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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/9/1974

BEHRNS - Arthur C.
Behrns, 50, of the Town of
Wheatfield. suddenly Sunday
(Dec. 8. 1974) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital. Mr.
Behrns was a member of St.
John Lutheran Church, the
Board of Trustees, Lions Club
of the Town of Wheatfield, a
veteran of World War II, a
contractor in the ara for 20
years, hockey coach and basket
ball referee.
He .is survived by his wife.
Donna (nee Berndt) Behrns:
two sons, Kim J., of Silver
Spring. Md., and Kurt A., at
home; three daughters, Karen
J., in England and Kelly A.,
and Kristy L., both at home;
his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Behrns of North Tonawanda;
a brother, Donald
Behrns of Hacienda, Calif.,
five sisters, Mrs. Milly Newell
of Norwalk, Calif., Mrs. John
(Ruth) Thorn of Lancaster,
Mrs. Edward (Dorothy)
Niethe, Mrs. Betty Vorpahl and
Mrs. Edward "(Charlotte)
Strojnowski, all of North Tonawanda.
The family will receive
friends at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, Inc., 1241
Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North
Tonawanda, from 7 to 9 this
evening and Tuesday 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held
in St. John Lutheran Church,
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the
Rev. Rolf Buchmann will
officiate. Interment in St„
John Lutheran Cemetery.

Arthur married BERNDT, Donna Jean on 24 Aug 1951 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Donna (daughter of BERNDT, Edward Frank and STRASSBURG, Dorothy E) was born about 1929 in New York; died on 13 Apr 2013 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/21/1951

ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE of the engagement of Miss Donna
Jean Bernt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Berndt of Lincoln
Ave., to Mr. Arthur Behrns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Behrns
of Jackson Ave. Miss Berndt is a graduate of North Tonawanda
High School and the Millard Fillmore School of Nursing, class
of 1950. The wedding will take place August 24 in Redeemer
Lutheran Church.

ALSo

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/18/1951

Palms, ferns and vases
white gladioli and asters enhanced
the altar of Redeemer
Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Aug
25 when Miss Donna Jean
Berndt, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Berndt of Lincoln
Ave. and Mr. Arthur Clarence
Behrns, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Behrns of Jackson
Ave. were united in marriage.
The Rev. H. G. Kleiner offi-
ciated at a candlelight and
double ring ceremony. Mr.
Richard Gurr sang Because and
With This Ring I Thee Wed.
The bride wore a gown of nylon
net over satin
of Chantilly lace had a Queen
Ann collar and long sleeves and
fastened with tiny lace buttons
to the waistline. A tiara of seed
pearls and rhinestonet held her
fingertip veil of French illusion.
She carried a bouquet of stephenotis
centered with a white or-
chid.
The maid-of-honor, Miss Irene
Pietak, wore a yellow lace ballerina
length dress over taffeta
and net with matching Jacket
and carried Talisman roses centered
with an orchid. Mrs. Ed
ward Stronowski and Miss Virginia
Wilson, as bridesmaids,
wore similar costumes of greenjbara
lace and carried pink Bountiful
roses centered with an orchid.'
All wore headpieces of roses to
match their bouquets.
Rita Wiethe, small niece of
the bridegroom, wore a white
net frock over yellow taffeta
trimmed with dainty lace. She
wore yellow roses in her hair
and carried a basket of rose
petals which she scattered in
the aisle before the bride.
The bridegroom's nephew,
Randy Behrns, carried the rings
on a white satin pillow with
a sprig of forget-me-nots. Mr.
Donald Behrns was his broth-
er's best man and the ush-
ers wee Messrs. Donald Strass-
burg and Richard Berndt.
A street length dress of brown
lace over beige taffeta was worn
by the bride's mother who chose
beige fugi chrysanthemums and
yellow roses for her corsage.
Mrs. Behrns wore a navy blue
lace dress with rhinestone trim-
ming and navy accessories and
a corsage of pink roses.
A reception was given at the
Elks Club for 200 guests. Yellow
roses decorated the bride's table
which was set for 16 guests. A
four tier wedding cake, en-
circled with flowers, was the
gift of the bride's aunt and
uncle.
For a wedding trip to the Poc-
ono Mountains and New York
City the bride selected a cinna-
mon colored crepe dress and
dark brown accessories. She
wore a corsage or orchids. Mr.
and Mrs. Behrns are at home
in 7 Simson St.
Prenuptial parties were give
Mrs. Clarence Behrns, Mrs. Ar-
thur Ostwald, Mrs. Leo Schweit-
zer and her bridal attendants.
A Jack and Jill shower was
given the couple by Mr. and
Mrs. robert Ostwald. The bride
was guest of honor at a garden
shower given by friends at the
Millard Fillmore Hospita.

