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- Niagara Gazette - 9/16/1963
Two motorists were killed and nine persons injured-
one of them critically-in four separate traffic
accidents over the weekend on rural highways The
deaths brought to 18 the number of fatalities so far
this year compared to 24 a year ago.
Dead are: | - -
Alfred G. Winter 19, of 8441
Chestnut Ridge, Gasport. He
was pronounced dead of a frac-
tured skull at the scene by Dr.
Gordon Shull, Niagara County
coroner.
James F. Grace, 24, of 1301
Dickersonville Road, Porter. He
died at Ransomville General Hospital
about 10 minutes after his
arrival of a broken neck and internal
injuries.
The injured:
Willard E. Boyd, 24, of 5440
Hinman Road, Town of Lockport,
in a coma and in critical
condition at Ransomville General
Hospital with a brain contusion
fractured ribs and right hip and
multiple facial lacerations.
Gerald G. Martin, 21, of 6997
Akron Road, Lockport, in "good"
condition at Lockport Memorial
Hospital with a broken nose and
other injuries.
Clarence Preston, 21, of Helock
Ridge Road, Albion, the other
motorist in the fatal accident in
volving the Winter Youth, in
"fair" condition at Lockport hospital
with head injuries
Charles E. Wendel, 21, of !
Hyde Park, broken nose.
David C. Prahler, 21, of 391
South St., lacerations of the scalp.
Beers, 15, of 2549 Main
St., Newfane, back injuries.
Jane Tompkins, 15, of 1873 W.
Creek Road, Burt, right foot.
Mrs. Clara May Welgert, Ni
agara Falls, broken nose.
Richard Dray, 25, Tonawanda,
alp lacerations.
CAR HIT BROADSIDE
The cars driven by the Winter
youth and Mr. Preston collided
at 1:55 a.m. Sunday at Rochester
and Gasport Roads in Gasport.
Sgt. Robert W. Nagel and Sher-
iff's deputy William N. Sibolski
reported Mr. Preston was driving
east in Rochester Road and Mr.
Winter south in Gasport Road
when the Preston car smashed
the Winter car broadside.
A witness in another car, Robert
E. Baldwin, 135 Ensign Ave.,
told deputies he found Mr. Preston
wandering around in a daze
and made him lie down. He also
applied pressure to stop the injured
man's bleeding from a head
cut until aid arrived.
Mr. Winter had lived in Royalton
for the past five years and
was a 1962 graduate of De Sales
Catholic High School. He was employed
by Harrison Radiator Divison
General Motors Corporation,
and prior to that by Royalton
Industries.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Winter, four
brothers, Louis, Thomas and Joseph
of Gasport and Richard of
North Tonawanda, a sister, Mrs.
Ward Johnson of Kenmore and a
grandmother, Mrs. Leona Winter,
Getzvflle.
Services will be held at 8:30
a.m. Wednesday at the Bream
Funeral Home at Gasport and at
9 a.m. at St. Mary's Church,
Lockport. Interment will be in
St. Mary's Cemetery.
DOWN EMBANKMENT
The accident involving Mr.
Grace and Mr. Boyd occurred
when their car failed to make a
curve in Youngstown and plunged
down a 50 - foot embankment,
landing on its top. The mishap
occurred at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
State Police are not certain
who was driving the car.
Mr. Grace Is survived by his
wife, the former Gail Bills, two
sons, James Douglas, 3, and Matt
Charles, 1, and a daughter, Beth
Jean, 2, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Grace, New Road,
Ransomville, three sisters, Mrs.
Donna Mason, Long Beach, Calif.,
Deneen and Terry at home, and
two brothers, Terry and Keith,
both at home, and his maternal
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. O. C
Holtz, Buffalo.
A graduate of Wilson High
School in 1956 Mr. Grace was employed
at the Carborundum Co.,
Niagara Falls.
Services will be held at the
Gentile Funeral Home, Main
Street, Ransomville, at 2 p.m. tomorrow
with the Rev. Glenn E.
Piatt of Ransomville Baptist
Church officiating. Burial will be
in North Ridge Cemetery. The
family will be present at the funeral
home from 2 to 5 and 7 to
9 p.m. today.
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