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NF Gazette Patricia Schearer
NORTH TONAWANDA - Mrs. Patricia A. Schearer, 39, of 183 Fairgreen Dr., North Tonawanda, died Saturday (Aug, 14, 1976) in the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness.
She was a resident of the Sanborn area prior to moving to the Town of Amherst three years ago. She was a member of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls.
She is survived by her husband; George Schearer, two daughters, Michelle Schearer, of Amherst, and Evelyn Rhodes, of Barker, her mother, Mrs. Paul (Evelyn) Walck, of Sanborn, a brother; Allen R. Walck, of Niagara Falls, a sister, Mrs. William (Shirley) Lange, of Sanborn, She was the mother of the late Paul Rhodes.
Funeral services will be held at the Rhoney Funeral Home, Sanborn, New York, Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Robert C. Richardson of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association

Family/Spouse: SHEARER, George. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SHEARER, Michelle Rene

Family/Spouse: SOLOMON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SOLOMON, Michael
2. SOLOMON, Scott

Patricia married RHODES, Daniel on 3 Mar 1956 in Leesville, LA. Daniel (son of RHODES, Lewis Henry and WASS, Leona) was born on 16 Sep 1937 in Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Jan 2001 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/12/1956

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walck,
Lockport Rd., announce the mar-
riage of their daughter, Patricia,
to Pvt. Daniel H. Rhodes, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhodes,
W. Somerset Rd., Appleton.
The double-ring ceremony was
solemized at the First Baptist
Church, Leesville, La., March 3,
1956, with the Rev. R.s. Craw-
ford officiating.
Miss Ruby Thaxton and Pct.
Everette Coppock Jr. were the
attendants and D.A. McCor-
mick was an usher.
The couple is residing at Lees-
ville, where Pvt. Rhodes is sta-
tioned at Camp Polk, La.

1. RHODES, Paul Lewis was born on 26 Sep 1956 in Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Jul 1972 in Appleton, Niagara County, NY.
2. RHODES, Daniel Lloyd was born on 10 Aug 1957 in Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Aug 1957 in Niagara County, NY.
3. RHODES, Evelyn Leona

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NF Gazette - Paul A. Walck
TOWN OF WHEATFIELD-Paul A. Walck, 70, of 3222 Lockport Road, died Saturday (Jan. 24, 1976) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield and had been employed at the Frontier Bronze, General Abrasive and for over 20 years at Bell Aerospace as millwright, retiring in 1967. He had been a custodian for the Niagara County Highway Department for the past two years. Mr. Walck was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the Wheatfield Senior Citizens and a former member of the Sanborn Fire Co. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn (Blank) Walck; a son, Allen P. Walck of Niagara Falls; two daughters, Mrs. William (Shirley) Lange of Sanborn and Mrs. George (Patricia) Schearer of the Town of Amherst; a brother, Philip C. Walck of Sanborn, eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore. The Rev. Harold L. Baum will officiate. The Rhoney Funeral Home, Sanborn, is making arrangements. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church's memorial fund or the American Cancer Society, the family said.

Paul married BLANK, Evelyn Helene on 15 Apr 1928 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Evelyn (daughter of BLANK, Rudolph Friedrich Julius and WITTKOPP, Ida Elizabeth) was born on 3 Jul 1907 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Mar 1992 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Evelyn H. Walck
Member of St. Peter Lutheran Church
SANBORN - Evelyn H. (Blank) Walck, 84, of Lockport Road, died Wednesday (March 18, 1992) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a three-week illness.
She was born July 3, 1907, in the Town of Niagara to Rudolph and Ida (Wittcopp) Blank
She moved to Wheatfield in 1927.
$he was a life time member of the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she was also a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society, and a member of the Horning (sic) Joy Club.
She enjoyed gardening and flowers.
She was the wife of the late Paul A. Walck, who died in 1976
Mrs. Walck is survived by a son, Allen P. Walck of Niagara Falls; two sisters, Arline (sic) Walck of Sanborn and Josephine Stange of North Tonawanda; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Shirley Lange and Patricia Schearer.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7, to 9 p.m. Friday, at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, where a prayer service will be held at 9 p.m. Friday.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, with the. Rev. Herbert R. Maxwell officiating.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery Wheatfield. Memorials contributions may be made to the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn

Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 19, 1992
Evelyn H. Walck, 84, of Lockport Road died Wednesday (March 18, 1992) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, after an illness of three weeks.
A Town of Niagara native, the former Evelyn Blank lived in the Wheatfield area since 1927.
She was the widow of Paul A. Walck, who died in 1976.
She was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, the church's Ladies Aid Society and the Morning Joy Club.
Survivors include a son, Allen P. of Niagara Falls; two sisters, Josephine Stange of North Tonawanda and Arline; eight grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

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NF Gazette

WALCK-Died, at his home on Lockport Road, July 23, 1929, Philip Walck, aged 67 years. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Herbert Zeckser, Mrs. Edward W. Haseley, Mrs. Hubert R. Haseley, and three sons, Felix, Philip C. and Paul, all of Sanborn. Funeral services from the home Thursday at 2 o'clock, standard time, and 2:30 from Walmore church. Burial in Walmore
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NF Gazette

