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Buffalo News, The (NY) - July 22, 2002
Donald L. Walck, 53, died Friday (July 19, 2002) in a one-vehicle accident in Dansville.
Walck was born in Niagara Falls and graduated from Starpoint Central High School in 1968. He also attended the Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services and Niagara County Community College. He served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972 as an aviation electrician. He was stationed at various times in California, VA and Jacksonville, Fla. He made two six-month cruises to Antarctica. Walck worked as a machinist at Ford Motor Co.'s Buffalo Stamping Plant in Hamburg for the past eight years. Before that, he had worked at Eastman Kodak County, Rochester, and at Midland Machinery County, City of Tonawanda. Walck was a member of Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Lewiston; Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion; and the LaSalle Sportsmen's Club. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include a son, Jason of Sanborn; a daughter, Kathryn of Niagara Falls; his mother, Jean of Cambria; a brother, Jerry of Ransomville; and two sisters, Patricia Purdy of Wheatfield and Pamela of Cheektowaga. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst.

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

1. WALCK, Kathryn Grace
2. WALCK, Jason Lawrence

Notes:

Buffalo News, The (NY) - January 4, 1991
Councilman Lawrence A. Walck, 66, died Thursday (Jan. 3, 1991) after he was stricken at his home on Upper Mountain Road.
A native of Wheatfield, Walck had been a Cambria town councilman for 12 years and intended to run for re-election next fall.
He had no opponent in his last campaign for re-election in 1987, when he was nominated by the Republican and Conservative parties.
Walck retired June 30 as a compositor at the Tonawanda News after 42 years in the printing industry.
He began his apprenticeship at the Lockport Union-Sun and Journal, then worked at the Niagara Gazette. He joined the Tonawanda News in 1960 and had served as chapel chairman for the International Typographical Union.
He was a 17-year member of the Pekin Fire Company, serving in various offices, including as treasurer.
He also was vice president of the Exempt Firemen of Pekin, local publicity director for the Lutheran Laymen's League and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church of Lewiston.
Walck had coached baseball in Cambria and was a member of the Tonawanda and Niagara County Sportsmen's associations.
Survivors include his wife, the former Jean Becken; two sons, Jerry of Lewiston and Donald; two daughters, Patricia Purdy of Williamsville and Pamela; four brothers, Herbert and Clarence, both of Lyndonville, Earl of Niagara Falls and Delbert of Chesapeake, Va.; two sisters, Margaret Budnack of Newfane and Edith Sherbert of Rochester, and five grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. Monday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst.

Lawrence married BECKEN, Jean Ruth [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

J. Andrew Walck
J. Andrew Walck. 83, of Albion, N.Y., died Tuesday (Aug. 9. 1978) of natural causes. He died at his residence.
Born in Sanborn, N.Y., Walck moved to Albion after residing in North Tonawanda for 20 years where he was employed at the Crane Radiator Co.
He was predeceased by his wife, Edna (Wendt) Walck.
He is survived by two daughters, Margaret Budnach of Newfane and Edith Sherbert of Greece, N.Y.; five sons, Lawrence Walck of Sanborn, Herbert Walck of Lydonville, Clarence Walck and Delbert Walck, both of Ridgeway, and Earl Walck of Niagara Falls. Funeral services are pending at the Barnes and Tuttle Funeral Home in Medina, N.Y.

Andreas married WENDT, Edna E H on 12 Jan 1922 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Edna (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm Friedrich August and BEUTEL, Emilie Helene) was born on 14 Dec 1897 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI; died on 27 Mar 1963 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

Mrs. Walck Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Edna E. Walck of 232 West Center St., Medina, died today (March 27, 1963) at Medina Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Walck had been a resident of Medina for the last 20 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Medina.
Surviving are her husband, Andrew Walck; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Budnack of Newfane and Mrs. Edward (Edith) Sherbert of Hilton, N.Y., and five sons, Earl E. Walck of Medina, a Niagara Falls Gazette machinist, and Clarence A. and Delbert A. Walck, also of Medina, Lawrence A. Walck of Pekin and Herbert A. Walck of Newfane. Also surviving are three brothers, William E. and Alton Wendt, both of Sanborn, and Arnold Wendt, Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs. Benjamin Walck of Sanborn; eight grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Barnes-Tuttle Funeral Home in Medina where funera1 services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday with Rev. Wilbur T. Lottes of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Walmore Cemetery in the Town of Wheatfield.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/28/1969

BECKEN - Charles of 2585 Upper
Mountain Road, Sanborn, in
Mount St. Mary's Hospital, July
26, 1969. Husband of Alma. Father
of Ervin L., Sanborn; Harold
C. of Cambria; Chester B.,
Lockport; Carl of Lewiston;
Mrs. Jacob (Violet) Steingasser
Wheatfield; Mrs. Lawrence
(Jean) Walck, Cambria. Also
survived by 20 grandchildren
and 19 great - grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Escarpment
Lutheran Church,
Lewiston, with Rev. Ronald L.
Bergen officiating. Interment in
White Chapel Memorial Park.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home Inc.,
5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn.
The family will be present from
2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Memorials may
be made to the Escarpment
Lutheran Church.

