BREGE, Edith
1885 - 1968 (82 years)-
Name BREGE, Edith Birth 18 Jul 1885 New York 
Gender Female Death 7 May 1968 Batavia, Genesee County, NY Person ID I168606 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Father BREGE, Christian H, b. May 1850, Germany d. 28 Oct 1945, Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 95 years) Mother SMITH, Amelia, b. Nov 1855, New York d. 26 Nov 1935, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 80 years) Marriage Abt 1875 Family ID F61189 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 GRAY, Laverne d. Abt 1960 Marriage 3 Jan 1907 Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY Notes - Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/17/1957
Seventy-five relatives and
friends called to congratulate Mr.
and Mrs. La Verne Gray, Alabana
Rd., Alabama, when they held
Open House Dec. 30. from 2-4 and
5-7 to celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary. They have resided
in the same house since their
marriage Jan. 3, 1907.
WED IN WOLCOTTSW1LLE
Miss Edith Brege and LaVerne
Gray were married in the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Brege, Wolcottsville.
by the Rev. Voss, pastor of the
Methodist Church, Alabama.
Two members of the original
wedding party, Frank Brege, Middleport.
who acted as best man
and Miss Uda Brege. now Mrs.
Revere Ackerson. flower girl,
were present at the golden wedding
celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray have one
daughter, Mrs. Robert Eick, and
two granddaughters,, Carol and
Elaine Eick,, all of Alabama.
WHITE, GOLD DECORATIONS
A three tiered, all white, anni
versary cake, decorated in gold
centered the lace-covered buffet
table from which cakes, ice cream
and coffee were served by Mrs.
Wilbur Green and Miss Marian
Green.
The bride of 50 years received
her guests in a street-length gown
of ice blue lacy sheer, featuring
a draped bodice, and she wore a
corsage of yellow rosebuds. Mr.
Gray had a boutonniere of white
carnations.
Many gifts and cards were received
by the couple who are in
excellent health.
Guests were from Batavia,
Klba. East Aurora. Akron, Shelby,
Medina, Gasport, Middleport,
Lockport. Oakfield, Buffalo, Basom
and Alabama.
Children 1. GRAY, Ruth Family ID F61201 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
Family 2 PECHUMAN, Henry Children 1. PECHUMAN, Laverne Family ID F76171 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
- Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/17/1957
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Notes - Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/7/1968
ALABANA-Mrs. Edith (Brege)
Gray, 82, of the Alleganey
Road, Town of Alabama, a native
of the Town of Royalton,
died this morning (May 7, 1968)
at Genesee Memorial Hospital,
Batavia, after a short illness.
Born July 18. 1885 in the
Town of Royalton, she was
daughter of Christian and Amelia
Smith Brege. She was a res
idem of this vicinity most of her
life.
Mrs. Gray was affiliated with
the Alabama Baptist Church.
Her husband, LaVerne Gray,
died eight years ago.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Eick of the
Town of Alabama; three grand
children; three brothers, Fred
Brege of Middleport and Frank
and Albert Brege of Medina;
and three sisters, Mrs. Amanda
Bruning of Buffalo, Mrs. Henry
Pechuman of Lockport and Mrs
Revere Ackerson of East Aurora.
Beginning tomorrow, friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. at the Burdett & Sanford
Funeral Home at Oakfield,
where funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev.
Clarence Bower, pastor of Alabama
Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in West Shelby
Cemetery.
Driver Injured,
Horse Killed
BARKER - A 38-year-old
man was injured early Monday
morning when his auto struck
and killed a stray horse on the
County Line Road, about onebalf
mile north of Millers.
Treated at Medina Memorial
Hospital for body bruises was
Robert Thiel of the County Line
Road. He was not admitted.
Albion State Police said Thiel
was traveling south about I
a.m. when his auto hit the
horse, killing it instantly. The
car then rolled over and was
demolished. A neighbor summoned
State Police after she
heard the crash.
The horse was owned by Theodore
Cook of the County Line
Road. State Police said it strayed
from a nearby pasture.
LIVESTOCK
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -
(NYSDA) - Closing livestock:
Cattle - Steers and heifers:
No arrivals. Dairy-type slaughter
cattle, demand moderate,
market steady. Most cutter and
utility cows 18.00-20.00, top 20.00
heavy canner 16.50-18.00; light
canner 14.00-16.00, shelly kind
lower; standard and commercial
dairy heifers 20.00-22.00;
utility 18.00-20.00, shelly kind
lower; Utility sausage bulls
22.50-24.00; cutter 2100-22.00;
canner 18.OO-20.00.
Calves, demand moderate,
market steady. No prime or
choice. Medium and good 34.00-
39.00; heavy bobs 32,00-34.00;
light bobs 32.00 down.
Hogs, demand moderate market
- Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/7/1968