Charles married BOEHNKE, Augusta about Apr 1901. Augusta (daughter of BOEHNKE, Ferdinand and NAGEL, Caroline) was born on 12 Aug 1876 in Masens bei Saalfeld, Prussia; died on 1 Jan 1946 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/2/1946

Mrs. Augusta Strehler, 69. of 1615
Niagara street, died yesterday. A na-
tive of Germany., she was the widow
of Gottfried Strehler. She had been
in ill health for some time She was
active in the affairs of the Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran church.
Surviving Mrs, Strehle; are two
sons. Arthur C. Michel, of this city,
and Herbert L. Michel, of Lewiston,
N Y. and a daughter. Mrs. Virginia
J. Gromoll. of this city, four
sisters. Mrs. Herman Donner. of
Middleport, N. Y, Mrs. Henry Keller,
of Los Angeles. Calif : Mrs. Ferdinand
Hess and Mrs. J. Warren
Cunningham, both of this city, and
a brother. Fred Boehnke. of Tonawanda.
N. Y. Four grandchildren
also survive
Private funeral services will be
held from the family residence on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
i He said the ground at present is public services will be held from the
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church
at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. Paul J.
Hartenberger officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park cemeterv.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/9/1926

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO-1901
Marriage announced of Augusta Boehnke of
Olcott St to Charles Michael of Arlington, Pa.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

The funeral of Ferdinand Boehnke,
90, formerly of this city, who
died Wednesday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand Hess,
2313 Sixteenth street. Niagara Falls,
after a long illness, will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Otto Rendanz funeral home,
Michigan avenue and Tenth street,
Niagara Falls. The body will be
brought here for burial.
Mr. Boehnke was born in Germany
and came to the United
States 50 years ago. He lived in
Lockport a number of years and
worked in the paper mills. For 39
years he had been retired.
Surviving are two sons, Carl Boehnke,
Syracuse; Fred Boehnke,
Tonawanda; and six daughters, Mrs.
Henry Keller, Hollywood; Mrs. Herman
Donner, Lockport; Mrs. Hess,
Mrs. Gottfried Strehler, Mrs. Pauline
Traub and Mrs. Warren J,
Cunningham, all of Niagara Falls.

Ferdinand + NAGEL, Caroline. Caroline was born on 22 May 1850 in Prussia; died about Jul 1917 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/23/1917

The funeral services of Caroline
Boehnke, wife of Ferdinand Boehnke,
Sr., was held from the late home. No-
85 Olcott Street on Sunday afternoon,
July 22nd. at 1:30 and at 2 o'clock
from Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church on Saxton Street, the Rev.
Herman Meier officiating. Mrs.
Boehnke was one of the oldest members
of the church and the services
were largely attended by relatives
and friends. The bearers were Messrs.
Fred Hoffmaster. Albert Plaster, August
Weber. Ernest Weber, Jacob
Hendricks and. Joseph Greenthaner.
Interment was made in German Lutheran
Cold Springs ceemtery.