Charles married KRUEGER, Alma A on 24 Nov 1910 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Alma (daughter of KRUEGER, Friedrich Wilhelm and HERMAN, Helena) was born in Feb 1889 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Jul 1976 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/20/1976

Mrs. Alma Becken of Sanborn,
who with her husband, the late
Charles Becken, operated a
farm for 42 years at 2585 Upper
Mountain Road, died yesterday
at Fairchild Manor in Lewiston.*
Mrs. Becken was a past
member of the Ladies Aid and
Missionary League of St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church.
She is survived by four sons,
Erwin L., Harold C and Carl
Becken. all of Sanborn, and
Chester B. of Lockport; two
d a u g h t e r s , Mrs. Jacob
Steingasser of Niagara Falls
and Mrs. Lawrence Walck of
Sanborn, and a sister, Mrs.
George Dirmyer of Tonawanda.
She is also survived by 20
grandchildren. 30 great-grandchildren
and one great-great
grandchild.
Services will be conducted
Thursday at 2 p.m. at the
Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893
Hoover Road, Sanborn.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/29/1960

MARRIED 50 YEARS: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becken of Sanborn,
above, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
Saturday at a reception and dinner in the Sanborn firehall.
All their wedding attendants wore present. Except for a.
brief period, Mr. Becken has funned most of his married
life. For ten years he farmed the Carroll brothers farm in
Pekin and since 1931. when he purchased a 172 acre farm in
Upper Mountain Rd., has tilled his own land. Mr. and Mrs.
Recken's family consists of four sons and two daughters,
Ervin, Harold and Carl Becken, Pekin, Chester Becken,
Lockport, Mrs. Jacob Steingasser, S a n b o r n and Mrs.
Lawrence Walck, Pekin. They have 17 grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren. Attendants present for the anniversary
event were Mrs. Pauline Dirmyer, Mrs. Becken's
sister of Tonawanda: Mrs. Ruth Welch, Gasport and Mrs.
Louise Lee. Pekin: George Dirmyer; Edward Becken of
Niagara Falls and Charles Hermann of Cleveland.

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NF Gazette

WALCK-At Walmore, N. Y., Dec. 24, John B., father of Mrs. Herman Bruning (sic) of Akron, N. Y. Anthony Walck of Walmore, Mrs. Elmer Haseley of Wrights Corners, Mrs. Louis Geltz of La Salle and Andrew Walck of North Tonawanda, fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral from his late home, in Walmore. Friday. Dec. 27, at 1:30 p. m. and from St. Peter's church at 2:30 p. m. Burial at Walmore.

Johannes married DEVANTIER, Fredericke Charlotte in May 1871 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Fredericke (daughter of DEVANTIER, F Wilhelm Johann and GOERSS, Charlotte) was born on 11 May 1851 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Apr 1922 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 5/2/1921

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Walck pleasantly
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary at their home on Lockport
road, last Wednesday afternoon and
evening A bountiful dinner was serv-
ed at four o'clock, covers being laid
for 125 guests, many of whom were
from Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls,
Lockport, North Tonawanda and La
Salle.
Mr. Walck was born on the farm
where he now resides. Mrs. Walck
was formerly Fredericka Deventier.
and their declining years are bright-
ened by seve children and five grand-
children. Their sons and daughters
are Mrs. Herman Browning of Wol-
cottsville, Mrs. August Haseley of
North Tonawanda. Mrs Louis Gelz of
La Salle, Mrs. Alvin Haseley of North
Ridge, Anthany, Albert and Andrew
Walck of this township

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Pioneer Resident Is Laid to Rest
SANBORN, Feb. 23-The funeral of William F. Wendt, 76, who died Saturday at his home in Saunder's (sic) Settlement road, was held from the home yesterday at 2:30 p. m. and at St. Peter's church, at Walmore, at 3 o'clock and was attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends.
The bearers included: Ben Wendt, Philip Wendt, Robert Wendt, Edwin Beutel. Rudolph Beutel and William Beutel. Flower bearers were Donald Wendt, Merwyn (sic), Wendt, Ben Walck, Jr., and Lawrence Walck. The Rev. Edward A. Graubau (sic) was the officiating Clergyman. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery, Walmore.

