Donald married MUELLER, Ruth L on 17 Aug 1958. Ruth (daughter of MUELLER, George John and ELLMAN, Lillian E) was born on 2 Jul 1931 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Jan 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, ID. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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SWANSON, Ruth L. Ruth L. Swanson entered Life Eternal on January 29, 2020 at the age of 88. Ruth was born in N. Tonawanda, NY on July 2, 1931. She attended St. Mark's Lutheran School in N. Tonawanda for eight years. She often referred to those years as the Foundation of her Christian walk with God. After graduating from N. Tonawanda High School, she attended Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio with honors and obtained her R.N. degree. A few years later she graduated from Pacific Christian College in Fullerton, California with her B.S. degree. Ruth met Donald Swanson (February 9, 1935 - August 28, 2018) who was attending Concordia Lutheran Seminary in St. Louis, MO. They were married on August 17, 1958. She had been planning to be a missionary nurse in New Guinea but she often said, "God had a different mission field for me." She and Don were blessed with three beautiful children: son Jonathan, daughter Mary and son David. The family was active together in full time ministry in many parts of the USA and Hawaii. Ruth continued to have passion for the churches around the world and for about 10 years she visited with Christians in Africa, Samoa, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, New Guinea, Central America and Madagascar especially after her children were grown. Ruth continued to share those mission experiences at many churches in the USA. In 1990 she was commissioned as an associate in ministry and she and her husband Don worked together as a team. Ruth loved life and shared that zeal openly. Many times she remarked, "I pray that someone might have been affected to grow as a Christian because of my life." Services will be held at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1700 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID on Saturday, February 8th at 1PM.

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Niagara Gazette - 1/28/1967

MUELLER-George J., age 64 of 7238
Ward Road, Town of Wheatfield, died
Friday, Jon. 27, 1967 in the DeGraff
Memorial General Hospital offer a
brief illness. He Is survived bv his
wife Hilda Harder; two sons, the Rev.
.Robert G. Mueller, of Fish Kill and
Earl Mueller of North Tonawanda; a
daughter, Mrs. Donald (Ruth) Swanson
of Oakland, Calif.; a stepson,
Marvin E. Werth, Town of Wheatfield;
a brother, Carl of Interlok, .Fla., also
10 grandchildren. Friends may call at
the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver
St, at Ward Rood. The body will lie
In state in St. John's Lutheran Church,
St. Johnsburg N.Y., from 11 p.m.
Monday until 2 p.m. time of service.
The Rev. Clarence W. Robe will officiate.
Interment In St. Mark's Lutheran
Cemetery.

George married ELLMAN, Lillian E in 1925 in New York. Lillian (daughter of ELLMAN, Herman Christian Friedrich and STRASSBURG, Emma L) was born in 1905 in New York; died on 21 Nov 1951 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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21 November 1951 Tonawanda News

Mrs. Lillian Mueller, 46, of 233 Linwood Ave., died early today in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Mueller was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda. She is survived by her husband, George J.; two sons, Robert and Earl; a daughter, Miss Ruth Mueller. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. William Wurl, and a brother, Henry Ellman. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, the Ladies’ Aid Society and Women’s Missionary League. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 P.M. in the Fretthold Funeral home, 1241 Oliver St., and at 2:30 P.M. in St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul H. Fretthold will officiate. Interment will be in St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery.

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19 September 1954 Tonawanda News
MUELLER - Otto Mueller, aged 83, of 60 Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, died Sunday morning (Sept. 19, 1954) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Augusta Mueller; father of Carl of North Tonawanda and George of the Town of Wheatfield; brother of Ben Mueller, Miss Sarah Mueller and Miss Elizabeth Mueller, all of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Daniel Miller of Niagara Falls. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 P.M. from the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., the Rev. Arthur Hornish officiating. Interment in St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery.
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NF Gazette

MUELLER, Otto, Sept. 19. 1954, of 60 Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda. Beloved husband of the late Augusta; father of Carl of North Tonawanda and George of the Town of Wheatfield. Brother of Ben, Miss Sarah Mueller and Miss Elizabeth Mueller of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Daniel Miller of Niagara Falls. Services will be held Tuesday, at 2 p.m. from Fretthold Funeral Home. 1241 Oliver at Ward Road in North Tonawanda. The Rev. Arthur Harnish will officiate. Interment in the St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.

Otto married HASELEY, Auguste Albertine Ulricke on 12 Oct 1899 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of HASELEY, Friedrich Wilhelm and WILLIAMS, Marie Bertha Louise) was born on 21 Oct 1871 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Nov 1953 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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17 November 1953 Tonawanda News
MUELLER - Mrs. Augusta Mueller, 82, died in her home, 60 Old Falls Blvd., this morning after a long illness. Mrs. Mueller was born in Walmore and was a resident of North Tonawanda for the past 54 years. Mrs. Mueller is survived by her husband Otto; two sons, Carl and George Mueller; three sisters, Mrs. Edward Mueller, Mrs. John Ferchen of Bergholz and Mrs. George Hartman of Niagara Falls. Three grandchildren also survive. Services will be at 2 P.M. Thursday at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. The Rev. Theophilus Berner will officiate. Interment in St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery.

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Tonawanda News, Jan 24, 1936
HERMAN C. ELLMAN
Herman C. Ellman, 55 years old, 84 Washington street, died this morning at the DeGraff Memorial hospital after a month's illness. Born in Germany, he was brought to America by his parents at the age of six months. He has since resided in St. Johnsburg and North Tonawanda. He was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran church, the Men's club and the Athletic club of the church. Surviving are a wife, Emma, nee Strassburg; a son, Henry; a daughter, Mrs. George J. Mueller; three grandchildren, parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ellman; a brother, Gustav, Niagara Falls, and a sister, Mrs. William Urtel, North Tonawanda. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. Mark's church. Rev. Paul Fretthold will officiate and burial will be in St. Mark's cemetery

Herman married STRASSBURG, Emma L in 1902 in New York. Emma (daughter of STRASSBURG, Johannes August Lebrecht and ANDRES, Mathilda Augusta Caroline) was born in May 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Feb 1952 in New City, Rockland County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MRS. EMMA ELLMAN WURL
Mrs. Emma Ellman Wurl, 68, 1778 Ruie Rd., died Saturday in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Surviving are her husband William Wurl; a son, Henry Ellman; a stepson, Elmer Wurl; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Walter Ziehl and Mrs. Norman Bush, 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Burt Moore, Mrs. Edward Schroeder, Mrs. Walter Suter, Mrs. Fred Zastrow, Mrs. Hilda Ashenbach, Mrs. Paul Mueller; two brothers, Otto and Walter Strassburg. Services will be in the family residence Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Frederick Hinners will officiate. Burial in St.
Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.