WHITE, Katherine I

1921 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	WHITE, Katherine I
  Birth	16 Sep 1921	Middleport, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 May 2012	Kenmore, Erie County, NY
  Person ID	I103418	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	WHITE, Thomas F,   b. 15 Aug 1877, Irish Free State d. 29 Mar 1962, Middleport, Niagara County, NY (Age 84 years)
  Mother	ZENT, Carrie,   b. Aug 1887, Erie County, NY d. 8 Jun 1928, Medina, Orleans County, NY (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F35290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SILSBY, Robert W Dr.,   b. 9 Apr 1921, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 16 Jun 2012, Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1943	Middleport, Niagara County, NY
  Notes	Niagara Gazette - 6/30/1943 MIDDLEPORT. N. Y.-Miss Katherine T. White, daughter of Thomas F White, of Mill street, became the bride of Robert W. Silsby, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Warren Silsby. of Johnson Creek. Saturday morning. June 26. The Rev. John C. Cox per- formed the ceremony at 10 o'clock in the rectory of St. Stephen's church. The bride Wore a white point disprit floor length gown fashioned with sweetheart neckline, three qua; ter sleeves and a shoulderlength halo veil She wore a single strand pearl necklace and her flowers were white roses and fever few. Miss Margaret White. Middleport. sister of the bride, was maid of honor and wore pale blue marcuisette marie with long full skirt and bishop sleeves. she wore a match- ing color shoulder veil and her flowers were of pink roses, yellow daisies and white fever few. Pfc. Frank P. White, brother of the bride, acted as best man. Mrs Silsby. mother of the groom, wore a flowered chiffon with white accessories. Her corsage was of gardenias At noon a wedding breakfast was held for the immediate families at Maple Crest Inn, Medina, with cov- ers laid for 12. From 2 to 4 o'clock a reception was held for 60 guests at the bride's home which was dec- orated throughout with pink roses. Mr. and Mrs. Silsby left for ft wedding trip, the bride traveling in an aquamarine Jersey dress with white hat and shoes.
  Children	1. SILSBY, John   2. SILSBY, Mary   3. SILSBY, Susan   4. SILSBY, Charles
  Family ID	F35295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  May 3, 2012 Katherine I. Silsby Lockport Union-Sun & Journal KENMORE — Katherine I. Silsby, of Kenmore, New York, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Silsby was born in Middleport, NY, on September 16, 1921 daughter of the late Thomas and Carrie (Zent) White. She and her husband, Robert W. Silsby, were married on June 26, 1943 and she has lived in Kenmore since 1952. Mrs. Silsby was employed by the Kenmore School System as a teacher's aide retiring in 1990 after 23 years of service. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Church in Kenmore, and was a member of the Neuman Guild of the church and she was also a member of the Erie County Red Cross. She enjoyed her family, traveling and she enjoyed knitting hats for charity and she distributed them around the world. On Mrs. Silsby's 75th birthday she and her husband, Robert, traveled to Moscow; on her 76th birthday they traveled to Bejing, China and on their 55th Wedding Anniversary they went on a walking tour of Tuscany, traveling 10 miles a day. She was predeceased by her siblings, Betty Holahan, Margaret Bixler, Frank White and Grace Schiffert. She is survived by her husband, Robert W. Silsby; four children, John (Robin) Silsby of Connecticut, Mary (Sam) Vitello of Lockport, Susan Hedges of Middleport and Kenmore and Charles (Geneva) Silsby of Lockport; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no prior visitation. Friends and relatives are invited to attend her funeral service on Monday at 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Parish/St. Stephen's Church, 21 Vernon Street, Middleport, NY, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Daniel J. Fawls. Burial will be in Hartland Central Cemetery. Memorials to the American Red Cross would be appreciated by the family. Visit www.bateswallace.com to sign guest register.