Mark married WRIGHT, Jan Marie [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Voelker - Melvin L. age 64, of the Town of Wheatfield, suddenly Sat. Feb.2, 1980 in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Voelker was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, the Bergholtz Volunteer Fire County, the LaSalle Sportsman Club, Retired employee of Carborundum with 43 years service. Survived by his wife Gladys (nee Mellenthine); 2 sons, Mark (Jan) Voelker, and Earl (Ruth) Voelker both of the Town of Wheatfield; a daughter, Lynn Voelker of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Kenneth of Lewiston and Gordon of W. Virg.; 4 sisters, Mrs. Adolph (Hazel) Wiegand and Mrs. Leonard Pollard both of the Town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Norman (Alfrieda) Andrees of N. Tonawanda and Mrs. Herbert (Audrey) of Medina. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held in St. James Lutheran Church Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. John H. Crilley will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church or the organ fund. The Bergholtz Fire County, will meet at the funeral home this evening at 7:00

Melvin married MELLENTHINE, Gladys Elisabeth Charlotte on 24 Nov 1938 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Gladys (daughter of MELLENTHIN, Marcus P and SCHALLER, Louise) was born on 10 Feb 1919 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Dec 1995 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 30, 1995
Gladys E. Voelker, 76, a retired school bus driver, died Friday (Dec. 29, 1995) in her Niagara Road home after a lengthy illness.
The former Gladys Mellenthine was born in North Tonawanda and had lived in Bergholz since 1941.
Mrs. Voelker was employed by the Niagara Wheatfield School District as a bus driver for about 25 years, retiring in 1980.
She enjoyed gardening and refinishing furniture.
Mrs. Voelker was a member of St. James Lutheran Church.
Her husband, Melvin Voelker, died in 1980.
Surviving are two sons, Mark and Earl; a daughter, Lynn Blake; a brother, Ralph Mellenthine of North Tonawanda; nine
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday at St. James Church, 2437 Niagara Road. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery

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Niagara Gazette - 11/28/1938

BERGHOLTZ, Nov. 28. - One of
the loveliest of the season's weddings
was solemnized Thanksgiving day at
4 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran
church, St. Johnsburg, when Miss
Gladys Mellenthine. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Marius Mellenthine. of the
Ward road, became the bride of
Melvin Voelker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Voelker, of this village. The
Rev. J. W. Thlemecke performed the
ceremony.
The church was beautifully decorated
with palms and pompoms.
The bride, who entered the church
on the arm of her father, was lovely
in a white slipper satin gown made
on princess lines with a long train.
The high-draped neckline was fastened
at the back with a row of
tiny buttons, She wore an illusion
veil of finger-tip length which fell
from a braided halo. Her shower
bouquet was of white roses and pom-
poms.
Miss Evelyn Lenhardt, who was
maid of honor, was becomingly
in a princess frock of aqua
marine moire taffeta, made on prin-
cess lines, with a short train and
fasioned with large puff sleeves
and a cleverely cut neckline, which
fastened at the back with a row of
tiny buttons reaching to the waist.
She wore a matching face veil
which fell from a flowered halo. Her
bouquet was of pink roses and pompoms.
Audrey Voelker and Marian
Broecker wore dresses of rose moire
taffeta fashioned the same as the
maid of honor. They wore matching
face veils and flowered halos
and carried bouquets of pink roses
and pompoms.
Norman Camann was best man
and Ralph Mellenthine, brother of
the bride, and Kenneth Voelker,
brother of the groom were the
ushers.
The bride's mother wore a teal
blue crepe dress with gold accessories
and a corsage of yellow roses.
The groom's mother wore a teal
blue gown with silver accessories.
Her corsage was of pink roses.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a reception was held at the
St. Johnsburg fire hall. Covers were
laid for 60 guests. The bride's table,
with covers laid for eight, was beautifully
decorated in pink and white
with a large wedding cake marking
the bride's place.
Mr. and Mrs. Voelker, who have
been honored at many pre-nuptlal
affairs, will be at home In the Ward
road, S t Johnsburg.

