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July - September,
2003
July
3, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
John
F. Blickley
John F. Blickley
died June 28, 2003, in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Tonawanda, New
York. He was born May 15, 1924, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
He was the
husband for 55 years of Ruth L. Blickley; father of Ruthann (late
Michael) Burl of Tonawanda, NY, Maria Blickley of Buffalo Grove,
Illinois, and Louise (Glyn) Lipp of Amherst, NY; grandfather
of Benjamin and Amanda Burl, Lindsay and Corine Goldberg, and
Andrew, Jeffrey and Gregory Lipp; and brother of Anna Monaghan
of Allentown, PA, Regina Hoffman of Allentown, PA, Marian (Eugene)
Smith of Mason, Ohio, and the late Catherine Waecker.
Mr. Blickley
was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps, serving during
WWII. He graduated from Penn State with a degree in chemical
engineering and worked for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
for 38 years, including at Niagara Falls, retiring in 1986.
A Memorial
Mass was celebrated Tuesday, July 1, at St. Stephen's Church.
Flowers gratefully declined.
Memorials
may be made to the St. Stephen's Church Building Fund or the
Grand Island Fire Company.
July
18, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Carol
A. Berlinger
Carol A. (Brennan)
Berlinger, a Grand Island, New York resident since 1967, died
July 9, 2003.
She was the wife of Charles M. Berlinger;
mother of Joseph (Lori), Charles M., Jr. (Linda) and Michael
J. (Kerry) Berlinger all of Grand Island; grandmother of Sarah,
Connor and the late Elizabeth Berlinger; sister of Robert (Barbara)
of Grand Island, Charles (Sharon) of Sanborn, NY, and the late
Martin (survived by wife Jean), Richard, Edward and Joan Brennan;
and daughter of the late Harry and Marie Brennan. She was also
survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Berlinger was a school bus driver
for the Grand Island school system for 26 years, retiring in
2001. She also enjoyed fishing.
Visitation was held Friday, July 11,
at the Kaiser Funeral Home.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
Saturday, July 12, at St. Stephen's Church. Interment was in
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Tonawanda, NY. Memorials can be made to
the Grand Island Fire Company, 2275 Baseline Road, Grand Island,
NY.
Melvin
E. Rupp Jr.
Melvin E. Rupp
Jr., a retired owner of a heavy equipment rental firm and minor
hockey coach, died Sunday, July 13, 2003, in his summer home
in Grand Island, New York. He was a resident of Tequesta, Florida.
Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, he
began working full-time for Rupp Rental & Sales shortly after
attending Clarkson College and the University of Buffalo. His
love was working with equipment and he was well known worldwide
for his ability to modify machines to meet customers' requirements.
During his tenure as president, the company grew from 50 to over
200 employees throughout New York State.
He was past president of the Construction
Exchange of Buffalo; member of the Associated General Contractors
and Associated Equip-ment Distributors; past president of the
Komatsu Dealers' Council for the USA; and a long time member
of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 17.
An avid boater, he was past commodore
and life member of the Buffalo Launch Club and a post commodore
of the District 3 Blue Gavel.
A devout Catholic, he was a member
of St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church, and a member of the Bishop's
Lay Advisory Committee.
In addition to all his business responsibilities,
he enjoyed work-ing with youth. He started coaching hockey in
1975, and for the next 25 years, he coached every age group of
youth players at the Wheatfield Blades Hockey Association. He
was also team manager of the Grand Island Varsity Hockey team
for four years. He was a past president of the Wheatfield Blades
organization, and attained a Level 5 certification through the
Canadian coaching system. He played on the "50 & Over" Bakewell
Buddies Hockey team. Due to his dedication to teaching minor
hockey, he was awarded the J. Michael Duffett award by the Buffalo
Sabres in 1996. In his later years, he was also active with the
Boys & Girls Clubs in Tonawanda, NY, and Hobe Sound, FL.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years,
Patricia of Tequesta, FL; three sons, Melvin III (Chip) of Grand
Island, Michael of Williamsville, NY, and Andrew of Tonawanda;
a daughter, Chere of Grand Island; mother, Rose of Florida; a
brother, William of Florida; two sisters, Claire Ann Bishop of
Grand Island, and Sandy of Florida; and six grandchildren.
A Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, July 19, in St. Stephens Roman Catholic Church, 2100
Baseline Road, Grand Island.
July
25, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Joan
Kilmer
Joan
(DesJardin) Kilmer died Sunday, July 20, 2003, at home following
a long bout with cancer. She was a Grand Island, New York resident
for 48 years. Mrs. Kilmer was a free lance writer who wrote
garden columns for the Island Dispatch and the Niagara Gazette
for many years. She also wrote travel and garden pieces for
national publications and was a part-time reporter for the
Niagara Gazette. At the Island Dispatch, she wrote under the
pen name Daisy T. Hunter.
Gardening was her passion. She was
most proud of her back yard wetland project which included sedges,
cattails and water lilies. She also had a greenhouse built onto
her residence. In April 1999, she won the Quality Quest Community
Award for initiating the beautification project by the creek
at the Grand Island Town Hall. She received a proclamation from
the Erie County Legislature for her work.
Joan was a master gardener for the
Cornell Cooperative Extension. Memberships include the Association
of Professional Women Writers, the Garden Writers Association
of America, the River Lea Historical Group, the Grand Island
Book Club, the Grand Island Art Society, and the Breast Cancer
Support Group at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center.
She and her husband were members of the West River Homeowners
Association. At one time she was a 4-H Horse Club leader on Grand
Island.
She was also one of the writers of
the pageant for Grand Island's 2003 Sesquicentennial that was
performed at Huth Road School.
Joan was born March 12, 1930, in Niagara
Falls, NY, and graduated from LaSalle High School in 1947.
At one time she was office manager
at the WIC office in Kenmore and was also a librarian's assistant
at Niagara University. She was also a very active member of St.
Stephen's Church and taught religious instruction for many years.
She was a member of the Bishop's Committee Discussion Group and
belonged to several Bible study groups and the Alpha Group at
St. Stephen's. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, John
R. Kilmer; two daughters, Jean Casey of the city of Tonawanda,
NY, and Geraldine Rapp of West Groton, NY; a son, John R. Kilmer
Jr. of Grand Island; four grandchildren, Haylea Casey, Katie
and Andrew Scott Rapp and Miranda Cardinal Kilmer; two sisters,
Margaret Barclay of Cayuga Island, NY, and Mona Rynearson of
Newark, NY; two brothers, Michael DesJardin of Caledonia, NY,
and Donald DesJardin of Newport, Long Island; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated
Saturday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. at St.
Stephen's Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be made to Hospice Buffalo, 225 Como Park
Blvd., Cheek-towaga, NY 14227. Arrangements by Kaiser Funeral Home.
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Margaret Ellen
Barker
Margaret Ellen Barker (nee Brennan) entered into
rest on Wednesday, July 16, 2003. She was born October 19, 1913
in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, and moved to Niagara Falls, New York
in 1939, and then to Grand Island, NY in 1970. She was the mother
of Torby (Karen) of Tonawanda, NY, and Gregory (Elizabeth) of
Grand Island; grandmother of Eric, Craig, Kelly, Anne; and several
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Josephine
Gifford and brother Buddy Brennan, both of St. Catharines, Ontario.
Margaret was the matriarch of the family's racing hydroplane
activities for over 40 years. She was a past member of the Gray
Ladies of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and was also
active in the LaSalle Yacht Club. No prior visitation. Memorial
service at the convenience of the family.
August
1, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Lauretta
E. Vanthoff
Lauretta E. Vanthoff, 87, of Park Place, Ormond
Beach, Florida, an area resident since 1986, died Saturday at
home.
Mrs. Vanthoff was born on Grand Island, New York,
where she was a homemaker. She retired to Bradenton, Florida
in 1969, and was a member of First United Methodist Church. She
became a member of Convenant United Methodist Church after her
move to this area. She enjoyed gardening, reading, shopping,
and spending time with family.
Survivors include three grand-children, David Vanthoff
of Port Orange, FL, Deborah Salimi of Ormond Beach, FL, and Daniel
Vanthoff of San Diego, California; and four great-grandchildren,
Sean, Cory, Kevin, and Kelly. A Memorial Service was celebrated
on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Convenant United Methodist
Church on Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL. Memorial donations
may be made to Florida United Methodist Children's Home, 51 Main
St., Enterprise, FL 32725.
