Thomas + LEMKE, Constance Lee. Constance (daughter of LEMKE, Arthur P and BODIE, Ruth) died on 26 Jul 2014 in San Dimas, Los Angeles County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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August 5, 2014 Constance "Connie" Lemke Nicholson Anonymous The Tonawanda News The Tonawanda News Tue Aug 05, 2014, 10:47 AM EDT SAN DIMAS, CA - On July 26, 2014, Constance "Connie" Lemke Nicholson (nee Constance Lee Lemke) died in San Dimas, CA, after a long illness. Connie was a native of North Tonawanda, NY and lived half her life on Fredericka Street, working for many years in City Hall while being a faithful member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. A loving mother and wife, she is survived by husband, Thomas (of Diamond Bar, CA); son, Todd (of Arlington, VA); and daughter, Cindy (of Azusa, CA); a brother, Keith Lemke (of North Tonawanda); a sister, Beverly Brantly (of Rochester, NY), and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will take place at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda on August 9. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation of New York, NY. Visit www.tonawanda-news.com/obituaries for online guest register.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/11/1964

A r t h u r P. Lemke, 59, of 310 Fredericka St., North
Tonawanda, who devoted much of 18 of his last 23
year to city government, died early today after an ap-
parent heart seizure at his home.
Mayor Durkee ordered the flag
in front of the North Tonawanda
City Hall lowered to half-mast
in tribute to Mr. Lemke, who
was elected to the Common
Council nine times.
He was stricken with the fatal
attack shortly before 3 a.m. to-
d a y F i r e m e n administered oxy-
gen, but he was dead on arrival
DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
His death came less than two
weeks before he wa to have
been honored at a testimonial
dinner May 21 by the North Tona-
wanda Republican City Com-
mittee.
Since 1940, when he was first
elected to the Common Council,
he devoted most of his time and
effort to the North Tonawanda
political scene. A republican, he
twice served two-year terms as
Common Council president.
He retired from politics lat
Dec. 31 at the conclusion of his
ninth term as alderman from the
Fourth Ward.
Long a proponent of the city
manager plan of municipal gov-
erment, Mr. Lemke was an out-
standing legislator.
A native of North Tonawanda,
he was born in the Fourth Ward
and attended local schools. He
had been employed at the Buffalo
Pumps Division of Buffalo
Forge, North Tonawanda, for
the past 45 years.
While on the council, he hed-
ed every committee at one time
or another and was respected
by all who served with him.
He was a member of the Ton-
wandas Chamber of Commerce,
DeGraff M e m o r i a l Hospital
Board of Trustees, Gratwick
Hose Company, the Firemen's
Benevolent Association and St.
Mark Lutheran Church and
president of the church Christian
stewardship committee.
He is survived by his wife.
Ruth; two sons, Keith and Den-
nis both of North Tonawanda
three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth
(Beverly) May of Rochester,
N.Y.; Mrs. Thomas (Constance)
Nicholsan and Miss Carol
Lemke. both of North Tonawan-
da, and four grandchildren. He
i s a l s o survived by two sisters,
Mrs. James Mahoney of Lock
port and Mrs. Richard Schieman
of Niagara Falls and a brother,
Fred Lemke, peace justice in
the Town of Wheatfield.
Funeral service will be at 2
p.m. Wedesday in St. Mark Lu-
theran Church. Until 11 a.m.
Wednesday, his body will be at
Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241
Oliver St., North Tonawanda.
Burial will be in St. Mark Lu-
theran Cemetery.

Arthur married BODIE, Ruth in 1929. Ruth (daughter of BODIE, Erwin C and STANBUCK, Mabel F) was born on 17 Sep 1906 in PA; died on 22 Jan 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gustav married SCHULTZ, Auguste on 24 Dec 1889 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of SCHULTZ, August Friedrich Ernst and KROHN, Sophia Johanna Caroline Friedrike) was born on 16 Dec 1868 in Mechlenburg, Schwiern, Germany; died in 1913 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/1960

SANBORN-Erwin C. Bodie,
74, of Pearl St., died in De-
Graff Memorial Hospital today
(Sept. 23, 1959). He was
born in Prompton, Pa., March
21, 1885, the son of Franklin
and Anna Arthur Bodie.
Mr. Bodie had lived here the
last 37 years. He was employed
by the New Yoork Central
Railroad for 27 years, retiring
two years ago. A lay preacher,
Mr. Bodie conducted religious
services for many years at the
Odd Fellows hall, Niagara
County Jail and the Niagara
County Infirmary. He was a
member of First Baptist
Church, North Tonawanda, and
of the OBA Sunday School
class there.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Lemke, North
Tonawanda; two sons, Elwin
Bodie, this village, and Kenneth
Bodie, Niagara Falls; a
sister, Mrs. Clistia Stanton
Faulkner, of De Land, Fla.;
six grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren
and several
nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the
Pike and Jones funeral home
at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will
be in North Ridge Cemetery.

Erwin married STANBUCK, Mabel F about Oct 1903 in Herrick Center, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Mabel (daughter of STANBUCK, George and Ida) was born on 18 Mar 1882 in Prompton, Wayne County, PA; died on 13 Jan 1956 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

SANBORN -Funeral services
for Mrs. Mabel F. Bodie. 73, wife
of Erwln C. Bodie. Pearl Street
were held on Monday
I956i at the Pike Fsnwral Hen
with the Rev. Leo J. Griffin of
North Tonawanda officiating.
Burial was la North Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Bodie was born In Prompton.
Pa., March 18, 1882, the
daughter of the late George and
Ida Starbuck. Mrs. Starbock died
Jan. 13, 1956 at the Ransomvtlle
General Hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Bodie was a member of
the First Baptist Church, North
Tonawanda. She and Mr. Bodie
had helped with the religious servi-
es at the Niagara County Infirmary,
the IOOF Home at Lockport
and the Niagara County Jail
for the past 25 years.
Besides her husband, she Is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Lamke, North Tonawanda; two
sons, Elwin C. Bodie, Sanborn and
Kenneth Bodie. Niagara Falls: a
sister, Mrs. Walter Kirchner. Clifton.
New Jersey; six grandchildren,
one , great-grandchild and
several nieces and nephews.