Anne married BAKER, Charles Howard [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAROLD W. KORFF
The Buffalo News - Sunday, August 27, 1995
A funeral service for Harold W. Korff , 81, of Ridge Road, a retired welder, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Hardison Funeral Homes, North Fourth and Ridge streets, Lewiston. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria.
He died Friday (Aug. 25, 1995) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston.
Korff was born in West Somerset and lived in Lewiston for the past 47 years. Prior to that, he resided in Niagara Falls.
He was a 1933 graduate of Barker High School and attended Houghton College where he studied music.
He worked as a welder for General Abrasives, Niagara Falls, for 42 years until retiring in 1978.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the 3-F Conservation Club, Lewiston. He enjoyed carpentry work, hunting and fishing.
He was the husband of the former Doris A. Mehls. The couple celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary April 26.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Anne Baker of Lockport, Nancy Wright of Shortsville, Brenda Hale of Marion and Deborah Rose of Clifton, Va.; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Harold married MEHLS, Doris Alda on 26 Apr 1941 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Doris (daughter of MEHLS, Friederick A and SENECHAL, Erna) was born on 30 Dec 1920; died on 24 Feb 2002 in Shortsville, Ontario County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/27/1940

Mrs. Erna E. Mehls, of Kreuger
toad, North Tonawanda, announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Doris A., to Mr. Harold w. Korff.
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Korff,
of Ridge road, Lewiston.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 5/21/1941

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
church was the setting for the marriage*
of Miss Doris A.- Mehls, daughter
of Mrs. Erna Mehls, of Krueger
road, Saturday afternoon, April 26,
at 3:30 o'clock, to Mr. Harold W.
Korff, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Korff, of Ridge road, Lewiston. The
Rev. Dr. Rudolph Grabau officiated
at the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by Mr. Julius Stieg, wore a
long white chiffon gown, made Grecian
style, with long train. Her
long veil fell from a halo of net
trimmed with seeded pearls. She
wore a gold cross, the gift of the
bridegroom, and carried a shower
bouquet of white roses, carnations,
lilies-of-the-valley and gypsophlla.
Miss Velma Durow. cousin of the
bride, was maid of honor. She wore
a long aqua chiffon gown made on
Grecian lines and carried a bouquet
of pink carnations. She Wore matching
flowers In her hair.
Mrs. Miles Nichols, of Lewiston,
sister of the bridegroom and matron
of honor, wore a long orchid
chiffon gown fashioned like that of
the maid of honor. Her bouquet
and flowers in her hair were deep
pink carnations.
The bridesmaids were Miss Beatrice
Medsger of this city, and Miss
Lois Klemer, cousin of the bridegroom.
They were dressed alike in
long pink chiffon gowns made Gre-
clan style and carried bouquets sim
liar to that of the matron of honor,
with matching flowers in their hair.
Grace Dernier and Charlene Cozad
were flower girls and Billy Nichols
nephew of the bridegroom, was the
ring-bearer.
Mr. Benjamin Wolf, of Bergholus,
was the best man and the ushers
were Mr. Carl Scnoltz. Mr. Willred
Mayer, of Pekin, ana Mr. Robert
Korff, of Lockport, cousins of the
bridegroom.
Mrs. Mehls, mother of the bride,
wore a teal blue crepe dress and the
bridegroom's mother wore a navy
blue with white print. Both wore
corsages of roses and sweet peas.
The bride gave compacts to her
bridesmaids and a gold necklace to
the flower girl.
A dinner for 150 guests was served
at « o'clock in the cnurch basement
Covers were laid for 20 at the
bride's table, which was centered
with a wedding cake Bouquets of
mixed flowers were used as decorations
for all the tables. A reception
was held for 200 guests at the nome
of the brides parents later*in the
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Korff left for a
short wedding trip to Canada. They
are now making their home at 395
Wheatfleld street.
Pre-nuptlal showers for the bride
were given by Mrs. Miles Nichols," of
Lewiston, a variety shower; Mrs.
Carl Hauseman, of Wilson, and Mrs.
Charles Scharlau, of Barker, in the
home of the former, a variety shower;
Mrs. Ema Mehls, a variety
shower and linen shower; Mrs. Mary
Durow, of Allen street, a kitchen
shower; Miss Beatrice Haseley. a
peach and blue bedroom shower;
Miss Beatrice Medsger of this city,
a variety shower; Miss Velma Durow
and Miss Lois Klemer, at the home
of the latter in Payne avenue, a
personal shower.
The out-of-town guests were from
Buffalo, Lockport, Barker, Wilson
and this city.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/7/1951

