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RUTH E. POERSCHKE, EX-NIAGARA, WHEATFIELD OFFICIAL
The Buffalo News - Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Ruth E. Poerschke, 87, of North Tonawanda, former Niagara County deputy commissioner of jurors, died Tuesday (Oct. 15, 1996) in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a brief illness. The former Ruth E. Heppner and her husband, Bernhardt O. Poerschke, managed the Coffee Shop & Snack Bar at the Airport Bowling Lanes in Cheektowaga in the early 1950s. Her husband died in 1985. They had been married 61 years. A native of Wheatfield, she served as deputy town clerk for the Town of Wheatfield from 1968 to 1971 and as deputy commissioner of jurors from 1973 to 1978. She was a charter member and past president of the Town of Wheatfield Republican Club and the Wheatfield Senior Citizens and was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. She also was a charter member and past president of the Adams Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include two sons, Robert W. of Williamsville and Richard R. of Wheatfield; four sisters, Myrtle Werth of Bergholz, Margaret Verch of North Tonawanda and Edna Chace and Gloria Dunn, both of Hallandale, Fla.; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Spallino-Amigone Funeral Home, 1300 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls. Burial will be in St. Matthew Cemetery, Wheatfield.

Ruth married POERSCHKE, Bernhardt O on 22 Mar 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Bernhardt (son of POERSCHKE, Rudolph and WILKE, Agnes) was born about 1904 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1985 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. POERSCHKE, Robert William was born on 24 Aug 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Oct 2009 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY.
2. POERSCHKE, Richard R was born on 30 Jun 1929 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 May 2007 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.

Wilhelm married BROECKER, Anna Auguste Louise on 3 Jul 1902 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of BROECKER, Wilhelm and MOHNS, Louise) was born on 5 Jan 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Jun 1962 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/5/1962

HEPPNER - Anna Louise Broeker Heppner of 7314 Ward Rd., Town of Wheatfield, N.Y., June 4, 1962. Wife of William F. Heppner; mother of Clarence of the Town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Myrtle Werth of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Jay Chace, Mrs. Bernhardt Poerschke, Mrs. Victor Verch and Mrs. David Dunn, all of the Town of Wheatfield. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Friends may call until noon Thursday at the Hamp Funeral Home Inc, of Adam and Seymour Sts., Tonawanda. Funeral services Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. John's Lutheran Church in St. Johnsburg, N.Y. Burial in St. John's Cemetery

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/4/1962

HEPPNER. - Anna Louise
Broecker Heppner, 79, of 7314
Ward Road, Town of Wheatfield.
died Monday (June 4,1962) at her
residence after a long illness
Mrs. Heppner was a lifelong resident
of the Town of Wheatfield
and was a member of St. John's
Lutheran Church of St. Johnsburg.
Surviving are her husband,
William F. Heppner; a son, Clarence
of the Town of Wheatfield;
five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle
Werth at North Tonawanda, Mrs
Jay Chace, Mrs. Bernhardt
Poerscke, Mrs. Victor Verch and
Mrs. David Dunn, alll of the Town
of Wheatfield. Also survived by
eight grandchildren and 11 great-
grandchildren. Friends may call
until noon Thursday at Hamp Fu-
neral Home Inc., Adam and Sey-
mour Streets, Tonawanda. Funer-
al services at 2 p.m. Thursday
in St John's Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Clarencce W. Rabe will
officiate. Burial in St. John's
Cemetery.

Charles married EVIG, Augusta W in 1878 in Prussia. Augusta was born on 27 Sep 1859 in Prussia; died on 14 Nov 1938 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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5 September 1922 Tonawanda News
William Broecker
The funeral of William Broecker who died Sunday afternoon at his home on the
Ward road, town of Wheatfield, aged 86, was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the late residence and half an hour later at St. John's Church, St.
Johnsburg. Burial was made in St. John's cemetery. Mr. Broecker has lived
in the town of Wheatfield the greater part of his life and was among the
best known residents of the town. For the last eighteen years he had been
an invalid.
Surviving are four sons, Albert Broecker, Youngstown, N.Y.; William and
Herman Broecker of North Tonawanda and Gustav Broecker of Martinsville; one
daughter, Mrs. William Heppner of St. Johnsburg; 31 grandchildren, eighteen
great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Christine Hamnemann of North
Tonawanda.

Wilhelm married MOHNS, Louise about 1865. Louise was born in Aug 1841 in Prussia; died in 1915 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]