Family/Spouse: CONNELLY, Matilda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MUELLER, Nathan Daniel

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 16, 2002
Norman A. Mueller, 84, who worked as a machine tender at Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Niagara Falls for 47 years, died Wednesday (Aug. 14, 2002) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. He had resided in St. Mary's Nursing Home, Niagara Falls, for six weeks prior to his death. He was born in Niagara Falls and attended local schools. Mueller served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a flight instructor.
He worked at Kimberly-Clark until he retired in 1982. Mueller enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling and taxidermy. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Sunday school class in Wheatfield. He was a past trustee there as well. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, the former Lydia S. DeVantier of the Town of Niagara; two sons, Frederick of Camarillo, Calif., and Donald of Moon Township, Pa.; a daughter, Carolyn Root of Tulerosa, NM; six grandchildren-; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
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Norman A. Mueller, age 84, of Lockport Rd. Town of Niagara, died Wednesday, Aug 14, 2002 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, after being a resident in St Mary's Nursing Home for six weeks, after a lengthy illness. Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY on January 7, 1918 to Philip and Augusta (Wolf) Mueller.
He is a US Army veteran, serving from 1942-45, in which he was a flight instructor with the WW II Training Service. He was employed as a machine tender by Kimberly Clark, (later changing it's name to Cellu, then Nitec) in Niagara Falls for 47 years retiring in 1982. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling, and doing taxidermy. A member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sunday School class in Walmore, where he is also a past trustee. He was united in marriage to Lydia S. Devantier on Feb 15, 1941, and their marriage was blessed with three children, Frederick (Gloria) Mueller of Camarillo, CA, Donald (Tillie) Mueller of Moon Township, PA, Carolyn Root of Tulerosa, NM, six grandchildren, Kristen, James, Kim, Jason, Jerad, Nathan, three great grandchildren, Gavin, Jacob, and Emma Grace and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, five brothers, Paul, Henry, Mark, Albert, and Daniel and two sisters, Louise Beutel & Helen Mueller.
Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Rd (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Bruce Gamache on Saturday (Aug 17) at 11;00 AM in St Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Walmore Road. Interment in St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Wheatfiled.
Memorials may be made to St. Peters Ev. Lutheran Church or School or to a charity of your choice.

Norman married DEVANTIER, Lydia Sophia on 15 Feb 1941 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of DEVANTIER, Albert Wilhelm Eduard and HOFFMEISTER, Christine Pauline Auguste) was born on 13 May 1921 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Apr 2003 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 13, 2003
Lydia S. Mueller, a homemaker, died Saturday (April 12, 2003) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. She was 81.
The former Lydia DeVantier was born in the Town of Niagara and attended local schools.
She enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad, and also enjoyed gardening. She also enjoyed traveling to the family hunting camp, "Mueller's Magic Mountain," with her husband and family.
She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and church activities as a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wheatfield.
Mrs. Mueller is survived by her husband of 62 years, Norman A.; two sons, Frederick of Camarillo, Calif., and Donald of Moon Township, Pa.; a daughter, Carolyn Root of Alamogordo, NM; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery

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NF Gazette
P A Mueller Paper-maker, Dies at 91
Philip A. Mueller, 91, of 9859 Cayuga Drive, a lifelong resident of the LaSalle area and a former papermaker, died Tuesday (May 11, 1965). Born in the former Village
of LaSalle Mr. Mueller worked 57 years in the paper making industry here,vhaving been employed at the old Pettibone Paper Co., Niagara Wallpaper Co., Defiance Paper Co. and the International Paper Co. He retired in 1952 at the age of 78.
Was Avid Hunter
Mr. Mueller was an avid hunter and fisherman during his earlier years. He was a member of St James Lutheran Church in Bergholz, and for many years was active in the church choir and the band in which he played the clarinet. mr. Mueller is Mr. Mueller is survived by two daughters, Helen at home, and Mrs. Rudolph (Louise) Beutel, of Sanborn, six sons, Paul, Albert and Norman of Niagara Falls;
Daniel Mueller of Lewiston; Rev. Henry A. Mueller Mazomania, Wis., and Rev. Marcus Mueller, Altamont, 23 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.
Rites on Friday
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholtz, with Rev, Robert Lehman, officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Friends may call at the Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave., from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday, and from noon Friday. The family said contributions
to world missions services would be accepted as tributes.

