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- Niagara Gazette - 9/10/1970
Mrs. Gertrude M. Bechtel Alcorn,
76, of 3721 Military Road,
Town of Niagara, died at home
Wednesday (Sept. 9, 1970) after
a two-year illness.
A resident of the Town of
Niagara, she was active most
of her life In town affairs.
She was the widow of Halvin
R. Alcorn, who died in 1966.
He was a former peace justice
in the Town of Niagara and a
civic leader.
° She was a member of Zion
Lutheran Church, the past Mar
tha Society at the church, the
Niagara-Wheatfield Senior Citizens,
a charter member of the
Niagara No. 3 Community Club,
and the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Niagara No. 1 Fire Co.
Survivors include three daughters,
Verna E. Alcorn of Town
of Niagara, Mrs. William H,
(Shirley) Strasburg of Town of
Wheatfield and Mrs. William G.
(Betty) Dugan of Norfolk, Va.;
a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin
of this city, six grandchildren
and three great-granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held
at the Rhoney Funeral Home
Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.
Ivan L. Lange, vice pastor of
Zion Lutheran Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Friends may call today from
7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
ALSO
ALCORN-at home September 9, 1970.
Gertrude (Bechtel) Alcorn of 3721
Military Rood. Wife of the late Halvin
R. Alcorn. Mother of Miss Verna E.
Alcorn, Town of Niagara, Mrs. William
H. (Shirley) Strasburg, Town of
Wheafield ond Mrs. William G.
(Betty) Dugan, Norfolk, Virginia.
Sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Martln
of this city. Also survived by 4 grandchildren
and 3 great granddaughters.
Funeral services ot The Rhoney Funeral
Home Inc., 1124 Ontario Ave.
Saturday ot 1 p.m. with The Rev.
Ivan L. Lange, Vice Pastor of Zion
Lutheran Church officiating. Interment
In Memorial Park Cemetery. The
family will be present Thursday from
7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-5 ond 7-9
p.m.
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1893 - 1970 (~ 76 years)