Family/Spouse: WEBB, Christine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. VOELKER, Benjamin
2. VOELKER, Sophia

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EARL E. VOELKER, age 78 of Wheatfield, NY, was called unexpectedly to his heavenly home on March 31, 2021 at his residence. Born in North Tonawanda, NY on February 17, 1943; son of the late Melvin and Gladys (Mellenthine) Voelker. Earl was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield, attended LaSalle High School for a year, then was a student at Niagara Wheatfield High School, graduating in their first graduating class of 1961. Earl served in the United States Navy from 1961-1963. He was self-employed in his home improvement business for several years, and later as a supervisor at DuPont Chemical, in Niagara Falls, retiring in 2001. A long time member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, in Bergholz, he held various positions including on the school board, boys basketball coach, and mowed lawn at the church cemetery. Earl was also a member of the Bergholz Fire Company, and the Bergholz German Band Colorguard. He enjoyed golfing with his buddies, was an avid sports fan, and in high school excelled in football, baseball, basketball and track. Earl was inducted into the Niagara Wheatfield Sports Hall of Fame, for football and basketball.Survivors include his loving wife, Ruth Elaine (Camann) Voelker, whom he married on May 29, 1965; four children, Rebecca Scherrer of Bergholz, Daniel (Christine) Voelker of Prince Frederick, Maryland, Rachel Burleigh-Voelker and Luke Voelker both of Bergholz; a brother, Mark (Jan) Voelker; grandchildren, Mitchell Scherrer, Mariah (Patrick) Noonan, Benjamin Voelker, Sophia Voelker, Ava Burleigh, Wesley Burleigh, Scarlett Burleigh; great-grandchildren, Liam and Delilah Noonan; and many nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Lynn Voelker.Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Denton White, on Friday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Road and Luther Street in Bergholz. Interment with military honors will follow in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church.

Earl married CAMANN, Ruth Elaine [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Voelker - Melvin L. age 64, of the Town of Wheatfield, suddenly Sat. Feb.2, 1980 in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Voelker was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, the Bergholtz Volunteer Fire County, the LaSalle Sportsman Club, Retired employee of Carborundum with 43 years service. Survived by his wife Gladys (nee Mellenthine); 2 sons, Mark (Jan) Voelker, and Earl (Ruth) Voelker both of the Town of Wheatfield; a daughter, Lynn Voelker of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Kenneth of Lewiston and Gordon of W. Virg.; 4 sisters, Mrs. Adolph (Hazel) Wiegand and Mrs. Leonard Pollard both of the Town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Norman (Alfrieda) Andrees of N. Tonawanda and Mrs. Herbert (Audrey) of Medina. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held in St. James Lutheran Church Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. John H. Crilley will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church or the organ fund. The Bergholtz Fire County, will meet at the funeral home this evening at 7:00

Melvin married MELLENTHINE, Gladys Elisabeth Charlotte on 24 Nov 1938 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Gladys (daughter of MELLENTHIN, Marcus P and SCHALLER, Louise) was born on 10 Feb 1919 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Dec 1995 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 30, 1995
Gladys E. Voelker, 76, a retired school bus driver, died Friday (Dec. 29, 1995) in her Niagara Road home after a lengthy illness.
The former Gladys Mellenthine was born in North Tonawanda and had lived in Bergholz since 1941.
Mrs. Voelker was employed by the Niagara Wheatfield School District as a bus driver for about 25 years, retiring in 1980.
She enjoyed gardening and refinishing furniture.
Mrs. Voelker was a member of St. James Lutheran Church.
Her husband, Melvin Voelker, died in 1980.
Surviving are two sons, Mark and Earl; a daughter, Lynn Blake; a brother, Ralph Mellenthine of North Tonawanda; nine
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday at St. James Church, 2437 Niagara Road. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery

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Niagara Gazette - 11/28/1938