1. BEHRNS, Kim J
2. BEHRNS, Karen Jean
3. BEHRNS, Kelly Ann
4. BEHRNS, Kristy L
5. BEHRNS, Kurt Arthur

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/12/1977

BEHRNS - Clarence
H. Behrns, 83, of North
Tonawanda, Monday
(July 11,1977)atDeGraff
Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness. A lifelong
r e s i d e n t of North
Tonawanda, Mr. Behrns
was elected to the
Bowling Hall of Fame in
1975 and was a former
employe of American
District Steam and former
custodian of
Wurlitzer School.
He is survived by his
wife, Mattie M. Behrns;
five daughters, Mrs.
E d w a r d (Dorothy)
Niethe of the Town of
Wheatfield, Mrs. John
(Ruth) Thorn of Lancaster,
Mrs. Millie Newell of
California and Mrs. Betty
Vorpahl and Mrs. Edw
a r d ( C h a r l o t t e)
S t r o j n o w s k i , both of
North Tonawanda; a son.
Donald L. Behrns of
California; 22 grandchildren;
12 greatgrandchildren;
a brother,
Elmer Behrns; also
several nieces and
nephews; father of the
late Arthur C. Behrns
who died in 1974.
The family will receive
friends at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, Inc., 1241
Oliver St., at Ward Rd.,
North Tonawanda this
evening from 7 to 9 and
Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. Date and time of
service to be announced.
The Rev. David Mc-
Farlane will officiate.
Interment in Elmlawn
Cemetery

Clarence married LUEDERS, Meta on 12 Sep 1917 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Meta (daughter of LUEDERS, William R and GENTZMER, Antonia) was born on 9 Feb 1895 in New York; died in Feb 1983 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Behrns
of 979 Walck Road, North Tonawanda,
wiH be feted tomorrow
in honor of their Golden Wedding
anniversary.
They will be entertained by
their children at a party in the
Adams Fire Hall, Nash Road.
Relatives from Rochester, Syracuse
and Courtland, Mich., will
attend.
The former Miss Matie Lueders
and Mr. Behrns were married
Sept. 12, 1917, in St. Paul
Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda.
They have lived here all
their lives, and are members of
Third Presbyterian Church.
"Hook" Behrns, as he is
known in bowling circles, enjoys
sports. In his early years he
played baseball and football,,
and in recent years concentrat-
ed on bowling. Another hobby is
caring for his vegetable garden
from which he supplies a variety
of fresh foods for his family.
Mr. Behrns, who retired eight
years ago, was employed at var-
ious period by American Dis-
trict Steam, Twin City Dairy and
as custodian at Wurlitzer School.
Mrs. Behrns, a member of the
church Guild, enjoys crocheting
abnd sewing. she and her hus-
band have seven children, 22
grandchildren, and four great-
grandchildren.
Their children are:
Donald Behrns of Whittier,
Calif.; Mrs. Edward (Dorothy)
Nieethie, Mrs. John (Ruth) Thom,
Arthur Behrns, Mrs. Melvin
(Betty) Vorpahl, Mrs. Edward
(Charlotte) Strojnowski, all of
North Tonawand, and Mrs.
Glenn (Mildred) Newell, who is
here from Los Angeles,Calif.,
with two of her daughters.

George married KINZLY, Pauline about 1885. Pauline was born in Feb 1858 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married GENTZMER, Antonia about 1894 in New York. Antonia was born in Sep 1874 in Germany; died on 29 Jun 1939 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian + Sophia. Sophia was born about 1827 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]