August
8, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Paul
H. Taylor
Paul H. Taylor, 88, engineer, inventor and founder
of Taylor Devices, Inc.
of North Tonawanda, New York, died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 6, 2003,
at his home on Grand Island, NY.
Born in Rochester, NY, his love of aviation sent
him to St. Louis, Missouri,
to attend the Parks Air College, now part of St. Louis University. Mr.
Taylor graduated with a degree in aeronautical engi neering, an aircraft
and
powerplant mechanic's license, and a pilot's license. After graduation, and
up until the beginning of World War II in Europe, he worked as an engineer
at the Beech Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas, on the design team for
the
Beechcraft Model 18. This successful cargo/passenger aircraft is still in
use today.
In 1939, he moved to North Tonawanda to work at
the Curtiss Aircraft Company
in Buffalo as a design engineer on the Curtiss P-40. This fighter plane was
made famous by the Flying Tigers of General Claire Chenault in action
against Japanese forces in Asia prior to U.S. entry into the war. By the
war's end, Mr. Taylor had risen to the position of vice president of
research for the Western New York Curtiss Plants. After the war, he joined
the Wales-Strippit Corporation of North Tonawanda (now Strippit, Inc. of
Akron, NY) a manufacturer of machine tools, where he served as vice
president. In 1950, he moved to Grand Island and started his own company
at
his residence, making high-pressure hydraulic components, including shock
absorbers and liquid springs. In 1955, he incorporated Taylor Devices, Inc.
and Tayco Developments, Inc., at a factory on Main Street in North
Tonawanda, moving to the firms' present location on Tonawanda Island in
1960. He served as president and chairman of both companies until his
retirement in 1991.
Mr. Taylor was unique; his expertise spanned from
the early days of aircraft
into the space age. In the 1960s, he participated with NASA on the original
design team for the Apollo Rocket Program, and later worked on the design
team for the Space Shuttle in the 1970s. A prolific inventor, he held 82
U.S. patents ranging from aircraft wing designs, to devices for the
absorption of energy, to fiberglass/epoxy composite structures. At the time
of his passing, he was still actively inventing, developing and fabricating
a non-traditional engine for marine propulsion at his Grand Island home.
Beloved husband of the late Isabel (Boyer), Mr.
Taylor is survived by three
children, Douglas P. (Sandra) Taylor, Joyce M. (Richard) Hill and Elaine
T.
Cassel, and six grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Kaiser Funeral Home, 1950
Whitehaven Road, Grand
Island, on Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10
a.m. at St. Stephens R.C.
Church, 2100 Baseline Road, Grand Island.
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August
15, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Margaret
(Zanow) Dickinson
Margaret (Zanow) Dickinson, formerly of Buffalo,
New York, died August 7,
2003.
She was the wife of the late Thomas C. Dickinson;
mother of Thomas C. Jr.
(Jeanette), Donald W. (Kimberlie) and Norman E. (Sharon) Dickinson;
grandmother of Sarah Jane, Andrew (Courtney), Amy, Joanna (Caleb Basiliko),
Susan Dickinson, and Dawne (Daniel) Schupp; and great grandmother of Jeremy
Schupp and Noah Dickinson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 9,
at the Kaiser Funeral Home.
Interment was in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, NY.
Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation
or to Nazareth Lutheran
Church, 269 Skillen Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207.
Dr.
Charles Cook Eckles
Dr. Charles Cook Eckles of Grand Island, New York,
died at his residence on
August 8, 2003. He was born January 18, 1909 in New Castle, Pennsylvania,
to
Robert Audley Eckles and Mary Elizabeth Cook.
He was the husband of the late Flora Ellen Martin
and brother of the late
Elizabeth Eckles Brown. He is survived by his nurse and companion of 20
years, Alice Newkirk.
Charles was employed at Harrison Radiator Division
of GM as an
engineer/director of research. He retired in 1984 after 18 years.
He was involved with Salvation Army and was a
life member of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, member of the National Honorary Engineering
Fraternity Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Tau, and a member of the National Honorary
Research Fraternity Sigma Xi.
