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- Francis E. Mahar Gazette
Highway superintendent was avid sportsman
RANSOMVILLE - Francis E. Mahar, 56, of Ransomville Road, died Sunday (Sept. 11, 1994) at his residence of cancer.
He was born Feb. 7, 1938, in Hartland, the son of Sylvia (Haseley) Mahar of Gasport and Emmett Mahar. A resident of Ransomville since 1971, he was the superintendent of highways for the Town of Lewiston since l986. Before that, he worked in the construction field for 30 years
Mr. Mahar worked for 19 years on highway and pipeline construction as general superintendent KNAB' Brothers of Tonawanda.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Ransomville, the Niagara County Highway Association. the Republican Committee, the 3F Conservation Club in Lewiston and the Niagara County Federation of Sportsmen.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Maryann (Ruggirello) Mahar of Ransomville; a son, Thomas P. Mahar of Ransomville; a daughter Lori Caso of Lewiston; a sister. Linda McDonough of Olcott; three brothers, David Mahar, of Wilson, James Mahar, of Middleport and Larry Mahar of Gasport; and a grandson.
He was the brother of the late William Mahar.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at the Hardison Funeral Home, North and Ridge streets. Lewiston. The Rev. Herold Nuwer will conduct a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 4671 Townline Road, Ransomville. Burial will be in Dickersonville Cemetery, Lewiston. Memorials may be made to Mount St.. Mary's Foundation, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston. N.Y. 14092. or the Salesians of Don Bosco, 315 SeIf Place, South Orange, N.J. 07079.
FRANCIS E. MAHAR, LEWISTON HIGHWAY CHIEF
The Buffalo News - September 13, 1994
A Mass of Christian Burial for Francis E. Mahar, superintendent of highways for the Town of Lewiston, will be offered at 10 A.M. Thursday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 4671 Townline Road. Burial will be in Dickersonville Cemetery.
Mahar, 56, died of cancer Sunday (Sept. 11, 1994) in his home on Ransomville Road.
A native of the Town of Hartland, he moved to Ransomville in the Town of Lewiston in 1971. Before becoming highway superintendent in 1986, he worked in the construction industry for 30 years, including 19 years on highway and pipeline construction as general superintendent with Knab Brothers of the Town of Tonawanda.
He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, the Niagara County Highway Association, the Niagara County Republican Committee, the 3F Conservation Club and the Niagara County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.
Survivors include his wife, the former Maryann Ruggirello; a son, Thomas P. of; a daughter, Lori Caso of Lewiston; his mother, Sylvia Haseley Mahar of Gasport; a sister, Linda McDonough of Olcott; three brothers, David of Wilson, James of Middleport and Larry of Gasport; and a grandson.
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1938 - 1994 (56 years)