Family/Spouse: Patricia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NORTH TONAWANDA - Clarence Weyers, 63, of 35 Linwood Ave., died today (Jan. 13, 1971) after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of this city and was a retired postal employee. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Laymen's League of the Church, Gratwick Hose Co. No. 6, Frontier Fire Co. and the Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Farpahl, daughter, Mrs. Joyce Mosher of this city; three sons, Glenn F. of Connecticut, James C. of Germany and Jerome A. Weyers of this city; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weyers, this city, and nine grandchildren. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and until noon Friday at the Fretthold Funeral Home. Services will be held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 1:30 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Clarence Rabe officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery

Clarence married FORPAHL, Margaret I about 1927. Margaret (daughter of FORPAHL, Charles Friedrich and LABUSCHEWSKY, Louise) was born about 1910 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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27 January 1975, Tonawanda News
WEYERS - Otto Weyers, 94, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (Jan. 25, 1975) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Weyers was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Augusta (nee Proefrock) Weyers; three grandsons, Glen and Jerome Weyers of the Tonawandas and James Weyers of Kentucky; a granddaughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Joyce) Whipple of North Tonawanda; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Weyers of North Tonawanda, many nieces and nephews, father of the late Albert and Clarence Weyers. Services were held this afternoon in St. Mark Lutheran Church at 2 p.m.,the Rev. Thomas K. Spahn officiated. Interment was held in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements by the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc.

Rudolph married PROEFROCK, Augusta Wilhelmine Friedrike about 1905. Augusta (daughter of PROEFROCK, Christian Friedrich and SEEFELDT, Wilhelmine Therese) was born on 8 Aug 1886 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Apr 1986 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles + LABUSCHEWSKY, Louise. Louise was born on 2 Nov 1884 in Germany; died on 14 Mar 1965 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/15/1965

TONAWANDA - Mrs.
Louise Forpahl Sandusky, 80,
of 51 Carney St., died Sunday
(March 14, 1965) in De Graff
Memorial Hospital after a
brief illness.
Born in Germany, she had
lived the greater part of her
life In this City and was a
member of Salem United
Church of Christ, the home
department of the church and
of Empress Rebekah Lodge,
No. 116.
Survivors Include two
daughters, Mrs. C l a r e n ce
(Margaret) Weyers and Mrs.
Charles (Ruth) Oswald, both
of this city; two sons, Clarence
E. Sandusky, North Tonawanda,
and Elmer G. Forpahl,
Town of Tonawanda;
two sisters, Mrs. Albert Mayley,
Fort Wayne, Ind., and
Mrs. Minnie Honer, this city;
a brother, Albert Chester, Detroit;
11 grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Roth Funeral . Home, Rev.
Veldon Grasmlck officiating.
Burial will be In Elmlawn
Cemetery.

ALSO

TONAWANDA - Mrs. Louise Forpahl Sandusky, 80, of 51 Carney St., died Sunday (March 14, 1965) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Germany, she had lived the greater part of her life in this city and was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, the home department of the church and of Empress Rebekah Lodge, No. 116. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Margaret Weyers) and Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Oswald, both of this city; two son, Clarence E. Sandusky (sic), North Tonawanda, and Elmer G. Forpahl, Town of Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Mayley, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mrs. Minnie Honer, this city; a brother, Albert Chester, Detroit; 11 grandchildren and and 1* great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Roth Funeral Home, Rev. Veldon Grasmick officiating. Burial will be in Elmlawn Cemetery.

Christian married PANKOW, Wilhelmine Louise on 27 Apr 1871 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine (daughter of PANKOW, Christian Frederick and ELLMAN, Sophia Friedericke) was born in May 1850 in Rothenklempenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 6 Jul 1934 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News, Jul 7, 1934
MRS. WILHELMINA ACHTERBERG
Mrs. Wilhelmina Achterberg, 84 years old, a resident of the town of Wheatfield for the last 66 years, died last night in the Niagara county infirmary. She was bom in Germany, coming to America at the age of 14 and located in the town of Wheatfield. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gust Klein, North Tonawanda, and Mrs Otto Greinert, St. Johnsburg; two sons, William and Otto Weyer, North Tonawanda; 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, daylight saving time, from the Greinert residence and half an hour later from the St. John's church. Rev. Walter Thiemecke will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery.

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Man Struck By Train, Killed
NORTH TONAWANDA, July 8.-Believed to have been struck by a southbound passenger train of the New York Central railroad's Niagara Falls branch at the Washington street crossing, the lifeless body of Christian Proeforck (sic), 74 years old, of 44 Stenzil (sic) street, was found this afternoon in a ditch beside the railroad track. The body was badly mangled and was ordered removed to Ramp's funeral home, in Adams street, by Coroner Jacob Helwig, who investigated the accident. He said that there were indications that the man was struck on the crossing and had been dead about an hour. It was learned that there is a southbound train which passes over the New York Central tracks at that point at about noon and authorities believe that this train struck the man, its crew unaware of the accident. He is survived by his wife, Wilhelmina Proeforck (sic); five sons, John, of Tonawanda, August, of St. Johnsburg, and Edward, William and George, of North Tonawanda; three daughters, Mrs. Philip Witkopf and Mrs. Rudolph Blank, of Walmore, Mrs. Arnold Weyers, of North Tonawanda; one brother, August, of North Tonawanda, and one sister, Mrs. Gustave Schendel, of Nashville. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock from the home and 4 o'clock from St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church. Interment will be in St. Mark's cemetery, Niagara Falls boulevard.

Christian married SEEFELDT, Wilhelmine Therese about 1878 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine was born on 20 Dec 1858 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 15 Sep 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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16 September 1944 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Wilhelmina Proefrock
Mrs. Wilhelmina Proefrock, 85, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 44
Stenzel street. Born in Germany, she had resided in North Tonawanda 76
years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Philip Witkop and Mrs. Louise
Blank of Walmore and Mrs. Otto Weyers of North Tonawanda; five sons, john of
Tonawanda and August, Edward, William and George of North Tonawanda; 24
grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren., and a sister, Mrs. Edward Smith.
Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 from the residence and at 2:30 from
the St. Mark's Lutheran church. The Rev. Paul Fretthold will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Mark's cemetery.