Notes:

Edgar H. Townsend, 82, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away on April 18, 2020, at Kenmore Mercy Hospital.  Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Donald and Whilimenia (Strassburg) Townsend.
Edgar Attended local schools.  He served in the United States Army from 1959 until his honorable discharge in 1962.  Edgar was employed as an electrician for Airco Speer and Carbon Graphite.   He served as Union President at Airco Speer and Carbon Graphite.    He coached little league football for many years. Edgar was an avid Buffalo Bills and Bruins fan.   He was predeceased in 2002 by his wife of 40 years, Linda S. (Martin) Townsend. 
Edgar is survived by sisters, Marlene (late Edward) Courtney and Jeanette Gorman, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.  In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his daughter, Catherine Townsend and his brother Robert (Nina) Townsend  
Visitation will be on Saturday, July 17 from 10 – 12 Noon at M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNREAL CHAPEL, 2730 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY, where funeral services will follow at 12 Noon, concluding with Military Honors.  Interment will be held privately in North Ridge Cemetery.  Visit mjcoluccifuneralchapel.com for online condolences.

Edgar married MARTIN, Linda Sue on 29 Apr 1961 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Linda (daughter of MARTIN, Norman D and LANGBEHN, Catherine) was born in Oct 1939; died in 2020. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/24/1960

Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Martin,
Townline Rd., Sanborn, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Linda S. Martin, to Edgar H. Townsend.
Mr. Townsend is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald E. Townsend, 25th St.
A spring wedding is planned.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 4/20/1961

A WEDDING TRIP to Washington. D.C.. is
being taken by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Townsend
and his bride, the former Miss Linda Martin,
who were wed Saturday evening (April 29. 1961).
Rev. Paul Hartenberger officiated at a candlelight
double-ring ceremony at Trinity Lutheran
Church. Milton Freer was soloist, accompanied
bv Walter Kittel at tlhe organ.
THE BRIDE is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman D. Martin, Townline Road. Sanborn. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Townsend. 25th Street.
Given in marriage by her father, the former
Miss Martin was attired in a gown of rosepoint
lace styled with Sabrina neckline, long sleeves
and full skirt of lace and net ruffles. The gown
extended into a chapel-length train.
A crown of pearls, and crystals held her threetiered
scalloped veil, and she carried white roses
and stephanotis surrounding a white orchid.
• •» * •
MRS. RAMON RIVERA, sister of the bride,
was matron of honor. She wore a gown of white
nylon organdy over orchid taffeta featuring an
orchid pleated cummerbund ending in wide
panels down the back.
Miss Marlene Townsend, sister of the bridegroom;
Miss Caren O'Connor and Miss June
Glover were bridesmaids, attired in pink and
white ensembles similarly styled to the one worn
by the honor attendant.
Merle Hansen was best man, and ushers were
Edward Martin, brother of the bride; Robert
Townsend, brother of the bridegroom; and Anthony
Nasca.
Pamela Hoffman was flower girl for her aunt,
and serving as ring bearer was Larry McCollum,
the bride's nephew.
* • *
A RECEPTION was held in honor of the
newlyweds at the Cambria Community Center.
When thev return from their honeymoon, Mr.
and Mrs. Townsend will be at home at 746 17th
Street, after May 5.

1. TOWNSEND, Catherine Ann was born on 14 Apr 1962 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Jul 1981 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

Donald + STRASSBURG, Wilhelmina A. Wilhelmina (daughter of STRASSBURG, Amos Heinrich Wilhelm and BOMM, Louisa) was born in 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Sep 1951 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/24/1951

TOWNSEND—Suddenly at her home,
630-25th S t . S e p t 23. 1951. Wllhelmina
A. Townsend. age 42. Wife of Donaid.
Mother of Marlene. Robert, Edgar ;
and Janette. Sister of Mrs. Albert
Batt of North Tonawanda and Harvey
Strassburg of Lockport. Funeral ser-
vice will be h e ld at Freithold Funeral
Home. 1241 Oliver St.. N . Tonawanda.
Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Paul
J. Hartenberger will officiate. Interment
in St. Marks Lutheran cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/17/1962

