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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/16/1959
Mrs. Frances M. Nuwer, 79, of
22 Zimmerman Blvd., Town of
Tonawanda, former organist and
choirmaster, died Saturday at Sisters
Hospital.
Serving Roman Catholic church-
es more than 60 years, she had
key music roles in North Tona-
wanda, Buffalo and Kenmore par-
ishes. She was an organist 38
years at St. Paul's Church, Ken-
more.
When she was only 16 years old,
she became a substitute organist
at Ascension Church, North Tonawanda.
She later became organist
and choirmaster there. Water f o r wheatfield and ap-
After her marriage, she and h e r
husbandmoved to St. Nicholas
Parish, Buffalo, and Mrs. Nuwer
became substitute organist at the
church. She later organized the St.
Nicholas Choir.
When the Rev. Ferdinand
Banks, an assistant pastor at St.
Nicholas, was appointed pastor of
St. Paul's Church, Kenmore, he
persuaded Mrs. Nuwer to become
organist there "until a regular organist
is appointed." Mrs. Nuwer
remained at St. Paul's until failing
health compelled her to give up
her work in February 1957.
She served at St. Paul's while
the Most Rev. Joseph A. Burke,
now bishop of Buffalo, pastor.
Mrs. Nuwer is survived by two
children, Edwin J. Nuwer and
Mrs. Norman J. McCormack:
eight grandchildren and a sister
Mrs. Edwin J. Leinert.
Prayers will be at 9 a.m. tomor-
row in the Rolling Funeral Home,
13000 Delaware Ave., Kenmore, and
la Solemn Requiem Mass at 9:30
in St. Andrew's Church. Burial will
be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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1879 - 1959 (~ 80 years)