Services were held at R. Cunning ham Funeral Home,
Inc., Wilmington Road,
New Castle, PA, on Tuesday, August 12 at 2 p.m.
Interment was at Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg,
PA.
Friends may call at R. Cunningham Funeral Home,
Inc., Monday, August 18 from
6 to 9 p.m.
John S. Papai
John S. Papai of Grand Island, New York, died unexpectedly
on August 10,
2003.
He was the husband of Claudia (McGinty) Papai;
father of John S. (Nickki)
Papai Jr., Michael A. Papai and Sarah K. (Jeremy) Mottern; step father of
Caitlin and Caroline Garrigues; grandfather of Taylor and Hannah Papai and
Alexis Mottern; brother of Susan (Ken) Bersani and Stephen (Carrie) Papai;
and son of the late Steve and Emily Papai. He was also survived by many
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Papai was a radio specialist with the United
States Air Force for nine
years, and went on to participate as an engineer on the Space Shuttle
Program.
Visitation was held Tuesday and Wednesday, August
12 and 13, at the Kaiser
Funeral Home.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Thursday,
August 14, at St.
Stephen's Church.
Interment was in St. Stephen's Cemetery.
August
16, 2003 - Lewiston Porter Sentinel
Allison
'Ace' Arthur Senf
Allison "Ace" Arthur Senf, born in Niagara
Falls, New York on August 19-21, 1914, displayed an artistry
in the way he lived his life aloud. Taking seriously his roles
as son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend, he
consistently made choices which prioritized love, humor, peace,
and happiness.
After working as a park policeman at Niagara Falls,
on the maintenance gang at Union Carbide, and finally for 30
years as a pipe fitter at the Chevrolet Auto Plant in Tonawanda,
NY, Ace retired to spend time with his wife Geraldine "Gerry" and
others whom he held dear.
Ace cared for Gerry throughout her battle with
breast cancer, making sure that she died with a clear view of
the river. A longtime resident of Grand Island, NY, "the
walking man" Ace knew the West River like "the back
of his hand."
In recent years, after developing Parkinson's,
he relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas, to be with his daughter,
Donna, and son-in-law, Pat. On July 30, 2003, in Donna's company,
with his own clear view of Corpus Christi Bay, he slipped out
life's backdoor.
As a basketball player, painter, boxer, mason
(LaSalle Masonic Lodge), recycler, thinker-tinker in the spirit
of Henry David Thoreau, Ace bequeaths to us [his children Michael
Senf (Kathy Phillips Senf) and Donna Senf Carroll (Patrick Carroll),
his sister Mildred "Buzz" Young, his grandchildren
Leslie Barden (John Barden) and Marc Senf (deceased), Amy, Jenny
(Adam Steinman), Patrick, and Katie (Rob Turner) Carroll, his
great-grandchildren Patrick, Grace and Claire Barden] and the
world, the memory of his compass-like sensibility, his steady-state
sense of which way to go.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Al's
name to the National Parkinson's Foundation, 1501 NW 9th Ave.,
Miami, Florida, 33136-1944.
A Memorial Service will be held for Ace at 1 p.m.
on August 22, at Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
August
22, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Eileen
S. (Mulligan) Burns
Eileen
S. (Mulligan) Burns of Bedell Road, Grand Island, New York,
died August 18, 2003, in Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Born March
2, 1929 in Niagara Falls, NY, to the late Geo. Edward and Rose
(Lewis) Mulligan. She moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada,
as an infant.
She was employed by the Carborundum Coated Abrasives
Co. in Niagara Falls for 17 years until her retirement in 1987.
Her husband of 48 years, William F. Burns Jr.,
died in 2000.
She is survived by three daughters, Cathleen (Gordon)
Lindsay of Martinsville, New Jersey, and Patricia and LeeAnn
of Grand Island, NY; three sons, William III (Sharon) of Grand
Island, Mark of Scottsdale, Arizona, and John of Niagara Falls;
seven grandchildren, Joseph, Kristen, Jessica, Jenny, Taylor,
Danyelle, and Darcy; and three great grandchildren. She is also
survived by four sisters, Margaret (Harold) Austin of Youngstown,
NY, Rosemary Newe, Joan (Allan) Collins, Maureen (Garth) Tustin
all of Niagara Falls, ONT; three brothers James, Edward, Brian
(Marcella) Mulligan all of Niagara Falls, ONT; and several neices,
nephews and counsins.