Notes:

Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 11, 2002
Kenneth M. Wright, 82, who worked as a laborer for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in Niagara Falls for 32 years, died Tuesday (April 9, 2002) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Massena and moved to Niagara Falls when he was young.
Wright was an Army veteran of World War II. He retired from DuPont in 1985.
He enjoyed gardening.
He married Mona Sowter in 1941. She died in 1982. Survivors include two daughters, Jan Voelker of Bergholz and Joan D. Ankenbauer of Largo, Fla.; a son, Kenneth C. of San Jose, Calif.; two brothers, John and Robert, both of Wheatfield; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston

Kenneth married SOWTER, Mona T in Oct 1941. Mona (daughter of VANCE, Clayton and Dora) was born on 31 Mar 1919 in Saranac Lake, Franklin County, NY; died on 9 Dec 1982 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/10/1982

WRIGHT - Mona T.
Wright, 63, of the Town of
Wheatfield, Thursday
(December 9, 1982) at
DeGraff Memorial Hospital
after a brief illness. Mrs.
Wright was a member of
the Wheatfield Senior Citi-
zens and was a recently
retired manager of Tzetzo
Bros.
She is survived by her
husband, Kenneth M.
Wright; two daughters,
Mrs. Mark (Jan M.)
Voelker of Bergholtz and
Mrs Robert (Joan D.)
Ankenbauer of Florida; a
son, Kenneth C Wright of
California; nine grand-
children, one brother,
Norman Sowter of Yakima,
Wash , and several nieces
and nephews.
No prior visitation
Flowers gratefully de-
clined A Memorial Mass
of Christian Burial was
held today at 10 a.m..from
St Joseph's R.C Church
Fretthold Funeral Home
Inc , was charge of ar-
rangements (10)

Eduard married FRYE, Elsie Rose Gertrude on 8 Dec 1908 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elsie (daughter of FRYE, Herman Carl and LABOVE, Bertha Louise) was born on 26 Nov 1889 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jul 1955 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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9 July 1955 Tonawanda News
SCHULTZ – Elsie Voelker Schultz, 65, Thursday (July 7, 1955) in the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Aolph Wiegand of Niagara R., Bergholtz, N. Y. with whom she resided. Born in North Ridge, N. Y. Mrs. Schultz had resided in Bergholtz for the past 43 years and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and the Ladies Ai Society of the Church. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Weigand, Mrs. Harry Pollard of Bergholtz, Mrs. Ernest Andrees and Mrs. Norman Andrees of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Herbert Haseley of Medina; three sons, Melvin and Gordon Voelker of Bergholtz and Kenneth Voelker of Niagara Falls; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; six sisters, Mrs. George Nassoiy, Mrs. Chester Voelker, Mrs. Elmina Krauser, Mrs. Harold Livingston of Niagara Falls, Mrs. David Seymour of Buffalo and Mrs. Theodore Hickox of New Kensington, Pa.; three brothers, Reinhardt and Solomon Frye of Niagara Falls, an Herman Frye of Pontiac, Mich. Friends may call until noon Sunday at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, N. Y. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in St. James Church, Bergholtz, the Rev. Otto Bruss officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/4/1936

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Voelker, of
Niagara and Hunt streets, announce
the engagement of their daughter, El-
frieda, to A. Andrees, son of Mrs. B.
Andrees, son of Mrs. E. Andrees. of
the N a s h road and Niagara Falls
boulevard The wedding will take place
in the near future.

SAME DATE

Mrs. Ernest Andrees and Miss Emma
Andrees entertained at a kitchen
shower for Miss Elfneda Voelker, a
bride-elect of this month. The evening
was spen: playing cootie. Delicious
refreshments were served. The
bride-to-be received many pretty and
useful gifts.
The guests Included Laura Proefrock.
Vera Adams, Arllne Martini
Ahce Moll. Loretta Proeiing, Audrey
Voelker. Beatrice Stenzel. Winifred
Stenzel. Beatrice Tussing, Gladys Mellenthine.
Annette Graf. Mrs. Emma
Andrees, Mrs. James Grieser, Mrs.
Edward Voelker and Mrs. Howard
Moll.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/18/1936

BERGHOLTZ, Nov. 18- The mar-
riage of Miss Elfrieda Voelker, of
Niagara and Hunts streets, to Nor-
man Andrees, of the Nash road and
Niagara Falls boule
vard, was one of
the prettiest weddings held here this
season. Miss Voelker is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Voelker
and Mr. Andrees is a son of Mrs. E.
Andrees. The ceremony took place
last Saturday at St. James Evangelical
Lutheran church, the Rev. Otto
Bruss officiating.
To the strains of Lohengrin's wed-
ding march, played by Theodore Gra-
bau, organist, the bridal party enter-
ed the church. Miss Voelker was love-
ly in her bridal attire of a white
moire gown, which was floor length
and had a long train, a long tulle
veil and an old fashioned bouquet of
white roses, and white Pom Poms and
smilax tied with satin streamers. She
wore white hose and shoes to match.
Miss Audrey Voelker, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and wore a
becoming gown of tea rose moire
floor length, similar to that of the
bride. The bride's maids were Miss
Emma Andrees, sister of the groom,
and Miss Gladys Mellenthine, an in-
timate friend of the bride.
The little four-year-old flower girl,
Jacquelyn Andrees, niece of the bride
and groom, looked dainty in a peach
color silk crepe dress..
The best man was Wallace Mar-
tin. Melvin Voelker, brother of the
bride, and Phillip Moll were ushers.
Before the ceremony the Misses Ger-
trude and Lydia Schultz of Niagara
Falls, sand "I Love You Truly," and
after the ceremony "What a Friend
we Have in Jesus," with Mr. Grabau
accompanying. The single ring cere-
mony was used. Mrs. Voelker, mo-
ther of the bride, wore a becoming
dress of green silk crepe, and Mrs.
Andrees, mother of the groom, wore
a stunning gown of wine crepe.
After the ceremony a reception was
held in the hall on Niagara road for
about 60 guests. Out-of-town guests
were from Nashville, Tonawanda and
Niagara Falls.
Pre-nuptial affairs were showers
given by Mrs. Hazel Weigant, the
Misses Audrey Voelker and Lydia
Schultz; Mrs. E. Andrees, Mrs. Mil-
dred Andrees and Miss Emma An-
drees; Miss Loretta Froehling, Mrs.
Edward Heshke and Mrs. William
Andrees. The bride and groom will
reside on the corner of Nash road and Ni-
agara Falls boulevard.

