Notes:

Staffen, Nancy R.
(nee Breitenbach) Age 85, of the City of Tonawanda, March 27, 2019, at her residence, under the care of Hospice. Beloved wife of 60 years to John F. “Jack” Staffen; devoted mother of John W. (Olga), Bradley G. (Allyce), Todd M. (Julie) and Susan M. (Jodi) Staffen; loving grandmother of Adam, Ariana, Jack, Evan, Sara, Katie, Michelle and Allison Staffen; daughter of the late Dorothea (nee Ensminger) and William Breitenbach; sister of Norma (late Kennard) Stryker and Sally (John) Sherman; aunt of many wonderful nieces and nephews. Also surrounded by many helpful, caring aides. Nancy volunteered at the Community Cafe and Greater Buffalo Counseling Centers for many years and was a tax preparer for 20 years at the Tonawanda Senior Citizens Center. She was also an active member of Salem United Church of Christ. Calling hours will be held on Saturday, March 30, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at JOHN O. ROTH FUNERAL HOME, INC., 25 William St. (between Morgan and Broad Sts.), in Tonawanda. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 4 PM Sunday (March 31) in Salem United Church of Christ, 114 Morgan St., in Tonawanda. Everyone welcome. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salem United Church of Christ or to a charitable organization of your choice. 

Nancy married STAFFEN, John Frederick on 25 Oct 1958 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/12/1958

In a double ring candlelight ceremony in Salem
United Church of Christ, Miss Nancy Breitenbach became
the bride of John Frederick Staffen before an
altar adorned with vases of white pompons and chrysanthemums
and flanked with palms.
The Rev. Walter F. Hetzel of-
ficiated Oct. 25 for the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Breiten-
bach. 65 Highland Ave., and the
son of Mrs. Robert Kinney, Grand
Island, and John Staffen, Ton-
awanda.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of white
silk taffeta with a fitted bodice
and long sleeves. Re-embroidered
Alencon lace enriched with seed
pearls and iriescent sequins
adorned a scalloped Sabrina
neckline. The bouffant skirt with
bowed-back interest ended in a
chapel train. Her finger-tip illu-
sion veil was caught to a head-
band of seed pearls and irisdecent
sequins. The bride carried a cres-
cent shaped bouquet of white fugi
mums with accents of yellow
sweetheart roses and ivy. Yellow
rosebuds were tied on shower rib-
bon.
Miss Sally Breitenbach was
maid of honor for her sister. Ma-
tron of honor was Mrs. Kennard
Stryker, also a sister of the bride.
Oher attendants were Mrs.. Doug-
las Threader and Miss Patricia
Staffen, cousin of the bridegroom.
All wore full-length gowns of
Jadett taffeta. Empire styled bod-
ices accented the gowns and a
bowed back drew interest to the
bouffant skirts. Theh attendants
wore headpieces of Jadett taffeta
fashioned in a double bow.
A crescent bouqueet of white fugi
mums with yellow and bronze
pompons and croton leaves com-
plemented the maid of honor's out-
fit. The matron of honor carried
yellowo fugi mums with yellow and
bronze pompons and croton leaves
and the bridesmaids carried
bronze fugi mums with yellow
and bronze pompon and croton leaves.
The best man was Robert Wal-
ter and ushers were Kennard
Stryker, brother in law of the
bride, Robert Horvth annd Doug-
las Threader.
The bride's mother was attired
in a sapphire blue crepe sheath
dress trimmed with sapphire blue
satin. Her hat of matching blue
feathers and black accessories en-
hanced her outfit. She wore a
corsage of yellow roses and white
pompons.
The mother of the groom wore
a Jadett cotton brocaded dress
with Jadett accessories and a corsage
identical to that of #ie mother
of the bride.
The four grandmothers of t h e
couple wore corsages of honey-
gold roses and white pompons.
A wedding reception for 300
guests followed the ceremony at
the American Legion Hall,, Ton-
awanda. The bride's table was
decorated with a five-tieered wed-
ding cake, candles and an array
of the attendants' bouquets.
Guests attended fom Sarassota,
Fla., Toronto and Gasport.
For her going away outfit the
bride chose a paisley print suit en-
hanced by a blue feathered hat
and black patent leather accesso-
ries. After a tour through the
southern states and a vacation in
Miami, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Staffen
will be at home at 456 Adam St.
Pre-nuptial parties honoring the
bride were given by Mrs. Glenn
Staffen, Mrs. Douglas Threader,
Mrs Robert Kinney, and the of-
fice girls of Spaulding Fibre Com-
pany.
Mr. and Mrs.. Kennard Stryker
entertained the bridal party at a
rehearsal party in their home.

