Family/Spouse: PROEFROCK, William J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PROEFROCK, Brian Michael

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Tonawanda News, Apr 26 , 1982
WERTH - Edward H. Werth, 77, of Nerth Tonawanda, Saturday (April 24, 1982) at Millard Fillmore Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Werth was a lifelong resident of No.Tonawanda, a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, the Gratwick Hose Co., and the Firemen's Benevolent Assoc. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude (nee Gath) Werth; a son, Donald (June) Werth of Boston, Mass.; a daughter, Mrs. William (Ann) Proefrock of Port Crane, N.Y.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Broecker and Mrs. Wilbert (Hilda) Dernier, both of No. Tonawanda; a brother, Raymond (Alberta) Werth of Summerfield, Fla. Brother of the late Erwin Werth. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd.., No. Tonawanda today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in St. Mark Lutheran Church Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Thomas K. Spahn will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church.

Edward + GATH, Gertrude. Gertrude (daughter of GATH, Edward H and STRASSBURG, Louise) was born on 7 Feb 1907 in New York; died in Dec 1981 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 5/8/1941

NORTH TONAWANDA - William
C. Werth. 81, of 10 Monroe
street, died Tuesday night in the
DeGraff Memorial hospital He
leaves, his wife, Augusta, nee Bluhm
three sons, Edward, Raymond and
Irwin; two daughters, Mrs. Hubert
Broecker and Mrs- George Herring,
ton. and four grandchildren, all of
North Tonawanda; a brother. Hu-
bert of Lockport. and three sisters,
Mra. Hattle Voelschow, of Lockport,
Mrs. Mary Roulley. of Niagara Falls,
and Mrs. Anna Bert, of Tampa,
Fla, Rites will be held tomor.
row afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence and half an hour later
at the St. Mary's Evangelical Lutheran
church, the Rev. Paul Frett.
hold officiating. Burial will be In
St. Mark's cemetery.

Wilhelm married BLUHM, Augusta Albertine Maria on 15 Feb 1904 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Augusta (daughter of BLUHM, August and HOFFMEISTER, Magdalene Maria) was born on 17 Apr 1882 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Nov 1976 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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17 November 1976 Tonawanda News

WERTH – Augusta A. Werth, 94, of the Town of Amherst, Tuesday (November 16, 1976) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Werth was the oldest living member of St. Mark Lutheran Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hubert (Mollie) Broecker of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Wilbert (Hilda) Demler of the Town of Amherst; three sons, Edward H., Raymond A., and Erwin H. Werth, all of North Tonawanda, 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. this evening from 7-9 and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held in St. Mark Lutheran Church Friday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Thomas K. Spahn will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church.

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NF Gazette
Edward H. Gath
NORTH TONAWANDA - Edward H. Gath, 82, of 21 E. Felton St., died Tuesday (June 14, 1966) at his home after a long illness. Born in Wolcottsburg, he lived in this citv for the last 75 years. Mr. Gath was a 4th Ward Alderman for two terms in the 1920's. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Gratwick Hose Co.. a past president of the fire company, North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association, director of the Frontier Cooperative Insurance Co., and a 25 Year Club member of the Remington Rand Sweeney Street plant. He was the husband of the late Louise Gath. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edward (Gertrude) Werth and Miss Ruth Gath, both of this city, Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Schimschack, Wheatfield; a son, Howard E. Gath; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Strassburg and Mrs. Edward Wienke, all of this city, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Frethold Funeral Home by Rev. Loren Shiley. Burial will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery.

Edward married STRASSBURG, Louise about 1906 in Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of STRASSBURG, Heinrich Eduard and ROGGOW, Lydia Augusta Albertine) was born on 21 Feb 1885 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Aug 1961 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

GATH—Mrs. Louise L. of 21 East Felton
St., North Tonawanda, August 27,
1961. Beloved wile of Edward H.
Gath; mother of Mrs. Edward Werth,
North Tonawanda, Mrs. Raymond
Maerten and Mrs. Edward Shlmschack,
both of the Town of Wheatfleld MYS
Miss Ruth Cath, at home and a son
Howard E. Gath; sister of Albert,
Georse, Walter, Harold and Benlamln
Strasburg, all of Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Also surviving are 2 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Fretthold
Funeral Home. 1241 Oliver St. at
Ward Rd., North Tonawanda where
services will be held Wednesday at
2 P.m. The Rev. Loren J. Shlley will
officiate. Interment In St. Mathew's
Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Gath was a
member of St. Mark's Lutheran
Church and an honorary member of
the Gratwlck Hose Women's Auxiliary.

