BONACKER, Daniel C
1855 - 1923 (68 years)-
Name BONACKER, Daniel C Birth Apr 1855 New York 
Gender Male Death 26 Aug 1923 Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Person ID I18120 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Father BONACKER, Jacob, b. Abt 1822, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany d. 27 Feb 1892, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 70 years) Mother Margaret, b. Abt 1825, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany d. Abt 1883, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 58 years) Family ID F56402 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family COOK, Antoinette, b. Jun 1856, Germany d. 28 Feb 1937, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 80 years) Marriage Abt 1882 Children 1. BONACKER, Mabel A, b. May 1884, New York d. 21 Jun 1904, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 20 years)2. BONACKER, Elsie M, b. May 1887, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 18 Mar 1904, Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Lewiston, Niagara County, NY (Age 16 years)3. BONACKER, Arthur D, b. 1889, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. May 1896, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 7 years)4. BONACKER, Christina E, b. 17 Dec 1891, New York d. 29 Jan 1988 (Age 96 years)5. BONACKER, Frederick William, b. 18 Jun 1895, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. Jan 1985, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 89 years)6. BONACKER, Gertrude, b. 5 Oct 1897, New York d. Nov 1987, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 90 years)Family ID F7918 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2025
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Notes - Niagara Gazette - 8/27/1923
D a n i e l E. B o n a c k e r , for more than
30 y e a r s a p a t r o l m a n on the N i a g a ra
F a l l s p o l i c e d e p a r t m e n t , died at 1:30
o ' c l o c k y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n at his
h o m e . " N o . 430 S i x t h s t r e e t , f o l l o w i ng
a l o n g i l l n e s s . Mr. B o n a c k e r s e r v ed
o n the police d e p a r t m e n t s i n c e the
i n c o r p o r a t i o n or t h e c i t y until h e - w as
s u p e r a n n u a t e d in March. 1893. Bef
o r o t h a t he s e r v e d for s e v e r a l y e a rs
a s a v i l l a g e c o n s t a b l e . In y e a r s and
l e n g t h of s e r v i c e he w a s the oldest
m e m b e r of the d e p a r t m e n t.
H i s s e r v i c e on the p o l i c e d e p a r t m
e n t w a s c h a r a c t e r i z e d by c o n s c i e n t
i o u s a t t e n t i o n to d u t y . a n d . t h r o u g h o
u t h i s l o n g p e r i o d of p r o t e c t i n g the
s a f e t y of c i t i z e n s he is s a i d t o - h a ve
n e v e r had a black mark to h i s credit.
He w a s 33 y e a r s old w h e n a p p o i n t ed
a c i t y p a t r o l m a n , a n d . a t the t i m e of
h i s d e a t h he w a s 68 y e a r s old He
w a s . born in N i a g a r a a n d w o r k e d a s a
b l a c k s m i t h and a c o o p e r . He is s u r v
i v e d by h i s wife. Mrs. N e t t i e Cook
B o n a c k e r : a son. F r e d e r i c k , of S y r a c
u s e : two d a u g h t e r s . Mrs. C h r i s t i an
Laurel of B u f f a l o , and Gertrude, at
h o m e : a brother. George, and a s i s t
e r , C a t h a r i n e , b o t h of t h i s city.
F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s will be held T u e s -
d a y a f t e r n o o n at 3 - o ' c l o c k at the
h o m e . The Rev. Albert S. Bacon.
m i n i s t e r of the First P r e s b y t e r i an
c h u r c h , will o f f i c i a t e . Burial will be
i n O a k w o o d c e m e t e r y.
- Niagara Gazette - 8/27/1923