1. STAFFEN, Todd Matthew
2. STAFFEN, John W
3. STAFFEN, Bradley G
4. STAFFEN, Susan M

Notes:

NorthTonawanda NY Evening News - 11/10/1983

William Breitenbach, 82, of
Tonawanda, Thursday
(November 10. 1983) after
a long illness. A lifelong
resident of the Tonawandas,
he was the husband of
the late Dorothea (nee
Ensminger) Breitenbach.
He is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Kennard
(Norma) Stryker, Mrs.
John (Nancy) Staffen and
Mrs. John (Sally)
Sherman, all of Tonawanda:
a brother. Edward
Breitenbach; two sisters.
Mrs. Arnold (Bertha)
Zimmerman and Mrs.
Louise Schwagler, also
surviving are twelve
grandchldren and many
nieces and nephews
Friends may call from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on FRI
DAY and SATURDAY at
the Hamp Funeral Home.
Inc., Adam and Seymour
Sts. Tonawanda. Funeral
services will be held at 1
p.m Sunday at Salem United
Church of Christ, the
Rev. Richard H. Trump
officiating. Interment at
Wheatfield Cemetery will
be held privately If desired,
memorials may be
made to Salem United
church of Christ or Buffalo
Hospice

William married ENSMINGER, Dorothea M about 1929. Dorothea (daughter of ENSMINGER, Phillip H and KLINGENSCHMITT, Julia) was born in 1901 in New York; died on 1 Sep 1979 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/3/1979

BREITENBACH
Dorothea (nee Ensminger)
Breitenbach,
78, of Tonawanda, N.Y.,
unexpectedly Saturday
(Sept. 1, 1979).
A r e s i d e n t of
Tonawanda for more
than 50 years, Mrs.
Breitenbach was a
member of the Womens'
Fellowship and the Adult
Bible Class at Salem
United Church of Christ.
She is survived by her
h u s b a n d , William
Breitenbach. three
daughters, Mrs. Kennard
(Norma) Stryker,
Mrs. John (Nancy)
Staffen and Mrs. John
(Sally) Sherman all of
T o n a w a n d a . F o u r
sisters, Mrs. Clara
Schelb, Mrs. Alice
Brush, Mrs Walter
(Marion) Radarit and
Mrs. Margaret Kibe.
Also surviving are 12
grandchildren and many
nieces and newphews.
The family will be
present from 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. at the Hamp
Funeral Home Inc.,
Adam and Seymour Sts.,
Tonawanda. Furferal
services will be held at 11
a.m. Tuesday at Salem
United Church of Christ.
The Rev. Richard H.
Trump officiating. In
terment at Wheatfield
Cemetery Memorials to
Salem United Church of
Christ would be appreciated
by the family.

Notes:

Obituary from Tonawanda News
Monday, Feb. 3, 1953
BREITENBACH - Adam Breitenbach, Jr., 74, of 608 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1953 at his residence after a prolonged illness. Born in Germany, he resided in North Tonawanda the past 70 years. A farmer for many years, he retired 12 years ago. He was a member of Salem Evangelical and Reformed church. He is survived by his wife, Agnes, nee Mudd Snell; four sons, Adam F., William, Edward, and Alfred, all of the Tonawandas; four daughters, Mrs. Elmer Payne of Newfane, Mrs. Raymond Holland, Mrs. Walter Schwagler and Mrs. Arnold Zimmerman, all of North Tonawanda; a step daughter, Mrs. Clyde Muth of Sanborn; a brother, Louis and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Toellner, both of the Town of Amherst. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Walter F. Hetzel will officiate. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery.

