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Greaser Family Obituaries & Cemeteries

In Loving Memory of
Those Gone Before Us.....

Julius S. Greaser

    Julius S. Greaser, 89, of Rt. 4, Tunnelton, died Friday evening, June 13, (1969) at Hopemont State Hospital. He was born May 18, 1880 in this county to the late William and Mary Borgman Greaser.
     He is survived by his wife, Lucy Richards Greaser; four sons, Paul Greaser of Kingwood, Leo, Martin & Elmer Greaser of Niagara Falls, NY; and five daughters, Mrs. Agnes Smith and Mrs. Martha Bolyard of Niagara Falls, NY; Mrs. Gertrude Griffith and Mrs. Rita Fletcher of Kingwood and Mrs. Veronica Dow of Niagara Falls, Ontario; 35 grand- children and 37 great-grandchildren. Four sons, six brothers and three sisters are deceased.
     Friends were received at the Browning Funeral Home. A Requiem Mass was held Monday morning at 10 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Joseph A. Brumfield as celebrant. Burial followed at the St. Joseph Cemetery (Howesville), WV.
     Out of Town relatives attending the Julius Greaser funeral on June 16 were Mr. & Mrs. Leo S. Greaser, Mr. & Mrs. George Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Ira Bolyard, Elmer Greaser, and Martin & Bill Greaser of Niagara Falls, NY; Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dow of Niagara Falls, Ontario; Mr. & Mrs. Marion Mendzela and Eric, Mrs. Regina Fletcher, and Mrs. Ronald Sypolt of Washington, DC; Raymond Greaser, Bob Greaser, Stan Greaser, Miss Hazel Greaser, Miss Teresa Greaser, and Mrs. Margaret Hagan of Pittsburgh, PA; Paul Greise of Cumberland, MD; and Mr. & Mrs. Donald Clingerman of Reedsville.
Note: Appears to be from Kingwood, WV Newspaper. Was provided courtesy of Martin & Kay Greaser.

Lucy (Richards) Greaser

Born July 8, 1882
Died November 11, 1979
at Memorial Nursing Home
Niagara Falls, NY

Services at:
St. Joseph's R.C. Church
Howesville, WV

Interment:
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Howesville, WV

To be entered at a later date.


Paul A. Greaser

    Paul A. Greaser, 87, of Kingwood, died, Wednesday, June 12, 1991 at his home.
    He was born June 22, 1903 in Howesville. A son of the late Julius and Lucy Richards Greaser.
    He was a retired coal miner & farmer. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Council #9518, and the Holy Name Society. He was an usher at St. Joseph for over 50 years.
    He is survived by his wife, Evelena Conley Greaser. Two brothers, Martin & Elmer both of Niagara Falls, NY. Three sisters, Agnes Smith of Niagara Falls, NY, Gertrude Griffith & Rita Fletcher both of Kingwood. Several nieces & nephews. He was proceeded in death by five brothers and two sisters.
Note: Information is from his Burial Mass Card, provided courtesy of Mary Agnes Borgman.

Leo S. Greaser

To be entered at a later date.

Ella H. Greaser
Was active in church organization

MEDINA, Ohio - Ella H. Greaser, 80, of Medina, formerly of the Town of Niagara and Lewiston, NY died Tuesday (July 18, 1989) in Medina Community Hospital. Born in Kenosha, Wisc., she lived in the Town of Niagara for 43 years and in Lewiston for three years. She worked for the former Kimberly Clark Co., Niagara Falls for many years. She was a member of St. Leo’s Roman Catholic Church, Town of Niagara, a member of the Mother’s Guild of St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church, Niagara Falls, and a member of the County Extension Seniors. She was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Mary (Miklitsch) Hermann and widow of Leo S. Greaser, who died May 6, 1981. Mrs. Greaser is survived by daughters, Joyce Lombardi of Lewiston, Jane Knapp of Ransomville, Carol Koppmann of Medina, and 14 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Hardison Funeral Home, North Fourth and Ridge Streets, Lewiston. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home and at 9:15 a.m. at St. Leo’s Roman Catholic Church, 2748 Military Road, Town of Niagara. Burial will be at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, NY.   Contributions to Holy Martyrs Church Building Fund, 3100 South Weymouth Road, Medina, OH 44256 are acceptable as tribute.
Note: Ella had moved and was living with Carol & Cliff Koppmann in Medina before her death. Was provided courtesy of Kay Greaser.

