Wilhelm D. Styer
b. 22 July 1893, d. 26 February 1975
- Father: Henry Delp Styer b. circa 1863, d. 11 May 1944
- Wilhelm D. Styer married Dorothea Haeberle, daughter of George C. Haeberle and Margaret Fink.
- He was born on 22 July 1893 in Utah.
- The following appeared on 1 August 1939 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Col. and Mrs. W. G. Styer, who have been the guests of friends in Pittsburgh, Pa., return today to the home of Mrs. Styer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Haeberle, of South avenue, and will remain there until the latter part of the week before taking a cruise with friends. Col. and Mrs. Styer are from the Panama Canal Zone. . . . Col. and Mrs. W. G. Styer, of Panama Canal Zone, who have been the guests of Mrs. Styer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Haeberle, of South avenue, were the guests of honor at a lovely summer picnic party given by Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Haeberle at their home, "The Cedars," Lewiston. Twenty-two guests were present at this delightful party.
- The following appeared on 12 May 1944 in the Niagara Falls Gazette:
Brigadier General Henry Delp Styer, U. S. Army, retired, former commandant at Fort Niagara and officer in command of Allied troops in Siberia during World War I, died at his home in San Diego, Calif., last night at the age of 81.
Widely known among older residents of Niagara Falls, General Styer was the father of Major General W. D. Styer, of Washington, D. C., whose wife is the former Miss Dorothea Haeberle, daughter of George C. Haeberle, of 927 South avenue, this city. The younger General Styer is now chief of staff of the Services Supply of the U. S. Army in Washington.
Brigadier General Styer is also survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Wilkes Styer, of San Diego; a second son, Charles W. Styer, an officer in the U. S. Navy, and a daughter, Mrs. Hearst, wife of a U. S. naval officer.
Born in Sellersville, Pa., General Styer graduated from the West Point Military academy as a lieutenant in 1884. He first came to Fort Niagara as a first lieutenant of the Thirteenth Regiment in 1891. In 1898 he accompanied his regiment as quartermaster to the Philippines and while there was credited with the capture of a notorious rebel leader, Vincent del Prado, who was executed.
After his return from the tropics as a captain, he was military instructor at an agricultural college in Utah and returned to Fort Niagara as a major in the Twenty-ninth Regiment about 1909. Subsequently he became commandant at the post and did much to advance its development during those years.
During the first World war he was entrusted with the big job of leading the Allied campaign in Siberia, an accomplishment which won him high commendation. Retired for a number of years, he has been residing in San Diego. - The following appeared on 7 April 1964 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: (Lockport) Mrs. Margaret Haeberle, left a gross estate of $108,776 when she died March 2, 1964, according to a state tax appraisal filed Monday in Surrogate's Court.
The net taxable estate was listed as $99,933. Mrs. Haeberle was the widow of George Haeberle, founder of Haeberle Lumber Co.
Beneficiaries listed were a son, George Haeberle Jr., Lewiston; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothea H. Styer of Coronado, Calif; a granddaughter, Carolyn Zettel, North Tonawanda, and the estate of another daughter, the late Charlotte H. Thompson of Palo Alto, Calif. The latter died May 19. - Dorothea Haeberle became a widow at his death.
- Wilhelm D. Styer died on 26 February 1975 at age 81 in San Diego County, California.
- Last Edited: 3 Sep 2010