SANBORN—Edgar J. Stuart
Townsend, 77, of 2970 Saunders
Settlement Road, died
Sunday (Dec. 16, 1962) at Niagara
Falls Memorial Hospital;
after an illness of two years.
A resident of Sanbom for
35 years, Mr. Townsend was
born in the Town of Lockport,
Sept. 21 1885, son of Morris
and Emily Wallace Townsend.
He operated furms in various
sections of the county during
his early life. Then, for 30
years, he had been employed
by the State Highway Department,
retiring about two years
ago.
His wife, the former Berth
Reed, died in 1955.
Mr. Townsend was a member
of St. Luke's Episcopal
Church in Brockport.
Surviving are four sons,
Clarence A. Townsend, Lockport,
Donald E. Townsend,
Niagara Falls, Raymond W.
Townsend, North Ridge, and
Wilson R..Townsend, Sanborn;
a daughter, Miss Helen M.
Townsend, S a n b o r n ; two
brothers Clarence M. Townsend,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
and William Townsend, Niagara
Falls; three sisters, Mrs.
Marian Williams and Mrs.
Berta Simpkins, both of Niagara
Falls, and Mrs. Florence
Hemline, Darlen Center; 21
grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Fur.eral Home after
2 p.m. A service will be
conducted at the funeral
home at 1 p.m. Wednesday by
Rev. John E. Wickenden of
Epiphany Episcopal Church,
Niagara Falls; Burial will be
in North Ridge Cemetery

Edgar married REED, Bertha E on 16 Oct 1907 in West Sweden, Monroe County, NY. Bertha (daughter of REED, Albert and JONES, Clarissa) was born on 22 Jan 1888 in Ogden, Monroe County, NY; died on 25 Jul 1955 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/26/1955

Mrs Edgar Townsend Did
After Extended Illness
SANBORN, July 26—Mrs. Edgar
J. Townsend, 67, of Saundert
Settlement Rd., died yesterday (July
25, 1955) in Lockport City Hospital
after an extended illness.
She was born in the Town of
Ogden, Monroe County, on Jan.
22, 1888, daughter of the late
Albert and Carrie Reed. After
her marriage, she lived in Brockport
for eight years. She was a
member of St. Luke's Episcopal
Church there.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by four sons, Donald
Townsend, Niagara Falls, Clarence
A. Townsend, Lockport, Raymond
Townsend, North Ridge, and Wilson
Townsend, at home; a daughter,
Miss Helen M. Townsend, at
home; and a sister, Mrs. G. A.
Hiam, Niagara Falls.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Pike Funeral
home. Burial will be in North
Ridge Cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/21/1952

SANBORN, Oct. 21—Miss Helen
Townsend entertained at a family
dinner party at Lyon's Tea room
in honor of the Forty-fifth wedding
anniversary of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Townsend, Townline
road. The table was centered with a
tiered wedding cake. Appropriate
music was played on the organ during
the dinner and "Oh Promise
Me," was sung by the soloist.
Mrs. Townsend wore a corsage of
mums and Mr. Townsend a carnation
bouttonaire presented by their
eldest son, Clarence, and his wife.
Edgar Townsend. formerly of
Cambria Center, and the former
Bertha Reed, West Sweden, were
united in. marriage, October 16, 1907
at the home of the bride, by the
Rev. W. H. G. Lewis, who was rector
of St. Luke's Episcopal church,
Brockport, of which both were members,

The bride was attended by her sister.
Mrs. Gilbert Hiam, Pekin, as
maid pi honor and Mrs. Otto Hemline,
Darian Center, sister of the
bridegroom, as ring bearer. Clarence
M. Townsend, Town of Niagara,
was his brother's best man. The
wedding music was played by John
Liese, Rochester a cousin of Mrs.
Townsend. The couple made their
home in Brockport moving to Niagara
county in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are the
parents of four sons, Clarence A.,
Lockport: Donald, Niagara Falls;
Raymond, Cambria Center and Wilson,
Sanborn, and one daughter,
Helen, who resides with her parents.
They also have 19 grandchildren.

Notes:

26 June 1943 Evening News of the Tonawandas
N. T. Man Stricken, Dies at DeGraff
Henry W. Strassburg, 64, of 83 Felton street, died suddenly last night in the DeGraff Memorial hospital. He was in the yard at his home when he was stricken with a heart attack. A North Tonawanda police ambulance removed him to the hospital at 9 o'clock. He died there 20 minutes later. A month prior he sustained a slight paralytic stroke.
Born in the town of Wheatfield, Mr. Strassburg had resided in this vicinity all his life. In recent years he had resided at the Felton street address.
Surviving are a son, Corp. Harvey Strassburg of Camp Cook, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Albert Batt and Mrs. Donald Townsend of North Tonawanda; nine grandchildren, four brothers, John and Christian of North Tonawanda and Philip and William of Sanborn, and six sisters, Mrs. George Pfanner of Tonawanda, Mrs. William Strassburg of Santa Monica, Calif., Mrs. Herman Mielke, Mrs. Edward Wendt and Mrs. Fred VanDeWater of Sanborn and Mrs. Louis Horaeck of Rochester, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the residence and at 4 o'clock from St. Mark's Lutheran church. The Rev. Paul Fretthold will officiate and interment will be in St. Mark's cemetery.

