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NF Gazette Oct 3, 1969
NORTH TONAWANDA - William Poerschke, 86, formerly of the Lutheran Church Home in Buffalo, died Thursday (Oct 2, 1969) in Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p,m. Sunday at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. The Rev A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Burial will be in St, Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.
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NORTH TONAWANDA - William Poerschke, 86, formerly of the Lutheran Church Home in Buffalo, died Thursday (Oct. 2 1969) in- Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo.; A resident of this city for one the last 73 years, he was formerly employed by the Aircraft Co. for 11 years and was a member of, St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Mr. Poerschke is survived by a son, Harold E. Poerschke of the Town of Pendleton; two daughters, Mrs. Wallace (Nina) Werth and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Rockett, both of this city, and a brother, Rudolph Poerschke of Indian Falls, N.Y. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will.be conducted at 2. p.m. Sunday at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. The Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate;. Burial will be in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. p.m. at the funeral home.

William married FEHRMAN, Agnes about 1909. Agnes (daughter of FEHRMANN, Friedrich Wilhelm and WILKE, Emilie M) was born in Feb 1888 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Dec 1953 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. POERSCHKE, Mildred E was born in Dec 1910 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Feb 1958 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
2. POERSCHKE, Harold Eugene was born about 1913 in New York.
3. POERSCHKE, Nina was born on 30 Jun 1913 in New York; died on 1 Apr 2003 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
4. POERSCHKE, Ruth was born about 1915 in New York.

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23 November 1910 Tonawanda News
August F. Poerschke
August F. Poerschke, 68 years old, died at his home on the Ruie road last
night after a lingering illness. The deceased was born in Germany and has
lived in the Tonawandas during the last fifteen years. Besides his widow,
three daughters and four sons survive. The funeral will be held from the
late home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. August Herring
officiating. Burial will be at Sawyers Creek.

August married KREBS, Elizabeth Anna about 1879 in Germany. Elizabeth was born in Sep 1851 in Germany; died on 5 Sep 1926 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Elizabeth Poerschke
Mrs. Elizabeth Poerschke, 70 yrs. old. died Sunday night at the home of her daughter. Mrs . Gustav Kriedemann, Walck and Nash Rds, after a lingering illness. She was born in Germany. She had been a resident of of North Tonawanda for the past 30 years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Kriedemann Mrs. August Ziehm and Mrs. Adolf Liebeck, four sons, Otto Braun, and Rudolph, William and August Poerschke, all of North Tonawanda, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Eichler, Ebling, Germany. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Kriedemann home. Rev. Carl Frankenstein of the St. Matthews' church officiating. Burial will be in the St. Matthew Cemetery.