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| Elmer Fred Kleinhans
| Parents: Frederick (Jr) & Isadora (Woodside) Kleinhans
| Grandparents: Frederick & Ernestine Kleinhans
| Birth: abt. 1895 Niagara Falls, NY
| Death: 4 Dec 1942 Lockport, NY
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|Sp Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
| Birth: abt. 1898
| Death: 8 Jul 1984 Dunnellon, FL
| Marriage: 1930
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In the 1900 and 1910 US Census' E. Fred lived with his parents in Niagara Falls. By the 1930 census, E. Fred lived with just his mother in Niagara Falls since his father Frederick Jr. had died in 1921. E. Fred met and married Fanny Switzer in 1930. In the 1940 US Census for Royalton, E. Fred was living on Jacob and Augusta (Kleinhans) Miller's former farm with his wife Fanny, daughter Joan, son Russell, and his mother Dora. The census listed E. Fred as a farmer. His obituary said he'd moved to Royalton about 1931/1932 since his mother acquired the property from his deceased aunt Augusta (Kleinhans) Miller around 1930 (see 1855-1880 Homesteads and 1930-50 Homesteads). His obituary also said he was employed by the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft factory in Buffalo/Tonawanda (see photo below). After E. Fred died in 1942 and his mother Dora died in 1944, his widow Fanny sold the Miller Royalton farm, bought a nursing home in Niagara Falls (see photo below), and purchased a house at 278 High St. in Lockport (see photo below). Twenty-seven (27) years after Fred died, Fanny remarried Howard Shenk of Sanborn on 23 May 1970 in Lockport, moved to Dunnellon, Fl. with her new husband, and died there in 1984.
*** Union-Sun & Journal Lockport, NY Friday, March 12, 1943, PUBLIC AUCTION Farm Implements—4 Cows—Some Household Furniture Saturday, March 13th - 1 P. M. Sharp At Farm of Fanny Kleinhans, Owner On Miller Road—7 Miles Southeast of Lockport GEORGE KARTCHER. Auctioneer (see photo below)
*** Union-Sun & Journal Lockport, NY Wednesday, March 14, 1945, Certificates Record Business Changes - Kleinhans Nursing Home, 770 Main St. Niagara Falls, Fanny S. Kleinhans, same address. (see photo below)
***THE NIAGARA FALLS GAZETTE April 18, 1945 - Kleinhans Nursing Home Specializing in Convalescent Cases 770 Main St. TeL 2-7488 (see photo below)
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✞LOCKPORT, N. Y., UNIONSUN AND JOURNAL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1942 ROYALTON RESIDENT DIES IN HOSPITAL - E. Fred Kleinhans, 47, of the Miller Road, Town of Lockport, died early today at Lockport City Hospital. He had been in a critical condition since he underwent an operation a week ago for a ruptured appendix. Mr. Kleinhans was born in Niagara Falls and lived there until about nine years ago. He was employed by the Curtlss-Wright Aircraft factory, in Buffalo. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fanny Kleinhans: a son, Russell Kleinhans. a daughter, Joan Kleinhans and his mother, Mrs. Dora Kleinhans, all of the Town of Royalton.
✞SHENK, FANNY S., 87, of Dunnellon, died Sunday (July 8, 1984). Born in New York, She came 14 years ago from Niagara Falls, N.Y., where she was a retired clerk for the state. She was a member of the Unitarian Church, Niagara Falls. Survivors include her husband Howard C.; a son Russel Kleinhan, Lockport, N.Y.; a stepson Howard Jr., Oklawaha; a daughter Joan Evans, Hatboro, Pa.; a stepdaughter Barbara Shenk; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.
