Robert married THIELE, Janet Ruth Janet (daughter of THIELE, Eugene William Carl and MACKENSEN, Helen Elizabeth) was born on 30 Nov 1939 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Nov 1983 in Columbus, Franklin County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette
THIELE - Eugene W C. of North Tonawanda, suddenly, Tuesday, April 22, 1980; beloved husband of Irma, (nee Gritzke). Father of Mrs. Jerome (Claudia) Lojacano of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Robert Leslein of Columbus. Ohio, Mrs. Dennis (Marion) Bay of LaCross Wash., Stepfather of Raymond and George Burgasser and Mrs. William (Patricia) Doebler all of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Donald (Joanne) Gatz of Urbana, Ill., Grandfather of Claude A. Kevin P., Joerg (Lynne) Leslein, Rebekah, Joshua and Deborah. Grandfather of seven step-grandchildren. Brother-in-law of Mrs. Elisabeth Thiele. Uncle of Mrs. William Cole of Miami, Fla. and Paul Thiele of North Tonawanda. Brother of the late Leonard Thiele. The family will receive friends at the FRETTHOLD FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1241 Oliver at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9p.m. Services be held in St. Martin Lutheran Church, Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. David B. Kaplan will officiate. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ the King Lutheran Church, Columbus, Ohio, St. Martin Lutheran Church, the Niagara Lutheran Home of Buffalo. The Niagara Lutheran High School, the CBN 700 Club, or the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Mr. Thiele was cofounder of the Thiele Coal and Fee (sic) Co., Director of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship Institute. Treasurer of the Oil Heal Institute, past officer of the, the Mutual Millers Association and past director of the Empire State Fuel Merchants Association.

Eugene married MACKENSEN, Helen Elizabeth on 16 Jun 1934 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Helen (daughter of MACKENSEN, Siegmund Johannes and HASELEY, Susanne Lydia) was born on 15 Feb 1911 in Yardley, PA; died on 27 Dec 1971 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
THIELE - Helen E. (nee Mackensen) of 7495 Shawnee Road, Town of Wheatfield, Monday, Dec. 27th at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Beloved wife of Eugene W. C. Thiele. Mother of Mrs. Claudia Joerg of N. Tonawanda, Mrs. Robert (Janet) Leslein and Mrs. Dennis (Marion) Bay both of Columbus, OH. Sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Thiele of N. Tonawanda and Siegmund Mackensen of Belfast, N.Y. Grandmother of Claude Goerg, Kevin Goerg. Lynne Leslein. Aunt of Mrs. William (Marie) Cole of Florida and Mr. Paul Thiele of N. Tonawanda. Friends received by the family from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson Street, N. Tonawanda. Services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. from St. Martin Lutheran Church, Old Falls Blvd. The Rev. David Kaplan will officiate. Interment in White Chapel Cemetery. At the request of the family in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Fireside Room at St. Martin Lutheran Church.
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MRS. HELEN THIELE
NORTH TONAWANDA-Mrs. Helen E. (Mackensen) Thiele, 60, of 7495 Shawnee Road, died Monday (Dec. 27, 1971) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church. where she was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the American Lutheran Women and the Christian Women's Club. She was also a member of the DeGraff Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and area treasurer of the American Lutheran Church Women. She is survived by her husband, Eugene W. C. Thiele; three daughters, Mrs. Claudia Joerg of this city, Mrs. Robert (Janet) Leslein and Mrs. Dennis (Marion) Bay, both of Columbus, OH; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Thiele of this city; a brother, Siegmund Mackensen of Belfast, and three grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brunner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at. St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Old Falls Boulevard. The Rev. David Kaplan will officiate. Burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 10/17/1961

NORTH TONAWANDA
Adolph Thiele, 78, president
of the Thiele Coal and Feed
Inc. 7497 Shawnee Road,
Wheatfield, died today (Oct
17, 1961) at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital. He had been ill for
several years.
Mr. Thiele was a life-long
resident of Wheatfield and
was a member of St. Martin's
Lutheran Church and the
Brotherhood Society. In 1918
Mr. Thiele and his brother,
the late Henry Thiele, established
their company. In Nov.
1949, the business was incorporated
and Mr. Thiele became
president. His wife,
Esther Belling Thiele, died
Aug. 1955.
Surviving are two sons, Eu
gene and Leonard Thiele,
Town of Wheatfield: a sister,
Mrs. Leonara J o h n s o n of
North Tonawanda, a brother,
William G. Thiele of Lockport,
five grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the family
residence in Shawnee Road
until noon Thursday. Funeral
services will be conducted at
2:30 p.m., Thursday at St. Martin's
Church by Rev. Luther
L. Knauff. Burial will be in
White Chapel Memorial Park
Cemetery.

