Family/Spouse: MCDONALD, Diane L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. WENDT, Stephen Aaron
2. WENDT, Lindsay Renee

Family/Spouse: KENNEDY, Debra. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marvin W. Wendt, NF Gazette
Longtime legislator; active in civic groups
SANBORN - Marvin W. Wendt, 73, of Shenk Road, a Niagara County legislator from 1978 to 1991, died Tuesday (Aug. 20, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston.
He was born on Nov. 23, 1922, in Cambria, the son of William and Grace Wendt. On June 17, 1944, he married the former Ruth O. Belling in St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Marvin W. Wendt North Tonawanda.
Born in Cambria, he was self-employed as a well driller and excavator from 1944 to 1989.
From 1978 to 1991, Mr. Wendt served as a Niagara County legislator.
He was a member of the Western New York and the New York State Volunteer Firemen's Association, and was active in civic affairs. He was a charter member of the Sanborn Lions Club. He was very active with the Republican party and was a past Republican committeeman.
He served as past president of the Sanborn Fire Company, where he also was a past assistant fire chief, past president of the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's Association, past treasurer of both St. Martin's Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda and St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Walmore Road, where he was a member.
He was an avid fan, as well as a collector, of old steam engines, and was active in the Western New York Gas and Steam Association, where he served as director.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Lance Wendt of Sanborn; three daughters, Kathleen Goss, Janelle Kroening and Lynette Sessman, all of Sanborn; six brothers, Donald Wendt, Bertrum Wendt, Glenn Wendt, William Wendt Jr., Kenneth Wendt and Forest Wendt, all of Sanborn; a 1 sister, Gracellyn Bilek of Sanborn; 11 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Friday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz, where the Sanborn Fire Company and the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's Association will hold services at 8:45 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church.

Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 22, 1996
Marvin W. Wendt, a self-employed well driller and excavator and a Niagara County legislator for 13 years, died Tuesday (Aug. 20, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston.
Wendt, 73, of Shenk Road was born in the Town of Cambria and had been a lifelong resident of Sanborn.
He had owned and operated a business as a well driller and excavator from 1944 to 1989.
Wendt was a member of the Niagara County Legislature from 1978 to 1991 and was active with the Republican Party, serving as Republican committeeman.
He was also active in civic affairs and was a charter member of the Sanborn Lions Club.
Wendt had also been active in the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Company, having served as their past president and past assistant fire chief. He was also the past president of the Niagara County Volunteer Fireman's Association.
He was an avid fan, as well as a collector himself, of old steam engines. He became involved with the Western New York Gas and Steam Association and had served as the club's director.
Wendt was a lifetime member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Wheatfield and had been past treasurer at St. Peter's and also St. Martin's Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth O. Belling, whom he celebrated 52 years of marriage with on June 17.
He is also survived by a son, Lance; three daughters, Kathleen Goss, Janelle Kroening and Lynette Sessman; six brothers, Donald, Bertram, Glenn, William Jr., Kenneth and Forest; a sister, Gracellyn Bilek; and 11 grandchildren.
A joint memorial service will be offered by the Sanborn Fire Company and the Niagara County Volunteer Fireman's Association at 8:45 P.M. Friday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz.
Funeral services will be at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Marvin married BELLING, Ruth Olga on 17 Jun 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of BELLING, John Gregor Conrad and WOLF, Elsa Anna Helene) was born on 23 Oct 1920 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY; died on 20 May 2007 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