Children of Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans: Joan and Russell
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| Joan (Kleinhans) Evans
| Parents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
| Grandparents: Frederick (Jr) & Isadora (Woodside) Kleinhans
| Birth: abt. 1932
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| Marriage: 31 Jul 1954 Lockport, NY (see below)
| Occupation: Niagara University College of Nursing graduate
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|Sp Norman Roy Evans
| Birth: 28 Aug 1928 Bradford, PA
| Death: 20 Apr 2007 Hatboro, PA
| Military: US Army Korea
| Occupation: pre-stress concrete
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✞Norman R. Evans, 78 of Hatboro on April 20, 2007. Born in Bradford PA. He was a pioneer in Pre-Stress Concrete and retired in 1993. Norman was a US Army Veteran who served during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife Joan K. Evans (nee Kleinhans); his children Michelle Donofry, Robert Evans, Linda Evans, and William Evans; his sister Carolyn Wood; and his grandchildren Stephanie, Heather, Amanda, Christopher, and Holly. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing on Thursday April 26, 2007 from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. at the JOHN J. BRYERS FUNERAL HOME INC., 406 N. Easton Rd., Willow Grove PA 19090. Funeral Mass to follow at 10:30 A.M. at St. David RC Church, 316 N. Easton Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090. Interment to be held in St. John Neumann Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. David's at the above address or to Guillaine Barre, GBS/CIDP Foundation, The Holly Building, 104½ Forrest Ave., Narberth, PA 19072. Published on inquirer.com on Apr. 22, 2007
Children of Joan (Kleinhans) & Norman Evans: Mark, Michelle, Robert, Linda, and William
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| Mark Thomas Evans
| Parents: Joan (Kleinhans) & Norman Evans
| Grandparents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
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| Death: 12 Sept 1959
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✞LOCKPORT, N. Y. UNION-SUN & JOURNAL, Monday, September 14, 1959 - EVANS — Mark Thomas. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman R Evans, of 9 Lakeview Pkwy. passed away suddenly Sept. 12, 1959 at his home. Besides his parents, he leaves two sisters, Michele and Linda; one brother, Robert, all at home; his grandmothers, Mrs. Fanny Kleinhans of Lockport and Mrs. Florence Evans of Bradford, Pa. Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 14, 1959, at 11 am. The Rev. Francis W. McKenna officiated. Interment in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston. N.Y.
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| Michelle Donofry
| Parents: Joan (Kleinhans) & Norman Evans
| Grandparents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
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| Robert Evans
| Parents: Joan (Kleinhans) & Norman Evans
| Grandparents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
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| Linda Evans
| Parents: Joan (Kleinhans) & Norman Evans
| Grandparents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
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| William Evans
| Parents: Joan (Kleinhans) & Norman Evans
| Grandparents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
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| grandchildren Stephanie, Heather, Amanda, Christopher, and Holly
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| Russell F Kleinhans
| Parents: Elmer & Fanny (Switzer) Kleinhans
| Grandparents: Frederick (Jr) & Isadora (Woodside) Kleinhans
| Birth: 24 Nov 1933
| Death: 25 Jul 1998 Lockport, NY
| Military: US Army
| Occupation: electrical engineer
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|Sp 1) Sally Ann (Klein) Kleinhans
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| Marriage: 25 Sept 1954 Lockport, NY (see below)
|Sp 2) Barbara (Shanley) Kleinhans
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| Marriage: 19 Dec 1970 Lockport, NY (see below)
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✞Russell F. Kleinhans, 64, a retired electrical engineer for the Harrison Division of General Motors Corp., died unexpectedly Saturday (July 25, 1998) in Lockport Memorial Hospital. A native of Niagara Falls, he served in the Army from 1953 to 1955. He graduated from Purdue University in 1958. [see Newspaper Articles] He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, where he served as a Finance Committee member and as an usher. He was a life member of EEE, a professional engineers group. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Shanley Kleinhans, and a sister, Joan Evans. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick's Church, 76 Church St. Prayers will be offered at 9:30 in Taylor & Reynolds Funeral Home, Niagara and Transit streets. Burial will be in Cold Spring Cemetery. Buffalo Evening News, Published July 27, 1998
1702 Sixteenth St, Niagara Falls, built 1920
Frederick (Jr) and Dora Kleinhans' grocery store. It's possible that Fred Jr and E. Fred built this store since Fred Jr was a carpenter. E. Fred worked with his mother Dora here in 1930.
6158 Miller Rd., Royalton, NY built in 1870
After Jacob Miller had passed and his widow Augusta (Kleinhans) died in 1930 this farm was acquired by sister-in-law Isadora/Dora (Woodside) Kleinhans. Dora and E. Fred with his family lived here in 1940.
278 High St., Fanny's Lockport home, built 1900
770 Main St., Niagara Falls, NY.
Side view of Fanny's former nursing home. It's a lawyer's office from the front but the back looks like an old nursing home.
1929 Curtiss and Wright interests are merged and the new Curtiss-Wright Corporation moves to Buffalo, erecting a new factory (Plant #1) at Kenmore and Vulcan Sts. in the Town of Tonawanda dedicated to building military aircraft. (2002 Western Electric building, now a charter school, etc.)
Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Plant #2, a 1.5 million sq. ft. factory built in 1940-1941 on the site of the present Buffalo-Niagara International Airport to manufacture Curtiss-Wright’s P-40, known variously as the Warhawk, Kittyhawk, and Tomahawk.
note- Likely too old for the WWII US armed forces, E. Fred Kleinhans may have worked at either plant. Hard to say how long he worked for Curtis-Wright but he was listed in the 1930 US Census in Niagara Falls working at the family grocery store, and in the 1940 US Census, he was listed as a farmer.
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