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Tonawanda News Feb 28, 1973
LEMKE - Mathilda M. (Tillie) Lemke, 76. of 2904 Niagara Falls Blvd., Town of Wheatfield. Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1973). Mrs. Lemke was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid Society of the church, the St. Johnsburg Fire Co., Ladies Auxiliary, Lutheran Service Society. Women's Missionary League and the Senior Citizens of the Town of Wheatfield She is survived by her husband, Fred A. Lemke; two sons, Paul G., of Lewiston. N. Y„ and Alvin J. Lemke of the Town of Wheatfield; four grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; a sister, Mrs Esther Krull of the Town of Wheatfield; three brothers, Walter A., of the Town of Wheatfield. Fred of Florida and Carl W. Schulmeister of Seattle, Wash. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St.. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda from 7 to 9 this evening and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.. the Rev. Albert W. Bahr will officiate. Interment St. John Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to the St. John Lutheran Church Building Fund.

Mathilda married LEMKE, Frederick Albert on 5 Mar 1916 in Niagara County, NY. Frederick (son of LEMKE, Gustav Wilhelm Carl and SCHULTZ, Auguste) was born on 30 Jul 1895 in Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Nov 1982 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. LEMKE, Alvin J was born on 21 Apr 1917 in Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Dec 2003 in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, NY.
2. LEMKE, Paul G was born on 8 Apr 1920 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Jun 2011 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.

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North Tonawanda Evening News, 13 August 1937
John W Schulmeister, 62 years old, a life-long resident of the town of Wheatfield, and proprietor of a grocery store on the Ward road in St. Johnsburg for the past 25 years, died yesterday afternoon in the Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls. He leaves a wife. Martha, nee Behnke; four sons, Walter, North Tonawanda: Fred, New York city; Christ and Carl, St. Johnsburg; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Lemke and Mrs. William Krull, St. Johnsburg; 11 grandchildren; a mother, Mrs. Augusta Schulmeister, Niagara Falls; three brothers, Henry, Elmer and George Niagara Falls and five sisters, Mrs. Theodore Boyer, Mrs Paul Wustrack, Mrs. McCollough and Mrs. Bother, Niagara Falls and Mrs. Henry Stang, New York city. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and half an hour later from the St. John's church Rev. Walter Thiemecke will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery.

Johann married BEHNKE, Martha Elizabeth Caroline on 13 Nov 1895 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of BEHNKE, Christian Friedrich and DAMEROW, Fredericke Maria Wilhelmine Christine) was born in Oct 1876 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Feb 1958 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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General Store Operator Dies
ST. JOHN5BURG - Mrs. Martha Schulmeister, 81, of Ward Road died Tuesday (Feb. 11,1958) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of the township, she operated a general store in Ward Rd. since 1911. Her husband, the late John W, Schulmeister, died in 1937. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church, S t Johnsburg and of its Ladies Aid Society. She also was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, the Women's Auxiliary of the Lutheran Service Society of New York State and a member of the auxiliary of the St. Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Co. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fred A. Lemke and Mrs. William KTUII; four sons, Walter A. and Christian G. Schulmeister, both of this community, Fred W. Schulmeister, Indianapolis, Ind., and Carl W. Schulmeister, Seattle, Wash.; 13 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren; and a twin sister, Mrs. Mary Krueger, this community. Friends may call until noon Friday at the Hamp Funeral Home. The Rev. Walter Thiemecke will conduct the funeral service at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.

Gottfried married LOGE, Christine Louise on 31 Oct 1873 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Christine (daughter of LOGE, Peter Johann and WOLFF, Christine Louise) was born on 6 Feb 1851 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Jan 1889 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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15 May 1935 Tonawanda News
Christian Behnke, 83 years old, a resident of the town of Wheatfield for the
past 50 years, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John W.
Schulmeister, St. Johnsburg. He was born in Germany. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Charles Krueger, North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Schulmeister; 10
grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, a brother, August, North Ridge, and a
sister, Mrs. August Wilkins, Newfane. Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Schulmeister residence and at 3
o'clock, daylight savings time, from the St. John's church. Rev. Walter
Thiemecke will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery.

Christian married DAMEROW, Fredericke Maria Wilhelmine Christine on 10 Feb 1876 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Fredericke (daughter of DAMEROW, Gottfried and RUTHENBERG, Friedricke) was born on 20 Sep 1851 in Prussia; died on 29 Dec 1922 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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29 December 1922 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Fredericka Behnke
Mrs. Fredericka Behnke, 71 years old, died early this morning at her home on
Ward road, in St. Johnsburg after a lingering illness. She was the wife of
Christian Behnke. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the house and 2:30 o'clock from St. John's Church, St. Johnsburg.
Interment will be in St. John's cemetery. Rev. Walter Thiemecke will
officiate.
Mrs. Behnke is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. John
Schulmeister of St. Johnsburg, and Mrs. Charles Krueger of North Tonawanda;
ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs.
Wilhelmenia Siegman of St. Johnsburg, Mrs. Fred Jagow of Sanborn and Mrs.
Frank Crego of Lockport also survive.

Christian + LUEDEMANN, Friedericke. Friedericke was born in 1814 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married WOLFF, Christine Louise in 1836 in Niagara County, NY. Christine (daughter of WOLFF, Christian Friedrich and ZITLOW, Sophia) was born on 30 Jul 1813 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 5 Apr 1888 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married SEEBRANDT, Friedricke about 1850. Friedricke was born on 3 Jan 1826 in Schoenwerder, Kreis Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 20 Nov 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gottfried married RUTHENBERG, Friedricke about 1848 in Prussia. Friedricke was born about 1820 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]