Adam married ZIMMERMAN, Louisa about 1899. Louisa (daughter of ZIMMERMAN, Herman and GROSE, Louise Friederike) was born in 1879 in Clarence, Erie County, NY; died on 10 Apr 1933 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/11/1933

Funeral services will be conducted
Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the l a t e residence for
Mrs. Louise Breitenbach, nee Zimmerman,
54 years old, who died
y e s t e r d a y afternoon at her home
on the Shawnee road, town of
Wheatfield. Her death followed
a brief illness with pneumonia.
She wtas born in Clarence, N. Y.,
and had lived in Wheatfield for
t h e past 25 years.
Surviving a r e a husband, Adam:
four d a u g h t e r s . B e r t h a and Louise,
Wheatfield. Mrs. Elmer Payne.
Lockport. and Mrs. Raymond Hol
land, North Tonawanda: four
sons, Adam F., Wheatfield. William.
Tonawanda; Edward and
Albert. Wheatfield; two sisters,
Mrs. Arnold Jaenecke and Mrs.
Edward Kowsky, North Tonawanda,
and t h r e e brothers. Edward J
and John Zimmerman, North Ton-
awanda, and Herman Zimmerman
of Amherst.
Rev. Walter F. Hetsel of Salem
church, of which Mrs. Breitenbach
was a member, will conduct
t h e services and interment will
be in the Wheatfield cemetery.

Phillip married KLINGENSCHMITT, Julia in 1893. Julia was born on 28 Jul 1868 in Wendelville, Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/26/1958

Mrs. Philip Ensminger, wife of a pioneer farmer
of this area, is to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday
with members of her family.
Hostess for the occasion, will be
one of her -granddaughters. Mrs.
Kenneth Stryker, 47 Canton St.,
another granddaughter. Mrs. Robert
Hutchinson is baking the birthday
cake.
Mrs. Ensminger's late husband
owned a large tract of land in
the Military and Ensminger R,
section, of what is now the Town
of Tonawanda and at: that, time was
within the limits of Tona-
wanda. Ensminger Rd- was named
for the family, Mr. Ensminger
died about, 20 years ago.
At the time of her marriage
and early married life, farms
abounded in this section of the
Frontier and Mrs. Ensminger,
over the years, watched the
changes irom the rural tone to
the present residential and indus-
trial theme.
Mrs. Ensminger, the former
Julia Klingenschmitt, was born
in Wendelville, July 28, 1868 and
was married in 1893. She and the
late Philip Ensminger were the
parents of five daughters.
Mrs. Louis Scheid, Kenmore.
.Mrs. Thomas Brush and Mrs.
William. Breitenbach, both
Tonawanda; Mrs. Walter Radant,
Gasport; and Miss Margaret Ens-
minger, who lives with her moth-
er in 1850 Miitary Rd. She has
nine grand children and 15 great
grandchildren. the family still
celebrates Christmas "at grand-
ma's."
Because of progressively failing
eyesight, Mrs. Ensminger identi-
fied member of the family large-
ly through their voices. An acid
radio fan, she listens to the stor-
ies and for the latest new items
on the radio and television. She
enjoys vacations and traveling by
car and is active and alert to the
world and people around her.
She tells her children and grand-
children "they have it easy" i
their homes, in comparison to the
"old days" and she rejoices with
the conveniences available to the
modern housewife.
Her "party" will begin at noon
with a buffet luncheon. In the aft-
ernoon Mrs. Ensminger will re-
count family stories for the fami-
lies to make her birthday another
full and eventful day in her long
life.

