Montgomery Rasch, obituary (Buffalo News, 1969-07-28)
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Montgomery Rasch, obituary (Buffalo News, 1969-07-28)
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Montgomery Rasch Dies at 39; Leader In North Tonawanda Memorial services for Montgomery Rasch, 39, businessman and community leader, will be held 11 AM tomorrow in the First United Methodist Church. Mr. Rasch, a member of the church's official board, died Saturday night (July 26, 1969) after a long illness. A community leader in North Tonawanda, he was chairman of the North Tonawanda Youth Board three years. He also served as a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, past skipper of Sea Scouts Ship 428 and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 860.
In January he was named Elk of the Year, the first person so honored. He held numerous positions in the lodge, among them chairman of youth activities for 10 years. He also was past district chairman of youth activities the New York State Lodge.' Mr. Rasch was past district commander of Tonawanda District Boy Scouts, a past chairman and former member of the Niagara County Juvenile Aid Bureau, Fund worker and a a a a a a of the "member executive board of the Niagara City Association of Town Superintendents. He was vice-president of Riverside Chemical Co., North Tonawanda.
He attended North Tonawanda schools, Greenbriar Military Academy, Lewisburg, W. Va., and The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. He served four years with the Navy. He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Marion H. Anthony; his wife, the former Marilyn Kowsky; three children, Montgomery Edward, Margaret and Martha; and a sister, Mrs. Gretchen R. Denk of Lewiston.
In January he was named Elk of the Year, the first person so honored. He held numerous positions in the lodge, among them chairman of youth activities for 10 years. He also was past district chairman of youth activities the New York State Lodge.' Mr. Rasch was past district commander of Tonawanda District Boy Scouts, a past chairman and former member of the Niagara County Juvenile Aid Bureau, Fund worker and a a a a a a of the "member executive board of the Niagara City Association of Town Superintendents. He was vice-president of Riverside Chemical Co., North Tonawanda.
He attended North Tonawanda schools, Greenbriar Military Academy, Lewisburg, W. Va., and The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. He served four years with the Navy. He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Marion H. Anthony; his wife, the former Marilyn Kowsky; three children, Montgomery Edward, Margaret and Martha; and a sister, Mrs. Gretchen R. Denk of Lewiston.
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1969-07-28
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“Montgomery Rasch, obituary (Buffalo News, 1969-07-28),” North Tonawanda History, accessed June 11, 2026, https://nthistory.com/items/show/4926.