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Niagara Gazette - 8/3/2008
Wesley R. Pokelwaldt, of East Amherst, Erie County, NY, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2008, at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. He was born in Glendora, CA, on September 10, 1962, the son of Neil I. Pokelwaldt and the late Helen A. (Wilcox) Pokelwaldt.Wes moved to Sanborn with his family in 1963. He attended and graduated from Starpoint Central School. He was a iron worker with Ironworkers Local # 9 in Niagara Falls, for over 20 years.Besides his father; he is survived by two daughters, Casey J. and Amy L. Pokelwaldt; three sisters, Deborah A. (Patrick) Barry, Linda Pokelwaldt and Sharon R. (Neil) Harvey; dear friend of Diana Daigler; his former wife, Jayne Lemke; also survived by many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Wes was the brother of the late Neil I. Pokelwaldt, Jr.There will be no prior visitation. Friends are invited to attend a graveside service on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at North Ridge Cemetery, with the Rev. David Beutel officiating. Memorials may be made in his name to the Susan B. Komen, Breast Cancer, Foundation.Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.

Wesley + LEMKE, Jayne Lynn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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OBITUARY

Neil I. Pokelwaldt of Sanborn, NY, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, in the Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.   He was born in Niagara Falls, NY on March 22, 1929, a son of the late Irving and Eleanor [Wendt] Pokelwaldt.
Mr. Pokelwaldt graduated from Trott Vocational High School.
He was a plant security guard at the East Delevan Chevrolet Engine Plant for over 20 years before retiring and operated his own farm.
Mr. Pokelwaldt was an Exempt Member of the Sanborn Fire Company and  avid sportsman.
He was the husband of the late Helen A. [Wilcox] Pokelwaldt .
Mr. Pokelwaldt is survived by three daughters Deborah A. (late Patrick) Barry, Linda Pokelwaldt and Sharon R.(Neil) Harvey, nine grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was the father of the late Wesley Pokelwaldt and Neil Pokelwaldt, Jr., grandfather of the late Dean Barry,  brother of the late Jean (Ronald) Coleman and Ruth (Robert) Wray.
His family will be present on Tuesday from 4-8 PM  at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY.
Private inurnment will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, NY.

Neil married WILCOX, Helen A about 1950 in Niagara County, NY. Helen (daughter of WILCOX, Ernest E and KRINKE, Hazel L) was born on 21 Feb 1931 in Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Jun 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard E. Lemke age 88 of the Town of Wheatfield Sunday February 3, 2019 in DeGraff Skilled Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. Richard was a Korean War Army veteran. He was a member of the Rescue Fire Company in No. Tonawanda and St. Paul Lutheran Church. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending time with his family. 
Beloved husband of 67 years of Virginia (Andrees) Lemke; Dear father of Richard (Val) Lemke of No. Tonawanda, Debra (Richard Severson) Lemke of Ft. Myers, FL, Wayne (Julie) Lemke of Strongsville, OH, Wendy (Jeffrey)Binkley of No. Tonawanda , Jeffrey (Darlene) Lemke of Pryor, OK, Jayne Lemke of No. Tonawanda, Robert (Tracey) Lemke of Delmar, NY and Rebecca Barry of No. Tonawanda; Grandfather of 22 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. 
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in No. Tonawanda on Friday from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 AM from St. Paul Lutheran Church; Interment in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Richard married ANDREES, Virginia Jane on 16 Jun 1951. Virginia (daughter of ANDREES, William Carl August and HESCHKE, Florence Freda) was born on 16 Jun 1931; died on 27 Sep 2021 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Virginia Lemke (nee Andrees), age 90, of the Town of Wheatfield, suddenly, September 27, 2021, at her home. Virginia was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Rescue Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Lemke, who died in 2019, they had been married for 67 years. Dear mother of Richard (Val) Lemke Debra (Richard Severson) Lemke, Wayne (Julie) Lemke, Wendy (Jeffrey) Binkley, Jeffrey (Darlene) Lemke, Jayne Lemke, Robert (Tracey) Lemke, and Rebecca Barry; Grandmother of 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Sister of William C. (late Dolores) Andrees and the late Edward (late Arleen) Andrees,; aunt of several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in No. Tonawanda on Friday from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 AM from St. Paul Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd, North Tonawanda, interment in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church. Guest register available at frettholdfuneralhome.com

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Irving H. Pokelwaldt
SANBORN - Irving H. Pokelwaldt, 74, of 5874 Baer Road died Saturday (June 9, 1979) in the Buffalo General Hospital. He was a native of Niagara Falls and had resided in the Sanborn area since 1920, where he had operated a farm. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls. He is survived by a son, Neil I. Pokelwaldt of Sanborn; two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Jean) Coleman and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Wray, both of Sanborn; a brother, Norman Poklewaldt (sic) of North Tonawanda; and a sister, Mrs. Clarence (Erma) Haseley of Bergholtz. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Edward Poklewaldt (sic). Funeral services will be at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Daniel Otto officiating. Burial will be in the Wheatfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church Home of Buffalo, the family said.

