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Carol A. (Steingasser) Shafer, age 83 of Newport, formerly of Sanborn, NY, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. She was a former member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church (Bergholtz, NY) and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport, TN. She resided in Sanborn, NY, most of her lifeand worked at Goater’s Green House, until moving to Newport, TN, in 2005 with her husband. She loved her flower gardens. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Violet (Becken) Steingasser; brother, Larry Steingasser; and brother-in-law, Jerry Toellner. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Herbert Shafer; children, Debra Hoover, Donna Stevens, Dawn (Alan) Knooihuizen, all of Newport, TN; grandchildren, Brian (Mary) Hoover, Sanborn, NY, Tammy Hoover, Niagara Falls, NY, Tonya (Jeremey) Tierney of Niagara Falls, NY, Janelle (Owen) Johnson of Las Vegas, NV, David Morgan of Nashville, TN, Danyelle, Joseph, Johnny Hilditch and Jessica Stevens all of Las Vegas, NV; 14 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Judith Toellner of AZ, Joyce (Jeffrey) Schmidt, FL, and Robert (Chery) Steingasser; sister-in-law, Lorraine Steingasser, NY. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Manes Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, December 31, 2021 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Steve Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home.

Carol married SHAFER, Herbert F [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SHAFER, Debra A
2. SHAFER, Donna Jean
3. SHAFER, Dawn M

Jacob married BECKEN, Violet A in 1936. Violet (daughter of BECKEN, Charles Friedrich Gustav and KRUEGER, Alma A) was born on 18 Oct 1915 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Nov 2005 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; was buried in White Chapel Memorial Park, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 2, 2005
CAMBRIA -- Violet A. Steingasser, formerly of Wheatfield, died Wednesday in her granddaughter's home after an illness of five months. She was 90.
Born Violet Becken in Lewiston, she attended local schools.
Mrs. Steingasser was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz, and her hobbies included gardening, crafts, sewing and traveling.
Her husband of 49 years, Jacob L., died in 1986.
Survivors include three daughters, Carol Shafer of Newport, TN., Judith Toellner of Queen Creek, Ariz., and Joyce Schmidt of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons, Larry of Sanborn and Robert of Wheatfield; a sister, Jean Walck of Sanborn; a brother, Carl Becken of Sanborn; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Dubois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst.

Casper married Mary T about 1906. Mary was born about 1889 in Hungary; died on 23 Jun 1959 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/23/1959

NORTH TONAWANDA —
Mrs. Mary T. Steingasser, 74,
of 290 Schenck St., widow of
Casper J. Steingasser, died today
(June 23, 1959) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital a f t e r a
lengthy illness.
Born in Hungary, she lived
in this city for the last 51
years. She was a member of
First Baptist Church here and
the Hungarian Women's Assn.
of Buffalo.
Surviving are two sons, John
and Casper Steingasser, both
of this city; two daughters,
Mrs. Louis W. Hird, Sanborn,
and Mrs. E m i l y J. Kocsis,
Lakewood, N. J.; five grandchildren
and two great-grand
children.
The Rev. Emory J. Kocsis
will conduct services at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the Wattengel
Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Elmlawn Cemetery.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/28/1969

BECKEN - Charles of 2585 Upper
Mountain Road, Sanborn, in
Mount St. Mary's Hospital, July
26, 1969. Husband of Alma. Father
of Ervin L., Sanborn; Harold
C. of Cambria; Chester B.,
Lockport; Carl of Lewiston;
Mrs. Jacob (Violet) Steingasser
Wheatfield; Mrs. Lawrence
(Jean) Walck, Cambria. Also
survived by 20 grandchildren
and 19 great - grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Escarpment
Lutheran Church,
Lewiston, with Rev. Ronald L.
Bergen officiating. Interment in
White Chapel Memorial Park.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home Inc.,
5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn.
The family will be present from
2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Memorials may
be made to the Escarpment
Lutheran Church.

