Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of the Fifteen Children

Cleveland Hill School Fire Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

1. Cleveland Hill School Fire Memorial

Inscription. Cleveland Hill Union Free School District. In memory of the fifteen children who perished and the many others who suffer as a result of the tragic fire that occurred at this site on March 31, 1954.

Erected 2004 by Board of Education, Cleveland Hill School District.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is March 31, 1954.

Location. 42° 56.484′ N, 78° 46.951′ W. Marker is in Cheektowaga, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Mapleview Road and Corey Court, on the right when traveling north on Mapleview Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Mapleview Road, Buffalo NY 14225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: United G & F Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Knights of St. John Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Square (approx. 1.2 miles away); Red Jacket Post 3068 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Earliest Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Former Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); George Urban, Jr. Residence (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheektowaga.

More about

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

this marker. "Cleve-Hill" is a colloquial abreviation of the district name.

Also see . . .
1. 1954 Cleveland Hill School District Fire - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 13, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Jackson C. Frank - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 13, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
3. Marlene by Jackson C. Frank - You Tube. Of Marlene DuPont, his childhood girlfriend who perished in the fire; and of his trauma (Submitted on August 13, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

4. A Forgotten Buffalo Legend: The Jackson C. Frank Story - You Tube. By Local TV News Channel WKBW (Submitted on August 13, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

2. Cleveland Hill School Fire Memorial

Between the two potted plants in the background, there are five marble slabs. The names of the children who perished are on the three raised central slabs. The lower two slabs at the sides name the injured survivors.

Injured Survivors - left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

3. Injured Survivors - left

Dennis Cervi; Michael Cody; Allen DeForest; Jackson Frank; Richard Hoff; Ann Iaeckle; Frances Kozlowska; Nancy Love; Melba Y. Siebold Music Teacher

Perished - left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

4. Perished - left

Verna H. Bagley; Patricia Blendowski; Bruce Brand

Perished - center left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

5. Perished - center left

Marlene DuPont; Michael W. Hause; George Hoffman

Perished - center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

6. Perished - center

Suzanne Jors; Donald Kelleher; Elizabeth L. Lies

Perished - center right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

7. Perished - center right

John T. Mendofik; Marlene Miller; Blaine Poss

Perished - right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

8. Perished - right

Reba J. Smith; Patricia Steger; Barbara C. Watkins

Injured Survivors - right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 13, 2022

9. Injured Survivors - right

James Luongo; Joseph Magistrale; Judith Marchese; Patricia Noel; Thomas F. Ray; Bonnie Rowland; Paul Seelau; Lawrence Wojtkowski; June Mahaney Student teacher

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,781 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 13, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.