Wilhelm married BEUTEL, Emilie Helene on 9 Jan 1890 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emilie (daughter of BEUTEL, Friedrich Wilhelm and FAHRENWALD, Henriette Charlotte) was born on 19 Mar 1870 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jan 1951 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Wm. Wendt. Daughter of Wm. Beutel and his wife Henrietta, née Fahrnwald. Born Mar 19, 1870. Attended our Christian Day School. Confirmed may 14, 1883, by Pastor John Grabau. Jan 9, 1890 married to Wm. Wendt, who died Feb 19, 1938, had 5 children. Right after marriage, moved to Detroit Mich, there until 1901, then moved to present home of Alton Wendt, near Sanborn where she died. Jan. 3 lapsed into a coma and fell asleep Sun. morning Jan 7 (at) 3:25. Survivors: 3 sons, Alton and Wm. of Sanborn, Arnold of Bergholz; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ben Wendt Sr. of Sanborn and Mrs. Edna Walck of Median; 25 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Suffered from hardening of the arteries which it seems weakened her brain and affected her mind, this was already apparent about 15 yrs. ago, but was serious only in the past 6 yrs. or so. Was taken care of in home of her son Alton. Whole service was in Eng. Text: Is. 55:6-9

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25 April 1927 Tonawanda News
August Becken, 76 years old, died yesterday afternoon at his home in Bergholz. Born in Germany, he had resided in Bergholz for the past 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Fredericka; four sons, Richard and Edward Becken, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Charles Becken, Pekin, and Albert Becken, Buffalo, two daughters, Ms. John Geltz and Mrs. Thomas Caffery, Buffalo; 13 grandchildren, and five sisters, Mrs. August King, Buffalo, Mrs. Albert (Minnie) Neubauer, Mrs. August(Henrietta) Wienke, Mrs. John Miller and Mrs. August Mikalski, North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence and half an hour later at the Holy Ghost Church, Bergholz, Standard time. Rev. John Kuchenbecker of the Holy Ghost church will conduct the services and burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery.

August married BEHM, Fredericke in 1876 in Prussia. Fredericke (daughter of BEHM, Christiane Friederick Henriette) was born in Mar 1856 in Prussia; died on 5 Jul 1942 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Tonawanda News, Jul 6, 1942
Mrs Becker Dies
Former Falls Woman Passes at 84, Resided on Frontier 69 Years
NORTH TONAWANDA - Funeral services were conducted yesterday for Mrs. Fredericka Becker, 86, who died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Gelz, 29 Poultney Avenue, Buffalo. The rites were held at the Gelz residence at noon and at the Holy Ghost church in Bergholz at one o'clock. The Rev. John Kuckenbecker officiated. Interment was in Holy Ghost. Mrs. Becker was born in Germany. She came to the Niagara frontier from her native land 60 years ago, and continued her residence in this area the rest of her life. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Gelz, and Mrs. Lena Coffrey of Buffalo, three sons, Richard and Edward of Niagara Falls, and Charles of Pekin, 14 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren.

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Niagara Gazette - 9/1908

At Bergehholtz last Wednesday occured
tho wedding of Miss Becker to
John Geltz. Quite a large number of
guests enjoyed a bountiful spread after
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs, Geltz will
reside at Niagara Falls.

Notes:

TONAWANDA. N. Y., June 29. - Frederick Krueger, 75 years old. died Saturday evening at his home. 18 Long's avenue, after a brief illness. He was born in St Johnsburg, where he resided until 11 years ago- Disposing of hla farm at St Johnsburg he took up his residence in Tonawanda. He is survived by three sons, Charles and William Krueger. of North Tonawanda. and Benjamin Krueger, of Tonawanda: four daughters, Mrs. Ferdlnand Werth and Mrs. Edward Holland, of North Tonawanda; Mrs. Charles Becken, of Sanborn; and Mrs. George Dirmyer of
Tonawanda; twenty-five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral was held this afternoon at three o'clock from the Krueger residence and an hour later from St. Paul's church at Martinsville, Rev. D. H. Steffens officiating. Burial was in St paul's cemetery.

Friedrich married HERMAN, Helena in 1873 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Helena was born in Apr 1856 in Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]