Irving married WENDT, Eleanore Emma Lizzie on 18 Jun 1927 in St Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn, New York. Eleanore (daughter of WENDT, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and KOEPPEN, Louise W) was born on 28 Feb 1904 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Oct 1968 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eleanor Pokelwaldt
SANBORN - Eleanor Pokelwaldt, 64, of 5844 Baer Road, Sanborn, died Wednesday (Oct. 9, 1968) at the Fairchild Nursing home, Lewiston, where she. had been a patient for the last two weeks.
She was a native of the Town of Lewiston and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls.
Survivors include her husband Irving; a son, Neil; two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Jean) Coleman and Mrs. Robert (Ruth Wray. both of Sanborn; two brothers, Benjamin Wendt of Sanborn, and Philip Wendt of Bergholtz; four sisters, Mrs. Albert Pills, Mrs. John Mehls, both of Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Alexander Doan of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Mrs. Stanley Speck of Chicago, and 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Pike and Jones Funeral Home, Hoover Road, here. The Rev. Walter Schultz, of Grace Lutheran. Church, wi1l officiate. Burial will he in Wheatfield Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

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Niagara Gazette - 12/1/1951

WILCOX-Ernest E. Wilcox of Cambria.
N. Y. Entered into rest suddenly at
his home North Ridge. Friday evening.
November 30. 1951. He leaves besides
his wife. Hazel Krinke Wilcox, two
daughters and one son. Emmons C.,
Mrs. James Lowell of Lockport and
Mrs. Neil Pokelwaldt of Sanborn. N.
V . two granddaughters also three sis-
ters and one brother, Mrs. William
Kennedy of Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs.
George Wruck, Mrs. George Williams,
and Mr. John Wilcox of Lockport, Y.
Y. Friends may call at his late home
where services will be held Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial in
North Ridge cemetery.

Ernest married KRINKE, Hazel L about 1924. Hazel (daughter of KRINKE, Charles) was born about 1905 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/22/1924

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krinke of
Newfane have announced the en-
g a g e m e n t of t h e i r d a u g h t e r . Hazel L
t o E r n e s t Wilcox of R o y a l t o n . The
w e d d i n g to t a ke place in the near
fu t u r e .

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The Buffalo News - December 18, 1999
William C. Andrees, 100, a retired employee of the Wurlitzer Co. and a charter member of the Adams Fire Company and the Volunteer Fireman's Benevolent Association, died Friday (Dec. 17, 1999) in the Niagara Lutheran Home in Buffalo after a brief illness.
He was born in Wheatfield, where he worked on his parents' farm and attended St. John Lutheran School.
For 42 years, he worked at the former Wurlitzer Co. in North Tonawanda as a lumber handler and as an assistant supervisor. He retired in 1965.
Andrees was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church and a member of the Wheatfield Senior Citizens.
His wife, the former Florence M. Heschke, died in 1985.
Survivors include two sons, Edward W. of North Tonawanda and William A.; a daughter, VA Lemke of North Tonawanda; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. John Lutheran Church, Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery.

William married HESCHKE, Florence Freda on 27 Jun 1920 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of HESCHKE, William and KOPP, Christine) was born on 6 Sep 1902 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Oct 1985 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/29/1985

Mr. and Mrs. William C Andrees
of Wheatfield celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary Thursday
Mr. Andrees and the former
Florence Heschke were married
June 27,1920, at St John's Lutheran
Church, Ward Road. Wheatfield, by
the Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke They
are still members of the church and
are the longest married couple in the
congregation.
They have three children, Edward
(Arlene), William (Dolores) and
Mrs. Richard (Virginia) Lemke, all
residing in Wheatfield. They have 13
grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren.
Mr Andrees was employed by the
Wurlitzer Company for 40 years
retiring in 1967. They are charter
members of Adams Fire Company
and Ladies Auxiliary.
Mr Andrees enjoys working in his
garden and taking care of their
home.