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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/9/1985

THIELKE - Norman R. Thielke,
71, of Gaithersburg, Md., formerly
of North Tonawanda, Wednesday
(August 7,1985). Mr. Thielke was a
member, president and elder of the
Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver
Spring, Md. and former member
and president of the Mesia Lutheran
Church, Fairview Park, Ohio. He
was active in the Church Walther
League at St. Matthew Lutheran
Church in No. Tonawanda and was
active in the American Field
Service. Graduated from No. Tonawanda
High School in 1931, received
his B.S. from Cornell University 1935
and bis M.S. from Perm State University
in 1963. He was a retired
chemist for the U.S. Dept. of
Energy.
Mr. Thielke is survived by his wife
Lucille (nee Knoell) Thielke; two
sons, Paul A. and Alan G. Thielke;
four daughters, Mrs. Robert
(Elaine) Steinbach, Mrs. Greg
(Ann) Busby, Miss Phyllis Thielke
and Miss Laura Thielke; one
brother Donald (Phyllis) Thielke;
two grandchildren, Rebecca and
Katherine Steinbach; his motherin-
law, Mrs. Elsie Knoell.
No prior visitation. Graveside
services will be held Monday at 1:00
p.m. in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.
Rev. A.W. Moldenhauer of-
ciating. If desired, memorials may
be made to the American Cancer
Society or Calvary Lutheran
Church. Arrangements by Wattengel
Funeral Home, Inc.

Norman + KNOELL, Lucille I. Lucille (daughter of KNOELL, George H and WOLLENBERG, Elsie) was born on 16 Jul 1924 in New York; died on 18 Feb 2004 in Saint Louis City, Saint Louis County, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/27/1935

William C. Thielke, 51 years old
died today noon at his home, 276
Wheatfield street. He was a lifelong
resident and a member of the
St. Matthew's church. He is survived
by a wife, Rosa, nee Doebler;
three sons, Norman, Harold
and Donald; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Thielke, all of North Tonawanda,
and two sisters, Mrs. Ella
Fries of Buffalo and Miss Hulda
Thielke of North Tonawanda.
Rites will be held Saturday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the residence.
Rev. Carl Frankenstein
will officiate.

William married DOEBLER, Rosa F about 1912. Rosa (daughter of DOEBLER, Carl Gottfried and LANG, Elizabeth) was born in Feb 1886 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married WOLLENBERG, Elsie on 26 Nov 1908 in Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY. Elsie (daughter of WOLLENBERG, Gottfried and MOLL, Sarah R) was born in Apr 1890 in Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Dec 1985 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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KNOELL - Elsie A. (nee Wollenberg) Knoell, 95, of North Tonawanda, Friday, Dec. 27,1985 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, Mrs Knoell was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Ladies Aide and Missionary League of the church. Salvation Army Golden Agers. Wife of the late George Knoell and mother of the late Leo Knoell. Mrs. Knoell is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Herman (Sylvia) Schumacher, Mrs. Helena Castellion, Mrs. Margaret Richer). all of North Tonawanda; Mrs. Irene Perrott of Pocasset, Mass.; Mrs. Lucille Thielke of Gaithsberg, Maryland; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Beatrice Knoell; two sisters in-law, Mrs. Ruth Schoenfeldt and Mrs. Edna Wollenberg, all of North Tonawanda; 19 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and many great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call SUNDAY and MONDAY 2-4, 7-9 p.m. at the Wattengel Funeral Home, Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Matthew Lutheran Church, the Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer officiating. Interment in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/17/1908

Invitations were sent out last evening
announcing the wedding of Miss
Elsie Wollenberg, daughter of Mr. apd
Mrs. Gottlieb Wollenberg'of Hoffman's
Station, to George Knoell of the Nash
road, at the home of the bride at 5
o'clock in the afternoon of Thanksgiving
Day.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/16/1945

John C. Thielke, 85, a resident
of 279 Payne, avenue for many
years and a former alderman in
North Tonawanda, died this morning
in the Meyer Memorial hospital,
Buffalo, after an illness of
several weeks. In recent»years
he had been superintendent of
the Haeberle Lumber company of
Niagara Falls. Prior to assuming
the position at the Falls he was
employed as superintendent of the
Knoell Lumber company in Tonawanda.
He was a member of
the St. Matthew's Lutheran
church.
Mr. Thielke was born in Germany
and had resided in North
Tonawanda more than 60 years.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Eleanor L. Fries of Buffalo
and Mrs. Owen B. Blackmore of
North Tonawanda, five grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
3:30 p. m. Sunday from the Hamp
Funeral Home, 37 Adam street.
The Rev. Carl Frankenstein will
officiate. Burial will be in St.
Matthew's cemetery.