BERGHOLTZ, Nov. 28. - One of
the loveliest of the season's weddings
was solemnized Thanksgiving day at
4 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran
church, St. Johnsburg, when Miss
Gladys Mellenthine. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Marius Mellenthine. of the
Ward road, became the bride of
Melvin Voelker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Voelker, of this village. The
Rev. J. W. Thlemecke performed the
ceremony.
The church was beautifully decorated
with palms and pompoms.
The bride, who entered the church
on the arm of her father, was lovely
in a white slipper satin gown made
on princess lines with a long train.
The high-draped neckline was fastened
at the back with a row of
tiny buttons, She wore an illusion
veil of finger-tip length which fell
from a braided halo. Her shower
bouquet was of white roses and pom-
poms.
Miss Evelyn Lenhardt, who was
maid of honor, was becomingly
in a princess frock of aqua
marine moire taffeta, made on prin-
cess lines, with a short train and
fasioned with large puff sleeves
and a cleverely cut neckline, which
fastened at the back with a row of
tiny buttons reaching to the waist.
She wore a matching face veil
which fell from a flowered halo. Her
bouquet was of pink roses and pompoms.
Audrey Voelker and Marian
Broecker wore dresses of rose moire
taffeta fashioned the same as the
maid of honor. They wore matching
face veils and flowered halos
and carried bouquets of pink roses
and pompoms.
Norman Camann was best man
and Ralph Mellenthine, brother of
the bride, and Kenneth Voelker,
brother of the groom were the
ushers.
The bride's mother wore a teal
blue crepe dress with gold accessories
and a corsage of yellow roses.
The groom's mother wore a teal
blue gown with silver accessories.
Her corsage was of pink roses.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a reception was held at the
St. Johnsburg fire hall. Covers were
laid for 60 guests. The bride's table,
with covers laid for eight, was beautifully
decorated in pink and white
with a large wedding cake marking
the bride's place.
Mr. and Mrs. Voelker, who have
been honored at many pre-nuptlal
affairs, will be at home In the Ward
road, S t Johnsburg.

Notes:

CAMANN - Eugene W., historian accountant NF Gazette 4/24/2006

BERGHOLZ - Eugene W. Camann, an author, historian and former accountant for Carborundum County, died Sunday in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. He was 84.
Born in Wheatfield, Mr.
Camann was a longtime resident of the hamlet of Bergholz. He graduated from Holy Ghost Lutheran School in Bergholz, LaSalle High School and Harvard Business School.
Mr. Camann worked at Carborundum for 32 years, retiring as a cost accountant. He was also an office manager for 10 years with the Eastern District office of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
In 1975, he founded the Historical Society of North German Settlements in Western New York. He also served as curator of its Heritage Museum in Bergholz, co-founded the Bergholz German Band and was a member of the Bergholz Fire Company Band.
Mr. Camann wrote two books - "Uprooted From Prussia, Transplanted in America" and "More Prussian Transplantings in Wheatfield" - as well as numerous historical pamphlets. He took numerous trips to Germany to do research for his books.
Mr. Camann was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz, where he served as an elder, chairman of the congregation, Sunday school superintendent, choir member and on the youth and stewardship boards. He also researched and spoke on Lutheran Church history in Western New York.
His wife of 45 years, Janice R. Wienke Camann, died in 1988.
Survivors include four sons, David of San Antonio, TX,
Michael of Germantown, Stephen of Waldorf, MD., and Timothy of Unadilla; four daughters, Ruth Voelker, Lois Wiseman, Mary Fuerch and Deborah Feick, all of Bergholz; two brothers, Waldemar and Roland, both of Wheatfield; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday in Holy Ghost Church, 6630 Luther St. at Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Eugene married WIENKE, Janice Ruth on 28 Jun 1943 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Janice (daughter of WIENKE, Reinhard Edwin Edward and VOELKER, Gertrude Apollonia Veronica) was born on 26 Mar 1923 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Apr 1988 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette
Janice R. Camann Long-time resident of Bergholz
BERGHOLZ - Janice R. (Wienke) Camann, 65, of Luther Street, died Thursday (April 7, 1988) at her home. She was born in Niagara Falls and was a long-time resident of Bergholz. She was an active member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Ladies Aid, Lutheran Women's Missonary (sic) League, Altar Guild and the Quilting Group. She was also active in the Historical Society of the North German Settlement in Western New York. Mrs. Camann is survived by her husband, Eugene W. Camann of Bergholz; sons, David Camann of Texas, Michael Camann of Massachusetts, Stephen Camann of Maryland and Timothy Camann of Pulaski, N.Y.; daughters, Ruth Voelker, Lois Wiseman and Mary Fuerch all of Bergholz, Deborah Camann of Cambridge, Ont.; a brother, Harold Wienke of Bergholz; and 18 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road. Services conducted by the Rev. Stephen P. Roehrs will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Youth with a Mission or the North German Historical Society are acceptable as tribute.

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Niagara Gazette - 7/22/1943

CHARMING JUNE BRIDE-
Before her marriage on June 28,
1943, Mrs. Eugene C a m a n n
(above) was Miss Janice Ruth
Wienke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Relnhard E. Wienke, of Bergholtz,
N. Y. The bridegroom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Camann,
also of Bergholtz.

