Family/Spouse: WENDT, Douglas Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - January 25, 1995
Chester G. Ziehm, 71, a resident of Grand Island, died Tuesday (Jan. 24, 1995) in Sisters Hospital.
Ziehm was born in the Town of Wheatfield and served in the Army in Europe during World War II.
He graduated from the University of Buffalo School of Business Management and worked for several years at Carborundum Co. and Standard Oil Co. in Cleveland.
He was a member of First Trinity Lutheran Church. He also was a charter member of Wheatfield Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of the Grand Island Rod & Gun Club.
Surviving are his wife, Rosemarie Brym-Conrad Ziehm; three sons, David of Bergholz, William of Chicago and John of Niagara Falls; a daughter, Marion Wendt of Grand Island; a brother, Morris of Schenectady; two sisters, Pearl Ward and Yvonne Bricca, both of Wheatfield; and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in First Trinity Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Town of Tonawanda. Burial will be in Forest Lawn, Buffalo.

Chester + BRYM, Rosemarie A. Rosemarie was born on 26 Jan 1923 in Sonnenholz am Simssee, Bavaria, Germany; died on 20 Sep 2003 in MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - September 25, 2003
Rosemarie A. Ziehm, of Grand Island, a longtime real estate broker, died Sunday (Sept. 20, 2003) in Michigan after a lengthy illness. She was 80.
She was born Rosemarie Brym in Sonnenholz am Simssee, Bavaria, Germany, and had moved to Grand Island in 1958.
Mrs. Ziehm was a prominent real estate broker for more than 35 years, having begun her career with Peacock Realty in 1965. After the owner's death, the business became Ziehm Realty at Grand Island Boulevard and Staley Road.
Her husband, Chester, died in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Marion Wendt of Byron Center, Mich.; three sons, David of Grand Island, William of Chicago and John of Niagara Falls; and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday in Emmanuel Community Bible Church, 1136 Baseline Road, Grand Island. Entombment will be in Oakwood Mausoleum in Forest Lawn

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/19/1965

N O R T H TONAWANDA - Grover L. Ziehm, 65, of 6828 Sy Road, Town of Wheatfield, died unexpectedly Monday (Jan. 18, 1965), after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ziehm was born in Michigan and had resided in Wheatfield the greater part of his life. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholtz. He operated Ziehm's Motel in Niagara Falls Boulevard for about 30 years, retiring in 1964. Prior to operating the motel he was employed by Hooker Electrochemical Corp in Niagara Falls for 27 years, retiring about 10 years ago. Survivors include his widow, the former Clara Ferchen; two sons, Chester G. Ziehm,
Grand Island, and Maurice A. Ziehm, Schenectady ; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth
(Pearl) Ward and Mrs. Silvan (Yvonne) Bricca, both of Wheatfield; a brother, William
Ziehm, Wheatfield; three sisters, Miss Esther Ziehm Buffalo, Mrs. George Martin.
Wheatfield, and Miss Ariel Ziehm, Tonawanda, and 12 grandchildren. Friends may call at the residence, where a service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, followed by a service at 2:30 in St. James Lutheran Church, Rev. Robert Lehman officiating. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery.

Grover married FERCHEN, Clara Ella Albertine on 17 Jun 1923 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Clara (daughter of FERCHEN, Johannes Friedrich August and HASELEY, Albertine Regina) was born on 31 Mar 1904 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Dec 1986 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/8/1986

ZASTROW (ZIEHM) Clara (nee
Ferchen) Zastrow, age 82, in North
Gate Manor Nursing Home, Sunday
evening, (December 7, 1986) Predeceased
by her first hwband,
Grover Ziehm in 1965 and her second
husband, Arthur Zastrow in 1975.
She is survived by two sons,
Chester Ziehm of Grand Island,
Morris Ziehm of Schenectady, NY;
two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth
(Pearl) Ward and Mrs. Silvio
(Yvonne) Bricca, both of Wheatfield
; pre-deceased by one daughter,
Doris. Also survived by three
brothers, Hubert, Walter and
Freemont Ferchen; and five sisters,
Edna Zimmerman, Frances
Wienke, Mildred Gensler, Esther
Thiemecke and Gladys Clayton;
seventeen grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, December 10 at 10:30
a.m. in St. James Ev. Lutheran
Church, Bergholz with Rev. David
B. Menz officiating. Interment in St.
James Lutheran Cemetery. Friends
may call Monday 7-9 p.m. and
Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara
Road, Bergholz. Memorials may be
made to St. James Ev. Lutheran
Church. (8-9)

