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Tonawanda News, Tuesday September 1, 1961
ENSMINGER - Ida (nee Ziehl) Ensminger, 81, of North Tonawanda, Sunday (August 30,1981) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Ensminger was a member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Frank C. Ensminger; a daughter, Dorothy Root of North Tonawanda; three sons, La Verne (Lorraine) Ensminger of Geneva, NY., Roberta. Ensminger of Lockport and Allen (Shirley) Ensminger of North Tonawanda; thirteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rose Wright of Grand Island, Matilda Beiter of Niagara Falls, Doris Hosmer of North Tonawanda and Clara Schoelles of the Town of Pendleton; a brother, Louis Ziehl of North Tonawanda; several nieces and nephews. Services were held this morning at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, Rev. Arnold Nicholson, Jr., officiated. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Martin's Lutheran Church or Niagara Frontier Spina Bifida Assoc., P.O. 50, Amherst, N.Y.

Ida married ENSMINGER, Frank Christian on 19 May 1920 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Frank (son of ENSMINGER, William and BERG, Anna) was born on 13 Nov 1896; died in Nov 1986 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

Mr and Mrs. Frank C Ensminger of 1015
Nash Road, North Tonawanda. will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary at a dinner
party tomorrow in the home of the couple's
son, LaVerne Knsminger, B079 Tonawanda
Creek Road, Lockport.
The former Miss Ida Ziehl and Mr En
sminger were married May 19, 1920, in the
home of the bride's mother on Old Falls
Boulevard, North Tonawanda
Attending the bride at the ceremony were
Mrs Roman (Mathilda Ziehl) Be iter and the
late Miss Marguenta Goff Willes Ensminger
was best man and Charles Dauman ushered
Mr and Mrs Ensminger have four children,
LaVerne, Robert and Allen Ensminger
and Mrs Raymond (Dorothy) Root, and 13
grandchildren
Guests invited to the celebration include
Willes Ensminger, Mrs Rose Wright. Mr. and
Mrs Roy Ensminger,'Mr. and Mrs Roman
Beiter. Mr and Mrs. Carl Schoelles. Mr. and
Mrs Louis Ziehl, Mrs Doris Hosmer. Mr. and
Mrs Carl Ziehl and Mr and Mrs Charles
Dauman
Mr Ensminger is employed during the
summer at Oppenheim Park

1. ENSMINGER, La Verne Frank was born on 24 Dec 1921 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Nov 2015 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY.
2. ENSMINGER, Robert Louis was born on 13 Sep 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
3. ENSMINGER, Allen Roy was born on 26 Feb 1928 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 May 2013 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
4. ENSMINGER, Dorothy Clara was born in 1927 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died in 1996.

Notes:

Ziehl, Ferdinand, was born in Walmore, August 28, 1867, a son of Charles and Mary Ziehl, natives of Germany. He was reared in a farm and worked in a foundry and in Gratwick's lumber yard for two years before embarking in the hardware business at Martinsville in 1891. He also conducts a coal yard and handles about 500 tons annually. In 1889 Mr. Ziehl married Gussie Croskop and their children are Edward, Lewis, Louisa and Matilda. He is a member of St Paul's Lutheran church and is a trustee of the Parochial School.




From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897

Ferdinand married GROSSKOPF, Augusta Louise in 1889. Augusta was born on 21 May 1868 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 May 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/31/1930

Mrs. Augusta Ziehl, 62 years old,
352 Niagara Falls boulevard, died
this morning at the Deaconess hospital,
Buffalo, following an operation.
Mrs. Ziehl had lived in the
town of Wheatfield and the city
of North Tonawanda all her life.
She is survived by a husband, Fer-
dinand five daughters, Mrs. Cles
son Wright of Niagara Falls. Mrs
Roman Beiter and Mrs. lawrence
Hosmer of Tonawanda and Mrs
Frank Ensminger and Mrs. Carl
Schoelles of North Tonawanda;
thirteen grandchildren, a sister;
Mrs. Rick Hardy, and three
brothers, Gustav, Ferdinand and
Edward Grosskopf, all of the Tonawandas.
The funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence and half an
hour later from the St. Martin's
church. Rev. Theo Berner will
conduct the services and burial
will be in St. Paul's cemetery.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/2/1930

Besides the survivors named
Saturday Mrs. Augusta Ziehl. 352
Niagara Falls boulevard, who died
at the Deaconess hospital, Buffalo
on the morning of° the same day,
leaves three sons, Edward, Louis
and Carl Ziehl, al of the Ton
awandas. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock from the residence and
half an hour later at the St.
Martin's church. Rev. Theo. Berner
will officiate and interment
will be in the St. Paul's cemetery

Notes:

Tonawanda News, May 16, 1901
Old Resident Dead, Carl Ziehl of Martinsville Passed Away Yesterday - Leaves Large Family.
Carl Ziehl, aged 72 years, an old resident of the town of Pendleton died yesterday morning at his home near Martinsville. Besides his wife, Maria, he leaves five daughters, Mrs. Frederick Wurl, Mrs. William Hartwig, Mrs. G. Fleischman, Mrs. John Jaenecke, and Mrs. C. F. Goerss of this city; and five sons, John, Charles, Ferdinand, Gustav and William. Fourty-four grand children and one great grandchild survive. The deceased came to Niagara County 50 years ago and by occupation has always been a farmer. He enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him. The funeral will be held from the late residence at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Carl married RIECK, Maria Friederike on 25 Apr 1855 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Maria was born about 1832 in Prussia; died on 16 Dec 1869 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christoph + JAGOW, Charlotte. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]