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FUERCH - William Fuerch, age 76, of the Niagara Road, Bergholtz, in the Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, October 16th, 1960. He is survived by a daughter, Elvera, 3 sons, Ronald, Norbert, all of Town of Wheatfield and Melvin Fuerch of Grand Rapids, Michigan, also survived by 14 grandchildren. Friends may call at the family residence where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. and in The Holy Ghost Lutheran Church at 2:30 P.m. The Rev. Robert Jaeger will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Fuerch was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Charter member of the Bergholtz Fire Co., and 25 year member of the Carborundum Service Club.

William married URTEL, Katarina Wilhelmine Elisabeth about 1910 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Katarina (daughter of URTEL, Wilhelm and WINTER, Wilhelmine) was born on 20 Feb 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Apr 1946 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. FUERCH, Ronald W was born on 21 Apr 1911 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in May 1987 in Niagara County, NY.
2. FUERCH, Irene was born in 1912 in Niagara County, NY; died in 1912 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
3. FUERCH, Elvera E was born on 24 May 1915 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Mar 1995 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.
4. FUERCH, Norbert W was born on 28 Apr 1918 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Apr 2012 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.
5. FUERCH, Melvin M was born on 23 Aug 1919 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Feb 2003 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI.

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NF Gazette

Ferdinand Fuerch Is Laid at Rest
Funeral Services Are Held for Old Resident.
SANBORN, March 12.-Funeral services for Ferdinand Fuerch, aged 78, who died at his home on the Lockport road on Monday, were held from his late home this afternoon at 2 o'clock and 2:30 o'clock from the Holy Ghost church at Bergholtz. The bearers were Messrs. Otto Licht, John Strassburg, Albert Jagow, Ernest Monte (sic), Ernest Oswald and August Mueller. The Rev. Keuchenbacher (sic) officiated. Burial was in Holy Ghost cemetery at Bergholtz. Mr. Fuerch came to this country from Germany about 50 years ago and had always resided in this vicinity. He is survived by three sons.

Ferdinand married MARKWALD, Auguste in 1883. Auguste was born in Dec 1855 in Germany; died in 1923 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]