She was preceded by brothers, Robert, John and
sister Anne.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, August
23 at 10 a.m. at St. Stephens R.C. Church on Baseline Road, Grand
Island.
Donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
September
3, 2003 - Grand Island PennySaver
September 5, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Richard A. Gerspach
Richard A. Gerspach of Grand Island died on Monday,
Sept. 1, after a three-month battle with cancer. He was 72.
A resident of Grand Island since 1958, Gerspach
was a pioneer in the development of business along Grand Island
Boulevard. After working as a buyer at Sylvania and Bell Aerospace,
he opened Island Pools on Grand Island in 1971.
His entrepreneur spirit led him to expand into
Gerspach Towing, G.I. Go Kart Track, Portable Signs of Grand
Island, Island Auto Sales, and Grand Island Collision. He also
owned other property that houses additional businesses including
McMahon's Restaurant, formerly the Islander. In partnership with
his son, Paul, Island Pools has grown into a major national catalog
and internet pool supply company now known as Leisure Living.
His expansion efforts were recognized in 1995 and
1999 with the Business
Property Improvement Award from the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce.
An avid golfer and swimmer since his semi-retirement from Island Pools, he
played nine holes of golf every day during the season.
Active in Island politics, Gerspach was a Republican
Committeeman and
campaigned for many candidates and issues. He served in the U.S. Army from
1953 to 1955. He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St.
Stephen's Church.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, the former
Shirley Kramer; two sons, Glen of Buffalo, Paul (Dawn) of Grand
Island; daughter, Darcy Swenson (Richard) of Homer, Alaska; and
four grandchildren, Noah, Ryan, Isaac, and Natalie Swenson. A
funeral service was held on Friday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at St.
Stephen's Church, 2100 Baseline Road, Grand Island, New York.
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September
5, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch Ann
Marie Hendricks
Ann Marie Hendricks,
68, of Dunedin, Florida, died Monday, September 1, 2003, at Alterra
Wood in Dunedin, FL, of natural causes.
Ann Marie,
a homemaker, was born in Davenport, Iowa, and moved to Dunedin
in 1991 from Buffalo, New York. She was affiliated with Our Lady
of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin.
Survivors
include two sons, James Hendricks of Clearwater, FL, and Michael
Hendricks of Dunedin; two daughters, Barbara Godwin and Debra
Hendricks-Mahoney both of Dunedin; two brothers, Joe Behnke of
Roswell, New Mexico, and Jack Behnke of Houston, Texas; two sisters,
Sally Hartman of Roswell, New Mexico, and Mary Divelbiss of Tucson,
Arizona; and three grandchildren, Megan Hendricks, Matthew Godwin
and Brianna Mahoney.
Visitation
was Thursday, Sept. 4, at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Inc. Funeral
Home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
Funeral services
will be held Saturday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m., at the funeral home
with entombment to follow at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery.
September
12, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Charles
Deiner
Charles Deiner
died on September 3, 2003, after a brief illness.
A native of
Erie, Pennsylvania, he has lived with his beloved wife of 54
years, the former Anne Maloney also of Erie, PA, for the last
35 years on Grand Island, New York.
A graduate
of Gannon College in Erie, Chuck and Anne began their family
in New York City before settling in Western New York.
Chuck worked
for over 40 years in the commercial insurance business before
his retirement from Sedgewick James in Buffalo, NY, in 1990.
Survivors
include his five children, Deborah (Dr. James) Krepp of Fayetteville,
North Carolina, Gail (Greg) Boggs of Charlotte, NC, James (Janet)
Deiner of Pipersville, PA, Wendy (Richard) Clymer of Concord,
New Hampshire, and Laura (Bill) Metzgar of Grand Island, NY.
He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two brothers, G.
Richard and Eugene Deiner.
Visitation
was held Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kaiser Funeral Home. A Mass
of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 6, at St.