Charles married KRUEGER, Alma A on 24 Nov 1910 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Alma (daughter of KRUEGER, Friedrich Wilhelm and HERMAN, Helena) was born in Feb 1889 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Jul 1976 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/20/1976

Mrs. Alma Becken of Sanborn,
who with her husband, the late
Charles Becken, operated a
farm for 42 years at 2585 Upper
Mountain Road, died yesterday
at Fairchild Manor in Lewiston.*
Mrs. Becken was a past
member of the Ladies Aid and
Missionary League of St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church.
She is survived by four sons,
Erwin L., Harold C and Carl
Becken. all of Sanborn, and
Chester B. of Lockport; two
d a u g h t e r s , Mrs. Jacob
Steingasser of Niagara Falls
and Mrs. Lawrence Walck of
Sanborn, and a sister, Mrs.
George Dirmyer of Tonawanda.
She is also survived by 20
grandchildren. 30 great-grandchildren
and one great-great
grandchild.
Services will be conducted
Thursday at 2 p.m. at the
Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893
Hoover Road, Sanborn.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/29/1960

MARRIED 50 YEARS: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becken of Sanborn,
above, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
Saturday at a reception and dinner in the Sanborn firehall.
All their wedding attendants wore present. Except for a.
brief period, Mr. Becken has funned most of his married
life. For ten years he farmed the Carroll brothers farm in
Pekin and since 1931. when he purchased a 172 acre farm in
Upper Mountain Rd., has tilled his own land. Mr. and Mrs.
Recken's family consists of four sons and two daughters,
Ervin, Harold and Carl Becken, Pekin, Chester Becken,
Lockport, Mrs. Jacob Steingasser, S a n b o r n and Mrs.
Lawrence Walck, Pekin. They have 17 grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren. Attendants present for the anniversary
event were Mrs. Pauline Dirmyer, Mrs. Becken's
sister of Tonawanda: Mrs. Ruth Welch, Gasport and Mrs.
Louise Lee. Pekin: George Dirmyer; Edward Becken of
Niagara Falls and Charles Hermann of Cleveland.

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25 April 1927 Tonawanda News
August Becken, 76 years old, died yesterday afternoon at his home in Bergholz. Born in Germany, he had resided in Bergholz for the past 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Fredericka; four sons, Richard and Edward Becken, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Charles Becken, Pekin, and Albert Becken, Buffalo, two daughters, Ms. John Geltz and Mrs. Thomas Caffery, Buffalo; 13 grandchildren, and five sisters, Mrs. August King, Buffalo, Mrs. Albert (Minnie) Neubauer, Mrs. August(Henrietta) Wienke, Mrs. John Miller and Mrs. August Mikalski, North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence and half an hour later at the Holy Ghost Church, Bergholz, Standard time. Rev. John Kuchenbecker of the Holy Ghost church will conduct the services and burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery.

August married BEHM, Fredericke in 1876 in Prussia. Fredericke (daughter of BEHM, Christiane Friederick Henriette) was born in Mar 1856 in Prussia; died on 5 Jul 1942 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Tonawanda News, Jul 6, 1942
Mrs Becker Dies
Former Falls Woman Passes at 84, Resided on Frontier 69 Years
NORTH TONAWANDA - Funeral services were conducted yesterday for Mrs. Fredericka Becker, 86, who died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Gelz, 29 Poultney Avenue, Buffalo. The rites were held at the Gelz residence at noon and at the Holy Ghost church in Bergholz at one o'clock. The Rev. John Kuckenbecker officiated. Interment was in Holy Ghost. Mrs. Becker was born in Germany. She came to the Niagara frontier from her native land 60 years ago, and continued her residence in this area the rest of her life. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Gelz, and Mrs. Lena Coffrey of Buffalo, three sons, Richard and Edward of Niagara Falls, and Charles of Pekin, 14 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren.

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Niagara Gazette - 9/1908

At Bergehholtz last Wednesday occured
tho wedding of Miss Becker to
John Geltz. Quite a large number of
guests enjoyed a bountiful spread after
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs, Geltz will
reside at Niagara Falls.

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TONAWANDA. N. Y., June 29. - Frederick Krueger, 75 years old. died Saturday evening at his home. 18 Long's avenue, after a brief illness. He was born in St Johnsburg, where he resided until 11 years ago- Disposing of hla farm at St Johnsburg he took up his residence in Tonawanda. He is survived by three sons, Charles and William Krueger. of North Tonawanda. and Benjamin Krueger, of Tonawanda: four daughters, Mrs. Ferdlnand Werth and Mrs. Edward Holland, of North Tonawanda; Mrs. Charles Becken, of Sanborn; and Mrs. George Dirmyer of
Tonawanda; twenty-five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral was held this afternoon at three o'clock from the Krueger residence and an hour later from St. Paul's church at Martinsville, Rev. D. H. Steffens officiating. Burial was in St paul's cemetery.

Friedrich married HERMAN, Helena in 1873 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Helena was born in Apr 1856 in Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]