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

1. THOMPSON, Jeffrey V
2. THOMPSON, Heather Leanne

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Gilbert E. Walck Gazette
Member of Holy Ghost Lutheran
WHEATFIELD - Gilbert E. Walck, 60, of Maple Drive, Wheatfield, died at his residence Monday (Aug. 22,1988). He had been ill for some time. A lifelong, active member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. Walck served as elder, trustee, choir member, past chairman of the school board, church secretary and member of the Lutheran Laymen's League. He was a designer and engineer at Union Carbide Corp. for almost 30 years and a member of the Bergholz German Band. He was an exempt member of the Bergholz Fire Co.
He is survived by his wife Shirley (Moll) Walck; daughters, Kathleen Thompson of Glastonbury, Conn., and Rebecca Berardi of Buffalo; sons, Michael Walck of Tonawanda and Larry Walck of Sanborn; sisters, Althea Haseley, Lorraine Moeller and June Wirth, all of Wheatfield; a brother, Albert Walck of Schenectady; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
There will be no visitation.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara and Luther streets, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz. Contributions to Holy Ghost. Lutheran Church's Roof Fund or the Niagara Hospice Inc. are acceptable as tribute. Funeral arrangements were made by the DuBois Funeral Home, Wheatfield.

Gilbert married MOLL, Shirley May on 27 Aug 1949 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Shirley (daughter of MOLL, Edward Johannes Samuel and SCHIMSCHACK, Lydia Esther) was born on 10 Jul 1931 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Jan 2009 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette, 14 Jan 2009

Shirley M. Walck (Moll), age 77, of Niagara Falls, was called to her heavenly home after a brief illness, on January 12, 2009 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY on July 10, 1931 to the late Edward and Lydia (Schimshack) Moll. Shirley was predeceased by her loving husband, Gilbert E. Walck on August 22, 1988.She was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wheatfield, where she participated in many volunteer activities. For many years, Shirley was an active member of the Bergholz German Blaskapelle and enjoyed marching in parades, playing and singing in their concerts.Survivors include four children, Kathy (husband George) Thompson of Glastonbury, CT, Larry (wife Randy) Walck of Sanborn, Rebecca (husband John) Reger of Sarasota, FL, Michael (wife Gina) Walck of Tonawanda; a sister, Delores (husband Bill) Andrees of North Tonawanda; and five grandchildren, Jeffrey Thompson, Heather Cherico, Holly Walck, Brianna Walck and Aaron Reger.Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road (Bergholz), in Wheatfield, on Friday, January 16th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Ronald D. Oravec on Saturday, January 17th at 11:00 AM in St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Falls Blvd. and Ward Road. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John Lutheran School, 6950 Ward Road, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY 14120

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Niagara Gazette - 9/1/1949

BERGHOLTZ. Sept. 1
Shirley May Moll, daughter of Mr.
Edward Moll. Church road. St.
Johnsburg. became the bride of Mr.
Gilbert E. Walck. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eric Walck, Sanborn, August
27 at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Lutheran
church, Bergholtz.
The Rev. Walter F. Williams,
cousin of the bride, Defiance, O., of-
ficiated at the double-ring cere-
mony. Edward Schultz, cousin of
the bride, was soloist and Theodore
Grabau, organist, provided the
wedding music.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, chose a gown of white
marquisette over satin with Illusion
neckline outlined with a ruffle oi
lace. The tight fitting bodice was
made with long sleeves coming to
a point over the wrists and the full.
circulsr skirt, worn over a hoop,
and caught with satin bows, was
edged with lace and fashioned into
a court train._ A lace-edged fingertip
veil of Illusion fell from a
Mary. Queen of Scots, crown of lace
She carried a colonial bououet of
gardenias surrounded by baby
mums. Her only jewelry was a
necklace belonging to her late
mother.
Miss Lois Frerichs, cousin of the
bride, was maid-of-honor, wear-
ing a gown of yellow marquisette
over taffeta. She carried a colonial
bouquet of blue carnations surround-
ed by white baby mums.
Miss Loraine Walck. sister of the
groom, and Miss Shirley Roslunri.
as bridesmaids, wore blue gowns
identical to that of the maid of
honor and carried colonial bouquets.
Miss Norma Stange, the junior
bridesmaid, and little Miss Ann
Dunn, flower girl, wore gowns and
carried flowers like those of the
bridesmaids. All wore necklaces,
gifts of the bride.
Albert Walck, brother of the
groom, was best man and the ushers
were Albert Haseley, brother-in-law
of the groom, and William A. And-
rees, brother-in-law of the bride
Gary Andrees, nephew of the bride,
was ring-bearer.
A dinner was given at the Berg-
holtz Community hall for 125 guests..
A reception for 300 followed.
Prenuptial events for the bride
were given by Mrs. William A. And-
rees, Miss Lois Frerichs, Mrs. David
Dunn, Mrs. Philip Moll and Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Stange.

Erich married STOELTING, Elenora Anna Louise on 14 Jun 1925 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elenora (daughter of STOELTING, Albert William Christian and JAGOW, Anna Auguste) was born on 26 Nov 1901 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Jan 1977 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

WALCK - Eleanor A. Walck (nee Stoelting), age 75, of the town of Wheatfield, suddenly Tuesday, January 25, 1977 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Walck was a member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, the Ladies' Aid Society, the Altar Society, the Missionary League, the Town of Wheatfield Senior Citizens, and the Town of Wheatfield Republican Club. Surviving are 2 sons, Gilbert E. Walck of the Town of Wheatfield and Albert G. Walck of Albany; 3 daughters, Mrs. Albert (Althea) Haseley, Mrs. Winston (Lorraine) Moeller, Mrs. Marvin (June) Werth, all of the Town of Wheatfield; 18 grandchildren. 1 great grandchild, 2 brothers, Herbert and Arnold Stoelting of the Town of Wheatfield, and 1 sister, Mrs. Lester (Alice) Wurl of Tucson, AZ. The family will receive friends at the FRETTHOLD FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, this evening from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Albert W. Bahr will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be given to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Building Memorial Fund. 1/26,27

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Niagara Gazette - 6/19/1925

One of the prettiest weddings of the
season was solemnized at Bergholtz
on Sunday afternoon, June 14, at the
Holky Ghost church when Miss Elea-
nor Stoelting, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Stoelting, was united in
marriage to Erick Walck, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Walck of Sanbornm,
the Rev. J. R. Kuchenbecker officiat-
ing.
Promptly at twelve o'clock to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march
played by Walter Urtel, the bridal
party entered the church which was
attractively decorated with ferns,
peonies, and cut flowers. The bride
looked charming in a gown of white
satin back crepe, trimmed with lace
and pearls and carried a shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the val-
ley. Her veil was trimmed with
Dutchess lace in coronet style and was
embroidered. The maid of honor,
Miss Louise Walck, sistrer of the
groom, was dressed in peach color
crepe, carried pink roses and smilax
a wore a picture hat.
The bride's maids, Miss Ruth Du-
Bois wore a yellow crepe dress and
carried roses and ferns. Miss a.
Jagow wore a pink crepe dress and
carried roses and ferns. Miss Cora
Obenhaus was dressed in yellow
crepe and carried roses and ferns.
They all wore picture hats of silk
maline to match their gowns. Little
Alice Stoelting, sister of the bride
was glower girl and was dressed in
white crepe. She carried pink and
white sweet peas in a white basket.
The ushers were Ben Devantier, Ed-
ward Mueller, A. Stoelting, H. Stoelt-
ing, F. Stoelting and I. Stoelting.
The double ring service was used.
A solo was given by Mrs. Eleanor
Ferchen Williams, with Miss Adelia
Ferchen at the organ. Benediction
followed the ceremony. a receiption
was held at the home of the groom
the decorations being pink and white,
about 150 guests were present.
The bride's table was set for 40 and
was centered with a large wedding
cake, roses, peonies and ferns. The
young couple received many beautiful
gifts. Out of town guests were pre-
ent from Electra, Texas, Ill.,, Tona-
wanda, Cambria and Niagara Falls.