Eduard married FRYE, Elsie Rose Gertrude on 8 Dec 1908 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elsie (daughter of FRYE, Herman Carl and LABOVE, Bertha Louise) was born on 26 Nov 1889 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jul 1955 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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9 July 1955 Tonawanda News
SCHULTZ – Elsie Voelker Schultz, 65, Thursday (July 7, 1955) in the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Aolph Wiegand of Niagara R., Bergholtz, N. Y. with whom she resided. Born in North Ridge, N. Y. Mrs. Schultz had resided in Bergholtz for the past 43 years and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and the Ladies Ai Society of the Church. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Weigand, Mrs. Harry Pollard of Bergholtz, Mrs. Ernest Andrees and Mrs. Norman Andrees of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Herbert Haseley of Medina; three sons, Melvin and Gordon Voelker of Bergholtz and Kenneth Voelker of Niagara Falls; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; six sisters, Mrs. George Nassoiy, Mrs. Chester Voelker, Mrs. Elmina Krauser, Mrs. Harold Livingston of Niagara Falls, Mrs. David Seymour of Buffalo and Mrs. Theodore Hickox of New Kensington, Pa.; three brothers, Reinhardt and Solomon Frye of Niagara Falls, an Herman Frye of Pontiac, Mich. Friends may call until noon Sunday at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, N. Y. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in St. James Church, Bergholtz, the Rev. Otto Bruss officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/4/1936

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Voelker, of
Niagara and Hunt streets, announce
the engagement of their daughter, El-
frieda, to A. Andrees, son of Mrs. B.
Andrees, son of Mrs. E. Andrees. of
the N a s h road and Niagara Falls
boulevard The wedding will take place
in the near future.

SAME DATE

Mrs. Ernest Andrees and Miss Emma
Andrees entertained at a kitchen
shower for Miss Elfneda Voelker, a
bride-elect of this month. The evening
was spen: playing cootie. Delicious
refreshments were served. The
bride-to-be received many pretty and
useful gifts.
The guests Included Laura Proefrock.
Vera Adams, Arllne Martini
Ahce Moll. Loretta Proeiing, Audrey
Voelker. Beatrice Stenzel. Winifred
Stenzel. Beatrice Tussing, Gladys Mellenthine.
Annette Graf. Mrs. Emma
Andrees, Mrs. James Grieser, Mrs.
Edward Voelker and Mrs. Howard
Moll.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/18/1936

BERGHOLTZ, Nov. 18- The mar-
riage of Miss Elfrieda Voelker, of
Niagara and Hunts streets, to Nor-
man Andrees, of the Nash road and
Niagara Falls boule
vard, was one of
the prettiest weddings held here this
season. Miss Voelker is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Voelker
and Mr. Andrees is a son of Mrs. E.
Andrees. The ceremony took place
last Saturday at St. James Evangelical
Lutheran church, the Rev. Otto
Bruss officiating.
To the strains of Lohengrin's wed-
ding march, played by Theodore Gra-
bau, organist, the bridal party enter-
ed the church. Miss Voelker was love-
ly in her bridal attire of a white
moire gown, which was floor length
and had a long train, a long tulle
veil and an old fashioned bouquet of
white roses, and white Pom Poms and
smilax tied with satin streamers. She
wore white hose and shoes to match.
Miss Audrey Voelker, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and wore a
becoming gown of tea rose moire
floor length, similar to that of the
bride. The bride's maids were Miss
Emma Andrees, sister of the groom,
and Miss Gladys Mellenthine, an in-
timate friend of the bride.
The little four-year-old flower girl,
Jacquelyn Andrees, niece of the bride
and groom, looked dainty in a peach
color silk crepe dress..
The best man was Wallace Mar-
tin. Melvin Voelker, brother of the
bride, and Phillip Moll were ushers.
Before the ceremony the Misses Ger-
trude and Lydia Schultz of Niagara
Falls, sand "I Love You Truly," and
after the ceremony "What a Friend
we Have in Jesus," with Mr. Grabau
accompanying. The single ring cere-
mony was used. Mrs. Voelker, mo-
ther of the bride, wore a becoming
dress of green silk crepe, and Mrs.
Andrees, mother of the groom, wore
a stunning gown of wine crepe.
After the ceremony a reception was
held in the hall on Niagara road for
about 60 guests. Out-of-town guests
were from Nashville, Tonawanda and
Niagara Falls.
Pre-nuptial affairs were showers
given by Mrs. Hazel Weigant, the
Misses Audrey Voelker and Lydia
Schultz; Mrs. E. Andrees, Mrs. Mil-
dred Andrees and Miss Emma An-
drees; Miss Loretta Froehling, Mrs.
Edward Heshke and Mrs. William
Andrees. The bride and groom will
reside on the corner of Nash road and Ni-
agara Falls boulevard.

