| 3. | VOLKSTADT, Ruth was born about 1909 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (daughter of VOLKSTADT, Charles and Minnie); died on 15 Nov 1978 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/16/1978
ABRAM - Ruth V.
(nee Volkstadt) Abram
of North Tonawanda
suddenly Wednesday
(November 15, 1978).
Mrs. Abram resided in
the Tonawandas her
entire life and was a
member of Friedens
United Church of Christ.
Wife of the late
William J. Abram;
dearest mother of Mrs.
Ronald (Sandra) Sikora
of North Tonawanda and
Mrs. Richard (Kathleen)
Fox of Stroudsburg, Pa.;
proud grandmother of
Michael, Daniel and
Julie Sikora of North
Tonawanda and Laurie,
Amy and Jason Fox of
Stroudsburg; dear sister
of Miss Florence
Volkstadt.
The family will be
present to receive
relatives and friends
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m., at the Saber-
Skomski Funeral Home,
549 Oliver St.. North
Tonawanda where
funeral services will be
held on Friday (Nov.
17th) at 1 p.m., the Rev.
Howard F. Cramer, Jr.
officiating. Interment
Elmlawn Cemetery.
Notes:
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/21/1939
A beautiful wedding took place
Saturday noon, July 15 when
Miss Ruth Volkstadt, daughter of
Mr. Charles Volkstadt of 46 Ganson
street became the bride of
Mr. William Abram.
The Rev. Walter Scott Cook, pastor
of Christ Church, Erie, Pa.,
performed the ceremony. Preceding
the ceremony Miss Kathryn
Scott, organist, played "Ava Maria"
and "I Love You Truly."
The bride, who entered the
church on the arm of her father,
was attractively gowned in white
chiffon made princess style with
a shirred bodice, and topped with
a tucked jacket. Her finger tip
veil of illusion fell from a halo
of orange blossoms. She carried
a colonial bouquet of white roses,
sweet peas and gypsophila.
Miss Florence Volkstadt, who
was her sister's maid of honor, was
attired In a dusty rose chiffon
made on princess lines with shirred
bodice and tiny smocked sleeves.
Her colonial bouquet was of
Talisman roses and sweet peas ed
ged with a pleated ruffle of powder
blue maline.
Miss Carol Volkstadt, niece of
the bride, was junior bridesmaid.
She wore a long dress of powder
blue chiffon, with a shirred bodice
and tiny puffed sleeves, with
dusty rose velvet bows at the
shoulders. Her bouquet was a
small replica of the maid of honors,
edged with dusty rose maline.
The groom was attended by Mr
Donald Hooper.
Immediately following the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was
held at Waite's Brookside Inn, covers
being laid for fifteen. In the
evening a reception for sixty
guests was held at the home of
the bride.
Entertainments for the bfidewere
a surprise shower by Mrs.
Albert Walker of Buffalo, a linen
shower by Mrs. Howard Volkstadt
of Niagara Falls, a variety
shower by Miss Florence Volkstadt
and a wiener roast by the girls of
the lantern department of the Niagara
Searchlight company.
For traveling the bride selected
black marquisette over taffetta
with white accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Abram left on
a honeymoon to the Thousand Islands
and the Adirondack mountains.
After August 1st, they will
be at home at 46 Ransom street.
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