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- Niagara Gazette - 1/3/1972
TONAWANDA - Funeral
services for Walter C. Andres,
77, of 284 Delaware St will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the Roth Funeral Home with
the Rev. Carl Rest officiating.
Mr. Andres, an Army
veteran, died Saturday (Jan. 1,
1971(sic)) in Veterans
Administration Hospital,
Buffalo, after a long illness.
Burial will be in Elmlawn
Cemetery. .-
Ha was formerly employed
at the Remington Rand plant
for 39 years, retiring in 1959. He
was the husband of the late
Lena Kohler, who died in 1963.
He was a member of Salem
United Church of Christ;
Tonawanda Exempt Volunteer
Firemen's Association; Ken-
Ton Barracks, World War I
Veterans; UAM Local 117; a
50-year memberf of the
National Hose Co. and of
Tonawanda Post 264 American
Legion.
Mr. Andres was a volunteer
worker at the Veterans
Hospital and a charter
member of the American
Legion Band.
He is survived by three sons,
Lauren H. Andres of North
Tonawanda; David W. Andres
of Sardina, N.Y.; and Willard
O. Andres of this city; two
sisters, Mrs. Thomas
(Eleanor) Mileham of this city,
and Mrs. Nathaniel (Marie)
Hawthorne of North
Providence, R.I.,; a brother,
William N. Andres of this city
and 11 grandchildren.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/3/1972
Walter C. Andres, 77, who placed
American flags on the graves of
veterans in Tonawanda cemeteries for
more than 35 years, died Saturday
after a brief illness.
An Army veteran of World War I,
Mr. Andres had been employed at the
former Remington Rand plant in
Tonawanda for 37 years until he retired
in 1959. He resided at 284 Delaware St.
Mr. Andres compiles more than 2,000
hours as a volunteer worker at the
Buffalo Veterans Hospital and
received a citation for his service.
He was a member of Salem United
Church and past president of the
church council, past superintendent of
the Sunday school and a member of the
church choir.
In addition, he was a member of the
Tonawanda Exempt Volunteer
Firemen's Association; American
Legion Post 264; Ken-Ton Barracks,
World War I Veterans; a 50-year
member of National Hose Company,
and a charter member of the Post 264
Band.
Survivors include three sons, two
sisters, a brother and 11 grandchildren.
One of his sons, Lauren H. Andres, is a
composing room employe of the
Tonawanda NEWS.
Services will be conducted at 1:30
p.m. tomorrow at John O. Roth Funeral
Home, Morgan and William
Streets, Tonawanda, with the Rev
Karl H.A. Rest officiating. Burial will
be in Elmlawn Cemetery.
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