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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/24/1976

WREGE - William F.
Wrege Sr., 79, of North
T o n a w a n d a , Friday
(May 21,1976) at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness. Mr. Wrege
was a member of St.
Mark Lutheran Church,
an employe of the
Carborundum Co., for 46
years and was a member
of the Carborundum
Company's Retirement
Club. Mr. Wrege was a
veteran of World War I.
He is survived by his
wife, Elizabeth (nee
Hoffmeister) Wrege; a
daughter, Mrs. George
( J e a n ) P h i l l i p s of
Niagara Falls, and a son,
William (Elly) Wrege
J r . , of North Tonawanda;
a brother, Walter Wrege;
three sisters, Mrs. Elsie
Z i m m e r m a n , M r s.
Minnie Sattleberg and
Mrs. Hubert (Edna)
Holland, all of North
T o n a w a n d a ; eight
g r a n d c h i l d r e n ; five
great-grandchildren and
m a n y n i e c e s and
nephews.
Services were held this
morning at 11 a.m., in St.
Mark Lutheran Church,
the Rev. Thomas K.
Spahn officiated. Interment
was held in
White Chapel Memorial
Park. Arrangements by
the Fretthold Funeral
Home, Inc., North Tonawanda.
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William married HOFFMEISTER, Elizabeth Adeline Eleanora on 11 Jun 1922 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of HOFFMEISTER, Frederick Wilhelm and HEUER, Elisabeth Sarah Marie) was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1985 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/12/1922

Miss Elizabeth Hoffmeister, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffmeister
of Whitmer road, and William Wax
Wrege, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Wrege, of the same .road, were marri
ed yesterday afternoon at St. Jacob's
church. Bergholtz, Rev. Otto Brust
officiating. Miss Ella Hofmeister
s i s t e r of t h e bride, was maid ot honor
and Walter Wrege, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man. Miss Luna
Hofmeister, sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid and Edward B. Schroeder
was usher.
The bride wore a white satin dress
with shadow lace and georgette trimmings
and carried a bouquet of white
roses. The maid of honor and tlie
bridesmaid wore dresses of white and
carried bouquets of white peonies.
Many valuable presents were receiv-
ed by the bridal couple.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/21/1972

Mr and Mrs William Wrege
of 389 Fredericka St North
Tonawanda, celebrated then
50th wedding anniversary June
11 at a family dinner party given
by their children at the Pink
Panther Restaurant. An evening
reception was given for
relatives and friends at the
couple's residence
Mr. Wrege and the former
Elizabeth Hoffmeister were
wed June 11. 1922. in St James
Lutheran Church by the late
Rev. Ott,o Bruss.
Their attendants were Mr
and Mrs. Edward Schroeder.
Mrs Lonia Duerr and Walter
Wrege.
Mr. Wrege retired 10 years
ago. after working 45 years at
the Carborundum Corp. The
couple are members of St. Mark
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
They enjoy gardening as a
hobby.
The Wreges have two children,
a daughter. Mrs. George
(Jean) Phillips, and a son.
William Jr.. eight grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren.

1. WREGE, Jeanette Doris was born on 18 Jun 1923 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Jun 2011 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
2. WREGE, William Frederick was born on 26 Apr 1929 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Sep 2005 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
3. WREGE, Ronald was born on 8 Nov 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Nov 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.

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Niagara Gazette - 3/23/1940

Word has been received here of
the death in Washington, D. C., of
William Wrege, Sr., 72-year-old
former resident of the Town of
Wheatfield. He is survived by his
wife, Mary; three sons, Herman and
William, Jr., of North Tonawanda,
and Walter, of Dunkirk, and three
daughters, Mrs. Otto Zimmerman
and Mrs. George Sattelberg, of
North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Hubert
holland, of this city. Twenty
grandchildren and eight great-
grandchildren also survive. Funeral
services were held in Washington
on Wednesday.

William married PIEPENHAGEN, Maria Louise Emilie on 8 Dec 1892 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Maria (daughter of PIEPENHAGEN, Friedrich and LEMKE, Caroline Maria) was born on 17 Jul 1871 in Stolzenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 23 Apr 1940 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MRS. WREGE DIES
Ward Road Resident Succumbs at
North Tonawanda.
NORTH TONAWANDA, April 24 - Mrs. Mary C. Wrege. 68, died yesterday at her home, 225 Ward road. Born in Germany, she came to America when a young woman and had resided in this locality since. She is survived by three sons, Herman and William, Jr., of North Tonawanda, and Walter, of Dunkirk; three daughters, Mrs. Hubert Holland, of Niagara. Ealls, Mrs, Otto Zimmerman, of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. George Sattelberg, of the Town of Wheatfield; 20 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Herman Wrege, of Ransomville, and a brother, August Piepenhagen, of Wilson. Funeral services will 'be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church In Washington street. The Rev. Paul Fretthold will conduct the rites. Burial will be in St. Mark's cemetery.

Friedrich married LEMKE, Caroline Maria in 1863 in Germany. Caroline (daughter of LEMKE, Christian) was born on 3 Nov 1840 in Strippow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 21 Nov 1918 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Evening News, Nov 22, 1918
Mrs. Lena Pipenhagen
Mm. Lena Pipenhagen, seventy-eight years old, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Wrege of the Witmer road, near St. Johnsburg. Mrs Pipenhagen had been an invalid for the last three years. Three daughters, Mrs. Wrege, Mrs. John Hacker of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Herman Wrege of Ransomville and one brother, Gustav Pipenhagen of North Ridge, sixteen grandchildren survive. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at ... and half an hour later at St. Mark’s church on Washington Street, North Tonawanda. Burial will be at St. Johnsburg and Rev. Paul Fretthold will officiate.