Ruth O. Wendt, 86, of Sanborn, NY passed away peacefully Sunday, May 20th, 2007 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, New York.
Mrs. Wendt was born in Amherst, Erie County, NY on October 26, 1920, the daughter of the late John and Elfie [ Wolf ] Belling. She was a longtime member of St. Peter Lutheran Church - Walmore Sanborn, NY. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening and caring for her family.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Marvin W. Wendt, who died on August 20, 1996.
Surviving are he loving children, Kathleen [ Duane ] Goss, Lance [ Debra ] Wendt, Janelle [ Donald ] Kroening, Lynette [ Ronald ] Sessman; a brother Ralph [ Donna ] Belling, 11 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, brother in-laws, Donald Wendt, Glenn [ Jean ] Wendt, Kenneth [ Diane ] Wendt, Forrest Wendt, sister-in-laws, Gracellyn [ John ] Bilek, Noreen and Darla Wendt. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Naomi Belling; brother-in-laws, Bertram and William B. Wendt, Jr.; sister-in-laws, Dorothy and Gail Wendt.
The family will be present at Tuesday 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, SANBORN, 5893 Hoover Road. Funeral services will be held at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church - Walmore, Sanborn, NY. at 11 AM on Wednesday, May 23rd, with Rev. Bruce M. Gamache officiating. Interment at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery Wheatfield, NY. Should friends memorials in Ruth's memory may be made to the St. Peter's Church,6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn, NY 14132

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Niagara Gazette - 6/23/1944

MARTINSVILLE. N. Y. - A lovely
wedding was solemnized at St.
Martin's church here on Saturday,
June 17, at 3 o'clock, when Miss
Ruth Belling, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Belling, of Beech Ridge,
N. Y., was united In marriage to
Mr. Marvin Wendt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Wendt, of Banborn,
N. Y.
The . double ring ceremony took
place in front of a beautiful candlelighted
altar of 'mixed carnations,
peonies, roses, ferns and palms. The
Rev. Theodore Bermer officiated.
The bride, who entered the church
on the arm of her father to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march, was beautiful in a long trained
gown of white satin, fashioned
on princess lines, long fitted sleeves
with a sweetheart neck-line trimmed
with orange blossoms centered with
seed pearls* Her veil fell from a
tiara bordered, in lace. She carried
an arm bouquet of white roses,
white sweet peas, for-get-me-nots,
and streamers of baby's breath.
Miss Naomi Belllnsr. only sister
of the bride, was maid of honor.
She wore a long sleeved pink rayon
georgette gown, shirred bodice, and
flowing skirt with matching headdress.
, She carried a bouquet of
pink roses, sweet peas and baby's
breath tied with a pink ribbon.
Mrs. ° Donald Wendt, slster-talaw
of the groom, wore a gown of
yellow rayon georgette made on the
same lines as' that of the maid of
honor 'with matching headdress.
She carried a bouquet of Talisman
roses, sweet peas, and baby's breath
tied with a blue ribbon.
Miss Alice Loescke, cousin of the
bride, wore blue rayon georgette also
made on the same lines as that of
the maid of honor and matching
headdress. She carried a bouquet
of light pink roses, sweet peas and
baby's breath tied with a yellow ribbon.
Diane Blonk,- cousin of the bride,
was flower girl. She wore a rose
taffeta gown made on the same
lines as the other attendants. She
carried a bouquet of pink roses,
sweet peas and baby's breath tied
with a white ribbon.
Forrest Wendt, brother of the
groom, was ring bearer. Bertrum
Wendt, brother of the groom, was
best man. Ralph Belling, enly
brother of the bride, and Lawrence
Walck, cousin of the groom, were
the other attendants. The ushers
were Benjamin Sattleberg, cousin
of the bride, and Arnold Wendt,
uncle of the groom.
Solos were sung by Miss Mary
Celling and Miss Eugene Thiele
with ^Mlss Ada Prohaska at the
organ"
The mother of the bride wore a
crepe dress of navy blue and the
mother of the groom wore a flowered
white jersey dress. They
both wore corsages of sweetpeas
and roses.
A reception was held at the home
of the bride. After a wedding
trip. Mr. and Mrs. Wendt will reside
on the Saunders Settlement
road.
Showers were given 'by Miss
Naomi Belling. Mrs, Donald Wendt,
Mrs. Alton Wendt, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Pfohl, Miss Ada Prohacka,
and a dinner by the Carborundum
girls was sponsored by Miss J. L.
Pitek. The M. X. Co-Workers of
the Carborundum also presented
her with a lovely wedding gift.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/30/1971

