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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.