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Obituary from Tonawanda News
STROKE CAUSES DEATH OF FREDERICK MESSING
Frederick Messing, eighty years old, died at the home of Supervisoe William H. Kinzly at No. 260 Payne avenue this morning. He sustained a stroke of paralysis last Thursday morning which caused his death. Mr. Messing was born in Germany. He came to America when he was eighteen years old and located in the Town of Wheatfield. That part of the town in which he lived later became a part of the city of North Tonawanda. Mr. Messing retired as a farmer many years ago and was making his home with his daughter, Mrs. William H. Kinzly, at the time of his death. He was a charter member of the St. Peter's church on Oliver St.
Besides Mrs. Kinzley, the deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Proefrock of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Henry Andrees of Ransomville, one sister, Mrs. William Schnell of Sawyer Creek, and one brother, Bernard Messing of Milwaukee, eleven grandchildren and five great grand children. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the late residence and at 2:30 from the St. Peter's church, Rev. Westerman officiating. Burial will be in the Messing cemetery at Sawyer's Creek.

Frederick + PINGEL, Mary A. Mary (daughter of PINGEL, Johann and Sophia) was born in 1840 in Germany; died on 30 Aug 1905 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary from Tonawanda News
The funeral of the late Mrs. Frederick Messing, who died Wednesday at the family home on Ruie road at the age of 65 years, will take place tomorrow from the late home at 1 o'clock and from St. Peter's Church in Oliver street one hour later. Burial will be in the Messing Cemetery at Sawyer Creek.

Theodore married KLEIN, Elisabetha Margaretha on 31 Mar 1835. Elisabetha was born on 11 Jan 1810 in Saxony, Sachsen, Germany; died on 6 Jul 1900 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann + Sophia. Sophia was born about 1822 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]