Adolph married BELLING, Esther in 1910 in New York. Esther (daughter of BELLING, Charles and Augusta) was born in 1883 in New York; died on 15 Aug 1955 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 8/16/1955

Mrs. Esther Thiele Dies At Home in Wheatfield
NORTH TONAWANDA; Aug. 16 - Mrs. Esther Belling Thiele, 72, of Shawnee Rd., Town of Wheatfield, died today (Aug. 16, 1955) at her home after a long illness. A member of St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church and its Sunshine Society, Mrs. Thiele was a life member of the Women's Missionary Foundation. She is survived by her husband, Adolph Thiele; two sons, Eugene and Leonard Thiele, and five grandchildren, all of the Town of Wheatfield; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Sattelberg and Mrs. Gertrude Denef, both of the Town of Amherst, and three brothers, John, Carl, and George Belling, all of this city, survive. The Rev. Arthur Horning will conduct funeral services at the home at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and at 3 o'clock at St. Mark's Church. Interment will be in White Chapel Cemetery, Memorial Park.

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WWI Draft cards:

Mackensen, Siegmund Johannes-1540 (M)

Birth 23 Jun 1874 in Brant, Ontario

Occupation School teacher; bet 1890 and 1908 in St Peter's Lutheran School, Walmore, NY (age 16)

Emigration 1897 in Canada to NY (age 23)

Census 1900 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (age 26)

Occupation farmer; 1918 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY (age 44)

Census 1920 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (age 46)

Occupation School Teacher; bet 1920 and 1923 in St Peter's Lutheran School, Walmore, NY (age 46)

Death 11 Jan 1962 in N.Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (age 87)

Burial 13 Sep 2008 in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst, Erie County, NY (age 134)

Marriage 12 Jul 1905 in St Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore, NY (age 31) Helen Elisabeth Haseley

Marriage Apr 1910 in N.Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (age 35) Lydia Haseley

11 January 1962 Tonawanda News
S. J. Mackensen Is Dead at 87; Active in Church
Sigmund J. Mackensen, 87, of Shawnee Road, North Tonawanda, a former elder, Sunday school teacher and choir director at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, died today in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Mackensen had lived in the Martinsville area for 36 years and was employed at Thiele Feed and Coal Co. in North Tonawanda for many years, ending that association in December. He was born in Brandt, Ont.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Thiele and Mrs. Leonard Thiele, both of North Tonawanda; a son, Sigmund Mackensen Jr. of Machias, NY; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Denef of Lutzen, MN., and two brothers, William Mackensen of Yardley, Pa., and the Rev. Paul Mackensen of Baltimore, MD.
Arrangements are being made by Brunner Funeral Home.
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NF Gazette
Lumber City Feed Firm Worker Dies
Sigmund J. Mackinsen, 87, of Shawnee Road, Town of Wheatfield, died today (Jan. 11, 1962) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Mackinsen was employed by the Thiel (sic) Coal and Feed Co. until he became ill four weeks ago. He was a member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church, the Adult Bible Class, and was a former choir director, and Sunday School teacher. Mr. Mackinsen was born in Brant, Ont., and resided here for the last 36 years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Helen) Thiele and Mrs. Leonard (Elizabeth) Thiele, both of this city, and a son, Sigmund Mackinsen Jr. of Machias, N. Y.; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Denef of Lutzen, MN; two brothers, William Mackinsen of Yardley, Pa., and Rev. Paul Mackinsen of Baltimore, Md.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Brunner Funeral Home until noon Saturday. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St: Martin's Lutheran Church with Rev. Luther Knauff officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park.

Siegmund married HASELEY, Susanne Lydia in Apr 1910 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Susanne (daughter of HASELEY, Carl Wilhelm and HELLERT, Caroline Elizabeth) was born on 8 Aug 1885 in Walmore, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Jul 1954 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/24/1954

Last Rites Tomorrow
For Mrs. Mackensen
NORTH TONAWANDA, July
24—Funeral services for Mrs.
Susan Haseley Mackensen, 68, of
the Shawnee Rd., who died Thursday
evening at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital, will he held tomorrow at
2:30 p.m. at the home and at 3
o'clock at St.. Martin's Lutheran
Church. The Rev. Arthur H. Horn-
ing will officiate. Interment will
be in White Chapel Memorial Park
Cemetery. ,
Mrs. Mackensen is survived by
her husband, Sigmuod Mackensen;
two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Thiele
and Mrs. Leonard Thiele; both of
this city; a son, Sigmund J. Mack-
ensen, Machias; five -grandchild-
ren; two sisters, Miss Holda Haseley,
Machias, and Miss Agatha
Ittseley, Niagara Falls, and a
brother, Jonas J. Haseley, Sanborn