Family/Spouse: RICHERT, Louis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. RICHERT, Janice Ruth

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Niagara Gazette

Former City
Alderman
Dies at 72
NORTH TONAWANDA—
Benjamin H. Lindhurst 72, of
251 Payne Ave., a former city
alderman, died Tuesday (Sept.
24, 1963) at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was a lifelong resident
of this city and a charter member
of Grace Lutheran Church
and a member of the official
board of St. John's Home for
Children in Buffalo.
Mr. Lindhurst, a letter carrier
here for 40 years, retired
in 1951.
He was a longtime member
of the National Association of
Letter Carriers and also a
member of the National Association
of Retired Civil Service
Employes. He was a member
of Columbia Hook and
Ladder Co. No 1, North Tonawanda
Firemen's Benevolent
Association and the Junior
Order of United American
Mechanics.
Survivors include his widow,
Florence Strassel Lindhurst;
a son, Kenneth Lindhurst;
two daughters, Mrs. Louis
Ri c h e r t and Mrs. Albert
Krueger; two sisters, Mrs. Edward
Doody and Mrs. Nelson
Forsyth, and nine grandchildren
all of this city.
Friends may call from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wattengel
Funeral Home where
services will be conducted at
2 p.m. Friday, Rev. Howard
E. Funk officiating. .Burial
will be in White Chapel Memorial
Park.

Benjamin married STRASSEL, Florence Ruth on 29 Jun 1915 in Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of STRASSEL, Albert Frank and BOLDT, Wilhelmina Augusta) was born on 9 Jan 1893 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Apr 1976 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/15/1976

Florence R. Lindhurst,
83, of North Tonawanda,
NY., Tuesday (April 13,
1976). Born in Lockport,
N.Y., she resided in
North Tonawanda the
past 65 years. Mrs.
Lindhurst was a member
of Grace Lutheran
Church, the Lutheran
Church Women, the
Ladies Auxiliary to
Columbia Hook & Ladder
C o . , the Women's
Auxiliary to DeGrafl'
Memorial Hospital and
the North Tonawanda
Senior Citizens.
Wife of the late Benjamin
Lindhurst, she is
survived by one son,
Kenneth G. Lindhurst of
North Tonawanda; two
daughters, Mrs. Louis
(Geraldine) Richert of
Marrietta, Ohio and Mrs.
A l b e r t ( J e a n e t t e )
Krueger Jr., of North
Tonawanda; six sisters,
Mrs. Loretta Dietrich,
Mrs. Sarah Elliot, Mrs.
T h e o d o r e (Marion)
Goldpenny, Mrs. Jasper
(Regina) Taylor, Miss
Thelma Strassel and Mrs.
Doris Schwartz, all of the
T o n a w a n d a s ; one
brother, Alvin Strassel of
North Tonawanda and
t h e late Raymond
Strassel; nine grandchildren
and twelve
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at the Wattengel
Funeral Home,
Inc., 307 Oliver St., North
Tonawanda. Services will
be conducted Friday at
10:30 a.m., at Grace
Lutheran Church, the
R e v , E. W e r n er
Weinreich officiating.
Burial will be at White
Chapel Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, memorials
may be made to Grace
Lutheran Church.

Karl married DEMMIN, Rachel Frederica Wilhelmine on 8 Nov 1878 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Rachel (daughter of DEMMIN, Johann Friedrich Christian and BROECKER, Friedericke Sophia Christine) was born on 24 Apr 1858 in Daberkow, Prussia; died in 1939 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/18/1939