SANBORN - William B.
Wendt St., 81, of 3064 Saunders
Settlement Road, died Monday
(Nov. 29, 1971) in a Buffalo
hospital after a long illness.
Born in Detroit, Mich., he
came to this village in 1901,
operating a dairy farm here for
many years.
His father, the late William
Wendt, tapped the first gas
well in Niagara County in 1927,
and in 1938 Mr. Wendt and his
brothers began operating the
Wendt Brothers Gas Co.
The company supplied
Sanborn residents with gas
until 1956, when the franchise
was sold to the Iroquois Gas
Co.
Mr. Wendt also worked for a
time at the Buffalo Pump Co.
as a machinist.
A member of St. Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
North Tonawanda, he was an
exempt member of. the Sanborn
Volunteer Fire Co.
He is survived by his widow
Grace Wendt; seven sons,
Donald Wendt of Niagara
Falls, and Marvin, Bertrum,
Glenn, Kenneth, Forrest and
William B. Wendt Jr., and a
daugher, Mrs.John(Gracellyn)
Bilek, all of Sanborn.
Also surviving are two
brothers, Alton Wendt of
Lockport and Arnold Wendt of
Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs.
Benjamin (Laura) Walck Sr. of
Sanborn, 25 grandchildren a/id
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, North
Tonawanda, Thursday at 2:30
p.m., with the Rev. Matthew
Pushkar officiating. Burial
plans have not been completed.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home today
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m.

William married WENDT, Grace E about 1919. Grace (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm Christian and MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich) was born on 6 Aug 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Feb 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/13/1967

NORTH TONAWANDA, - John G. Belling, 83, of 7205 Townline Road, Pendleton, a retired farmer, died Thursday (Oct. 12, 1967) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He formerly operated a farm in Pendleton and also one in the Town of Amherst, Erie County. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of St. Martin Lutheran Church. His wife, the former Elsie Wolf, died in 1950. Survivors include a son, Ralph Belling, Pendleton; two daughters, Naomi Belling, Gowanda, and Mrs. Marvin (Ruth) Wendt, Sanborn; two sisters, Mrs, Walter (Gertrude) Denef. and MrsElla Sattelberg, both of Amherst; two- brothers, George Belling, Wheatfield, and Carl Belling, Amherst, and six grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Martin Lutheran Church here, the Rev. Luther Knauff officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brunner Funeral Home

John married WOLF, Elsa Anna Helene on 27 Mar 1914 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elsa (daughter of WOLF, Christian Gottlieb George and PFUHL, Auguste Maria Ulricke) was born on 9 Nov 1891 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Dec 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/27/1914

Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Elsie Wolf daughter
of Justice and Mrs. Christ Wolf, of
Bergholtz, to John Belling a well
known farmer of Martinsville. The
ceremony will be solemnized at the
home of the bride's parents this evening
the Rev. Jacob Brass, pastor of the
German Lutheran Church, Bergholtz,
officiating.

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Pioneer Resident Is Laid to Rest
SANBORN, Feb. 23-The funeral of William F. Wendt, 76, who died Saturday at his home in Saunder's (sic) Settlement road, was held from the home yesterday at 2:30 p. m. and at St. Peter's church, at Walmore, at 3 o'clock and was attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends.
The bearers included: Ben Wendt, Philip Wendt, Robert Wendt, Edwin Beutel. Rudolph Beutel and William Beutel. Flower bearers were Donald Wendt, Merwyn (sic), Wendt, Ben Walck, Jr., and Lawrence Walck. The Rev. Edward A. Graubau (sic) was the officiating Clergyman. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery, Walmore.

