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Anastasia, Rev. Mother Superior
Sisters of St. Mary Lose Their Executive
Rev. Mother Superior Anastasia Dies at Lockport
Lockport, Jan 23 – Rev. Mother Superior Anastasia died at St. Joseph’s Convent last night, aged 75 years. She was mother superior of the Sisters of St. Mary of the United States and Canada. Last September she celebrated the 50th anniversary of her consecration.
[The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York, January 24, 1900 ]
Bauer, Elizabeth
August 23, 1922 - July 19, 2009
Birth Place: Niagra Falls, NY
Resided In: Storrs
Services: Monday, September 21, 2009
Elizabeth S (Betty) Bauer, 86, of Storrs, wife of the late James M. Bauer, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, July 19, 2009. Betty was born in Niagara Falls, NY, to Elizabeth and William Jenks. She received a B.S. in Nursing and Home Economics from Michigan State College and Simmons College.
She married Jim Bauer in 1948, and worked as a Public Health Nurse in Niagara Falls, NY and White Plains, NY. They moved to Storrs in 1952 and she went back to school at the University of Connecticut and received a M.S. in Community Health Nursing in 1977. She worked as a Visiting Public Health Nurse in Mansfield for many years.
During university summer break, Betty and Jim and family and friends enjoyed their cottage on Long Lake in the Adirondacks, and after retirement stayed as long as the weather allowed. Betty and Jim made annual cross-country trips to visit friends and family. She enjoyed painting and woodcarving, and playing tennis and bridge.
Betty leaves a brother Bill Jenks, two sons, Bill and David, a predeceasing son Jamie, who with his wife Joyce gave them three granddaughters, Christina, Sarah and Rebecca, and great-grandchildren Bethany, Julia, Kyle and Jonathon. A grandson by marriage, Richard, gave them another great-grandchild, Ian.
A celebration of Betty's life will be held September 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m at the Storrs Congregational Church.
[Submitted by Nancy]
Beaty, Robert
Fatal Railroad Accident
Lockporty (NY) Dec. 30 - a man named Robert Beaty was killed on the Central Railroad, at his station, last night, in consequence of jumping on the train after it had started. A considerable sum of money was found on his person, also numerous papers, from which appears he was a native of Dumfrieshire, Scotland.
[January 1, 1855, "The Daily Globe", Washington DC - Transcribed by Linda]
Foeley, Winifred
Death Comes Quickly to Lockport Woman
Lockport, N.Y. Sept. 8 – Mrs. Winifred Foeley, mother of ex-Assemblyman Thomas F. Foeley, of Niagara county, and present county clerk, died this morning at her home in this city of heart disease. [The Evening Observer, September 08, 1911 Dunkirk, New York]
Hoenig, Joseph
Joseph M. Hoenig, for years the most prominent labor ? in Niagara county, died Thursday at his home in Lockport. He has lived in the city 28 years, coming from Buffalo. ["Olean Times", April 30, 1910 Olean, NY]
Jaynes, Lyman Wales
Lyman Wales Jaynes, formerly of Newfane, N.Y. passed away suddenly Monday, August 3rd, 1959, at the Niagara Hotel. Funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock on Tuesday morning, at the Funeral Home of Taylor & Reynolds, Niagara at North Transit Street, the Rev. Robert C. Root officiating. The bearers were Harold E. Horton, Sr., George A. Mills, Clifton Vincent, Herbert Schoelles, William Horton and Charles Robertson. Interment was in Cold Springs Cemetery. [unknown newspaper, 5 Aug 1959 - Submitted by Margaret Jones]
Jeffery, D. Elwood
Lockport Lawyer Dead
Lockport, N.Y. Sept. 8 – D. Elwood Jeffery of the law firm of Bring and Jeffrey in this city, died this morning. He was well known and considered one of the most expert surrogates lawyers in western New York. ["The Evening Observer", September 08, 1911 Dunkirk, New York]
Rowe, Patriow
Patriow Rowe, landscape gardener, died in Lockport, Friday, aged 80 years. ["Olean Times", Olean, NY, January 16, 1911]
Winters, Raymond
Raymond Winters of Middleport, aged five years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winters, died at the Lockport City hospital, the result of injuries sustained when he fell from a farm tractor.
["Evening Tribune-Times", Hornell, New York - August 29, 1923 ]