Family/Spouse: GORN, Clayton J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

TONAWANDA - Louis E. Maerten, 78, of 646 Emerson Dr., Eggersville, a former resident of this city, died Thursday (Oct. 9, 1969) at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, after a long illness. Mr. Maerten, a lifelong resident of this area, was formerly employed as a piano tuner. He was a veteran of World War I in France with the U.S. Army. He is survived by his widow, the former Lelia Sherwood; three daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Nulls. and Mrs. Henry Rule,both of the Tonawandas, and Mrs. Clayton Gorn, of Eggertsville; a son, Burdette Maerten, of this city; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Baer of Sanborn, and Mrs. Jennie Miller of Hialeah, Fla. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hamp Funeral Home by the Rev. Carl F. Fiscus. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home today.

Louis + SHERWOOD, Lelia. Lelia was born in 1895; died on 13 Sep 1970 in Eggertsville, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/20/1933

The funeral of Christian Maerten,
well known here, was held on Friday
afternoon from his home in North
Tonawanda, and later at the Frieden's
Evangelical church. Rev. Theodore
Mayer officiating.

Christian married BEHNKE, Mary in 1890 in Niagara County, NY. Mary (daughter of BEHNKE, Louis and Johanna) was born in Dec 1865 in New York; died on 14 Sep 1934 in Sanborn, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/15/1934

MAERTEN—ln Sanborn, N. Y., Sept.. 14th,
1934, Mary Maerten, wife of the late
Christian Maerten. mother of Mrs. Harold
Miller, Sanborn, Mrs. Walter Baer,
this city. Louis of North Tonawanda,
George of Wheatfletd, sister of Mrs.
Minnie Schultz, Wm. Behnke, N Ton.-
awanda, Christian of Erie, Pa. Funeral
from home in Sanborn, Monday at 2
p.m. and 2:30 from Frieden's Church,
N. Tonawanda, Rev. Theodore Meyer officiating-
. Interment In St. Paul's cemetery,
Tonawanda.

Christian married BEYER, Wilhelmine in 1868. Wilhelmine (daughter of BEYER, Johann and Ernestine) was born on 27 Jan 1846 in Prussia; died in 1909 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/28/1937

William L. Behnke, 68 years
old, died Saturday afternoon at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Henry Zeppendorf, 1334 Belling
place. He came to America from
Germany in his early boyhood
and had resided in North Tonawanda
since. He leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Zeppendorf and Mrs.
Frances Dexheimer; a son, .Alvin,
North Tonawanda; Ave grandchildren;
a brother, Christ J., Erie, Pa.
and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Schultz,
North Tonawanda. Rites will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Zeppendorf home
and at 2:30 o'clock from the St.
Paul's Lutheran church. Rev. F.
A. Hinners officiating. Interment
will be in St. Paul's cemetery

Louis + Johanna. Johanna was born in 1837; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]