Family/Spouse: BURTON, John B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette

LOCKPORT—Funeral services will be held Saturday
for William A. Beccue, 66, of E. Lake Road, Wilson, who
died Tuesday (August 6, 1963) in Inter-Community, Memorial
Hospital, Newfane, after being injured by a horse
last week.
Mr. Beccue was taken to-the
hospital Friday with internal
injuries after a horse he was
riding t h r e w him and then
stepped on his abdomen.
Born in Lockport, March 13,
1897, he was the son of August
and Albertina Wendt Beccue.
After graduating from Lockport
public school he became
employed by Simonds Saw and
Steel Co. He founded the William
A. Beccue Contracting Co.
nine years later and operated
it until his death.
A boating and water enthusiast,
Mr. Beccue developed Beccue
Island at Wilson in 1948.
He also operated Beccue Boat
Basin.
He was u charter member of
the Wilson Yacht Club, past
director of the Wilson Lions
Club and a member of Trinity
Lutheran C h u r c h , Lockport,
and the Lutheran Laymen's
League.
Surviving are his widow,
Priscilla; a son, Edwin J. Beccue
of Wilson; a daughter, Mrs.
Jeannette S. Burton of Kenmore,
and a granddaughter.
F r i e n d s may call at the
Prudden a n d K a n d t Funeral
Home. A service will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev.
Ernest Heuer of Trinity Lutheran
Church officiating. Burial
will be in Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery.

Wilhelm married SOUTHALL, Priscilla Frances on 2 Jun 1923. Priscilla was born on 25 Jul 1900 in St Mary's, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Dec 1972 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

August married WENDT, Albertine Helen on 8 Apr 1883 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm August and WALK, Elisabeth) was born on 19 Dec 1857 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Mar 1925 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/6/1925

Entered into rest, Albertine H.,
widow of the late August J. Beccue,
a t her residence, No. 178 Niagara
street . Thursday evening. March 6.
1925. She is survlved by three children,
Alma, Elizabeth and William,
all at home, also one grand child,
two brothers. John L. Wendt of
Pekin, N.Y. and Albert F. Wendt of
t h i s city, and one sister, Mrs. John
Grabau of Buffalo, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Sunday afternoon, March
9th. at 2.30 o'clock, and three
o'clock from the Trinity Ev. Lutheran
Church on Saxton street. Interment
in Trinity Lutheran Cold
Springe cemetery.

Abraham married BAILLENGE, Christine Susanne Amelia on 18 Jan 1840 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany. Christine was born on 6 Feb 1818 in Kreis Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 30 May 1885 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/25/1928

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO-1913

Death announced of Wilhelm Wendt at home
of daughter, Mrs. Auguat J, Beccue of Niagara
street.

Wilhelm married WALK, Elisabeth on 14 Apr 1887 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elisabeth (daughter of WALK, Christian and KLEINSCHMIDT, Wilhelmine Euphrosine) was born on 30 Dec 1829 in Wallmow, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 1 Jul 1894 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]