Philip married WOLF, Auguste Albertine on 17 Nov 1898 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of WOLF, Christian Gottlieb George and PFUHL, Auguste Maria Ulricke) was born on 26 Apr 1877 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Jul 1940 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

PICKS UP LIVE WIRE AND MEETS INSTANT DEATH
Tuscarora Road Man Electrocuted by 2,200 volt Charge on Lawn of Home
Albert W. Devantier, 52 years old, of the Tuscarora road, R. F. D. Route No. I, was electrocuted this morning at 10:25 o'clock when he picked up a wire carrying 2,200 volts of electricity which had fallen across the lawn of his home. Falls firemen answered a call to the Deventier (sic) home to render first aid with the fire department inhalator but First Assistant Fire Chief Peter P. McGraw and Firemen Elmer Tevins and John Eagan reported that Devantier was dead when they reached the scene. Firemen said that the Niagara Falls Power company was installing some wires along the road near the Devantier home and that when one of the wires fell across Deventier's property he picked it up, not realizing that it was charged, and was instantly killed.

Albert married HOFFMEISTER, Christine Pauline Auguste on 26 Nov 1914 in Niagara County, NY. Christine (daughter of HOFFMEISTER, Frederick Wilhelm and HEUER, Elisabeth Sarah Marie) was born on 23 May 1892 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Jun 1985 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/24/1916

John Mueller, 89 years old, of LaSalle
died yesterday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. David Heuer in Bergholtz. He
had been ill for about two weeks and
death was due to heart disease and gen-
eral breaking up due to his extremities.
The funeral will be held Wednesday after-
noon at 2 o'clock from his daughter's
home and interment will be made in the
cemetery at Bergholtz.
Mr. Mueller was born at Grimm on the
Ukernarck in Prussia in 1867 and set-
tled in Bergholtz while still a young man.
His wife died about 18 years ago. He is
survived by eleven children; three sons,
John, August and Philip or LaSalle, eight
daughters, Mrs. Augusta Williams of La
Salle, Mrs. Rosie Goerss and Mrs. Lydia
Heuer of Wheatfield, Mrs. Martha Metz-
ber of Oneida, Mrs. Annie Walck and Mrs.
Lina Walck of Walmore and Mrs. Tina
Collins and Mrs. Hulda Haseley of this
city.

Johann married HELLERT, Wilhelmine Ernestine on 3 Nov 1858 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine (daughter of HELLERT, Johann Friedrich and SCHULZ, Friederike) was born on 16 Sep 1839 in Ploewen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 20 Jan 1898 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married PFUHL, Auguste Maria Ulricke on 15 Jun 1876 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of PFUHL, Ferdinand Wilhelm and MILLEVILLE, Marie Auguste) was born on 23 Feb 1860 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Apr 1928 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

WOLF-Died, at the home of her daughter in Bergholtz, Friday, April 26th, Mrs. Augusta (sic) Wolf, aged 68 years, She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Philip Mueller of La Salle, Mrs. John Blank of Sanborn, Mrs. John Belling of Martinsville and Mrs. Wm. Loeschke of Bergholtz, and one son, Elmer Wolf, of Bergholtz, also 23 grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Anna Kroening, Sanborn, Mrs. Wm. De Vantier of Walmore, Mrs. Wilhelmina Hasely (sic) of Walmore, and four brothers, Ferdinand Pfuhl of Wolcottsville, John, Albert and Anthony Pfuhl of Walmore. Funeral will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Loeschke of Bergholtz, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 2 :30 from St. Jacob's church. Burial in St. Jacob's cemetery. Rev. Otto Bruss officiating.