Lucinda "Agnes" Greaser

    Agnes Greaser Smith, 84, of Niagara Falls, NY died Saturday, November 16, 1991, in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY.
    She was born in Howesville, a daughter of the late Julius and Lucy Greaser.
    Survivors include one daughter, Sister Mary Joel of Kenmore, NY; two nieces, Mrs. Karen Dow Foster, OH and Mrs. Mary Agnes Dow Harwas of North Tonawanda, NY and a nephew Michael Dow of Niagara Falls, whom she raised; two brothers, Martin & Elmer Greaser of Niagara Falls and two sisters, Gertrude Griffith and Rita Fletcher of Kingwood.
    She was preceded in death by two husbands, Joseph Schimscheiner in 1948 and George Smith in 1972 and by six brothers & two sisters.
    A mass of Christian burial was conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 19 at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Niagara Falls, by Father Francis Shimscheiner, a nephew. Interment was at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.
Note: This was from the Preston County Journal, provided courtesy of Mary Agnes Borgman.

Hazel Greaser

     Hazel Greaser, 83, of Cameron Health Care, formerly of Howesville and Pittsburgh, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 1996, in Cameron.
     She was born Dec. 8, 1913, in Howesville, daughter of the late Clemens A. and Clara Rickelman Greaser (Clemens was a brother to Julius Greaser).
     She is survived by six nephews, Robert Greaser of Waco, Texas, Vincent Greaser, of Sheboygan, Wis., John Greaser, of Springfield, VA, Nelson & Don Temple, both of Steubenville, OH, and Ronald Temple, of Uniontown, PA; and three nieces, Evelyn Myers, of Louisville, KY, Dorothy DeBerry, of Fairborn, OH and Donna J. Temple McConkey, of Wheeling.
     She was the last surviving member of her immediate family and was preceded in death by four brothers, Leonard, Joseph, Howard and Vincent Greaser; two sisters, Teresa Greaser and Genevieve Temple; and a nephew, Charles Greaser.
     Friends may call at Browning Funeral Home, Kingwood, from 1-9p.m. Tuesday, with a Christian Wake service at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Kingwood, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, with the Rev. Jerome McKenna, as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery, Howesville.
Special Note: Was provided courtesy of Martin & Kay Greaser. Photos of Clemens & Clara (Rickelman) Greaser with their family can be viewed in the Borgman Family Reunion Photos.

Agnes G. Shimscheiner

NIAGARA FALLS - Mrs. Agnes G. Shimscheiner, 61 of 6127 North Whitham Drive, died Thursday (Oct 25, 1973), in the Cleveland Clinic after a long illness.
   She was a lifelong resident of this city and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society of St. Leo's Church. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
   Her husband, Frank J. Shimscheiner, died in 1971.
   She is survived by a son, the Rev. Francis M. Shimscheiner, OSFS, of Lockport, a member of the faculty at DeSales Catholic High School; her mother, Mrs. Leo (Anna) Murphy, this city; a brother, Michael J. Murphy of Akron, Ohio; six sisters, Mrs. Albert (Veran) Touchette of Thurmont, MD, Mrs. Clinton (Catherine) Kilmer; Mrs. Harry (Helen) Alderman; Mrs. Edwin (Joan) Martin, and Mrs. Robert (Jean) Swartz, all of this city and Mrs. Howard (Theresa) Sitzer of Kent, NY.
   Funeral Services will be held Monday at 9:30am at the Otto Redanz Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Leo's Church.
   Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Personal Note: Agnes's husband Frank Shimscheiner, was a brother to Joe Shimscheiner (husband of L. Agnes Greaser, my Aunt). Although there was no direct relationship with Agnes & Frank Shimscheiner, they spent a lot of time at our home and played cards with my folks. Frank, his mother & siblings are in the Shimscheiner Wedding Photo.