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MOLL – Edward J. Moll, 76, of 6950 Maple Dr., Town of Wheatfield, Sunday (May 7, 1978) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Moll was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield, a member of St. James Lutheran Church, former director of the Men’s Chorus of St. James Lutheran Church, a member of the Bergholtz German Band and the Wheatfield Community Band. He was a foreman and employee of National Grinding Wheel for forty years.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn (nee Werth) Moll; two daughters, Mrs. William (Delores) Andrees and Mrs. Gilbert (Shirley) Walck), both of the Town of Wheatfield; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a step-son, Boyd (Velma) Hoffman; a step-daughter, Mrs. Roger (Sherrill) Marohn, both of North Tonawanda; a step-grandson, David Hoffman; two brothers, Philip M., and Rudolph A. Moll, both of the Town of Wheatfield.
The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and until noon Tuesday. Services will be held in St. James Lutheran Church Tuesday at 1 p.m., the Rev. John H. Crilley will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be may to St. James Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice.

Edward married SCHIMSCHACK, Lydia Esther on 8 Oct 1922 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of SCHIMSCHACK, Albert Friedrich August and VOELKER, Emma Magdalene Louise) was born on 22 May 1903 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Jan 1949 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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28 January 1949 Tonawanda News

Mrs. Lydia E. Moll, 45, of Church Rd., St. Johnsburg, died last evening in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in the Town of Wheatfield she had been a lifelong resident of this vicinity. She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Moll, two daughters, Mrs. William A. Andress, Town of Wheatfield and Miss Shirley Moll, at home; a grandson, Gary Andress; a step-father, Herman Schimschack, Bergholtz; two sisters, Mrs. Wilbert Wolanske, Mrs. Reuben Stenzel, Town of Wheatfield; two brothers, Edward Schimschack, North Tonawanda, Clarence Wolf, Town of Wheatfield. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from the late residence, 2:30 p.m. from St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholtz. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 10/1/1963

WALCK-Albert C, suddenly September
29th, 1963, at his home 6362
Ward Rd„ Town of Wheatfield. Mr.
Walck was a charter member of the
???????????????, Bergholtz a
member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran
Church and a retired employee of the
Niagara Co. Highway Dept. He is
survived by a .son Eric A, Walck;
2 daughters, Mrs. Esther Devantler
and Miss Louise Walck all of the
Town of Wheatfleld; 7 grandchildren
and 20 great-grandchildren; a broth-
er -Gotholt Walck, of Niagara Falls,
and a sister Mrs. Ella Mavis of the
town of Wheatfleld.. Friends way
call at the Fretthold Funeral Home,
1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd„ North
Tonawanda until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Services will be, held Wednesday
a f 2 p.m. In Holy Ghost Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Clarence W. Rabe
will officiate. Interment In Holy
Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

Albert married DUBOIS, Auguste Marie in 1900 in New York. Auguste (daughter of DUBOIS, Gottfried and BEHM, Dorothea Louise) was born on 22 Jan 1871 in Prussia; died on 3 Jul 1933 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

WALCK-At Sanborn, N. Y., July 3, 1933, Auguste Walck, age 62 years, wife of Albert C., mother of Erick (sic) and Mrs. Benjamin Dc Vantire (sic) of Sanborn, Leruse (sic=Louise) at home, sister of Albert DuBois of La SalIe, Mrs. Ferdinand Haseley and Mrs. William Haseley of Sanborn, Funeral from home Thursday, July 6 at 1:30 standard time and 2 p. m. from Ho1y Ghost church, Bergholtz. Interment in Bergholtz.

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NF Gazette
Albert Stoelting Dies at Bergholtz
Funeral of Well Known Resident on Thursday Afternoon.
BERGHOLTZ, July 22.-Albert Stoelting, 59, died Monday at his home on the Sy road after a year's illness. He had been a well known carpenter for many years. He built the Holy Ghost church in 1907, of which he was a very active member, and was elected a deacon by that congregation many times. He was born in this village and lived here all his life. He was well known throughout Niagara county. He is survived by his wife, Anna Jagow Stoelting, four sons, Herbert, Arnold, Theodore and Alvin and three daughters, Mrs. Edwin Mueller, Mrs. Erick Walck and Alice, all of this village, five grandchildren and two brothers, Julius Stoelting of this village, and Herman Stoelting of North Tonawanda, and one sister, Mrs. John Strassburg, of Sanborn, besides a large circle of friends and relatives. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the house and half an hour later at the Holy Ghost church in Bergholtz. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery The Rev. John Kuchenbecker will conduct the services.

