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Niagara Gazette - 5/3/1969

TONAWANDA Paul E.
Wankasky, 74 of 22 Carney St.,
died Friday (May 2, 1969) at
DeGraff Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness.
A life long resident of the
Tonawandas, Mr. Wankasky
was a member of St. Francis
of Assisi Church.
He was employed for 18 years
by the former Buffalo Bolt Co.
retiring 10 years "ago. His wife,
the former Mary Probst died
in 1955.
Mr. Wankasky is survived by
two sons, Marlyn and Bernard
Wankasky of the Tonawandas;
two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence
Penzein of Imlay City, Michigan
and Mrs. Harold Cross of Port
Colborne, Ont.; two brothers,
Edwin Wankasky of. Buffalo,
and William Wankasky of Osteen,
Fla.; two sister's, Mrs.
Amelia Barnes and Mrs. Herbert
Ensminger, both of the
Tonawandas.
- Prayers will be said at 9 a.m.
Monday at the Hamp Funeral
Home followed by requiem
Mass at 9:30 in St. Francis
Assisi Church. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery

Paul married PROBST, Mary Elizabeth on 1 Feb 1915 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Mary (daughter of PROBST, Thomas and Olga) was born about 1895 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 6 Jan 1955 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/6/1950

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wankasky
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Betty Doris, to Mr.
Harold Cross of Port Colborne,
Ont. on Nov. I. Mr. and Mrs.
Cross are spending their honeymoon
in New York.

1. WANKASKY, Elverta A was born on 14 Mar 1916 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died in Sep 1994 in MI.
2. WANKASKY, Marlin Paul was born on 29 Apr 1921 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 22 Apr 1998 in Niagara County, NY.
3. WANKASKY, Bernard E was born on 22 Dec 1925 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 1 Apr 1998 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY.
4. WANKASKY, Betty Doris

Gustav married WERTH, Auguste H about 1888. Auguste (daughter of WERTH, August and NEDELL, Henriette) was born in Mar 1869 in Pomerania, Germany; died on 4 Mar 1937 in Sanford, Seminole County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/6/1937

The body of Mrs. Augusta Karkau,
70 years old, a former resident of
North Tonawanda. will arrive here this
evening from Sanford, Fla., where she
d i e d Thursday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William J. Doyle, where
she had been living the past year.
Rites will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the home of an-
other daughter, Mrs. Amelia Baker,
2 2 5 Miller street. Burial will be in
St. Matthew's cemetery. Mrs. Karkau
was bom in Germany. For 40 years
she resided in North Tonawanda. Besides
the two daughters named she
leaves a third daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Ensminger, Tonawanda; three sons,
Paul, William and Edwin Wankasky,
all of North Tonawanda, and 12
grandchildren survive.

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Niagara Gazette - 6/18/1915

North Tonawanda, June 18.- August
C. Werth. 80 years old, a resident
the town of Wheatfield for the, last ??
years, is dead in his home on the Nash
road, a f t e r a brief illness. He was
born in Germany and had been a far-
mer in Wheatfield for many years

August married NEDELL, Henriette about 1868. Henriette was born in Jun 1848 in Pomerania, Nipperwiese, Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News

Mra. Henrietta Werth. 71 years
old, died yesterday morning at the
home of her son. Henry Werth. on
the Nash road in the town of Wheat
field, after a long illness. Besides
Henry Werth, two sons, Ernest snd
Werth of North Tonawanda;
three daughers. Mrs. Gustsve Karkow
and Mrs. William Werth of North
Tonawanda. and Mrs. Ernest Kurkow
of Rochester; two brothers. Au-
gust Nedell of Reid City. Mich . and
Frank Nedell of North Tonawanda;
grandchildren snd seven great
grandchildren survive. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the late residence and a
half hour later from St. John's church
at St. Johnsburg. Re v . WilIiam Al-
brecht officiating. Burial will be in
St. John's cemetery.

Charles married ELLMAN, Regine about 1830 in Prussia. Regine was born about 1809 in Gorkow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 4 Nov 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]