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- Niagara Gazette - 10/23/1958
NORTH TONAWANDA-Ben-
jamin F. Wilk, 38, of 1414 Weav-
er Pkwy., was electrocuted in an
industrial accident an pronounced
dead on arrival at DeGraff Memo-
rial Hospital Wednesday (Oct. 22,
1958).
Coroner John C. Kinzly, who is
investigating the death, said he will
rule on the cause on Friday. Wilk
was employed as a setup man at
the R.T.Jones Lumber Co., Mich-
igan Ave. It was reported he came
in contact with a 440-volt wire
leading to one of the machines.
A lifelong resident of this city,
Mr. Wilk was a graduate of North
Tonawanda High School and was
active in baseball and softball. He
served as a sergeant in the Army
during World War II and was a
member of Our Lady of Czesto-
chowa and its Holy Name society.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy
Borowiec Wilk; his mother, Mrs.
Julia Wilk; brother, Edwin Wilk;
four sisters, Mrs. Edward Darlak,
Mrs. Stanley Witkowski, Miss
Helen Wilk and Mrs. Henry Mod-
eracki, all of this city.
Prayers will be said at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at Niagara Memorial
Chapel, followed by Requiem
Mass at 11 o'clock at our Lady
of Czestochowa Church. Burial will
be in Ml. Olivet .Cemetery. Military
rites will be conducted at the
cemetery by Battery A, 62nd Artillery,
Amherst.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News
WILK - Benjamin F. Wilk,
38, of 1414 Weaver Pkwy., North
Tonawanda, died suddenly Wednesday
'Oct. 22, 1958) while at
work at the R. T. Jones Lumber
Co. He was a lifelong resident
of North Tonawanda; graduate of
North Tonawanda High School:
active in basketball and softball;
World War II veteran; member
of the O.L.C. Holy Name Society.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy
(nee BorowieO; his mother, Mrs.
Julia Wilk; one brother, Edwin;
four sisters, Mrs. Edward (Jose-
phine) Darlak, Mrs. Stanley (Tes-
sie) Witkowski, Miss Helen Wilk
and Mrs. Henry (Jennie) Moder-
acki. He was the son-in-law of
Josephine and Rose Borowiec.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Niagara Memorial
Chapels Inc., 549 Oliver St., and
at 11 a.m. in O.L.C. Church. The
Rev. Vincent L. Cyman will of-
ficiate. Burial in Mt. Olivet Ceme-
tery.
Military rites at the cemetery
by Battery A, 2nd Missile Bn.,
62nd Artillery, Amherst Nike site.
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Abt 1920 - 1958 (~ 38 years)