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RITES TOMORROW
Mrs. Alice Giertz Benson, Gasport,
to Be Laid at Rest.
GASPORT, April 15-Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Giertz Benson, who died of pneumonia Thursday in Olcott, where she had been employed for the past six months, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Bream funeral home, this place. The Rev. Alfred Lenzner, of Olcott, will officiate. Burial will be in Hartland Central cemetery.
Mrs. Benson leaves four children, Helen, Kenneth, Nancy and Shirley; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Giertz; three sisters, Mrs. Alvert Kramy, Florence and Mildred Giertz; two brothers, Roy and Edward Jr., and two grandmothers, Mrs. Mary Coulson, of Gasport, and Mrs. Augusta Giertz, of Middleport.
Pall bearers will be Howard Haseley, of Wolcottsville: Elton Giertz and Gordon Ramming, of Gasport; Leslie and Ernest Coulson, of Lockport, all cousins of Mrs. Benson.

from NIAGARA FALLS GAZETTE
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1939

Alice married BENSON, Frank on 19 Apr 1934 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. Frank (son of BENSON, Andrew and ANDERSON, Mary) was born on 10 Jan 1890 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BENSON, Helen
2. BENSON, Kenneth
3. BENSON, Nancy Ann

Family/Spouse: MARCKS, Richard George. Richard (son of MARCKS, George Frank and PFUHL, Esther Lulu Viola) was born on 18 Jun 1919 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Mar 1952 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MARCKS, Shirley Ruth was born on 9 May 1938 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Jul 2019 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
2. MARCKS, Sharon A was born on 3 Apr 1939 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Apr 1939 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY.

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Edward Giertz
GASPORT - Edward Giertz, 71, of Fruit Ave,, Medina, a former Gasport resident, died Sunday (June 19, 1966) in Medina Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Giertz, who was born in Royalton on Nov. 5, 1894, the son of Fred and Augusta Martin Giertz, has been an area farm worker all of his life. He retired nine years ago and had made his home in Medina since the death of his wife, Rose Coulson in 1960. Three daughters and two sons survive. They are Mrs. Mary Cramp of Olcott, Mrs. Florence Moden of Medina. Mrs. Mildred Stover, of Lockport, Roy Giertz of Lockport and Edward Giertz Jr. of Rochester. Also surviving are a brother, Frank Giertz of Lockport, a sister, Mrs. Emma Glena of Middleport, 37 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Friends may. call at t he Bream Funeral Home, Gasport, today from 7 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Hartland Central Cemetery

Edward married COULSON, Rose Marie Josephine on 6 Jan 1915 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Rose (daughter of COULSON, Robert and DUCHOW, Mary) was born on 14 Jun 1896 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 May 1960 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette May 31, 1960
Gazette Lockport Bureau
GASPORT - Services for Mrs. Rose Giertz, 63, of 38 Juniper St., Lockport, were conducted today at the Bream Funeral Home by the Rev. Otto Strothman, Middleport. Burial was in Hartland Central Cemetery. Mrs. Giertz, wife of Edward Giertz, died late Saturday (May 28, 1960) at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Walter Moden, Medina. She was born June 14, 1896, in the Town of Royalton, daughter of the late Robert and Mary Coulson. She was married to Mr. Giertz Jan. 6, 1915. The couple has lived in the Lockport area all their lives. In addition to Mrs. Moden and her husband, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Mary Kramp, Olcott, Mrs. Mildred Betsler, Lockport; two sons, Roy and Edrward J. Giertz,, Lockport; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Rands, Gasport, Mrs. Lydia Nevins, Ransomville, and Mrs. Mary Brucker, Middleport; and two brothers, George Coulson and William Coulson, both of this community. She was also the mother of the late Alice Marks. There are 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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NF Gazette Mar 25, 1927
Frederick Giertz died Thursday at the home on the Johnny Cake road. He is survived by his wife Augusta, two daughters, Mrs. Charles Duchow of Gasport and Mrs. Roy Glena at home, sons, Edward and Frank Giertz of Gasport, three brothers, Henry of Lockport, John and August and a sister, Mrs. Fred Blumreich of Royalton Center ands five grand children. The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon from the home at 2 o'clock and at 3 o'clock from Trinity Lutheran Church, Wolcottsville with burial in Wolcottsville cemetery. The Rev. Herman Ewald will officiate.

Frederick + MARTIN, Augusta. Augusta was born on 5 Nov 1872 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Jun 1943 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert + DUCHOW, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]