John married ZIMMERMAN, Lorraine A on 5 Nov 1942. Lorraine (daughter of ZIMMERMAN, John A and HILLMAN, Anna L) was born on 30 Apr 1919 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 May 2014 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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May 10, 2014
Lorraine A. Pollow

Niagara Gazette

RANSOMVILLE -
Lorraine A. Pollow, age 95, of Ransomville, died on Friday, May 9, 2014 in her home under the loving care of her family and Niagara Hospice. Lorraine was born on April 30, 1919 in the Town of Porter, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Hillman) Zimmerman and was a lifelong area resident. On November 5, 1942, she married John Pollow, Jr. John predeceased her on August 25, 1983.
Lorraine was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church at North Ridge. She enjoyed working on local farms and was especially fond of violets. She was also very proud that she was a 44 year survivor of breast cancer.
She is survived by her children, Roger (Gail) Pollow and Marilyn Pollow, both of Ransomville and Ralph (Pam) Pollow of Lockport; three brothers, Albert, Kenneth, and James (Diane) Zimmerman, Sr.; two sisters, Marion (Ward) Delude and Anne (Morris "Mike") Buttery; seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Pollow; an infant daughter, Shirley Pollow; three sisters, Bessie Bonnett, Dorothy Chamberlain and Winifred Zimmerman; and three brothers, Junior, Edward, and Harold "Harvey" Zimmerman.
Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville on Monday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 13th at 11:00 AM in the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Hoffman of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church at North Ridge officiating. Burial will follow in North Ridge Cemetery, Church Rd., Town of Cambria. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 101 John James Audubon Pkwy., Amherst, NY 14228 or to the American Heart Assoc., PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13270-3049.
Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online condolences.

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Niagara Gazette

Retired Carbo
Rigger Dies
RANSOMVILLE—John C. Pollow,
68, of Lockport-Youngstown
Rd., a retired Carborundum Co.
employe and farmer, died Sunday
(April 13, 1958) at Ransomville
General Hospital, where he had
been a patient for nine days. He
had been in ill health for the last
10 months.
A native of this community, Mr.
Pollow was the son of the late
Fred and Augusta Voss Pollow.
He was a member of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church, North Ridge. He
retired two years ago from the Niagara
Falls Carborundum plant
he worked 15 years as a rigger.
Surviving are his wife, Ella
Strablow Pollow, five sons, Norman,
John, Harold and Donald
Pollow, all of this community;
and Lawrence Pollow, Sanborn; a
daughter, Mrs. Chester Schultz,
Lockport; a brother, Edward Pollow,
Ransomville; two sisters, Mrs.
Herman Seefeldt and Mrs. Walter
Strablow, both of this community;
and 18 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the
family home and at 2:30 p.m. at
St. Peter's Church by the Rev.
Carl Oldach Burial will be in St.
Peter's Cemetery.

Johann married STRABLOW, Ella Frieda Rosa on 14 Jan 1914 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of STRABLOW, Carl Johann Fredrich and SIMMONS, Rachel Caroline Friederike Maria) was born on 25 Mar 1890 in New York; died on 27 Mar 1964 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/28/1964

POLLOW—Ella F. of the Youngstown-
Lockport Rd., Ransomville, suddenly
at the Ransomvllle General Hospital,
March 27th, age 74 years, wife
of the late John Pollow, mother of
Lawrence, of Sanborn, N.Y., Mrs.
Chester Schuitz, of Lockport, Donald,
Harold, John and Norman, all of Ransomvllle,
sister of Edward and Fred
Strablow, of Rahsomville. Also survived
by 25 grandchildren. Funeral Monday,
March 30th at 2 p.m. at the home
and at 2:30 from St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, North Ridge, the Rev. Carl
Oidach officiating. Interment In North
Ridge Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 1/9/1914

Pollow-Strablow.
Invitations have been Issued for the
wedding of Miss. Ella Strablow and
Mr. John Pollow, the nuptials to b«
solemnized Wednesday. January 14th
at the German Lutheran church. Fol-
lowing the ceremony, a reception will
be held at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strablow.

John + HILLMAN, Anna L. Anna was born about 1899 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/16/1930

NORTH RIDGE, Feb. 16-Funeral
services for Fred J. Pollow, 80, were
held at his home in the town of
Porter on Tuesday at 9 o'clock and
at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
church At North Ridge, of which
he was a member at 2:30 o'clock,
with, the Rev, Carl W. Oldaeh, resi-
dent pastor, officiating, Burial was
In North Ridge cemetery. The pallbearers
were Theodore Schultz,
Frank Zahuo, William Koepke,
Bert Werthy, William Gulseler and
Charles Wlepert.
Mr. Pollow is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Augusta Pollow, three
sons, Wlllliam and John, of Ransomville;
Edward, at home; three
daughters, Mrs. Walter Strablow, of
Cambria; Mrs, Elwood Strablow, of
Youngstown, and Mrs. Herman
Seefeldt, of Ransomville: one sister,
Mrs. Lena Bergholtz,
of Germany

Friedrich married VOSS, Auguste Friederike about 1883 in Germany. Auguste was born on 2 Jan 1861 in Zirtow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married SIMMONS, Rachel Caroline Friederike Maria about 1888. Rachel (daughter of ZIEHMS, Johann Friedrich Georg and SCHURKE, Friederike Johanne Dorothea) was born on 25 Oct 1863 in Bartow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 12 Apr 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/13/1949

Ridge Road Resident
Dies at Age of 86
RANSOMVILLE, April. I3 — Mrs,
Rachael Caroline Strablow, 86, of
the Ridge road, died yesterday at
Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls.
funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the home. The Rev. Catl Oldach,
of SL Peter's Lutheran church.
North Ridge, will officiate. Inter,
ment will be In North Rldge cemetery.
Mrs. Strablow, widow of Charles
8trablow, wis born In Germany and
came to this country when a child
with her parents. She had lived
to this vicinity ever since and was
a member of the North Ridge
church and IU women's organisations.
She u survived by three sons,
Walter. Edward and Fred; one
daughter,. Mrs. John Pollow; two
brothers, Lewis and Albert Simmons;
12 grandchildren and 13
great grandchildren, all of the
Ransomvllle vicinity.