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24 September 1940 Evening News of the Tonawandas
Town Assessor Succumbs to Heart Attack While Cutting Corn as Fodder for Cow
August Ziem, 71, of Wheatfield Found Dead by Members of His Family Who Became Alarmed at Prolonged Stay in Field and Conducted Investigation
August Ziem, 71, of the Niagara road and Hunt street, Bergholtz, died of a heart attack while cutting corn in a field on the farm of his son-in-law, George Martin, on the Ward road, half a mile south of the Niagara Falls boulevard, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Ziem went to the Martin farm early in the afternoon to cut corn as fodder for his cow. His prolonged stay in the field alarmed his family and, upon investigation, they found him dead in the field, about a quarter of a mile from the Martin home.
Coroner J. E. Helwig issued a certificate of death due to a heart attack.
Mr. Ziem was a well known resident and a leading Republican of the town of Wheatfield. He was serving his ninth year as an assessor.
Born in Germany, Mr. Ziem was brought to America by his parents at the age of nine months. He made his home in Michigan until removing to the town of Wheatfield 25 years ago.
He is survived by a wife, Anna; three daughters, the Misses Esther and Ariel Ziem at home and Mrs. Martin; two sons, Grover and William of Bergholtz; six grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Mary Ziegler of Caro, MI.
Rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence and at 2:30 from the St. James church. Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate and burial will be in St. James cemetery.

August married ZASTROW, Anna L on 26 Mar 1894 in MI. Anna (daughter of ZASTROW, Wilhelm and ZIMMERMAN, Caroline) was born on 13 Jan 1872 in Prussia; died on 30 Mar 1954 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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31 March 1954 Tonawanda News
ZIEHM Mrs. Anna Ziehm, 82, Niagara Rd., Town of Wheatfield, died last evening, Tuesday (March 30, 1954) in the residence of her daughter, Mrs. George Martin, Ward Rd., after a long illness. Born in Germany, she resided in the Town of Wheatfield the past 40 years. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz. Surviving are three daughters, Miss Esther Ziehm, Buffalo and Mrs. Martin and Miss Ariel Ziehm, Tonawanda; two sons, William and Grover, Town of Wheatfield; six grandchildren and three grandchildren; and a brother, August Zastrow, Wilson. Friends may call at the home of her son, Grover, Sy Rd. and Falls Blvd., where funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. and a t 2:30 in St. James Church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial in St. James Cemetery.

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FERCHEN- John F.. age 83 years, of Sy Rd.. Town of Wheatfield. N.Y , June 2. after a short illness. Survived by wife Albertine nee Hasley; 3 sons. Hubert. Walter and Fremont Ferchen, all of the Town of Wheatfield; 6 daughters, Mrs. Grover Ziehm, Mm. Rudolph Zimmerman, Mrs. Alfred Gensler. all of Town of Wheatfield. Mrs. Walter Wienke of Sanborn. N.Y. Mrs. Walter Thiemecke and Mrs. William Clayton, both of North Tonawanda. N.Y. Also survived by 22 grandchildren and 7 great grand children: 3 sisters. Mrs. Anna Hasley of Walmore, N.Y.. Mrs. Rosina Milleville and Mrs. Christine DuBois both of the Town of Wheatfield. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home. 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd.. North Tonawanda, N.Y.. where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church. Bergholtz. N.Y. at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Ernest W. Dietz officiating. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. He was a life long resident of the Town of Wheatfield. He was a member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Johannes married HASELEY, Albertine Regina on 10 Oct 1901 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of HASELEY, Friedrich Wilhelm and WILLIAMS, Marie Bertha Louise) was born on 7 Sep 1879 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Apr 1963 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FERCHEN - Mrs. Albertine R., age 83, of 2499 Ferchen St., Town of Wheatfield
died April 9, 1963 at the Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She is the wife of the late John F. Ferchen who died June 2, 1958. Survivors are 6 daughters, Mrs. Grover Ziehm, Mrs. Rudolph Zimmerman, Mrs. Alfred Gensler, Mrs. Walter Thiemecke, all of the Town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Wienke of Sanborn and Mrs. William Clayton of Ft. Erie, Ontario, 3 sons, Hubert, Walter and Fremont, all of the Town of Wheatfield. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. North Tonawanda, where services will be held Friday at 1:45 and in St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholtz at 2:30. The Rev. Robert Lehman will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Ferchen was a member of St. James Lutheran Church.