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NF Gazette

DEVANTlER RITES HELD
Old Resident of Bergholtz District Laid to Rest at Walmore
BERHOLTZ (sic), April 6 -A number of friends and relatives from this village attended the funeral services for William DeVantier, 79, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence on Lockport Road and at 2:30 o'clock from St. Peter's Lutheran church at Walmore. The Rev. Edward F. Grabau officiated. Mr. DeVantier was the husband of Matilda Pfuhl, father of Mrs. Philip Haseley, Adolph DeVantier, William DeVantier and Mrs. Philip Walck, all of Walmore; brother of Albert DeVantier, of St. Johnsburg, and Mrs. Auguste Kroening, also of Walmore. He was the father of the late Albert DeVantier, of Walmore, who was electrocuted at his home last Fall, when he came in contact with a live wire and killed instantly. Interment was in Walmore cemetery.
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NF Gazette

DEVANTIER-At Walmore, N. Y., March 30th, 1937, William Devantier, age 79 years, husband of Hatilda (sic) Pfohl; father of Mrs. Philip Haseley, Adolph Devantier, William Devantier and Mrs. Philip Walck, all of Walmore, Brother of Albert Devantier of Johnsburg, N. Y., Mrs. Augusta Kroening of Walmore, N. Y. Funeral services from the residence on Lockport Road, Friday, April 2 at 2 o'clock and 2:30 p. m. from St. Peter's church, Walmore, the Rev. F. (sic) Grabau officiating. Interment in Walmore cemetery.

William married PFUHL, Mathilda Rebecca on 27 Nov 1884 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Mathilda (daughter of PFUHL, Ferdinand Wilhelm and MILLEVILLE, Marie Auguste) was born on 11 Apr 1864 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Jan 1944 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DE VANTIER-At Walmore, Jan 4, 1944, Mathilda R., age 79; wife of the late William C.; mother of Mrs. Philip Haseley, Mrs. Philip Walck, Adolph De Vantier, all of Walmore, William at home; sister of Mrs. Minnie Haseley of Walmore, Mrs. Anna Kroening of Cambria, Ferdinand Pfohl of Wolcottsville, N. Y., John Pfohl of Walmore. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 4 great -grandchildren. Funeral at the home, Lockport Rd., Friday, Jan 7, at 2 P.M. and 2:30 in St. Peter's Church, Walmore, Rev. Edward A. Grabau officiating. Interment in Walmore cemetery.

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NF Gazette

HOFFMEISTER FUNERAL
Loss of Witmer Road Resident Mourned by Many Relatives.
BERGHOLTZ, Jan. 16,-The funeral services for Frederick Hoffmeister, 73 years old, who died suddenly of heart disease at his home on the Witmer road last Sunday morning while getting ready to go to church, was held Tuesday afternoon from the home at 2 o'clock and a half hour later in the St. James church. Interment was in St. James cemetery, south of this village. He is survived by three sons, William, at home, Fred, of New York City. and John, of Buffalo; five daughters. Mrs. Alma Nablo and Mrs. Elizabeth Wrege, of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Christine De Vantier, of Walmore, Mrs. Ella Schroeder, of St. Johnsburg, and Mrs. Magdalena Jagow, south of this village; 25 grandchildren, three brothers and five sisters.

Frederick married HEUER, Elisabeth Sarah Marie on 13 Nov 1881 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elisabeth (daughter of HEUER, Johann Friedrich and WITTKOPP, Wilhelmine) was born on 3 Jan 1858 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Oct 1927 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
Mrs. Hoffmeister Dies
NORTH TONAWANDA, Oct. 11.- Mrs. El1zabeth Hoffmeister, 69 years old, died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Regge (sic), 100 Washington street. She was born in the town of Wheatfield and until four weeks ago, when she came to North Tonawanda, she had resided in the township all her life. She is survived by a husband, Fred Hoffmeister; five daughters, Mrs. Regge (sic) and Mrs. Otto Nablo of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Fred Jagow of La Salle. Mrs. Albert Devantier of Walmore and Mrs. Edward Schroeder of St. Johnsburg; three sons, William Hoffmeister of St. Johnsburg, Fred Hoffmeister of Queen's Village, N. Y., and John Hoffmeister of Buffalo; a sister, Mrs. Charles Neubauer of Carlo, Mich., and a brother. Henry Homeyer (sic) of Bergholtz. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the St. Joheph's (sic) church. Bergholtz, Rev. Otto Bruss, officiating. Interment will be in the St. Jacob's cemetery