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William J. G. Werth, 80 years old, a well known resident of North Tonawanda,
died at the DeGraff Memorial hospital on Tuesday night after a lingering illness. The body was removed to the home of his son, William Werth, at No. 60 Jackson avenue. Mr. Werth was born in Germany and had lived here over a half a century, He is survived by two sons, Hubert Werth of Lockport and William Werth of Gratwick; three daughters, Mrs. William Volchow of Lockport, Mrs. Joseph Roulley of Niagara Falls and Mrs. Fred Berg of Burt, and one brother, John Werth of Germany. The
funeral will be held from the Werth home on Jackson avenue at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and a half hour later from St. Mark's church on Washington street, the Rev. Martin Human officiating. Burial will be in Bergholtz.

Wilhelm married BEHM, Henriette WilhelminePrussia. Henriette (daughter of BEHM, Michael and HELLERT, Louise Charlotte) was born on 26 Oct 1837 in Ploewen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 7 Nov 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

August married HOFFMEISTER, Magdalene Maria about 1878. Magdalene (daughter of HOFFMEISTER, Karl Wilhelm and FERCHEN, Christine Frederike) was born on 21 Nov 1862 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Oct 1950 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/21/1950

T O W N Of Wheatfield. Oct.
21 - Mrs. Magdalena Hoffmeister
Werth. 87, died today at her Niagara
road home after a long illness.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. August Stange and Mrs. William
Werth. North Tonawanda, 12
grand children and 20 great grandchildren.
She is also survived by two
sisters, Mrs. John Miller and Miss
Minnie Hoffmeister. both of Niagara
Falls, and two brothers. Christ Hoffmeister.
North Tonawanda, and
Charles Hoffmeister, in Illinois.
Services will be held at the home
Tuesday at 2 p. m and at St. James
Lutheran church, Bergholtz, at 2:30
o'clock. 'The Rev. Otta Bruss will
officiate. Interment will be in St.
James cemetery, Bergholtz.

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Tonawanda News
Dec 18, 1914
LOUIS GATH
Louis Gath, sixty-seven years old, a well-known Gratwlck resident, died at the General hospital in Buffalo last night, where he underwent an operation ten days ago. He was born in Germany and came to America, locating in North Tonawanda, some fiftyfive years ago. He was a wagon maker by occupation. Surviving are three sons, Fred, Louis and Edward Gath; four daughters, Mrs. John Doebler, Mrs. John Hermann and the Misses Jessie and Grace Gath and one brother, Fred Gath, of Michigan. The body was brought to the family home at No. 46 Felton Street this morning where the funeral will be held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and a half hour later from the St. Mark's church, on Washington street, the Rev. Martin Hemann officiating. Buiral will be made in Elmlawn.

Louis married KROENING, Augusta in 1870 in Niagara County, NY. Augusta was born in Aug 1849 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Heinrich married ROGGOW, Lydia Augusta Albertine on 22 Jan 1880 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of ROGGOW, Wilhelm Friedrich and HELLERT, Frederike Dorothea) was born on 16 Jun 1859 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jul 1936 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/27/1936

Mrs. Lydla Augusta Strasburg, 77
years old, wife of Henry E, Strasburg
and a lifelong resident of this city,
died at her home, 1119 Eighty-ninth
street, last night, after an illness of
six months. Funeral services will be
held from the family residence at 2
p. m. Wednesday and from the Zlon
Lutheran church, Cayuga drive, at
2:30 p. m., with the Rev. George
Hoyer oflfclating. Interment will be
In St. Matthew's cemetery in Martinsville,
N. Y,
Surviving her. besides her husband,
are six sons and three daughters. Edward
C, George K., Albert F.. Walter
E., Harold S. Benjamlng Strasburg,
Mrs. Albert A. Holland and Mrs. Frank
Phillips, all of this city, and Mrs, Edward
Gath, of North Tonawanda; one
sister and three brothers, Mrs. Frank
Foster, Louis Roggow, Albert Roggow
and August Roggow, all of North
Tonawanda. She is also survived by
33 grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.

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Niagara Gazette - 1/31/1930

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strassburg celebrated their golden wedding at the
parish house of the Zlon Lutheran church. La Salle. About 100 persons, members
of the congregation and friends, of the couple-partook of a dinner which
was the feature of the celebration. The interior of the parish house was attractively
decorated in white and gold and yellow roses were on the tables.
Mr. and Mrs. Strassburg were married on January 22, 1880, in Bergholtz. by
the Rev. Mr. Welnbach, and resided for a short time on the Niagara Falls
boulevard. For the last 35 years they have lived in the La Salle section. Their
descendants number six sons, three daughters, 27 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
At the dinner guests were present from this city, Lcckport, the Tonawandas,
Town Line and Buffalo. The Rev. Mr. Hoyer briefly addressed, the assemblage
after which a hymn was sung. A large bouquet of daffodils was presented to Mr.
and Mrs. Strassburg by the Ladles Aid society of the church.