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7 September 1955 Tonawanda News

MELLENTHINE – Marcus P. Mellenthine, 62, last night (Sept. 6, 1955) in his home, Ward Rd., St. Johnsburg. He is survived by his wife, Louise, nee Schaller. He was the father of Mrs. Melvin Voelcker of Bergholtz, and Ralph F. and Donald M., of the Town of Wheatfield. He is also survived by six grandchildren. He was the brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Broecker and half-brother of Edmund and Walter Williams. Services will be in the family residence at 2 p.m. Friday, and at 2:30 p.m. in St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke will officiate. Interment will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Mellenthine was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the St. Johnsburg Fire Company.

Marcus married SCHALLER, Louise in 1918 in Niagara County, NY. Louise was born on 3 Jun 1889 in Germany; died on 25 Nov 1979 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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27 November 1979 Tonawanda News

MELLENTHINE – Louise Mellenthine, 90, of the Town of Wheatfield, Sunday (November 25, 1979) at the Fairchild Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Mellenthine was a member of St. John Lutheran Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Gladys) Voelker of the Town of Wheatfield and a son, Ralph (Doris) Mellenthine of North Tonawanda; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Cawley and Mrs. Martha Neidercorn, both of Wisconsin; mother of the late Donald Mellenthine.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda this evening from 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Rolf A. Buchmann will officiate. Interment in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church.

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Niagara Gazette

WRIGHT-In Lockport, N.Y.. June 2.
1955, Charles A. Wright, of 1127
Ontario Ave. Father of Mrs. Beatrice
Stratton, Mrs. John Bollender.
John W.. Robert and Kenneth
Wright, all of this city. Brother of
Ernest Wright, of Saranac. N.Y.,
and Mrs. Bertha Spellman. of this
city. He li also survived by 6 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held from the Rhoney Funeral
Home. 1124 Ontario Ave.. Monday,
June 6. 1955. at a time to be announced.
Friends may call at the
funeral home after 12 noon Friday.

Charles + SALLES, Eva. Eva was born about 1889 in New York; died on 14 Feb 1946 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 2151946

Mrs. Eva Wright, of 1127 Ontario
avenue, died this morning in Memorial
hospital where she had been
a patient for only two days. She
was a victim of pneumonia. A native
of Saranac, N. Y., she had been a
resident of this city for the last 26
years.
Surviving Mrs. Wright are her
husband, Charles; and four sons,
Frederick S., John and Robert
Wright, of this city, and Kenneth
Wright, of the U. S. Army, and a
daughter, Mrs. John Bolender, of
this city. Two sisters, Mrs. Ernest
Wright, of Saranac, N. Y., and Mrs.
William Farrell, of Schuylervllle,
N. Y., and five brothers, William,
Frank, James and Theodore Salles,
of Schuylervllle, N. Y., and Roy
Salls, of Vermont, also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
the Rhoney Funeral home on Mond
ay afternoon at 2 o'clock with the
Rev. George W. Keeling officiating.
Interment will be in Riverdale cem
terv.

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Niagara Gazette - 2/3/1956

VANCE-In Memorial Hospital. Jan.
31. 1956. Clayton Vance of 349-8th
SL Husband of Dora; father of Mrs.
Kenneth Wright of this city and
Norman Sowter. U. S. Navy. Astoria,
Oregon. He Is also survived by 3
grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held from the Rhoney Funeral
Home. 1124 Ontario Ave.,
Saturday, Feb. 4. 1956 at 1 p.m.
with the Rev. Chester C. Beebe officiating.
Interment will be in Me - article incomplete

Clayton + Dora. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]