1. | VOELKER, Frederick William was born in May 1867 in Martinsville, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (son of VOELKER, August Friedrich Wilhelm and MESSING, Johanna); died on 5 Jul 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY - Section 7. Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 7/8/1941
Frederick W. Voelker. of 820 Willow
avenue. 74-year-old member of
a pioneer Niagara county family,
died In Memorial hospital this
morning.
Bom In the town of Wheatfleld,
Mr. Voelker came to Niagara Falls
as a child and lived here since. He
was employed for 40 years as a foreman
at the plant of the Aluminum
Company of America, retiring ten
years ago. He was a member of
Bellevue Lodge, No. 316, I. O. O. F.,
and the Young Men's club of Zlon
Evangelical Lutheran church. He
was also a member cf the Aluminum
company's 25-Year club.
Surviving him are five sons,
Chester A., Mllford Roy. Lawrence
E. Marvin E. and Frederick W.
Voelker. Jr. a brother. William
Voelker. of the Saunders Settlement
roAd. and four sisters. Mrs. Augusta
Schweitzer, of this city; Mrs.
Georglana Sattleberg. of Youngstown:
Miss Emma Voelker, of the
Saunders Settlement road, and Mrs.
Margaret Mulvey, In California.
Eleven grandchildren also survive.
The funeral will be held from
the family home at 2 p.m. Thurs-
day with services at Zion Evangelical
Lutheran church, Michigan avenue
and Tenth street, at 2:30 p.m.
Burial will be in Riverdale ceme-
tery.
Frederick married WATTS, Sarah on 25 Oct 1893 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Sarah (daughter of WATTS, Joseph and HOPKINS, Katherine) was born on 26 Jul 1869 in Lincoln, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Apr 1938 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY - Section 7. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- VOELKER was born on 12 Jan 1894 in New York; died on 12 Jan 1894.
- VOELKER, Chester Allen was born on 25 Jul 1895 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Aug 1969 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL.
- VOELKER, Milford Roy was born on 10 Feb 1897 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 May 1962 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY.
- VOELKER, Lawrence Edward was born on 27 Apr 1903 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Feb 1959 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
- VOELKER, Marvin E was born on 13 Jul 1906 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Feb 1986 in Harborcreek, PA; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY - Section 7.
- VOELKER, Frederick William was born on 17 Jul 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Dec 1962 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Mt View Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY.
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