SHOMERS, Joseph F

1890 - 1978  (87 years)

• Name	SHOMERS, Joseph F
  Birth	23 Dec 1890	New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jan 1978	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I69567	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	SHOMERS, John P,   b. Mar 1858, New York d. Aft 5 Jun 1927 (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	BOHNACKER, Matilda,   b. 24 Jun 1859, New York d. 5 Jun 1927, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1884	New York
  Family ID	F23991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LUICK, Gertrude Helen,   b. 8 Mar 1894, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. Jan 1958, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1911	Niagara County, NY
  Children	1. SHOMERS, Joseph J,   b. 19 Feb 1912, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 8 Jan 1996, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV (Age 83 years)   2. SHOMERS, Frank P,   b. 12 Apr 1913, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 5 Jul 1992, Cameron, Steuben County, NY (Age 79 years)   3. SHOMERS, John Peter,   b. 9 Dec 1915, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 15 Jan 2006, Jessup, Wayne County, GA (Age 90 years)   4. SHOMERS, Helen Dorothy,   b. Abt 1918, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 9 Mar 1924, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 6 years)   5. SHOMERS, Emily M,   b. Abt 1919, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY   6. SHOMERS, William F,   b. 8 Apr 1921, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 6 Mar 2012, Buffalo, Erie County, NY (Age 90 years)   7. SHOMERS, Joyce M   8. SHOMERS, Thomas G,   b. 16 Dec 1930, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 4 Jan 2006, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 75 years)   9. SHOMERS, Clarence Luick,   b. 31 Aug 1932, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 15 Aug 2004, Hollywood, Broward County, FL (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 10/26/1958 "YOU SHOULD never worry about having something to do tomorrow. If you do, you're not • ready for retirement . . . " That a d v i c e comes from Joseph F. Shomers, the city's chief electrical inspector, who is ready for retirement. On Oct. 31. he'll close his record books at City Hall for the last time, ending a career as a municipal employe that began June 1, 1927. "I feel good about retiring . . . I guess I'm a little lazy," Mr. Shomers,quips. The congenial city official, 67 years old, lives at 1029 92nd St., in the LaSalle section of the city. He was born at 339 Sixth St., which makes him a fullfledged native of Niagara Falls. In fact, the Shomers' family roots go far back into the history of the city. My grandfather on my father's side was here before the Civil War," Mr. Shomers said. "When the Civil War came, he lost a leg serving in the Union Army. Then my grandmother volunteered as a nurse." MR. SHOMERS, a career city employe, first became involved in municipal affairs' way back in 1906 when Anthony C. Douglas was running for election against Mayor O. W. Cutler. Joseph Shomers was just a boy that election night. Mr. Cutler was declared reelected. Jubilant Cutler backers formed a winding torch parade, marching to the winning candidate's home. Young Joe Shomers. then 15, was in the parade. The next day came a recount. Douglas had won the election! "And I got heck for staying out so late that night," Mr. Shomers recalls. A KEEN INTEREST in municipal affairs apparently stayed with Joseph Shomers, for he became LaSalle village clerk on April 1, 1921. He served in this post until 1927, when LaSalle was annexed by Niagara Falls. Mr. Shomers then became a clerk in the city assessor's office, working in this capacity until all of the village property was transferred to the city assessment rolls. On Jan. 14, 1930, Mr. Shomers was appointed an inspector in the city's electrical department. His job entails inspecting and giving final approval to all elec-. trkal installations in buildings constructed in the city. And by virtue of his. job, he's come to know, virtual every nook and cranny of the city. AND HE'S QUALIFIED for the job. Mr. Shomer's experience in the field includes employment, in the maintenance department of the New York Telephone Co., the old Federal Telephone Co., the Ontario Power Co. and the Niagara Electric Service. During his youth Mr, Shomers was educated at the Fifth Street School and at Niagara Falls High School. In 1911, he married Gertrude H. Luick, also of Niagara Falls. Mrs. Shomers died last January. They have eight children: Joseph J. Shomers, Parkers- burg, W.Va.; Frank Shomers, 1254 88th St.; John Shomers, 1029 92nd St.; Mrs. Emily Chris- tian, Packard Ct.; William Shomers, North Tonawanda; Mrs. Joyce N. Schultz, 1229 93rd St.; Thomas G. Shomers, North Tonawanda; and Clarence Shomers, North Miami Beach, Fla. NORTH MIAMI BEACH will fit right into Mr. Shomers' retirement. He plans to visit his son there during the winter months. And while in North Miami. Mr. Shomers will get to see another Niagara personality —Adin W. Chase, who retired last year as the city's traffic director. Mr. Chase lives just south of Miami. Asked what he plans to do after retirement, Mr. Shomers replied: "Nothing—I'm just going to have a good time and do a little fishing occasionally. He'll probably do a bit of reading, too. Mr. Shomers says he subscribes to Reader's Digest and reads it "from cover to cover" every issue. His favorite meal is a "good steak." * * * MR. SHOMERS is rightfully proud of Niagara Falls as his home town. He helped organize the National Electrical Contractors Assn. chapter here and has travelled about the country a lot as an officer. "When people say, 'Oh— you're from Buffalo,' I resent it," Mr. Shomers said. "I say I'm most certainly not from Buffalo, I'm from Niagara Falls!" In view of this, Mr. Shomers should be a pretty good ambassador for the city while visiting in Miami.