Mahoning County OhArchives Obituaries.....Neff, Calvin Carl June 24, 1953 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer L. Neff ffen@zoominternet.net May 4, 2006, 7:15 pm Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 26 June 1953 NEFF, Calvin Carl Husband of Aulurah “Lulu nee HARDING [BUCK] 14 July 1878 to 24 June 1953 74y 11m 10d CALVIN C. NEFF, 75 RETIRED GROCER, DIES WEDNESDAY Calvin C. Neff, 75, died of arteriosclerosis Wednesday morning in Woodside Receiving Hospital, Youngstown. He had been in failing health for some time. Born July 24, 1878, in Canfield township, he was a son of John and Harriet Sanzenbacher Neff, and as a youth moved to the village with his parents, where he spent the remainder of his life. He attended Canfield schools, and in 1898 graduated from the commercial department of North Eastern Ohio Normal College. Five years later he became a partner in the general store of Lynn & Dickson, later buying out the other partners. After disposing of his interests, he was engaged in the grocery business for 16 years in Canfield. During World War II, Mr. Neff was employed as a member of the fire department at the Lordstown Ordnance Depot. Mr. Neff was a member of the Canfield Methodist church, and a charter member of the Mahoning County Democratic Club During the administration of Gov. Martin L. Davey, he served as a member of the State Unemployment Compensation Commission. He also served three terms as Canfield township clerk. Mr. Neff was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Lulu Harding Buck, whom he married August 15, 1911, died in 1930. On July 7, 1945, he was married to Mrs. Bertha F. Dyce of Canfield, who survives. He also leaves a step-daughter, Mrs. Frank C. Treffinger of Canfield; three step-sons, James Dyce of Canfield, and Donald and Homer Dyce of Youngstown; a sister, Miss Sadie Neff of Miami, Fla.; and four brothers, Ensign E. and Cyrus H. of Miami, and Martin J. and Roy J. both of Canfield. Funeral services, with Rev. O.O. Wilson in charge, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Williams Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Calvin C. Neff, 1878-1953, is buried Section C Row 1, Canfield Village Cemetery, Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH where he shares a headstone with his parents, John E. and Harriett nee Sanzenbacher Neff and two siblings, Sadie and Rebecca Neff. Burials for Charles C. and Aulurah Harding Buck Neff - Row 16 Ellsworth Cemetery, Ellsworth, Mahoning Co. OH Comment from Neff family pages: Aulurah Harding Buck Neff had been married to Charles Buck before she and Calvin married on 15 Aug 1911. She had been a widow for 6 years and was 43 years old, while Cal was 33 years. [He was 52 when she died.] They had no children in their 19 years of marriage. Aulurah had a daughter, Mrs. Frank C. Treffinger [Bernice Buck], from her first marriage, and Bernice was 16 when Cal and Aulurah married. Bernice, who was born on 3 July 1895 and died on 29 Sep 2001, was 106 years at the time of her death. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb