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Funeral services for the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jagow of Niagara street, who died on Monday and Tuesday, were held Tuesday afternoon from the home and half hour later at St. James cemetery on Niagara street. Rev. Otto Bruss officiated.

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22 September 1947 Tonawanda News
Long Illness Fatal To Benjamin Jagow
Benjamin W. J. Jagow, 59, a lifelong resident of the town of Wheatfield, residing on the Niagara road in Bergholz, died yesterday at the Memorial hospital Niagara Falls, after an illness of several weeks.
One of the best known residents of the village, Jagow was a charter member and one of the organizers of the Bergholz Fire company. He was also member of the Zion Lutheran church on Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls.
Surviving are his wife, Esther Gombert Jagow; a daughter, Helen Jagow, at home, and two brothers, Philip and Theodore Jagow of Niagara Falls.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 P.M. from the residence and half an hour later from the Zion church. The Rev. George F. Heuer will conduct the rites and interment will be in Memorial Park, Niagara Falls.

Benjamin + GOMBERT, Esther M. Esther (daughter of GOMBERT, William Friedrich and WERTH, Karolina Wilhelmina) was born in Jul 1894 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Man Called by Death
Funeral Services for William G. Jagow on Sunday.
BERGHOLTZ, Dee. 2.-Wilhelm G. Jagow, 74 years old, died today at the family home in Niagara street. Funeral services will be held from the home Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at 2 p. m. from St, Jacobi church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Interment will be in St. Jacobi cemetery. Floral offerings are gratefully declined.
Mr. Jagow is survived by his wife, Bertha; three sons, Benjamin, Philip and Theodore, all of Bergholtz; and four brothers, John, of Martinsville, Fred, of Walmore, August, of West Cliffe. Colo., and Charles of Bergholtz.

Wilhelm married ZIMMERMAN, Bertha Wilhelmine in 1888 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Bertha (daughter of ZIMMERMAN, Friedrich Wilhelm and SCHULZ, Charlotte Frederike) was born on 2 Aug 1860 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Apr 1937 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/26/1937

BEROHOLTZ, April 26.-Mrs. William
Zimmerman Jagow, 76 years old,
a lifelong and highly respected resident
of this village, died last night
at the family home in Niagara street
after an illness of ten days.
Mrs. Jagow was born in Bergholtz
on August 2, 1860, a daughter of the
late Augusta and William Zimmerman,
and had lived her entire lire here.
She was a lifelong member of St.
Jacobi Lutheran church and a charter
member of the Ladies' Aid society of
that church. Until advanced age prevented
she had been an active worker
in the church and Aid society.
Mrs. Jagow is survived by three
sons, Benjamin, Philip and Theodore,
one granddaughter and one sister,
Mrs. Charles Jagow, all of this village.
Funeral services will be held from
the family home in Niagara street on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
daylight saving time, and at 2:30 from
St. Jacobi church. The Rev. Otto
Brass will officiate and interment will
be in St. Jacobi cemetery. Flowers
are gratefully declined.

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Wm. Gombert, Former Prominent N. Tonawandan, Died in LaSalle
William Gombert, 88 years old, a former North Tonawanda business man and a prominent figure in the public life of this city many years ago, died at his home in the LaSalle section of Niagara Falls yesterday. With the late James S. Thompson he erected one of the largest planning mills in the Tonawandas. Under the firm name of Gombert and Thompson the industry was operated until he sold out his interest. The firm of Thompson, Hubman and Fisher was then organized to take over the operation of the mill. Mr. Gombert also engaged in the coal business following his withdrawal from the lumber industry in 1892. He gave up the coal business in 1904 and went to LaSalle to reside, engaging in the real estate business on an extensive scale.
Village President in 1883
Mr. Gombert was president of North Tonawanda in 1883. At that time the municipality was still a village. He also served for 25 years as a member of the Board of Public Works in this city.
He was a charter member of the Columbia Hook and Ladder company. He was also one of the organizers of the St. Matthew's Lutheran church on Wheatfield street.
After taking up his residence in LaSalle he became one of the leaders in the establishment of the Zion Lutheran church there.
Mr. Gombert was born in Germany. He came to America at the age of seven and settled in Bergholz. In 1861 he went to Lockport to learn the carpenter trade. Eight years later he married Carolina Werth and took up his residence in Tonawanda. He later removed to North Tonawanda and became a member of the firm of Gombert and Thompson.
Funeral Monday
Surviving are a wife; six sons, Henry, North Tonawanda, Herman, Daytona Beach, Edward, George, Walter and Christian, Niagara Falls; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Goerss, Medina, Mrs. John Nussbaum, Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Benjamin Jagow, Bergholz; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the late residence, 722 Cayuga drive, at 1:30 o'clock and half an hour later at the Zion church. Rev. G. F. Hoyer will officiate. Burial will be in Sweeney cemetery.
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Niagara Falls Gazette

