1941 - 1955 (13 years)
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Name |
Andrew, Marilyn |
Birth |
30 Oct 1941 |
Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
Gender |
Female |
Burial |
Aug 1955 |
Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States |
Address: Hartland Central Cemetery (43° 14' 20.13" N, 78° 33' 20.27" W) |
Death |
11 Aug 1955 |
Lyndonville, Orleans, New York, United States |
Address: Lakeland Park |
Notes |
- Niagara Gazette - 8/12/1955
LYNDONV1LLE, Aug. 12 - Fourteen-year-old Marilyn Andrew, Gasport, was killed at 8:15 p.m.yesterday when she was struck by an outboard motorboat while swimming in Lake Ontario at nearby Lakeland Park. State Police said Marilyn was swimming in about eight feet of water approximately 75 yards from shore at the time of the mishap. They said that Alfred L. Schmitt, 23, of Medina, operator of the 14-foot boat, told them he tried unsuccessfully to swerve the craft when he saw the girl's head bob up suddenly in his path. Accident Ruling Slated Orleans County Coroner Dr. Kenneth Clark, who pronounced the girl dead shortly after she was brought ashore, said he would issue a certificate of accidental death.The coroner said the girl suffered a possible fractured neck. Marilyn was brought ashore by Earl Caldwell and Raymond Bates, two of a group of four Lyndonville boys who were swimming nearby at the time of the accident. Sgt. John Sage and Troopers Robert . Minekhcin and William Ingalls of the Gaines sub-station, state police, who investigated, said that Marilyn, who lives with her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baes, Maplewood Dr., Gasport, was visiting the park with her father's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Andrew, Barker. Marilyn, who was born at Lockport Oct. 30, 1941, was scheduled to enroll next month in Grade 9 at Royalton-Hartland Central High School. She attended Friends Church, Lockport. Father in Germany In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Baes and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Andrew, Marilyn is survived by her mother, Mrs. Alice Andrew, Gasport; her father, Sgt. James Andrew, Frankfort. Germany; two sisters. Paula and Patricia Andrew, Gasport, and a brother, Roger Andrew, Barker.The body is at the Bream Funeral Home, Gasport, and funeral arrangements are being completed. Burial will be in Hartland Central Cemetery
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Person ID |
I48727 |
haseley |
Last Modified |
7 Mar 2022 |
Father |
Andrew, James |
Mother |
Baes, Alice, b. 5 Jul 1918, Gasport, Niagara, New York, United States d. 5 Nov 2011, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 93 years) |
Family ID |
F1649 |
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| Birth - 30 Oct 1941 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Burial - Address: Hartland Central Cemetery (43° 14' 20.13" N, 78° 33' 20.27" W) - Aug 1955 - Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Death - Address: Lakeland Park - 11 Aug 1955 - Lyndonville, Orleans, New York, United States |
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