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June 16, 2012
Wallace V. Moll

Niagara Gazette

TUCSON, AZ — Wallace V. Moll, age 92, went to his heavenly home on June 4, 2012, after a long illness. Wallace passed away at Odyssey Hospice, Tucson, AZ.

He is survived by his caring wife, Barbara Stratiff Moll; daughters, Deborah (Paul) Lexlow, Chagrin Falls, OH and Sara (Craig) Peterson, Pittsford, NY; sons, Wallace (Angela) Moll, Carmel, IN and Andrew Moll, Huston, TX; brother, Robert Moll, Buffalo Grove, IL; sister, Dolores (Paul) Silade, Connersville, IN; five granddaughters; one grandson; and two great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by his brother, Norman (Eleanor) Moll, Wheatfield, NY.

Wallace was born on May 25, 1920, in Wheatfield, NY, the son of the late Gustav and Esther Wienke Moll. Wallace had fond memories of growing up on a farm and enjoyed talking about driving a tractor at a very young age, milking the cows, and doing chores. "It was the best life for a kid," he would say. Equally important was his pride in his rich German heritage. In the 1840's, a large group of Lutherans immigrated to western New York and established communities in the area. The church members had been persecuted in their homeland, so with great courage and determination, they left family, friends, and possessions to start a new life in America, where they would be able to worship and establish schools in freedom. Wallace was a descendant of these courageous people and spoke Low German as a first language. Wallace attended Holy Ghost Lutheran School in Bergholz, NY. He was president of the senior graduating class at Trott Vocational High School in Niagara Falls, NY, and graduated from Tri-Sate University in Angola, IN, with a degree in Engineering.

Wallace was an accomplished, well-known architect. He began his career in industry, but later opened an office in Niagara Falls, designing schools in the local community. Later, he obtained his architectural license and began to specialize in church design in eastern United States and Canada. There are numerous houses of worship that attest to his talents combining aesthetics and worship. Wallace also designed townhouses, municipal buildings, private homes, and elderly housing.

Wallace served in the Navy during World War II. He was a past president of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Erie-Niagara Chapter; a Fellow member of the Society of American Registered Architects, as well as a past board member; a member of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers-Canada; and a recipient of many awards, including the Gold Medal from the American Society of Registered Architects, their highest award.

He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Youngstown, NY, where a memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Wallace married STRATIFF, Barbara Louise on 19 Sep 1945 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Barbara (daughter of STRATIFF, Paul F and Pauline) was born in Feb 1923 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/20/1945

AUTUMN BRIDE—Mrs. Wallace V. Moll, who before her marriage
last evening in the Bacon Memorial church was Miss Barbara Louise
Stratlff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. StnUlff,.of Fifty-seventh
street. The bridegroom Is the son of Mrs. Esther Moll, of the
Niagara Falls boulevard. Mr. and Mrs. Moll will reside in North
Tonawanda.

Niagara Gazette - 6/30/1945

ANNQUNCES ENGAGEMENT
—The parents of Miss Barbara
Louise Stratlff, 'of Fifty-seventh
street. Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Stratlff,
have announced her engagement
to Mr. Wallace V. Moll, son
of Mrs. Esther Moll, of the Niagara
Falls boulevard.
Miss Stratlff recently graduated
from Syracuse university, where
she was a member of the Chi
Omega sorority. Mr. Moll Is a
graduate of Trl-8tate university,
where he was a member of Alpha
Lambda Tau fraternity. He was
previously with the E. I. duPont
de Nemours and company, Inc.
He has recently been discharged
from the U. 8. Navy. No date has
been set for the wedding.

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Death Results From Accident
Gustav R. Moll Was Lifelong Resident of Wheatfield
Gustav R. Moll, 43 years old, Niagara Falls boulevard, town of Wheatfield, died today at the Memorial hospital from injuries received in an accident at the plant of the Union Carbide company on Thursday. He was internally injured. Mr. Moll was engaged in driving an electric truck in the plant when it collided with a car. He suffered abdominal and internal injuries which resulted in his death. Coroner W. L. Draper is investigating the case.
Mr. Moll was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield. He had been a member of the Bergholtz Fire company for many years. He is survived by his wife, Esther Wienke Moll; three sons, Norman, Wallace and Robert; a daughter, Delores; his father, Henry Moll; all of the town of Wheatfield; three brothers, Otto, of Cincinnati, William, of North Tonawanda, and Edwin, of Chicago, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. James Brady, both of Buffalo.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from the home and at 3 o'clock, daylight saving time, at the Holy Ghost church, Bergholtz. The Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Interment will be in Holy Ghost cemetery.