Notes:

Obituary from Tonawanda News
19 May 1931
ADAM REITENBACH (sic)
Adam Reitenbach (sic), 82 years old, died this morning at his home, Shawnee road, town of Wheatfield, where he had resided for the last 40 years, coming to America from Germany. He is survived by three sons, Philip, Pickard's Bridge; Louis, town of Amherst, and Adam, Wheatfield; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Toellner, Amherst; 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, and a brother, William, Wheatfield. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, standard time at the residence. Rev. Andrew Hils of the Salem church will conduct the services and interment will be in the Wheatfield cemetery.

Adam married Philipine in 1873 in Prussia. Philipine was born in Dec 1847 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanada NY Evening News - 5/16/1914

John Zimmerman Disappeared Twenty-
One Years Ago and Has Not
Been Heard from Since-Louis H.
Zimmerman May be Alive Out Weat
The matter of granting letters of administration
on the estate of the late
Louise Zimmerman of No. 819 Robinson
street, North Tonawanda, was
taken up before Surrogate Norman D.
Fish yesterday and developed the fact
that the woman's husband, Herman
Zimmerman, has been missing for 21
years and the whereabouts of one of
her sons, Louis H Zimmerman, is unknown.
The husband disappeared suddenly
and no trace of him was ever secured.
The police worked on the case but nobody
was found who saw him after he
left home. His family gave Zimmerman
up for dead long ago. Two years
ago the son left home, telling his family
that' he was going west. He was
last heard from when he wrote from
the mining districts of Colorado,
where he was then working. All efforts
to get in touch with him .since
then have failed. His family does not
believe that he is dead and hope to
hear from him. The missing son does
not know that his mother is dead.
Mrs. Zimmerman died on December
18, last. She left an estate of $200
personal property and $1,500 in real
estate. Besides the absent son she
left four sons, William, John, Edward
and Herman Zimmerman, all of North
Tonawanda, and four daughters, Miss
Rose Zimmerman. Mrs. Edward Kowsky.
and Mrs. Albert Kowsky of North
Tonawanda and Mrs. Louise Brietenbach
of Shawnee.
l e t t e r s were granted on the estate
to a son, Edward.

Herman married GROSE, Louise Friederike about 1878 in Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of GROSE, Wilhelm Friedrich and DOEBLER, Henriette Caroline Wilhelmine) was born on 8 Mar 1858 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 18 Dec 1913 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WOMAN DIES ABOARD TRAIN
Mrs. Louise Zimmerman Was Going to Michigan to Visit Sister
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
Stricken in Buffalo and Expired Before Medical Aid Arrived - Heart Failure Is Given As the Cause - Body Will be Brought Home Today
Mrs. Louise Zimmermann. fifty years old, of No. 819 East Robinson street. North Tonawanda. died on a New York Central passenger train just before the Exchange street station in Buffalo was reached at 7:30 o'clock last evening. The woman left North Tonawanda on the 7:09 train and was on her way to Unionville, Mich., to visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Riehman. Death was due to heart failure. Mrs. Zimmerman was accompanied by her son, Edward. She had been ill some time with heart troub!e and was stricken with more severe pain than usual as the train pulled into Buffalo. Several passengers lent their assistance in an attempt to revive
the woman but she had expired. Death came suddenly. Mrs. Zimmerman hurried her arrangements for the trip to Michigan. This, together with the excitement,
which the woman experienced over the thought,of visiting her sister, whom she had not seen for over thirty years, is believed to have been too much for her weakened heart to withstand. Medical Examiner Earl G. Danger had the body removed from the train to the morgue in Buffalo, whence it will be brought to the late home today. Mrs, Zimmerman is survived by four daughters. Miss Rosa Zimmerman, Mrs. Edward Kowsky, and Mrs. Albert Kowsky of North Tonawanda
and Mrs. Adam Brietenbach of Shawnee, and five sons, William, John, Edward, Herman and Louis Zimmerman of the Tonawandas. The funeral will be held from the family home at 1:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and an hour later from the St. Peter's Church on Thompson street, the Rev. R. A. Salzwedel officiating. Burial will be made in the St. Peter's cemetery on the Boehmng Road.