WILLIAM GOMBERT IS DEAD AT FALLS HOME AT AGE OF 88 YEARS
Former President of North Tonawanda Was One of County's Oldest Residents
William Gombert, former president of the village of North Tonawanda and one of the oldest residents of Niagara county, died at the family home, 722 Cayuga. drive, at 3 o'clock this morning, following a short illness. He was 88 years old.
A native of Germany, Mr. Gombert came to America with his parents when he was but seven years old. The family settled in Bergholtz and Mr. Gombert lived there until 1861, when he went to Lockport to learn the carpenter trade. In 1869 he married Carolina Wert (sic) and moved to Tonawanda. A short time later he moved to North Tonawanda and entered into a partnership with James S. Thompson. The company, known as Gombert and Thompson, built one of the largest planing mills in the Tonawanda's. Later Mr. Gombert sold out his interest in the firm, which them became the Thompson, Hubman and Fisher company. In 1892 he entered the coal business, which he conducted until 1904. In that year he moved to the former village of LaSalle, where he conduced a real estate business until his retirement several years ago.
Mr. Gombert was elected president of the village of North Tonawanda in 1883. He later served as city treasurer and held many other important municipal offices. He served for 25 years as a member of the village board of public works. He was one of the organizers at the St. Matthew Lutheran church, of North Tonawanda, and the Zion Lutheran church, of the LaSalle section. He was the third last surviving member of the first fire company organized in North Tonawanda, the Columbia Hook and Ladder company, which was formed nearly 60 years ago.
Mr. Gombert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carolina (sic) Gombert; six sons, Henry, of North Tonawanda; Herman of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Edward George, Walter and Christian, of this city. and three daughters, Mrs. Fred Goerss, of Medina, Mrs. Benjamin Jagow, of Bergoltz (sic), and Mrs. John Nussbaum, of this city. Twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at the family home at 1:30 p. m. Monday and at the Zion Lutheran church at 2 p. m., with the Rev. G. F. Hoyer officiating. Burial will be in
Sweeney's cemetery, North Tonawanda.

William married WERTH, Karolina Wilhelmina in 1869 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Karolina (daughter of WERTH, Johann and KRIENKE, Dorothea Louise) was born on 4 May 1851 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Jul 1948 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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6 July 1948 Tonawanda News

Carolina Gombert, 97, wife of the late William Gombert, who was prominent in the lumber business in North Tonawanda, died on July 4, in Niagara Falls. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Goerss of Medina, N. Y., Mrs. Minnie Nussbaum and Mrs. Esther Jagow, both of Niagara Falls, five sons, Henry of North Tonawanda, Edward of Niagara Falls, Christ of Kenmore, George of Niagara Falls and Herman of Daytona Beach, Fla., 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be held at her home, 722 Cayuga Dr., Niagara Falls, Thursday, July 8 at 2 P.M. The Revs. Laurence Herfurth and George F. Hoyer will officiate. Interment will be in Sweeney Cemetery in North Tonawanda.0 May 1935 Tonawanda News

Christian + GENSOW, Albertine Wilhelmine. Albertine (daughter of GENSOW, Carl) was born on 25 Mar 1820 in Brussow, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 31 Oct 1897 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Friedrich married SCHULZ, Charlotte Frederike about 1839 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Charlotte was born on 10 Aug 1822 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 13 Sep 1887 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wilhelm + STALTEN, Friedricke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann married KRIENKE, Dorothea Louise about 1830 in Prussia. Dorothea (daughter of KRIENKE) was born on 22 Jul 1811 in Mewegen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 18 Jan 1878 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]