Philip Walck of Walmore Is Dead
Philip Walck, 67 years old, died today at the family home in the Lockport road. Funeral services will be held from the home on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 2:30 standard time from St. Peter's Lutheran church, Walmore. The Rev. Edwin (sic) Grabau will officiate. Interment will be in the Walmore cemetery.
Mr. Walck had resided in Walmore all his life and was one of the best known residents of the vicinity. For 19 years he was a trustee of St. Peter's church and for 28 years was treasurer of the Cooperative Fire Insurance company of Bergholtz. He was active in Walmore affairs and his loss will be mourned by a wide circle of friends and relatives. He is survived by six children, Mrs. Herbert Zeckser, Mrs. E. W. Haseley, Mrs. E. WW. (sic) Haseley. Felix, Philip C. and Paul. all of Sanborn.

Philipp married HASELEY, Maria Auguste Elizabeth on 21 Jan 1886 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Maria (daughter of HASELEY, Friedrich Wilhelm and WILLIAMS, Marie Bertha Louise) was born on 23 Dec 1862 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Nov 1920 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette Nov 26, 1920
At Walmore,. N.Y., Nov. 26th 1920, Maria Walck, aged 57 years wife of Philip Walck Sr. She leaves besides her husband, three daughters. Agatha Walck, Mrs. Edward W. Haseley. Mrs. Herbert Haseley, three sons, Felix, Philip Jr.,and Paul, all of Walmore, N.Y. Funeral from her late home Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Burial Walmore. N. Y.

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Niagara Gazette - 2/23/1944

BLANK-At his home, on the Tuscarora
Road, February 23, 1944. Rudolph Blank,
husband of Louise: father of Mrs. Arline
Walck. Mrs. Evelyn Walck. Mrs. Josephine
Haseley. Eleanor Tubbe and
Richard Tubbe. He is also survived by
4 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.

ALSO

Former Highway Official Dies
Rudolph Blank, 66, formerly superintendent of highways for the Town of Niagara for 20 years, died early today at the family home, Tuscarora road, after a long period of ill health. The funeral plans have not been completed. Mr. Blank was born in Germany, a son of the late William and Fredericka , Blank, and came to this country with his parents when he was only four years old. They settled near Alabama in Orleans county but shortly afterward removed to the Tuscarora road area in Niagara county, where he had resided since, Mr. Blank was well known throughout this section, having conducted a farming implement sales business for many years in addition to being a successful farmer. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran church at Walmore, N. Y., and its various organizations. Mr. Blank is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Blank, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Arline Walck, of Sanborn, N. Y., Mrs. Evelyn Walck, of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Josephine Haseley, of Sanborn, N. Y., and Eleanor Tubbe, at home; one son, Richard Tubbe, at home; three brothers, John, of Sanborn, William, of Gasport, N. Y., and Gustave Blank, of Niagara Falls, and four grandchildren.

Rudolph married WITTKOPP, Ida Elizabeth on 30 Apr 1903 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Ida (daughter of WITTCOPP, Christian Friedrich and HASELEY, Friederike Louise) was born on 6 Dec 1876 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died in 1926 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christoph married HASENBANK, Ernestine Christine Wilhelmine on 8 May 1853 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Ernestine (daughter of HASENBANK, Johann Friedrich and SENECHAL, Wilhelmine) was born on 11 Oct 1832 in Prussia; died on 20 Oct 1906 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette Jan 20 1912
Sanborn. N.Y., Jan. 20.- On Wednesday afternoon was found the body of Wm. A. Hasley at his home in Walmore. From all appearance Mr. Hasley had been dead since last Saturday. The neighbors failing to see him about broke into his home and found his body on the bed. He was fully dressed and it is supposed that he died from asphyxiation. The Funeral was held from the home of Philip Haseley on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He is survived by three sons.

Friedrich married WILLIAMS, Marie Bertha Louise on 22 Nov 1860 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Marie (daughter of WILLIAM, Jean and SCHULTZ, Friedericke Wilhelmine) was born on 10 Oct 1843 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 16 Mar 1929 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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18 March 1929 Evening News of The Tonawandas
Mrs. Maria Haseley Dies At Her Home In Sanborn
Mrs. Maria Haseley, 85 years old, died Saturday at her home in Sanborn. She was the widow of the late William F. Haseley. She was the mother of William F., Albert and Paul Haseley, Sanborn; Mrs. Fred Haseley, Mrs. Gust Lavenduskey, North Tonawanda, Gustuf Haseley and Mrs. George Hartman, Niagara Falls, Mrs. Martha Quandt, Lockport; Mrs. Otto Miller and Mrs. Edwin Wurl, Martinsville; John Haseley, LaSalle, and Mrs. John Ferchen, Bergholz, and sister of Gustave Williams, Sanborn; William and Albert Williams, Lockport, and Ferdinand Williams, Bergholz. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence and half an hour later from the St. Peters church, Walmore. Interment will be at Walmore.
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NF Gazette

