F35238)
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| 4942 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/18/1915 The marriage of Miss Alvlua Rog- gow. daughter of Alderman and Mrs. August F. Roggow of No 718 Robinson street to William Albright of Tonawanda took place at the Friedens Lutberan church last evening, the Rev. E A. Schulz officiating. A reception was held at the Roggow home after the ceremony. Mr aud Mrs. Albright will live in tonawanda. | Family: ALBRIGHT, William C / ROGGOW, Alvina K (F37357)
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| 4943 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/19/1912 Tonawanda. June 19.-Miss Ida Wein. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Weln. and Frederick J. Zuhr of Tona- wanda were married last evening at the bride's home by the Reverend F. O. Schoix. The attendants were Cora Wein and Frank Zuhr. Mr. and Mrs. Zuhr will live in Tonawanda | Family: ZUHR, Frederick C / WEIN, Ida Pauline (F30033)
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| 4944 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/20/1912 North Tonawanda. June 19.-Mrs. Marie Buchhardt, widow of Frederick Buchhardt of this city, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs, Gottlieb Kaiser on the Nash road, last night at the age of 84 years. Mrs. Buchhardt was born in Germany and had lived here nearly 60 years. Funeral on Friday afternoon. | KUMRO, Marria (I181677)
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| 4945 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/21/1913 Tonawanda. June 20 -Horace Allard. Jr. twenty years old. was drowned about 8 o'clock tonight In Ellicott creek when his canoe overturned. Allard, who was a carpenter by trade, boarded at No. 41 Grove street. His home was In Pekin. Tonight he with another boarder. Frank Afmetrong. went for a canoe ride on the creek. They drew up to a wharf and Armstrong got out Intending to return In a few minutes. Allard pushed out from the pier alone and had Just reached the middle of the stream whan the boat overturned. H A. Baumler was in a nearby boathouae and witnessed the accident He threw a life-preserver Into the water, but the drowning man could not reach It He sank before help could reach him. The body was recovered within ten minutes, but every effort to revive the young man failed. It was taken to the Hamp undertaking-rooms and will be removed to the home of his parents In Pekin later. | ALLARD, Horace L (I113698)
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| 4946 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/24/1913 North Tonawanda, June 24 (Special). -Mrs. Lena Rech. wife of Raymond E. Rech of No. 126 Oliver street died at her home this evening after less than a week's illness. She was born In North Tonawanda 31 years ago and had lived here all her life. Beside her husband and two daughters, her mother, Mrs. John F. Kohl, four sisters, Catharine, Minnie, Elisabeth and Margaret Kohl, and two brothers. Willam and Walter Kohl, all of North Tonawanda survive. ALSO North Tonawanda NY Evening News Mrs- Lena R. Rech, 31 years old, a well Known and highly esteemed resident of North Tonawanda, wife of Raymond E. Rech, passed away at her home at No. 325 Oliver street late yesterday afternoon, after a brief illness. Mrs. Rech was born in North Tonawanda and had lived here all her life. Besides her husband, two daughters. Ruth and Lois L. Rech; her mother, Mrs. John F. Kohl; four sisters, Catherine, Margaret, Elizabeth and Minnie Kohl and two brothers, William aad Walter Kohl, all of North Tonawanda, survive. The'remains will be removed from her home at 325 Oliver street to the home of her mother, Mrs. John Kohl of 370 Thompson street, Friday morning, from which place the funeral will be held at 2:30 P. M. and frpm the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 3:00 o'clock. Burial at Elmlawn at the convenience of the family. | KOHL, Lena R (I106345)
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| 4947 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 6/9/1910 Owing to the death of Clarence Bedell Stalcy, son of Samuel S. Staley, proprietor of the Bedell House, the house and grounds will be closed until Saturday. June 11. 1910 | STALEY, Clarence Bedell (I40131)
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| 4948 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 7/17/1912 North Tonawanda. July 16 - Wilhel mina Sahr 79 years old. died at home at Martinsville last night. Two daughters. Mrs, Charles Sattleberg of Unionville, Mich, and Mrs. Charles Peter of this city, and three sons Albert. Philip and Lewis Sahr, survive. The funeral will be held on Thursday after- noon. | BLUM, Wilhelmine (I58457)
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| 4949 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 7/24/1915 Arnold E. Trosin. 28 years old. d i e d at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mra Godfried Trosin. at No. 213 W i l l i am street, on Wednesday night after a lingering illness. He was born in North Tonawanda. Besides his par- ents, one sister, Miss Hilda Trosin, and three brothers, Benjamin, Clarence and Marcus Trosin, all of Tonawanda sur- vive. He was a member of the Dela- ware Hose company of Tonawanda. The funeral will be held from the fam- ily home at 2 o'clock on Saturday af- ternoon and at 2:30 from the Emanuel Lutheran church. The Rev. F. O. Scholz will officiate. The burial will be in Elmlawn cemetery. | TROSIN, Arnold E (I83964)
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| 4950 | Buffalo NY Morning Express - 7/27/1916 So far as can be learned by the family. Frank Batt. late of No. ?? Goundry street, left no will, but keys were found this afternoon in the family home which are believed to be to a safe-deposit vault in a falo bank. Members of the family will go to Buffalo tomorrow morning to find out whether Mr. Batt has papers or a will in the vault. Bstt wss stricken with paraylsls died without regaining his speech. ALSO Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/7/1916 Rose R. Batt of -North Tonawanda was granted letters of administration on the $3000 estate of her husband, Frank Batt, who died July 4th. Eight daughters and five sons survive with the mother. | BATT, Frank X (I127417)
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