Jerry + SHERK, Heather Lynn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dean married WINKLEY, Marie Ann on 20 Aug 1966 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Marie (daughter of WINKLEY, James Franklin and LEVAN, Beatrice M) was born on 30 Sep 1945 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Apr 2013 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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April 17, 2013
Marie W. Sherk

The Tonawanda News

NORTH TONAWANDA — Marie W. (Winkley) Sherk, age 67, of North Tonawanda, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Marie was a former Academic Advisor for Bryant & Stratton Business Institute for 30 years. She was an avid crafter and was a member of the Niagara Frontier Craftsmen. She was the owner and operator of Craft Boutique in East Amherst for 15 years. She was a wife of the late Dean E. Sherk, who died in 1998.

Dear mother of Brian Sherk of Henderson, NV and Heather (Jerry) Goupil of North Tonawanda; grandmother of Regan, Sawyer and Victoria; sister of Donald (Gail) Winkley of Brookfield, CT and Jane Schultz of the Town of Wheatfield. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., in North Tonawanda on Friday from 7-9 PM and Saturday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 4th, from the funeral home, at 10 AM. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Niagara County SPCA, 2100 Lockport Rd., Niagara Falls, NY 14304.

Guest register at frettholdfuneralhome.com.

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Niagara Gazette - 8/21/1966

NORTH TONAWADA - Miss Marie Ann
Winkley became the bride of Dean Edward
Sherk at the Payne Avenue Christian Church
at 3 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 20, 1966).. Rev.
Lyle Newman officiated at the double ring
ceremony for the daughter of Mr.- and Mrs.
James F.-Winkley, 5776 Buffalo St., Sanborn,
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sherk,
172 Zimmerman St., North Tonawanda.
* ° ' . " * . ' . . * ' , -
GIVEN IN. MARRIAGE by her father, the
bride wore a gown of silk organza over taffeta
with imported peau d'ange lace. A band
of lace accented the scalloped circlet neck-,
line. The modified dome skirt was appliqued
with matching lace, as were the short sleeves.
Matching lace motifs decorated the full chapel
train. The bouffant illusion veil was attached
to a Dior cabbage rose with lace petals Accented
with bridal pearls. She carried a colonial
bouquet of roses and mums.
° ° *
MATRONOF HONOR, Mrs. Harold
Schultz, Sapborn, sister of the bride, was attired
in a mint green A line floor length gown
of white lace over taffeta. Her bouquet was of
roses and mums colored to match her dress.
A petal headpiece secured her veil.
Bridesmaids Miss Beverly Sherk, sister of
the bridegroom,. Miss Jerrianne Wojtowicz,
Sanborn, and Miss Lynn Schweitzer, Ridgeway,
Ont. v were attired similarly to the matron
of honor in pastel colors.
Best man was. Peter Thorne, Williamsville.
Guests were seated by Donald L. Winkley,
Brookifeld, Conn., brother of the bride, Harold
F. Schultz, Sanborn, brother-in-law of the
bride, and Joseph Spancic, Buffalo.
* * *
A RECEPTION was held at Harding's
Restaurant, Youngstown, from 5 .to 8 p.m.
For the reception, the bride's mother wore
a pink silk shantung dress with matching
jacket and the bridegroom's mother wore a
mint green knit dress with matching accessories.

James married LEVAN, Beatrice M on 22 Jun 1935 in Sanborn, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. Beatrice (daughter of LEVAN, Royal T and WILTON, Mary L) was born about 1913 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/25/1935

SANBORN, June 25-The marriage
of Miss Beatrice M. Le Van,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royal T.
Le Van of Buffalo avenue, to James
P. Winkley, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.
J. Winkley of Newfane, was solemnized
on Saturday, June 22, at 4:30
p, m. at the home of the bride's
parents. The Rev. Harold E Kenrick,
pastor of Sanborn Methodist
Episcopal church, performed the ceremony
in front of a beautiful white
ribbon arch, centered with a bouquet
of Talisman roses, banked by royal
palms and pink roses.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Eva
M Balcom at the piano played, "O
Promise Me" and "Bridal Song" from
Lohengrin.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father, was attired in
a lovely gown of mousseline de sole,
made with tight fitting jacket and
tiers of flounces at the bottom of
the skirt. She wore white accessories
and carried a bouquet of white
roses, sweet peas and gypsophila. The
maid of honor, Miss Evelyn Schoelles,
of Sanborn, was bridesmaid and was
gowned in yellow mousseline de sole
and carried Talisman roses.. William
Stevens of Niagara Falls, acted as
best man.
Following the ceremony, a reception
for 24 guests was held at Wendt's
tea room on the Mountain road. The
bridal party rode in a coach over 100
years old which was decorated in pink
and white and drawn by a mule
with William Peart, Jr., in full regalia,
as coach man, and T. H. Dean,
as footman. The bride's table was
laid with covers for ten, centered with
a three tiered wedding cake with
two tall white tapers on either side
and white roses as favors.
Mr. and Mrs. Winkley left on a
trip through the New England states.
The bride wore a white garbadlne
auit with violet hat and matching
accessories. They will be at home In
Sanborn after July 1.
Pre-nupttal affairs included: A
variety shower at the home of Miss
Evelyn Schoelles; a linen shower at
the home of Miss Evelyn Gillingham;
a pyrex shower at the home of Miss
Esther Casselman.