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AMANDA HARDER
Mrs. Amanda Harder, 77, of 524 Locust St., North Tonawanda, formerly of 7248 Ward Road, Town of Wheatfield, died in DeGraff Memorial Hospital Saturday (Oct 21, 1972) after a long illness. She was a life long resident of this area and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, St John's Ladies Aid Society, St. Johnsburg Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, and the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by two sons. Henry W. Harder of North Tonawanda, and Norman A. Harder of the Town of Wheatfield; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace (Irene) Broeker of North Tonawanda; three sisters, Mrs. William (Florence) Andres, Mrs. Edward (Clara) Zastrow, and Mrs. Leona Werth, all of the Town of Wheatfield, five grandsons, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St John's Lutheran Church at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Albert W. Bahr officiating. Burial will be in St John's Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., and all day Monday and Tuesday.

Amanda married HARDER, Arthur in 1913. Arthur (son of HARDER, Heinrich Martin and WERTH, Rosine Augusta Friderike) was born in 1893 in New York; died on 6 Mar 1949 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HARDER, Henry W was born in 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Aug 1978 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
2. HARDER, Norman Arthur was born on 21 Aug 1915 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Jun 1992 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
3. HARDER, Irene R was born on 25 Jul 1918; died on 5 Oct 2005 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
4. HARDER, Raymond A was born in 1920 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Oct 1944 in Italy.

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Buffalo Express, Aug 18, 1922
William F. Heschke, 54 years old, a Wheatfield farmer living on the Nash road, was found dead at his home shortly before noon today by his wife. Coroner J. E. Helwig was notified. Death was attributed to heart disease. Mr. Heschke did not feel well this morning when he arose so he did not work on the farm as usual. Mrs. Heschke went to the city market with a load of produce. When she returned shortly before noon, she found her husband dead in bed. Besides his widow, Heschke leaves a son, Edward Heschke, and four daughters, Misses Clara and Leona Heschke and Mrs. William Andres and Mrs. Arthur Harder of the town of Wheat held. The funeral will be held at the family home at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and a half hour later in the Saint John's Lutheran church at Saint Johnsburg. Burial will be in North Ridge cemetery.

William married KOPP, Christine on 8 May 1893 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Christine (daughter of KOPP, Martin and WEND, Christine) was born in Aug 1873 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Aug 1949 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin + WEND, Christine. Christine was born in 1836 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian + VORPAHL, Maria Dorothea Sophia. Maria was born in 1796 in Ognica, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]