Notes:

The Buffalo News - September 14, 1993
Alice Violet Becken, 78, a native of Niagara Falls, died Monday (Sept. 13, 1993) in her home on Creekside Drive.
The former Alice Violet Strasburg was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and its Evangelism Committee and the Grace Ladies. Her husband, Arnold, died in 1984. Survivors include five daughters, Anita Foreman of Jackson, N.J., Suzanne Wheeler of Pittsford, Arlene Cheff of Hinsdale, ILl., Sharon Weiling of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Gretchen Waggoner of Lewiston; a son, Arnold Jr. of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; two brothers, Allen R. Strasburg of Lewiston and James W. Strasburg of Youngstown; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Grace Lutheran Church, Cayuga Drive and Pershing Avenue.

Alice married BECKEN, Arnold William C on 6 Dec 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Arnold (son of BECKEN, Richard and ADERMANN, Anna) was born on 30 Jun 1908 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died in Dec 1984 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/11/1935

Weddings
Becken - Strasburg
The marriage of Miss Alice V.
Strasburg, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert W. Strasburg, of Tenth street,
to Arnold W. C. Becken. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Becken of Whitney
avenue, was solemnized on Saturday,
December 6, at 4 p. m., in Trinlny
Evangelical church. The Rev. M.
C. Kretzmann, pastor of the church,
officiated.
Miss Ruth Strasburg, sister of the
bride, was her only attendant. Edwin
Becken, brother of the groom, was
best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Becken are residing
at 1520 Whitney avenue.

1. BECKEN, Anita Jane
2. BECKEN, Suzanne R
3. BECKEN, Arlene Alice
4. BECKEN, Sharon Mae
5. BECKEN, Gretchen F
6. BECKEN, Arnold William Christian

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/24/1956

R. W. Strasburg,
Former LaSalle
Merchant, Dies
Funeral services were held today
at the Lane Funeral Home
for Robert W. Strasburg. 69, of
7326 Buffalo Ave., who diid
Saturday (Dec. 22, 1956) in Meyer
Memorial Hospital, Buffalo.
He was born in Sanborn and
lived most of his life in the
LaSalle section of this city. Prior
to his retirement, he operated a
grocery store and an automobile
agency in LaSalle.
He is survived by his wife,
Violet; two daughters, Mrs. Arnold
Becken, ths city,-and Mrs.. John
Sciimadebeck, Lewiston; two sons,
James Strasburgh, this city, and
Allen Strasburg, Canandaigua; and
a sister, Miss Mathilde Strassburg,
Sanborn.
Officiating at today's services
was the Rev. Paul J. Hartcnberger,
pastor of the- Trinity Lutheran
Church. Burial will be in the Memorial
Park'Cemetery.

Robert + WENDT, Violet Helene Elisabeth. Violet (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm Christian and MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich) was born on 16 Dec 1891 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Feb 1967 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 2/6/1967

Funeral services were held
today at the Lane Funeral
Home for Mrs. Violet (Wendt)
Strasburg, 75, formerly of 467
10th St., a lifelong Niagara
Falls resident
Mrs. Strasburg died Saturday
(Feb. 4, 1967) in the Lutheran
Hospice Nursing Home, Buffalo,
after a long illness.
Survivors include two sons,
Allen R. Strasburg of this city
and James W. Strasburg of
Lewiston; two daughters, Mrs.
Arnold (Alice) Becken of Niaga-
Falls and Mrs. John (Ruth)
Schmadebeck of Lewiston; a
brother, Alvin W. Wendt of this
city; two sisters Mrs. William
*"--°" «t this city and Mrs. Vernon
Steele of Sarasota, Fla.;
cum 1U grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m. by Rev. Lawrence
E. Herfurth, former pastor
of Grace Lutheran Church
and presently executive secretary
of the Lutheran Service Society
in Buffalo. Burial was in
Memorial Park Cemetery

August married HASENBANK, Justine Dorothea Wilhelmine on 17 Jan 1864 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Justine (daughter of HASENBANK, Johann Friedrich and SENECHAL, Wilhelmine) was born in Mar 1845 in Plowen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died in 1910 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Wendt.
The funeral of William Wendt was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence on Lockport avenue and a half an hour later at St. Paul's church in Martinsville. The services were conducted bv Rev. William T. Schmidt and were largely attended. Burial was in the St. Paul's cemetery. The pallbearers were: A. W. Babel, John Ziehl, August Martin, John Jagow, August Errick and Charles Fehrman, residents of Martinsville and the Town of Wheatfield.

Wilhelm married MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich on 14 Apr 1887 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of MAILLEFERT, Carl August Wilhelm and LINKE, Wilhelimine) was born in Feb 1859 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

13 June 1942 Evening News of the Tonawandas
Mrs. Elizabeth Wendt, nee Maillefert, aged 83 years, died yesterday morning in her home, 692 Falls boulevard. Born in Buffalo, she had resided in North Tonawanda the past 22 years. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Reinhardt Ziemendorf of the town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Strassburg and Miss Elizabeth Wendt of Niagara Falls, Mrs. William Wendt of the town of Cambria and Mrs. Vernon Steele of Kenmore; two sons, Edwin of Niagara Falls and Alvin at home; 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a sister, Miss Dorothy Maillefert of Cambria. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the residence and half an hour later at the St. Paul?s church, Martinsville, the Rev. F. A. Hinner officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul?s Cemetery.

Gottfried married REGLING, Maria Christine about 1834 in Wallmow, Brandenburg, Prussia. Maria was born on 17 Oct 1818 in Wallmow, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 14 Feb 1888 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann married SENECHAL, Wilhelmine in 1831. Wilhelmine was born on 25 Jul 1813 in Plowen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 4 Jan 1879 in 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]

Carl + LINKE, Wilhelimine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]