Haseley-At Sanborn, N. Y., Saturday, March 16, 1929, Maria Haseley, 85 years of age, wife of the late William P. Haseley. Mrs. Haseley is survived by the following sons and daughters: William P., Jr., Albert and Paul all of Sanborn, Mrs. Fred Haseley and Mrs. Gustus (sic) Lavanduskey (sic), both of North Tonawanda, Gustus (sic) and Mrs. George Hartman, both of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Martha Quandt of Lockport, Mrs. Otto Miller (sic) and Mrs. Edward Wurl, both of Martinsville, John, of Niagara Falls, and Mrs. John Ferchen of Bergholtz, and four brothers, Gustave Williams, of Sanborn, William and Albert Williams of Lockport, and Ferdinand of Bergholtz. Funeral services will be held from the home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 0'clock and from St. Peter's Lutheran church at Walmore at 2:30. The Rev. Edward Graubau (sic)will officiate. Interment will be in the Walmore cemetery.

William married MEHLS, Friedericke in 1875 in Prussia. Friedericke was born on 7 Mar 1846 in Prussia; died on 8 Feb 1932 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

BLANK-Mrs. Fredricka (sic) Blank, wife of the late William Blank, died at the home of her son, John Blank of the Lockport road, February 8, 1932, aged 86 years. She is survived by four sons, Rudolph and Gustave, town of Niagara, John of the town of Wheatfield, William of the town of Royalton; one sister, Mrs. August Badrow (sic) of Bergholtz, N. Y.; eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive. Funeral services at the home Wednesday, February l0th at 2:00 p. m. and at 2:30 p. m. at St. Peter's Evangelical church at Walmore, N. Y. Interment at Walmore, N. Y. Rev. Edward Grabau will officiate.

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In Census 1860 in Royalton with parents
In Census 1870 in Royalton with Hollenbeck family
In 1880 Census with Frederike and 3 children as Wittcop
In 1900 Census as widow with 8 children in Town of Niagara as Wittkopp
In 1910 Census as Wittcof/Witteoh (Wittcop) with wife and 1 child
1920 Census in LaSalle with son, daughter, grandson and brother, Frank L as Christ F. Witcop - transcribed as Witcok - Per Bill Wittcopp on 2/22/09 - Christian wanted to serve in the Civil War but was deemed to be too young so he went to Canada and re-established himself with the change of name and new birth date in order to serve.

WITTCOPP-At La Salle, N. Y., Jan. 26th, Christian F., aged 81, father of Albert of Cambria, Henry of Bergholtz, Philip and Mrs. William Camann of La Salle, Mrs. Wm. Schultz of North Tonawanda and Esther at home. Funeral from the family residence Tuscarora Road, Tuesday, Jan 29th, at 2 p.m. Burial in Shawnee, N. Y. Mr. Wittcopp served through the Civil War as corporal in Co. H, 20th Regiment,. U. S. Infantry.
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CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT FAMILY HOME IN TUSCARORA ROAD
Christian F. Wittcopp Changed Spelling of Name in Order to Enlist.
Christian F. Wittcopp, 81 years old, one of the few remaining Civil War veterans of the town of Niagara, died Saturday afternoon at the family home in the Tuscarora road. Funeral services will be held from the home on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Edward Graubau (sic), of the Walmore church, will officiate. Interment will be in Shawnee cemetery.
At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Wittcopp tried to enlist on several occasions but each time was told that he was too young. He was a large boy for his age and finally decided to conceal his identity by changing the spelling of his name and his address. The name was originally spelled Wittkopp but he changed the "k" to a "c" and told the recruiting officer he came from Canada. He had retained the changed spelling of his name ever since. He enlisted in Company H. 20th, Regiment, U. S. Infantry, and soon became a corporal. He participated in many engagements and at the close of the war was given an honorable discharge. He is survived by three sons, Albert, of Cambria; Henry, of Bergholtz, and Philip, of the town of Niagara; and three daughters, Mrs. William Camann, of Niagara. Falls; Mrs. William Schultz, of North Tonawanda, and Miss Estelle Wittcopp, of the Tuscarora road, with whom he made his home.
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NF Gazette

SERVICES FOR VETERAN
Last Rites for C. F. Wittcopp, Soldier in Civil War, Held at Home.
SANBORN, Jan. 30-Funeral services, for Christian F. Wittcopp, 81, one of the few remaining Civil war veterans of the town of Niagara, who died Saturday at the family home in the Tuscarora road, were held from the home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Edward Graubau (sic), of the Walmore church, officiated. Interment was in Shawnee cemetery. The bearers were Raymond Schultz, Norman Pockelwaldt, Arthur Wittcopp, Erwin Pockelwaldt, Clarence Wittcopp and Edward Pockelwaldt. Mr. Wittcopp served throughout the Civil war. His loss is mourned by a wide circle of friends and relatives

Christian married HASELEY, Friederike Louise on 6 Feb 1873 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Friederike (daughter of HASELEY, Friedrich II and FAHRENWALD, Dorothea) was born on 15 Apr 1846 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Apr 1882 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]