Wilhelm married BEUTEL, Emilie Helene on 9 Jan 1890 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emilie (daughter of BEUTEL, Friedrich Wilhelm and FAHRENWALD, Henriette Charlotte) was born on 19 Mar 1870 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jan 1951 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Wm. Wendt. Daughter of Wm. Beutel and his wife Henrietta, née Fahrnwald. Born Mar 19, 1870. Attended our Christian Day School. Confirmed may 14, 1883, by Pastor John Grabau. Jan 9, 1890 married to Wm. Wendt, who died Feb 19, 1938, had 5 children. Right after marriage, moved to Detroit Mich, there until 1901, then moved to present home of Alton Wendt, near Sanborn where she died. Jan. 3 lapsed into a coma and fell asleep Sun. morning Jan 7 (at) 3:25. Survivors: 3 sons, Alton and Wm. of Sanborn, Arnold of Bergholz; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ben Wendt Sr. of Sanborn and Mrs. Edna Walck of Median; 25 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Suffered from hardening of the arteries which it seems weakened her brain and affected her mind, this was already apparent about 15 yrs. ago, but was serious only in the past 6 yrs. or so. Was taken care of in home of her son Alton. Whole service was in Eng. Text: Is. 55:6-9

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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]

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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.

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Niagara Gazette - 3/31/1947

Old Resident of North Tonawanda Dead
North Tonawanda, March 31 - Charles Belling, 88, died Saturday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Adolph Thiele, of the Shawnee Road, Town of Wheatfield. Mr. Belling was born in Sweeney street when this part of the city was part of the Town of Wheatfield and the street was known as the Creek road. He retired as a farmer 20 years ago. He was a member of St. Martin's Lutheran church at Martinsville. He is survived by three sons, John of the Town of Pendleton, George of the Town of Wheatfield, and Charles Belling, Jr. of Tonawanda; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Thiele and Mrs. Louis Sattelberg, of this city; Mrs. Adolph Thiele of the Town of Wheatfield, and Mrs. Walter Denel of the Town of Amherst; 21 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He was also the father of the late Mrs. Anna Ewald, of this city Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Hamp Funeral home, 37 adam street, with the Rev. Theophilus Berner officiating. Interment will be in St. Martin's cemetery.

Charles + Augusta. Augusta was born in Aug 1859 in New York; died on 17 Jul 1904 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News Jul 18, 1904
Mrs. Augusta Belling, aged 44 years wife of Charles Belling of Martinsville; died suddenly at her home yesterday morning from cholera morbus. Beside a husband eight children survive. Funeral announcement will be made later.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/26/1912

Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Miss Anna Belling,
daughter of Mr. Charles Belling of
Amherst, to M. F. C. Ewald of North
Tonawanda, which will be solemnized
at the St. Maertin's church at Martins-
ville on September 5th.

Christian married PFUHL, Auguste Maria Ulricke on 15 Jun 1876 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of PFUHL, Ferdinand Wilhelm and MILLEVILLE, Marie Auguste) was born on 23 Feb 1860 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Apr 1928 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

WOLF-Died, at the home of her daughter in Bergholtz, Friday, April 26th, Mrs. Augusta (sic) Wolf, aged 68 years, She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Philip Mueller of La Salle, Mrs. John Blank of Sanborn, Mrs. John Belling of Martinsville and Mrs. Wm. Loeschke of Bergholtz, and one son, Elmer Wolf, of Bergholtz, also 23 grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Anna Kroening, Sanborn, Mrs. Wm. De Vantier of Walmore, Mrs. Wilhelmina Hasely (sic) of Walmore, and four brothers, Ferdinand Pfuhl of Wolcottsville, John, Albert and Anthony Pfuhl of Walmore. Funeral will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Loeschke of Bergholtz, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 2 :30 from St. Jacob's church. Burial in St. Jacob's cemetery. Rev. Otto Bruss officiating.