TOWN OF LEWISTON. Nov. 7-
Funeral services for William R".
Korff, 75, who died yesterday, will
be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the
home .of a daughter, Mrs. Miles
Nichols, Ridge road. The Rev. F. E.
Robinson will officiate. Interment
will be. in North Ridge cemetery*
Besides the daughter, Mrs. Nichols,
Mr. Korff is survived by one son,
Harold W. Korff, of Lewiston; two
brothers, George Korff, Gasport,
and La Vera Korff, Newfane; two
sisters, Mrs. Rudolf Schrader, Newfane,
and Mrs. Lillian James, Lewiston,
and three grandchildren. His
wife, the.late Mrs. Irene M. Korff.
died several'years ago. Mrs. Nichols
is a member of the Nevada avenue
school faculty, Town of Niagara.
Mr. Korff was born in the Town
of Wilson, December 25. 1875. He
was. a resident of West Somerset
for 25 years, where he was an active
member of the West Somerset Baptist
church. In March, 1941, he retired
from farming and moved to
the Town of Lewiston. After the
death.of his wife, he made his home
with his daughter.

William married Irene about 1904. Irene was born about 1885 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Friederick married SENECHAL, Erna on 12 Jul 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Erna (daughter of SENECHAL, August F and BRANDT, Hedwig) was born in Oct 1897 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Nov 1964 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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28 November 1964 Tonawanda News

MEHLS – Mrs. Erna E. Mehls, 67, of 1826 Ridge Road, Lewiston, N.Y., unexpectedly Friday evening (Nov. 27, 1964) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mehls was a practical nurse at Niagara County Infirmary for 15 years. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Harold Korff of Lewiston; four granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, North Tonawanda, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Theodore Rehkopf will officiate. Interment in North Ridge Cemetery, North Ridge, N.Y.

Christ + Reca. Reca was born about 1849 in Mecklenburg, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Friedrich married BUERGER, Anna E in 1883 in Grunberg, Brandenburg, Germany. Anna was born on 8 Jul 1860 in Germany; died on 23 Jun 1941 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette, Jun 24, 1941
MRS. MEHLS DIES
80-year-old Woman Had Lived In This Vicinity Since 1883.
Mrs. Anna Buerger Mehls, a longtime resident of this city, Bergholz and vicinity, died in Mount St. Mary's hospital last night at the age of 80. She had been making her home with a daughter. Mrs. Amos Haseley, of Niagara avenue. Born in Germany. Mrs. Mehls came to this area in 1883. Besides Mrs. Haseley, she is survived by four other daughters, Mrs. Anna Fess And Mrs. Leona Tonner, of this city. Mrs. William Krull. of Cambria, and Mrs. Philip LaMantia of Long Island, and three sons. John, of this city. Edward, of Buffalo, and Fred, of Orchard Park. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.The funeral will be held from the Haseley home at 2 p.m. Thursday, with services at 2:30 pm. at St. Paul's Lutheran church, Cleveland avenue and Eighteenth street, the Rev. Gustav Ziemer officiating. Burial will be in Bergholz cemetery.

August married BRANDT, Hedwig about 1880. Hedwig was born in Jan 1863 in Prussia; died on 13 May 1912 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DUROW - Mrs. Hedwig Durow, 71, at her residence. 62 Allen St., yesterday afternoon Jan. 15, 1956. Survived by her husband, Gustave; was mother of Mrs. Elsie Wilke, Buffalo; Mrs. Frieda Cozad, Town of Wheatfield; Fred, Town of Wheatfield: Karl, Ransomville, Mrs. Wilbur Blank, Pekin, and Mrs. James Stanton, North Tonawanda, and the late Albert Durow: sister of Fred Senechal, Tonawanda; Mrs. William Mueller, Havre, Mont., and Mrs. Erna Mehls, Lewiston. Also surviving nieces and nephews. She was an honorary member of St. Mark's Ladies Aid Society. Friends may call at the family residence where services will be Wednesday 2 p.m., and St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Paul H. Fretthold will officiate. Interment in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.