William married MORITZ, Florentine Bertha Emilie on 2 Jul 1899 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Florentine (daughter of MORITZ, Carl Ludwig August and DRECHSLER, Charlotte Theresa Florentine) was born on 19 Jul 1877 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Apr 1940 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

NORTH TONAWANDA -
Mrs. Florentine (M o r i t z)
Diehl, 83, of 3125 Niagara
Falls Blvd.,. Town of Wheatfield,
died Tuesday (June 6,
1961) at home. She was a
member of St. John's Lutheran
Church and was the widow
of the late William F. Diehl.
Survivors i n c l u d e two
daughters, Mrs. Axel Anderson,
Niagara Falls, and Mrs.
Mildred Jeskey, Buffalo; two
sons, George Diehl, Clarence,
and Edward W. Diehl, Town
of Wheatfield; a sister, Mrs.
Ida Bushover, this city; nine
grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren.
Rev. Clarence W. Rabe will
conduct the funeral service
at 2 p.m. Friday at Fretthold
Funeral Home. Burial will be
in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

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DIEHL - Florentine (nee Moritz) Diehl, 83, died Tuesday (Jun 6, 1961) at her home, 3125 Niag Falls Blvd., Town of Wheatfield, after a short illness. She was the wife of the late William F. Diehl and mother of Mrs. Axel (Florence) Anderson of Niagara Falls, N.Y., George Diehl of Clarence, N.Y., Mrs. Mildred Diehl of Town of Wheatfield. Also survived by 9 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Ida Bushover of North Tonawanda. Friends may Call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1141 Oliver St. at Ward Road, North Tonawanda. where services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Clarence Rabe will officiate. Interment in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

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August Moritz, a well known farmer, died Tnesday at 8 a. m., aged 65 years. He
was born In Prussia and came to this country 38 years ago and settled on a farm at St. Johnsburg,where he has resided ever since. He leaves a wife and four children, Wm. Morltz, Florentine Moritz, Mrs. Lena Volger and Mrs. Charles Hagen. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon, Aug. 21, at St. Johnsburg cemetery.

Carl married DRECHSLER, Charlotte Theresa Florentine about 1860 in Niagara County, NY. Charlotte (daughter of DRECHSLER, Karl Ludwig and SCHERFLING, Charlotte Sophia) was born on 31 Dec 1839 in Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 6 Jan 1916 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News, Jan 7, 1916
Mrs. Florentine Moritz, 76 years old, a pioneer resident of St. Jonnsburg, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. William Diehl on the boulevard at St. Johnsburg. yesterday afternoon, after a brief illness. Mrs. Moritz was born in Germany and came to the town of Wheatfield at the age of two years. Four daughters. Mrs. Diehl and Mrs. Charles Bogler of St. Johnsburg. Mrs. Charles Hagen of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Fred Bushofer, Buffalo; one son, William Moritz of St. Johnsburg: one sister, Mrs. Fred Richert of Buffalo, and one brother, Julius Drexel cf Mt. Clemens. Mich. 19 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren survive. The funeral will be held from the family home at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon and a half hour later from the St. John's church at St. Johnsburg, the Rev. Philip Albrecht officiating. Burial will be made in the St. John's cemetery.

Karl married SCHERFLING, Charlotte Sophia about 1820 in Prussia. Charlotte was born on 19 Aug 1800 in Prussia; died on 14 Dec 1877 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]