Family/Spouse: KOEHN, Marion. Marion (daughter of KOEHN, Fred C and Myrtle) was born on 5 Sep 1903 in New York; died in Dec 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/17/1956

STENZEL—Mary. February 15. 1936.
wife , of the late Charles Stenzel.
mother of Mrs. Eleanora Mellenthlne.
Mrs. Erwin StoelUng and Mrs., Arthur
StoelUng, all of the Town ot
Wheatfield and Mrs. John Bross ot
North Tonawanda: WJlbert of Tonawanda.
and Carl & Reuben both of
the Town of Wheatfield. Also survived
by 20 grandchildren and 8
great grandchildren. Brother Otto of
Tonawanda and Frank Penslien ot
North Tonawanda. Services will be
held from the residence of her daughter
Mrs..Arthur StoelUng.at Stoelting
and Rohr St., Bergholtz, Saturday
at 3 p.m. and tn St Johns Evangelical
Church at 2:30. p.m. The
Rev. J. Walter Thtemecke wul officiate.
Interment S t John's Lutheran
Cemetery. Mrs.- Stenzel was a member
of the Ladies Aid Society of St
John's Church.

ALSO

TOWN OF WHEATFIELD, Feb
Funeral services will be con-
ducted for Mrs. Marv Stcnzcl. 81,
of Niagara Falls Blvd.. at the home
ot her daughter. Mrs. Arthur Stoclt-
ing., Stoelting Rd., Bergholtz at 2
p.m. tomorrow and at 2:30 p.m. at
St. John's Lutheran Church. The
Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke will officiate.
Interment will be in St.
John's Lutheran Cemetery.
Mrs. Stenzel died Wednesday
(Feb. 15, 1956) after a long illness.
She was a member of St. John's
Church and its Ladies Aid Society.
She is survived by three o t h er
daughters, Mrs. Elcanora Mellenthine.
Mrs. Ervin Stoelting. Town
of Wheatfield. and Mrs. John Bross.
North Tonawanda; three sons. Carl
and Reuben Stenzel. Town of
Wrcatfield. and Wilbcrt Stenzel,
Tonawanda; 20 grandchildren and
eigfit great-grandchildren; two brothers.
Otto and Frank Penslien, both
of the Tonawanda.

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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]

Paul + Sophie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]