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Niagara Gazette - 11/6/1946

Charles A. Stenzel, of
St. Johnsburg, Dies
NORTH TONAWANDA, Nov. 6—
Charles A. Stenzel. 76. a lifelong
resident of St. Johnsburz and and
emplovc of the Buffalo Bolt company
for the past 40 years, died sud-
denly yesterday from a heart attack
while at his place of employment.
He retired as an employee of the
company just before the war broke
out but was called back as a guard
at the Oliver street plant when the
United States broke with Japan and
Germany.
Mr. Stenzel was a member of the
St. John's Lutheran church. For
more than 20 years he had served
the church as an elder. He was also
a member of the St. Johnsburg fire
company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary
Perslien Stenzel; three sons, Wil-
bert Stenzel of tonawanda, and
Carl and Reuben Stenzel, of the
Town of Wheatfield four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Eleanora Mellenthine, Mrs.
Erwin Stoelting and Mrs. Arthur
Stoelting of the Town of Wheat-
field and Mrs. Dorothea Ellman
of the town of Tonawanda; 17
grandchildren and a brother, Her-
man Stenzel, of Lockport.
Funeral services will be held Fri-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
residence and at 2:30 at St. John's
church. Rev. Walter Themecke will
officiate and burial will be in St.
John's cemetery.

Charles married PENSLIEN, Maria L about 1893. Maria (daughter of PENSLIEN, Paul and Sophie) was born in Mar 1874 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Feb 1956 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. STENZEL, Walter August was born on 13 Aug 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in 1918 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY.
2. STENZEL, Eleanora E was born on 10 Mar 1901 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Apr 1995 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
3. STENZEL, Ruth W was born on 17 Feb 1905 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Aug 1975 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
4. STENZEL, Carl C was born on 8 Feb 1907 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Jan 1966 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
5. STENZEL, Wilbert was born on 6 Nov 1908 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in Nov 1969 in New York.
6. STENZEL, Reuben A was born in 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Nov 1962 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
7. STENZEL, Dorothea was born on 27 Apr 1911 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Dec 1999 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
8. STENZEL, Mathilda A was born on 31 Aug 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Jan 2010 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.

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AGED GRATWICKIAN DIED YESTERDAY
Gratwick yesterday lost one off its oldest residents when Charles Stenzel of the Ward Road passed away at his home. Mr. Stenzel was 74 years of age and had lived on the Ward road for 43 years. He is survived by a wife, four sons, August, William, Charles, Jr., and Herman, and one sister, Mrs. Christian Broecker. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house and a half hour later from the German Lutheran church.

Charles married BROECKER, Wilhelmina in 1856 in Prussia. Wilhelmina was born on 17 Aug 1833 in Prussia; died on 29 Nov 1917 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]