John married PETER, Mary A about 1884. Mary (daughter of PETER, Parson and Sophie) was born in Jun 1864 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Jan 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/20/1944
Mrs. Mary Thielke, 78, died last
night at her home, 398 Payne avenue,
after a prolonged illness. A
life-long resident of North Tonawanda,
she was a charter member
of the St. Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran church on Wheatfield
street and a member of the
Lsdies' Aid society of the church.
Surviving are her husband, John
C; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur G.
Fries and Mrs. Owen Blackmore
of North Tonawanda; fi^e grandchildren,
one great grandchild and
a sister, Mrs. Rose Fritz of Worth
Tonawanda. Rites will be held
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the residence. The Rev. Carl
Frankenstein will officiate. Burial
will be in St. Matthew's cemetery.

Notes:

Doebler, Charles G., Wheatfield, was born in Germany in 1856, and came to America in 1967, with his parents and only brother. They settled in Niagara county and began farming, in which occupation Charles G. was reared. After following different occupations interspersed with farming, he finally went into a planing mill of the Export Lumber Company in 1882. He was subsequently employed with A. M. Dodge & County, and in 1888 formed a partnership with Mr. W. W. Robertson. (An outline of this business will be found in the article headed W. W. Robertson.) Mr. Doebler married Elizabeth Lang of Buffalo, and they have five children: Charles, Rosa, Alfred, Herman and Hulda. His parents were Louis and Dora Doebler, both deceased, as is also his brother William. referred to above. Mr. Doebler is a prominent Republican, and a trustee of St. Matthew's church.




From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897

Carl married LANG, Elizabeth in 1883. Elizabeth was born in 1864 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 11 Feb 1943 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MRS. ELIZABETH DOEBLER
Mrs. Elizabeth Doebler, 78, wife of the late Charles G. Doebler, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rose Thielke, 276 Wheatfield street. Her death followed a brief illness. Born in Buffalo, Mrs. Doebler had resided in North Tonawanda the past 59 years. She was a member of St. Matthew's church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Thielke; a son, Martin C. of Tonawanda; nine grandchildren; a brother, Fred Lang of North Tonawanda, and three sisters, Mrs. Freda Indermauer of New London, Conn., Mrs. William VanNetter and Mrs. Cornelius Hanes of Buffalo. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Thielke residence. The Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate and interment will be in Elmlawn.

Johann married SCHMIDT, Marie Dorothea on 20 Apr 1876 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Marie (daughter of SCHMIDT, Johann Ludwig and HERMANN, Margaretha Elisabeth Kuniqunde) was born on 18 Mar 1857 in Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette Sep 11, 1934
Retired Farmer Called by Death
NORTH TONAWANDA, Sept. 11 - Gottfried Wollenberg, 79, a resident of Hoffman's Station for the past 5 years, died last night at his home 402 Niagara Falls Boulevard, when he located six months ago. He was born in Germany and came to this country when nine years old, residing at Hoffman's Station. He retired as a farmer six months ago. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Wollenberg; one son, Bernard, Hoffman's Station; one daughter, Mrs. Elsie Knoll, of North Tonawanda; eight grandchildren; a brother, Martin, of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Broecker and Miss Martha Wollenberg, both of this city. The funeral will be Friday at 1 pm from the home and at 2:30 from St. Paul's church. Interment will be in St. Paul's cemetery.

Gottfried married MOLL, Sarah R about 1884 in Niagara County, NY. Sarah (daughter of MOLL, August and ROGGOW, Wilhelmine Christina) was born in Feb 1862 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Jul 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Wollenberg Dies After Long Illness
NORTH TONAWANDA - Mrs. Sarah R. Wollenberg, 82, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Knoell, 479 Payne avenue, after a prolonged illness. Born In Wolcottsville, N. Y., she had resided in North Tonawanda the last 12 years. She was a member of the St. Matthew's Lutheran church, in Wheatfield street, and the Ladies' Aid society of the church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Knoell; a son. Bernhardt Wollenberg, of Hoffman's Station; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the Knoell residence Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate. Interment will be in St. Paul's cemetery.