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Niagara Gazette

LEWISTON — Geraldine (Meahl) Woock, of Niagara Falls, died on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was 83.

She was born in Niagara Falls on July 19, 1927, a daughter of the late Jacob and Henrietta (Schneider) Meahl. She attended local schools and married Stanley R. Woock in 1948.

Mrs. Woock worked for the Niagara Falls Board of Education as a lunch aide at 66th Street School for over 30 years. She enjoyed bingo and spending time with her family, including her eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Woock is survived by three children, Gary L. (Beth) Woock of Lockport, John A. (late Elaine) Woock of Youngstown, and Mary Woock of Niagara Falls, and was the mother of the late Robert S. Woock (2008); and was predeceased by her husband in 1995. She is also survived by three sisters, Flora (Dave) Walsh, Isla Nicometi and Betty Weiss; eight grandchildren, Stacey, Kimberley, Timothy, Jeanette, Amy, James, Jason and Kathleen and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by siblings, Francis Heaton, Mildred Bennet and Floyd Meahl.

Friends may call Thursday from 4-8 PM in the LANE FUNERAL HOME INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, where services will be held Friday at 11 AM. The interment will be in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston. Donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.

Visit www.lanefuneralhome.com.

Geraldine married WOOCK, Stanley R in Jun 1948 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Stanley (son of WOOCK, William H and EBERLE, May) was born on 2 Nov 1915 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Oct 1995 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. WOOCK, Gary L
2. WOOCK, John Austin was born on 10 Sep 1954 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Jan 2018 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
3. WOOCK, Mary Ann
4. WOOCK, Robert S was born on 11 Jul 1963; died on 8 May 2008 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.

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MEAHL - Jacob P., in. Akron, N. Y.. Sept. 19, 1951. Beloved husband of Henrietta (nee) Schneider, father of Mrs. Mildred Bennett, Floyd, Mrs. Robert Heaton. Mrs. Stanley Woock, all of Niagara Falls. N. Y. Isla Flora, and Elizabeth at home. Brother of Mrs. George Gombert. Niagara Falls. N. Y., Mrs. Suzanne Hodgkins. Mt Montvale. N. J., Mrs. Elizabeth Berge of Corfu. N. Y. Friends may call at the H. W. Bernhardt Funeral home. Main St., Akron. N. Y.. where funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m.
Friends invited.

Jacob married SCHNEIDER, Henrietta in 1924. Henrietta (daughter of Rachel) was born in 1901 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FOUR LOSE LIVES WHEN TRAIN HITS MOTORCAR
TWO WOMEN AND MAN FROM NIAGARA FALLS, RANSOMVILLE MAN DIE
Automobile Is Sideswiped by Lehigh Valley Freight Train at Tonawanda
GASOLINE TANK LETS GO
Occupants of Car Are Showered with Blazing Fluid - Man Leaps into Water
Mr. and. Mrs, Adelbert Sherman. No. 3 Niagara street, Mrs. Jacob Meahl. No. 466 Second street, this city, and Arnold Cumrow of Ransomville, were fatally injured when an auto owned by Sherman and in which all four rode early Sunday morning
was sideswiped by a Lehigh Valley freight train at the Ellicott creek crossing in Tonawanda. The Shermans are survived by two children, nine and eleven respectively. Mrs. Meahl is survived by her husband and two children aged seven and four respectively. The women were sisters. It was told here that Mr. Sherman was trying out a new car and that his wife at first objected to making the trip out Saturday night. Coroner Helwig will conduct an inquest. Sherman was a trusted employe at the Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd., and had lived here fourteen years. Mr. Meahl is employed in an up river plant.
Gasoline Explodes.
When the collision occurred the gasoline tank of the auto exploded and the vehicle was set on fire. The clothing of the woman and Cumrow caught fire. Sherman jumped into the creek from which his body was taken Sunday'morning. The others died in the DeGraff hospital. The two men and Cumrow were Jammed
in the car with their clothing on fire and the. train crew had to release them. An all night search for Sherman proved futile until daylight when the creek was dragged, He had a fractured skull and other injuries. He jumped from the car before it caught fire. Mrs. Meahl will be buried in Akron, NY. Mr & Mrs. Sherman in Newfane, and Cumrow in Ransomville.

Heinrich married LUICK, Martha L on 28 Apr 1885 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of LUICK, Jacob and GELTZ, Margaretha Elisabeth) was born on 25 Jul 1866 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter + SCHOTT, Catharina. Catharina was born in 1833 in Bavaria, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married GELTZ, Margaretha Elisabeth about 1862 in New York. Margaretha (daughter of GOELZ, Adam and KESSLER, Katharine) was born on 22 Aug 1841 in Prussia; died on 13 Feb 1930 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/13/1929

ELIZABETH LUICK, ONE OF NIAGARA PIONEERS, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Ill Since Christmas, Resident of City 72 Years, Dies at Home of Daughter.
Death today claimed one of the pioneer's of the Niagara frontier in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Luick, who resided with her daughter, Mrs. Anthony P. Spitzig, at 910 Morley avenue. She had been ailing since Christmas and has failed rapidly within the last few weeks. Mrs. Luick, who was 88 years old, came to this country from Germany when a young girl. She was Elizabeth Geltz. She married Jacob Luick and has lived in La Salle for the past 72 years. Mrs. Luick was a member of the La Salle Lutheran church and was always interested in its welfare. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anthony Spitzig, of this city, and Mrs. Henry V. Meahl. Akron, N. Y.; three sons, Leonard J., Albert and Jacob, all of this city. She is also survived by 22 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the Spitzig home, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. George Hoyer officiating. Interment will be in Whitmire cemetery.