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Obituary of Alan P. Tarnowski
Alan P. “Al” Tarnowski, 73, of Cambria entered into rest on Saturday December 11th, 2021, in Wheatfield, NY. Born on July 9th, 1948, in Niagara Falls, NY to his late parents Zygmunt S. “Ziggy” and Ida Belle L. Strablow Tarnowski. Al attended Wilson CSD and was the owner and operator of Al’s Performance and was a prior employee of the Town of Cambria. Al loved racing, he raced at Ransomville Speedway in the 1970’s and was the head tech official at Ransomville and Lancaster Speedways in the late 1980’s and Early 1990’s. He enjoyed his family especially his grandchildren.Surviving are his sons, Ronald (Colleen) Tarnowski and Michael Tarnowski; his grandsons, Nicholas and Nathan Tarnowski and special friend and neighbors Tony (Maryann) Cogdill. Al is predeceased by his siblings Carol Harkelroad, Jane Murr, Cynthia Freeman and Sue Timmons.Calling hours will be held on WEDNESDAY from 4-7 PM. at the HARDISON FUNERAL HOMES INC. 3648 Ransomville Rd. Ransomville, NY 14131. A funeral service will immediately follow at 7:00 PM. Burial will be private in North Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice 4675 Sunset Dr. Lockport, NY 14094.

Alan married TUEPAH, Sandra J [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TARNOWSKI, Ronald
2. TARNOWSKI, Melanie
3. TARNOWSKI, Michael A

Zygmunt married STRABLOW, Ida Belle Loretta about Jun 1938 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Ida (daughter of STRABLOW, Walter William Herman and POLLOW, Wilhelmine) was born on 18 May 1919 in New York; died on 24 Dec 1999 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/15/1938

Engagements
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Stradlow,
of Ransomville. announce the
engagement of their daughter, Ida
Bell Loretta, to Zygmunt Stanley
Tarnowski, son of Mrs. Rose Perry,
of St. Johnsburg. The wedding will
take place in the near future.

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Niagara Gazette - 5/30/1965

TARNOWSKI
In loving memory of a dear father &
grandfather, Stanley Tarnowski who passed
away Jan. 22, 1922.
sleep in Peace.
,Sadiy missed by,
Son Ziggie & Family

Stanley + Rose. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 5/8/1962

RANSOMVILLE — Walter
H. Strablow, 73, of
Ridge Road, Cambria, a farmer,
died today (May 8,
1962) at his home. He had
been ill for two years.
Mr. Strablow was born in
.Lewiston July 3, 1&88. son of
Charles and Rachael Stra.-
blow. He was a member of St.
Peter's Lutheran C h u r c h
North Ridge, and of the Farm!
Buearu for 30 years.
Surviving are his widow,
Minnie Follow Strablow; two
daughters, Mrs. Ida Tarnowski
and Mrs. Marian Phillips,
both 'of Cambria; a sister,
Mrs. Ella Pollow, Ransom-
ville; and two brothers, Ed-
ward Strablow, .Wilson,
Fred Strablow, Cambria; and
seven grandchildren.
Funeral "services will be
conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday
at the Ridge Road home and
at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church by Rev. Carl
Oldach. Burial will be in
North Ridge Cemetery. Arrangements
were made at
Gentle Funeral Home.

Walter married POLLOW, Wilhelmine on 17 Dec 1913 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine (daughter of POLLOW, Friedrich Johann Carl and VOSS, Auguste Friederike) was born on 7 Jul 1894; died in Jun 1977 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/19/1913

Walter Strablow and Miss Minnie
Pollow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Pollow were united in mairriage
in the German Lutheran church at
North Ridge, Wednesday afternoon,
the Rev. John P Barklow perform-
ing the ceremony the ceremony. Fol-
lowing the wedding a delicious din-
diner was served to upwrds of 100
guests and during the night, dancing
was indulged in.

Carl married SIMMONS, Rachel Caroline Friederike Maria about 1888. Rachel (daughter of ZIEHMS, Johann Friedrich Georg and SCHURKE, Friederike Johanne Dorothea) was born on 25 Oct 1863 in Bartow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 12 Apr 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/13/1949

Ridge Road Resident
Dies at Age of 86
RANSOMVILLE, April. I3 — Mrs,
Rachael Caroline Strablow, 86, of
the Ridge road, died yesterday at
Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls.
funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the home. The Rev. Catl Oldach,
of SL Peter's Lutheran church.
North Ridge, will officiate. Inter,
ment will be In North Rldge cemetery.
Mrs. Strablow, widow of Charles
8trablow, wis born In Germany and
came to this country when a child
with her parents. She had lived
to this vicinity ever since and was
a member of the North Ridge
church and IU women's organisations.
She u survived by three sons,
Walter. Edward and Fred; one
daughter,. Mrs. John Pollow; two
brothers, Lewis and Albert Simmons;
12 grandchildren and 13
great grandchildren, all of the
Ransomvllle vicinity.

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Niagara Gazette - 2/16/1930

NORTH RIDGE, Feb. 16-Funeral
services for Fred J. Pollow, 80, were
held at his home in the town of
Porter on Tuesday at 9 o'clock and
at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
church At North Ridge, of which
he was a member at 2:30 o'clock,
with, the Rev, Carl W. Oldaeh, resi-
dent pastor, officiating, Burial was
In North Ridge cemetery. The pallbearers
were Theodore Schultz,
Frank Zahuo, William Koepke,
Bert Werthy, William Gulseler and
Charles Wlepert.
Mr. Pollow is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Augusta Pollow, three
sons, Wlllliam and John, of Ransomville;
Edward, at home; three
daughters, Mrs. Walter Strablow, of
Cambria; Mrs, Elwood Strablow, of
Youngstown, and Mrs. Herman
Seefeldt, of Ransomville: one sister,
Mrs. Lena Bergholtz,
of Germany

Friedrich married VOSS, Auguste Friederike about 1883 in Germany. Auguste was born on 2 Jan 1861 in Zirtow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]