Family/Spouse: FULMINES, Eleanor L. Eleanor (daughter of FULMINES, Eugene and Mildred) died on 23 Jul 2016 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. GUIDO, Diane
2. GUIDO, Lynda
3. GUIDO, David

Frank + KOLBE, Irene E. Irene (daughter of KOLBE, William Johann Carl and PROEFROCK, Emma Wilhelmina Christine) was born on 6 Feb 1921 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Jun 2014 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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June 23, 2014 Irene E. Guido Anonymous The Tonawanda News The Tonawanda News Mon Jun 23, 2014, 04:32 PM EDT NORTH TONAWANDA - Irene E. (nee Kolbe) Guido, age 93, of North Tonawanda, passed away on June 21, 2014. Mrs. Guido was born in North Tonawanda on February 6, 1921, daughter of the late William and Emma Kolbe. Mrs. Guido was a very active member of the former Ascension R.C. Church and currently a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish. She had worked for Pivot-Punch in Pendleton for over 20 years. Mrs. Guido was involved in the foster grandparent program in the North Tonawanda School System for over 20 years. She was an Election Poll Worker for many years and a member of the North Tonawanda Senior Center. Beloved wife of the late Frank Guido, who passed away in 1948; devoted mother of Marilyn (Kenneth) Bigham, Frank (Eleanor) Guido, Jim (Kim) Guido, the late George Guido and late Thomas (Linda) Guido; sister of the late Dorothea Tober, late Edward, Herbert, Carl and William Kolbe. Also survived by fourteen grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandsons; and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call on Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the WATTENGEL Funeral Home, (NEW LOCATION) 533 Meadow Dr., North Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday from St. Jude the Apostle Parish, 800 Niagara Falls Blvd., at 11:00 AM. Please assemble at church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society (www.svdpwny.org) or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org/wcny). Online guest registry at www.Wattengel.com.

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Niagara Gazette - 3/14/1928

Kolbe Funeral Is
Largely Attended
Was Born In Bergholtz and
Well Known In Vicinity.
BERGHOLTZ, March 14.—Many
residents of this village attended the
funeral of William Kolbe, 43 years
old. who was buried Sunday afternoon.
Ho had been in poor health
for several days and died of heart
disease. Mr. Kolbe is a son of Mrs.
Auguate Kolbe and the late John
Kolbe and was born in this village.
He is survived by his wife and. six
children, the oldest of whom is a
student of the Missouri Seminary:
his mother. Mrs. Augustc Kolbe; one
brother, John Kolbe. and two sisters.
Mrs. Fred Wurl of this village and
Mrs. Minnie Doebler of North Tonawanda,

William + PROEFROCK, Emma Wilhelmina Christine. Emma (daughter of PROEFROCK, August Heinrich and HAMANN, Wilhelmine Christine) was born on 23 Jun 1888 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Jul 1978 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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31 July 1978 Tonawanda News

MILLS – Emm Kolbe (nee Proefrock) Mills, 90, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (July 29, 1978) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Mills was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda , a member of the Golden Agers, St. Matthew Lutheran Church and the Women’s Missionary League.

Wife of the late Melvin Mills and William C. Kolbe, Mrs. Mills is survived by three sons, the Rev. Edward ( Norma) Kolbe of Appleton, N.Y., Herbert E. (Lillian) Kolbe of Lockport, N.Y., and Carl W. (Alice) Kolbe of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothea Tober and Mrs. Irene Guido, both of North Tonawanda; 20 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, many nieces and nephews; four brothers, Fred Proefrock of East Bethany, Edward Proefrock of Tonawanda, Walter Proefrock of California and Arnold Proefrock of North Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Manth and Mrs. Regina Salisbury, both of North Tonawanda.

The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church Building Fund.

Joseph married RUBBERT, Augusta Albertine about 1880. Augusta (daughter of RUBBERT, Charles and GALOW, Dorothea) was born in May 1862 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 6 Feb 1929 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MRS. AUGUSTA KOLBE.
Mrs. Augusta Kolbe, 67 years old, wife of the late John Kolbe, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Gustav Doebler, 312 Shartle place. Mrs. Kolbe was born in Bergholz, Germany. Since, coming to America 60 years ago she had lived in the town of Wheatfield and North Tonawanda. Survivng are two daughters, Mrs. Doebler and Mrs. Fred Wurl. Bergholz; a son, John Kolbe, North Tonawanda, and thirteen grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Doebler residence and half an hour later from the St. Matthew's church on Wheatfield street, Rev. Carl Frankenstein officiating. Interment will be at the Holy Ghost cemetery, Bergholz.

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CALLED BY DEATH
August Proefrock Old Resident of North Tonawanda, Wheatfield
NORTH TONAWANDA, June 14- August Proefrock, 76 years old, a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield and the city of North Tonawanda, died Saturday night at his home, 519 Prospect street. He is survived by six sons, Henry, William, Edward, and Arnold, North Tonawanda, Walter, North Ridge, and Fred, Alexander, N. Y.; four daughters, Mrs. Emma Kolbe, Mrs. Edward Manth, Mrs. Walter Wilke and Mrs. Edwin Freck, North Tonawanda; 31 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Gustav Schendel, Town of Wheatfield. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the residence and at 4 o'clock from the St. Matthew's church on Wheatfield street. Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate and burial will be in St. Matthew's cemetery.

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14 June 1937 Tonawanda News
August Proefrock
August Proefrock, 76 years old, died Saturday at his home, 519 Prospect
avenue. He had resided in the town of Wheatfield and North Tonawanda all
his life. He leaves six sons, Henry, William, Edward and Arnold, North
Tonawanda; Walter, North Ridge, and Fred, Alexander, N. Y.; four daughters,
Mrs. Emma Kolbe, Mrs. Walter Wilke, Mrs. Edward Manth and Mrs. Edwin Freck,
North Tonawanda; 31 grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a sister,
Mrs. Gustav Schendel, town of Wheatfield. Rites will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3:30 from the residence and at 4 o'clock from the St. Matthew's
church. Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Matthew's cemetery.

August married HAMANN, Wilhelmine Christine about 1884 in Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine (daughter of HAMANN, William and Christine) was born on 18 Oct 1864 in Germany; died on 28 Jan 1936 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tuesday, January 28, 1936
Mrs. Wilhelmine Proefrock, 71 years old, died this morning at her home, 519 Prospect St. (From here on I did not copy verbatim.) Born in Germany....resided in NT past 70 years...St. Matthews....husband, August
4 daughters: Mrs. Emma Colbe, Mrs. Walter Wilke, Mrs. Edward Manth, Mrs. Edwin Frech- all of NT
6 sons: Henry(St. Johnsburg), Edward, William, and Arnold of NT, Fred- Alexandria,NY, and Walter of North Ridge
4 sisters: Mrs. Guy Martin and Mrs. Philip Martin of NT, Mrs. Edward Golem of Tonawanda, and Mrs. William Thielke of Wilson
4 brothers: Fred, William, and Ernest Hamann of Tonawanda, and Charles Hamann of Shawnee
funeral Friday....St. Matthews Church and cemetery.