Vorwerk & Wilson Families

Melville Joseph Groh

b. 10 November 1874, d. 14 December 1943

Melville Joseph Groh was born on 10 November 1874 in Canada.
He married Mary Mildred Pittman, daughter of John Kearsey Pittman and Mary (?), on 14 June 1900 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Frank B. Carlton officiating.
Melville Joseph Groh registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Erie County, New York, while living with his wife Mildred at 151 Bradley Street in Buffalo, employed there as a pattern maker by Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company.
Melville Joseph Groh became a widower at the 9 February 1935 death of his wife Mary Mildred Pittman.
The following appeared on 11 February 1935 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] Suddenly in Buffalo, N. Y., February 9, 1935, Mildred M. Pittman Groh, beloved wife of Melville J; mother of Mrs. Albert Shedler, Mrs. Rolland Hoock, Mrs. Walter Hohensee, Ruth A. and Noel J. Groh; sister of Mrs. R. P. Wilson. Funeral from family home, 151 Bradley Street, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends invited.
Melville Joseph Groh died on 14 December 1943 at age 69 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
The following appeared on 15 December 1943 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] Melville J. Groh, in Buffalo, N. Y., December 14, 1943, husband of Ella Jackson Groh; father of Mrs. Albert Shedler, Mrs. Rolland Hoock, Noel and Ruth Groh and the late Mrs. Walter H. Hohensee. Funeral from the late home, 151 Bradley St., Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends are invited.