Albert married JAGOW, Anna Auguste in 1898 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of JAGOW, Friedrich Wilhelm and WITTKOPF, Caroline Auguste Juliana) was born on 29 Aug 1873 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Nov 1952 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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17 November 1952 Tonawanda News
STOELTING – Mrs. Anna A. Stoelting, nee Jagow, 79, of Sy Road, Bergholz, N. Y., died early Monday morning, Nov. 17, 1952, in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Stoelting was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield. Mother of Mrs. Edwin Mueller, Herbert, Mrs. Eric Walck, Arnold, Theodore, Alvin, all of the Town of Wheatfield and Mrs. Lester Wurl of Tucson, AZ. Sister of John Jagow, Elrose, Saskatchewan; Fred Jagow, Mrs. Edward Rubbert and Mrs. John Ferchen of the Town of Wheatfield. Grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of six. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 P.M. in the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., and at 2:30 P.M. in the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. The Rev. Victor W. Dahlke will officiate. Interment will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

Johannes married SCHULZ, Julia Esther Elisabeth on 15 Nov 1900 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Julia (daughter of SCHULZ, Johannes Friedrich and HASELEY, Julia Elisabeth) was born on 3 Sep 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Feb 1959 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Julia Moll Dies in Hospital
BERGHOLZ - Mrs. Julia Schultz Moll, 79, widow of the late John R. Moll, Church Rd., died today (Feb. 26, 1959) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. Surviving are three sons, Edward, Philip and Rudolph Moll, all of the Town of Wheatfield; four brothers, Philip, Lebrecht and John Schultz, all of Niagara Falls, and Rudolph Schultz, Sanborn; and two sisters Mrs. Walter Wurl, Lockport, and Mrs. Edward Nemeschy, Lancaster. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Saturday Service will be conducted by fhe Rev. Ernest E. Dietz at St James Lutheran Church at 2:30 p.m Burial will be in St James cemetery.

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16 October 1911 Tonawanda News
Albert F. Schimschack
Albert F. Schimschack, 32 years old, a well known resident of Bergholtz,
died at his home late Saturday afternoon as the effects of typhoid fever.
The deceased is survived by his widow and three children, his mother, Mrs.
Albert Schimschack and five brothers, Herman, Ferdinand, Frederick, Otto and
August Schimschack. The funeral will be held from the late home at
Bergholtz at 2 o'clock and a half hour later from the German Lutheran Church
at Bergholtz. Burial will be at Bergholtz

Albert married VOELKER, Emma Magdalene Louise on 15 Jun 1902 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Emma (daughter of VOELKER, August Wilhelm and HELLERT, Sarah Magdalene) was born on 27 Aug 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Jan 1945 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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16 January 1945 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Emma Schimschack, 65, wife of Herman Schimschack of Washington street,
Bergholtz, died yesterday morning in the Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls,
after a short illness. She was born in the town of Wheatfield and had
resided there all her life. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Edward Moll of St. Johnsburg, Mrs. Wilbert Wolanske of Bergholtz and
Mrs. Hilda Stenzel of St. Johnsburg; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Joseph Hardy of
Getzville and Mrs. William Bradford of Ming Junction, O.; two sons, Edward
of North Tonawanda and Clarence Wolf of St. Johnsburg; eight grandchildren,
a sister, August Schimschack of Bergholtz, and two brothers, William Voelker
of Bergholtz and Philip Schimschack of North Tonawanda. Rites will be
conducted Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wolanske at
Niagara road and Falls boulevard, at 2 o'clock and from the St. James church
at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate and burial will be in
St. James cemetery.