PASSES IN FLORIDA
Former North Tonawanda Resident
Diet at Fort Lauderdale Home,
NORTH TONAWANDA, July 18.
-Word was received yesterday of
the death of Albert Strassel, 69, a
former resident of North Tonawanda
a t his home in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla. Born in Lockport, Mr.
Strassel came to North Tonawanda
as a young man and resided here
until going to Florida ten years
Ago to live. He was engaged ini tne
manufacture and repair of furniture
here.
He leaves seven daughters, Mrs
Benjamin H. Lindhurst Mrs. Clarence
Dietrich, Mrs. Theodore Goldpenny,
Mrs. Sarah Maerten, Mrs.
Calvin Schwarts and the.Misses Regina
and Thelma Strassel; two sons,
Raymond and Alvin, and 12 grandchildren,
residents of the Tonawandaa.
The body Is being shipped to
North Tonawanda. The funeral
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Goldpenny, 364 Schenk street Arrangements
for the services will not
be made until the body arrives.

Albert married BOLDT, Wilhelmina Augusta on 18 Dec 1891 in Wolcottsburg, Town of Clarence, Erie County, NY. Wilhelmina (daughter of BOLDT, Charles and MUCHOW, Wilhelmina Maria Fredericka) was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Wolcottsburg, Town of Clarence, Erie County, NY; died on 20 Feb 1926 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/22/1926

Mrs. Minnie Augusta Strassel,
Prominent Church Worker,
Dies at Home Saturday.

Tonawanda. Feb. 22.—Minnie Au-
gusta Strassel, 53 years old, died
Saturday morning at her home, 364
Schenck street. She was born in
Clarence, N.Y., and for the past 31
years lived in North tonawanda.
Surviving are a husband, Alfred F.
Strassel; two sons, Raymond G. and
Alvin H. Strassel; seven daughters,
Mrs. Benjamin Lindhurst, Mrs.
Clarence Dietrich, Mrs. Arnold
Maerten. and the Misses Marlon L.
Regina C, Thelma H and Doris E
Strasael: eight grandchildren, all of
the Tonawandaa. three brothers and
seven sisters. Mrs. Strassel was a
member of Twin Ciry Council,
Daughters of America, the Grace Lutheran
church and the Ladles Aid
Society of the church.- Funeral services
will be held Tuesday afternoon
at two o'clock at the residence
and half an hour later at Grace Lutheran
church. Rev. Clarence Braun
officiating. Interment will be at
Elmlawn.

Johann + LUICK, Sophia Johanna Friedericke. Sophia was born on 21 Oct 1817 in Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 20 Aug 1879 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann + BROECKER, Friedericke Sophia Christine. Friedericke (daughter of BROECKER, Friedrich and WOLLER, Christine) was born on 4 May 1840 in Daberkow, Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann + FEDERSPIEL, Sarah Catherine. Sarah was born about 1841 in New York; died about 1919 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Evening News - 4/4/1913

Charles Boldt, 72 years old, of
Wolcotsburg, died Wednesday.. He
leaves a wife, three sons and four
daughters. The funeral will take
place at St. Paul's church, Wolcotsburg, with interment in a cemetery
there.

Charles married MUCHOW, Wilhelmina Maria Fredericka about 1869. Wilhelmina was born on 6 Jun 1849 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 3 Dec 1918 in Wolcottsburg, Town of Clarence, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/5/1918

Mrs. Minnie Boldt, widow of the
late Charles Boldt, died at her home
at Wolcottsburg. N. Y, Tuesday, a
the age of 70 years She is survived
by three sons, John, Elmer and Charles
Boldt of Wolcottsburg and eight
daughters, Mrs. R. Moll of Beach
Ridge. Mrs. A Strassel of North Tonawanda,
Mrs. John Steinselt of Buffalo
and Miss Ricka Boldt, Mrs. K.
Linstead, Mrs. G. Muchow, Mrs. W.
Muggelberg and Mrs. C. Muggelberg,
all of Wolcottsburg, one sister, Mrs.
Herman Linstead of Wolcottsburg. 30
grandchildren and five great grand
children. The funeral will be held
from the late residence at one o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, Rev. William
Koenig of Wolcottsburg officiating. Interment
will be made at St. Paul's
Lutheran cemetery.