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AUGUST F. POERSCHKE
August F. Poerschke, 57, of 817 Nash road, died Saturday night in the DeGraff Memorial hospital after a month's illness. Born in Germany, he had resided in North Tonawanda the past 48 years. He was a member of St. Peter's American Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife, Agnes, nee Kriedemann; two sons, Lt. Raymond Poerschke, of the Ninth Air Force in France, and Alvin Poerschke of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Upleger of Imlay City, Mich., and Betty at home; two grandchildren, two brothers, Rudolph of Indian Falls, N. Y., and William of North Tonawanda, and two sisters, Mrs. Adolph Liebeck and Mrs. Marie Kriedemann of North Tonawanda. Rites will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from the residence. The Rev. Robert Hein will officiate. Burial will be in Elmlawn

Family/Spouse: KRIEDEMANN, Agnes Anna Emma. Agnes (daughter of KRIEDEMANN, Julius and PENSLIEN, Louise) was born on 23 Dec 1899 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Nov 1972 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. POERSCHKE, Verna Edith was born on 20 Oct 1917 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Jun 1999 in Gladwin, MI.
2. POERSCHKE, Raymond August was born on 28 Oct 1921 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Sep 2001 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO.
3. POERSCHKE, Betty
4. POERSCHKE, Alvin was born on 14 Jan 1934 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Apr 2021 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.

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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.