Amos married BOMM, Louisa about 1901 in Niagara County, NY. Louisa (daughter of BOMM, William and EGGERT, Wilhelmina) was born in Nov 1876 in New York; died in 1940 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Morris married STUART, Emily Florence Wallace about 1887. Emily was born on 1 Jan 1863 in Isle of Man, England; was christened on 8 Jan 1865 in Saint John the Baptist, Kirk German, Isle of Man, England; died on 10 Jul 1940 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married JONES, Clarissa about 1872. Clarissa (daughter of JONES, Philo) was born in Sep 1843 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/23/1939

The will of Christian Strassburg,
Sr., town of Cambria, was admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
were issued to a son, William Strassburg.
Cambria. Mr. Strassburg died
April 1, leaving an estate listed as
$1,000 and upwards realty and $1,000
and upwards personal property.
Under the terms of the will, the
property will be divided equally
among 11 children and stepchildren
as follows: Louise Mielke, Magdalena
Wendt, Philip, William and
Rachel Strassburg. Sanborn; Augusta
Pfanner, 183 Grove street. North
Tonawanda; John Strassburg, Fal-
coner street, North Tonawanda;
Christian Strassburg, 69 East Felton
street, North Tonawanda; Henry
Strassburg, East Felton street, North
Tonawanda; Wilhelmine Strass-
burg, Santa Monica, Cal., and Eliza-
beth Horchsac, Norman road,
Rochester.

ALSO

STRASSBURG - At N. Tonawanda, N. Y. April 22, 1939. Christian, aged 86; husband of the late Wllhelmina A., father, Mrs. George P. Phfaner, Henry, John, Chrlstlan, A. of N. Tonawnada; Philip, William, Mrs Edward Wendt. Mrs. Herman Meilke, Mrs. Fred Vandewater of Pekin, Mrs. William Strassburg of Santa Monica. Calif.; Mrs, Louis Horeck of Rochester. Funeral from the home of his daughter. Mrs. VanDewater, of Pekin, Monday at 2 p. m. and 2:30 from St. Andrews church. Pekin. Interment in St Andrews cemetery, Rev. C. Schmidt officiating.

Christian married GRASSMANN, Wilhelmina Maria Magdalene on 28 Feb 1878 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmina (daughter of GRASSMAN, Wilhelm and ZABEL, Helena Magdalene) was born on 6 Sep 1851 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Feb 1931 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NF Gazette

STRASSBURG-At Pekin, N. Y., February 12, 1931, Wilhelmina, aged 79, wife of Christian Strassburg; mother of Mrs. Geo. F. Planner. Henry, John and Christ of North Tonawanda, Mrs. William Strassburg of California. Philip, William, Mrs. Herman Mielke and Mrs. Edward Wendt of Pekin, Mrs. Louis Horacek of Rochester, N. Y. and Rachel at home. Funeral from the family home In Pekin, Sunday, February 15, 1931, at 2 p. m, and 2:30 from St. Andrew's church. Burial at Pekin N. Y.
--
NF Gazette

PEKIN WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Wilhelmina Strassburg, 79, to be Buried Sunday.
Mrs. Wilhelmina A. Strassburg, 79, died yesterday afternoon at the family home at Pekin. Funeral services will be held from the home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 2:30 from St. Andrew's church at Pekin. Besides her husband, Christian, she is survived by five sons, Henry, John and Christ, all of Tonawanda, and Philip and William, both of Pekin, and six daughters, Mrs. George Pfanner, of Tonawanda, Mrs. William Strassburg, of California, Mrs. Henry Mielke, Mrs. Ernest Wendt and Rachael Strassburg, all of Pekin. and Mrs. Louis Horack, of Rochester.

William married EGGERT, Wilhelmina about 1869 in New York. Wilhelmina (daughter of EGGERT, Frederick and BRAUER, Caroline) was born in Feb 1849 in Prussia; died about Jan 1933 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/7/1933

BERGHOLTZ, Jan. 7.-Funeral ser-
vices.for Mrs. William Bomm (nee
Wilhelmina Eggert) were held Wed
nesday afternoon from the home of
her daughter. Mrs. William Volk, at
237 Timon street, Buffalo at 2
o'clock. The deceased was 83 vears
and is a sister of Anton Eggert of
this village, and John Eggert of North
Tonawanda. She is also survived by
four sons, William C. George A,
Jacob J., and Edward Bomm of Buffalo,
two daughters. Mrs. William
Volk of Buffalo, and Mrs. Henry
Strasbourg, of North Tonawanda.