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Elynor <I>Forster</I> Guenther

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Elynor Forster Guenther

Birth
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Death
14 Sep 1990 (aged 70)
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA
Burial
Attica, Wyoming County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Section W
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Elynor F. Guenther , 70, a former American Red Cross volunteer, died Friday (Sept. 14, 1990) in her home after a lengthy illness.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the First Presbyterian Church, 311 Rainbow Blvd.

A Niagara Falls resident for more than 40 years, she had lived in many areas of the world, including Pearl Harbor at the time of the surprise Japanese attack that plunged the United States into World War II.

At that time, Mrs. Guenther 's first husband, Maj. Fletcher L. Brown Jr., was stationed there as a Marine pilot. He was killed a year later in fighting at Guadalcanal.

Mrs. Guenther , a native of Jackson, Miss., was involved with several Niagara Falls organizations and events, including the LaSalle Children's Field Day and the Maid of the Mist Festival. As a Red Cross volunteer, she worked with the blood bank and at Veterans Hospital, Buffalo.

She was a former member of the Niagara Falls Weavers, a craft club, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include her husband, Jack G. Guenther ; three sons, the Rev. Lance L.M. Brown of Purcellville, Va., Jack G. Guenther Jr. of North Tonawanda, and Otto F. Guenther of New Castle, Del.; a daughter, Lyane Marie Klein of the Cityz of Tonawanda, and four grandchildren


The Buffalo News - Saturday, September 15, 1990

Elynor F. Guenther , 70, a former American Red Cross volunteer, died Friday (Sept. 14, 1990) in her home after a lengthy illness.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the First Presbyterian Church, 311 Rainbow Blvd.

A Niagara Falls resident for more than 40 years, she had lived in many areas of the world, including Pearl Harbor at the time of the surprise Japanese attack that plunged the United States into World War II.

At that time, Mrs. Guenther 's first husband, Maj. Fletcher L. Brown Jr., was stationed there as a Marine pilot. He was killed a year later in fighting at Guadalcanal.

Mrs. Guenther , a native of Jackson, Miss., was involved with several Niagara Falls organizations and events, including the LaSalle Children's Field Day and the Maid of the Mist Festival. As a Red Cross volunteer, she worked with the blood bank and at Veterans Hospital, Buffalo.

She was a former member of the Niagara Falls Weavers, a craft club, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include her husband, Jack G. Guenther ; three sons, the Rev. Lance L.M. Brown of Purcellville, Va., Jack G. Guenther Jr. of North Tonawanda, and Otto F. Guenther of New Castle, Del.; a daughter, Lyane Marie Klein of the Cityz of Tonawanda, and four grandchildren


The Buffalo News - Saturday, September 15, 1990



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