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7 September 1955 Tonawanda News

MELLENTHINE – Marcus P. Mellenthine, 62, last night (Sept. 6, 1955) in his home, Ward Rd., St. Johnsburg. He is survived by his wife, Louise, nee Schaller. He was the father of Mrs. Melvin Voelcker of Bergholtz, and Ralph F. and Donald M., of the Town of Wheatfield. He is also survived by six grandchildren. He was the brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Broecker and half-brother of Edmund and Walter Williams. Services will be in the family residence at 2 p.m. Friday, and at 2:30 p.m. in St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke will officiate. Interment will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Mellenthine was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the St. Johnsburg Fire Company.

Marcus married SCHALLER, Louise in 1918 in Niagara County, NY. Louise was born on 3 Jun 1889 in Germany; died on 25 Nov 1979 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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27 November 1979 Tonawanda News

MELLENTHINE – Louise Mellenthine, 90, of the Town of Wheatfield, Sunday (November 25, 1979) at the Fairchild Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Mellenthine was a member of St. John Lutheran Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Gladys) Voelker of the Town of Wheatfield and a son, Ralph (Doris) Mellenthine of North Tonawanda; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Cawley and Mrs. Martha Neidercorn, both of Wisconsin; mother of the late Donald Mellenthine.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda this evening from 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Rolf A. Buchmann will officiate. Interment in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church.

Albert + BAARS, Emma Mathilda Elinore. Emma (daughter of BAARS, Christian Friedrich and BLUHM, Wilhelmina Maria) was born on 1 Nov 1892 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Mar 1981 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/9/1985

Reinhard E Wienke, 92, an
electrical contractor in Wheatfield
for 50 years and the last charter
member of the Bergholz Volunteer
Fire Company, died Tuesday in
DeGraff Memorial Hospital
A lifelong Wheatfield resident and
member of St. James Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Mr Wienke is
survived by a daughter, Janice
Camann and a son, Harold Wienke;
a sister, Esther Moll; 10 grand
c h i l d r e n and 10 g r e at
grandchildren
Funeral services will be conducted
at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St
James Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Bergholtz. Burial will be in
St James Lutheran Cemetery
The DuBois Funeral Home, 8904 S
Military Road. Niagara Falls, is in
charge of arrangements

Reinhard married VOELKER, Gertrude Apollonia Veronica on 26 Jun 1921 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Gertrude (daughter of VOELKER, Heinrich Wilhelm and HOFFMEISTER, Auguste Maria) was born on 9 Feb 1896 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Sep 1975 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death Notice Gazette
WIENKE - Gertrude V. age 79. of Bergholz, N.Y., Wednesday. September 3. 1975 in the- DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Wienke was a lifelong resident of the- Town of Wheatfield, a member of St. James Lutheran Church and former member of St. James Ladies Aide (sic) Society. She is survived by her husband Reinhard E. Wienke. A daughter, Mrs. Eugene (Junice (sic)) Camann and a son Harold R. Wienke. both of the Town of Wheatfield, 10 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, this evening from 7-9, Friday 2-4 and 7-9 and until noon Saturday. The' body will lie in state in St. James Lutheran Church from 1 until 2 p.m. Saturday, the time of service. The Rev. Walter Williams will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired memorials may be made to the Lutheran Vespers or St. James Lutheran Church Development Fund. 9-4,5.

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Niagara Gazette

Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard
Wienke, Bergholtz will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary
Saturday, at a dinner
and reception given by
their children at the Holy
Ghost' Fellowship Hall,
Bergholtz.
"The couple was married
June 26, 1921, in St.' James
Lutheran Church. Both are
lifelong residents of this area.
Before his retirement Mr.
Wienke was an electrical
contractor and a p p l i a n c e
dealer and at one- time was
a barber. Mrs, Wienke
operated a general store for
more than 25 years. Both
have been active in St. James
Lutheran Church,
They have one son, Harold
Wienke and one daughter, .
Mrs. Eugene ( J a n i c e)
Camann, both of Bergholtz.
They have 10 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Friends are invited to an
open house; following the
dinner, at the home of Mrs.
Camman, 6697 Luther St.
Two of the couples' att
e n d a n t s , . Mrs. Hugo
Greinert and Henry Voelker
will be present.