Heinrich married WIENKE, Esther Amelia Appolonia in 1916 in New York. Esther (daughter of WIENKE, Albert Frederic and RETZLAFF, Mathilda Bertha Auguste) was born on 14 Mar 1897 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Jan 1985 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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17 January 1985 Tonawanda News
MOLL – Esther M. Moll, age 87 of the Town of Wheatfield, Wednesday, (January 16, 1985) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Gustave R. Moll.
She is survived by four children, Norman of Wheatfield, Wallace of Lewiston, Mrs. Paul (Delores) Silade of Connersville, IN and Robert K. of Buffalo Grove, ILlinois, twelve grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Pre deceased by thirteen brothers and sisters.
Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 8904 S. Military Rd., Niagara Falls, Thursday, 7-9 P.M. and Friday, 2-5 and 7-9 P.M. Devotions will be held Friday at 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 19, at 10:30 A.M. and in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz with Rev. Stephen P. Roehrs officiating. Interment will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or to the Lutheran World Relief

Paul married Pauline about 1920. Pauline was born about 1895 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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15 June 1936 Tonawanda News

Henry Moll, 82 years old, died Saturday at his home on the Ruie road. He was born in Niagara Falls, where he resided until coming to North Tonawanda three years ago. He leaves three sons, William, North Tonawanda, Otto, Cleveland, and Edwin, Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Elsie Brady, Buffalo; nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren and two brothers, John, town of Wheatfield, and Albert, North Tonawanda. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence and half an hour later from the Holy Ghost church, Bergholz, daylight savings time. Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery.

Heinrich married KORN, Clara Margarett Friedriche on 19 Oct 1878. Clara was born in 1855 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Jun 1929 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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22 July 1929 Tonawanda News

The funeral of Mrs. Clara Moll, 74 years old, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Brady, 91 Amber street, Buffalo, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Moll home in Bergholtz, town of Wheatfield, at 2 o'clock and half an hour later at the Holy Ghost church in that village. Rev. John Kuchenbecker will conduct the services and burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery.
Mrs. Moll sustained a fractured hip in a fall from a stepladder in her home six weeks ago. She was taken to Memorial hospital where she remained until Friday of last week when she was taken to the Brady home. She died on Saturday.
Mrs. Moll is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Brady and Mrs. Charles Smith, Buffalo; four sons, William, Tonawanda, Gustav, Niagara Falls, Edwin, Chicago, and Otto, Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/28/1945

Albert F. Wienke, 86, of the
Falls bouelverd, Bergholtz, died
yesterday afternoon after a brief
illness. Born in Germany, he had
lived in the town of Wheatfield
the past 61 years. Mr. Wienke is
survived by four sons, Adolph
of Sanborn, John and Remhard
of Bergholtz and Albert F., Jr.,
of North Tonawanda; five daughters,
Mrs. Albert Schnemichel of
North Tonawanda, Mrs. Edward
Jagow of Niagara Falls, Mrs
Christ Haseley and Mrs. Esther
Moll of Bergholtz and Mrs. William
Eggert of Ransomville; 35
grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. from
the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Moll, Falls Blvd. and at 3 p. m from
St. James church The Rev
Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial
will be in St. James cemetery.

Albert married RETZLAFF, Mathilda Bertha Auguste on 4 Feb 1879 in Stolzenburg, Prussia. Mathilda (daughter of RETZLAFF, Christian and LEMKE, Maria Dorothea) was born on 20 Oct 1860 in Pampow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1935 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette - 4/1935

Aged Bergholtz Resident Passes
BERGHOLTZ, April 17,-Mrs. Matilda Wienke, nee Retzlaff, 74 years old, wife of Albert Wienke, died today at her home, in Cayuga road after a brief illness. She was stricken with paralysis Sunday. She was born in Campow (sic), Germany, and had resided in this village for the past 51 years. She was a member of St. James Lutheran church and the Ladies' Aid society.
Besides her husband, she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Edward Jagow and Mrs. William Eggert, both of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Albert Schmeichel, of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Christ (sic) Haseley, of Sanborn, and Mrs. Gustav Moll, of Bergholtz; five sons, Adolph, of Sanborn, John, Hugo and Reinhard, all of Bergholtz. and Albert, of North Tonawanda; 34 grandchildren; seven great granchildren (sic); two brothers, Fred, of Grand Haven, Mich., and Edward, of Sanborn. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p. m. from the home and at 2:30 from St. James church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Interment will be in St. James cemetery.

James married Anna about 1888. Anna was born in May 1864 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]