Stephen's Church. Interment was in St. Stephen's Cemetery.
Memorials
may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of WNY.
Robert Thomas Guidone
Robbie Guidone, born April 4, 1967, died tragically
on Saturday, September
6, 2003, at this home in Dallas, Texas.
Robbie is survived by his parents, Frank and Jean;
brother Frank; sisters
Debbie Stein and Laura Slaney; and eight nieces and nephews (Christine,
Brittany, Rachel, Zachary, Haley, Frankie, Nicki, and Gina).
Robbie was a gifted chef and carpenter, successful
restaurateur, and beloved
son, brother, uncle, and friend.
Robbie was loved by all that had the good fortune
of knowing him. We love
him and will miss him tremendously.
Funeral Mass services were held in Dallas, TX,
on Sept. 10, at St. Rita
Catholic Church.
To leave a personal tribute to the family, visit www.mem.com.
(includes photo)
This article ran in the Dispatch on September
26, 2003:
Attention friends of Robbie Guidone
Robbie Guidone, born April 4, 1967, died
tragically at his home in Dallas, Texas. To leave a personal
tribute to the family, visit www.mem.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that donations be made
to fund a commemorative bench at the Dallas Arboretum. Donations
can be submitted in Robbie's name to: Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral
Home, 7405 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75225 (214)363-5401.
September 19, 2003 - Grand
Island Dispatch Glenford John Greenwood, Sr.
Glenford John Greenwood, Sr., a long time resident
of Grand Island, New York, died on September
12, 2003. He was born December 20, 1933, in Moira, NY.
Mr. Greenwood was the husband of Wilma (MacDonald) Greenwood;
father of
Christella (Ray) Gress of Grand Island, Linda (Terry) Cantwell
of North Bend, Washington, Glenford John
(Linda) Greenwood, Jr. of Grand Island, Florida,
and Kathleen (Ken) Stein of Leroy, NY; grandfather of Christie
and Renee Gress, William and Peter Garrison
(Cantwell), Jade and Benjamin Greenwood,
and Kelly Rose and Elijah (Stein); brother of Edna Brunnell, Michael,
Robert, David, Joe, Alan, Dona, Ronnie, Delbert, Sandy, Ken,
Paul, Patricia, and Tim Greenwood; and nephew of Ruth Trim.
Mr. Greenwood served the United
States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1959.
He was retired from the Niagara
Frontier Parks Commission, working at Beaver Island State Park.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Niagara
Fishing
Club.
He was the former owner of Greenwood
and Son Landscaping.
Visitation was held at the Kaiser
Funeral Home, Grand Island. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated Tuesday, Sept. 16, at St. Stephen's Church, Grand Island.
Interment was in St. Stephen's Cemetery.
(includes photo)
September
26, 2003 - Grand Island Dispatch
Rosemarie
A. Ziehm
Rosemarie A. Ziehm was born at Sonnenholz am Simssee
Bavaria, Germany, on January 26, 1923. She was the daughter of
the late Alfonse A. Brym and Rosa Anna Conrad-Brym.
Rosemarie was called home to be with the Lord
on September 20, 2003. Survivors include four children, Marion
(Douglas) Wendt, David Ziehm, William (Lucillie) Ziehm, and John
(Rose) Ziehm; and six grandchildren.
Rosemarie was a Grand Island, New York resident
and prominent real estate broker for over 35 years. Chester and
Rosemarie moved to Grand Island in 1958.
She began her real estate career with Peacock
Realty in 1965. After Mr. Peacock's death, it became Ziehm Realty
that became one of Grand Island's landmarks located on the corner
of Grand Island Boulevard and Staley Road.
She will be sorely missed by her children for
being a wonderful caring mother and grandmother. Her smile and
wonderful sense of humor will be missed by all, including friends
and business associates.
Dubois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Niagara
Falls, NY, is handling funeral arrangements. Visitation hours
are from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, September 25.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. in
Emmanuel Community Bible
Church, 1135 Baseline Road, Grand Island, on Saturday, September 27. Pastor
David Rodgers officiating.
Entombment will take place at Oakwood Mausoleum
at Forest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, NY.
Memorials can be made to the Shriners Hospital
Children's Cancer Research Fund.
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