Family/Spouse: SUMI, Erik F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SUMI, Ava
2. SUMI, Dylan

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The Tonawanda News

BUFFALO — James J. Carere, age 60, of North Tonawanda, passed away January 7, 2011 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, following a long illness. Mr. Carere was born February 23, 1950 in North Tonawanda, son of the late Joseph and Adelaide Carere.

Mr. Carere, a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, graduated from North Tonawanda High School and Buffalo State College. Mr. Carere enjoyed being surrounded by his family and sharing family traditions. He was a very talented man, designing and constructing a vacation home on the lake for his family.

Beloved husband of Kathleen (Stenzel) Carere; devoted father of Jamie (Erik) Sumi and Joseph Carere, both of North Tonawanda; loving grandfather of Ava and Dylan; also survived by an uncle, Anthony Clementino and many close cousins.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 15 at 11:00 AM at First Trinity Lutheran Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda. Flowers gratefully declined. Arrangements by Wattengel Funeral Home (692-0440).

James + STENZEL, Kathleen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette 1/12//1966

C. C. Stenzel Dies at DeGraf
NORTH TONAWANDA —
Carl C. Stenzel, 58, of 6874
Ward Road, Town of Wheat-
Held, died Tuesday (Jan. 11,
1966 at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital. Mr. Stenzel suffered
an apparent heart attack
at his home earlier In
the evening and waa taken to
the hospital.
He was a life long resident
of St. Johnsburg and a member
of St. John's Lutheran
Church and the Luther Lay
league of the church. He was
employed as a machinist at
the Carborundum Co.
He is survived by his wife;
a son, Kent Stenzel, and a
doughter, Miss Kathleen Sten.
zel, both at home, a brother,
Wllbert Stenzel, Tonawanda;
four sisters, Mrs. Elcnora Mel.
lenthlne, Mrs. Erwln Stoeltlng,
Mrs. Arthur Stoeltlng, all of
the Town of Wheatficld, and
Mrs. John Bross, North Tonawanda.
Friends may call until 10
a.m. Friday at the Frethold
Funeral Home. Services will
be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday
at St. John's Lutheran Church
by Rev. Clarence Rabe. Burrial
will be In St. John's
Lutheran Cemetery.

Carl married PFOHL, Erna Lydia on 14 Sep 1946 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Erna (daughter of PFUHL, Philipp Christian and WENDT, Luella Lydia Veronica) was born on 23 Jun 1922 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Feb 2011 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

February 25, 2011 Erna L. Stenzel
TOWN OF WHEATFIELD - Erna L. (nee Pfohl) Stenzel, age 89, of the Town of Wheatfield, February 24, 2011 in Crestwood Health Care Facility. Erna was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid and Altar Guild; she had also served as a Sunday School teacher. She loved animals and had work for the McBride Small Animal Hospital. She was the wife of the late Carl Stenzel who died in 1966. Beloved mother of Kathleen (late James) Carere of North Tonawanda and Kent (Barbara) Stenzel of Hamilton, MT. Grandmother of Roger (Martha) Stenzel of Renton, WA, James (Kristi) Stenzel of Hayden, ID; Kara (Billy) Tabor of Corvallis, MT, Jamie (Erik) Sumi and Joe Carere, both of North Tonawanda; great-grandmother of nine great-grandchildren; sister of the late Wallace and Gustav Pfohl. Dear aunt of Carol (Gilbert) Walck of Sanborn. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 AM from St. John Lutheran Church, the Rev. Ronald Oravec will officiate, interment in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church or the S.P.C.A.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/6/1946

Charles A. Stenzel, of
St. Johnsburg, Dies
NORTH TONAWANDA, Nov. 6—
Charles A. Stenzel. 76. a lifelong
resident of St. Johnsburz and and
emplovc of the Buffalo Bolt company
for the past 40 years, died sud-
denly yesterday from a heart attack
while at his place of employment.
He retired as an employee of the
company just before the war broke
out but was called back as a guard
at the Oliver street plant when the
United States broke with Japan and
Germany.
Mr. Stenzel was a member of the
St. John's Lutheran church. For
more than 20 years he had served
the church as an elder. He was also
a member of the St. Johnsburg fire
company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary
Perslien Stenzel; three sons, Wil-
bert Stenzel of tonawanda, and
Carl and Reuben Stenzel, of the
Town of Wheatfield four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Eleanora Mellenthine, Mrs.
Erwin Stoelting and Mrs. Arthur
Stoelting of the Town of Wheat-
field and Mrs. Dorothea Ellman
of the town of Tonawanda; 17
grandchildren and a brother, Her-
man Stenzel, of Lockport.
Funeral services will be held Fri-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
residence and at 2:30 at St. John's
church. Rev. Walter Themecke will
officiate and burial will be in St.
John's cemetery.

Charles married PENSLIEN, Maria L about 1893. Maria (daughter of PENSLIEN, Paul and Sophie) was born in Mar 1874 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Feb 1956 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/17/1956

STENZEL—Mary. February 15. 1936.
wife , of the late Charles Stenzel.
mother of Mrs. Eleanora Mellenthlne.
Mrs. Erwin StoelUng and Mrs., Arthur
StoelUng, all of the Town ot
Wheatfield and Mrs. John Bross ot
North Tonawanda: WJlbert of Tonawanda.
and Carl & Reuben both of
the Town of Wheatfield. Also survived
by 20 grandchildren and 8
great grandchildren. Brother Otto of
Tonawanda and Frank Penslien ot
North Tonawanda. Services will be
held from the residence of her daughter
Mrs..Arthur StoelUng.at Stoelting
and Rohr St., Bergholtz, Saturday
at 3 p.m. and tn St Johns Evangelical
Church at 2:30. p.m. The
Rev. J. Walter Thtemecke wul officiate.
Interment S t John's Lutheran
Cemetery. Mrs.- Stenzel was a member
of the Ladies Aid Society of St
John's Church.

ALSO

TOWN OF WHEATFIELD, Feb
Funeral services will be con-
ducted for Mrs. Marv Stcnzcl. 81,
of Niagara Falls Blvd.. at the home
ot her daughter. Mrs. Arthur Stoclt-
ing., Stoelting Rd., Bergholtz at 2
p.m. tomorrow and at 2:30 p.m. at
St. John's Lutheran Church. The
Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke will officiate.
Interment will be in St.
John's Lutheran Cemetery.
Mrs. Stenzel died Wednesday
(Feb. 15, 1956) after a long illness.
She was a member of St. John's
Church and its Ladies Aid Society.
She is survived by three o t h er
daughters, Mrs. Elcanora Mellenthine.
Mrs. Ervin Stoelting. Town
of Wheatfield. and Mrs. John Bross.
North Tonawanda; three sons. Carl
and Reuben Stenzel. Town of
Wrcatfield. and Wilbcrt Stenzel,
Tonawanda; 20 grandchildren and
eigfit great-grandchildren; two brothers.
Otto and Frank Penslien, both
of the Tonawanda.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette
PFOHL - Suddenly June 14, 1970. Philip C. Pfohl of 2592 Lockport Road. Husband of Luella Wendt Pfohl. Father of Gustav Pfohl, Lewiston, Wallace Pfohl, Wheatfield, Mrs. Carl (Erna) Stenzel, Wheatfield. Also surviving are 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore at 2 p.m. with Rev. Harold L, Baum officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. The family will be present at the Pike & Jones Funeral Home, Inc. 5893 Hoover Rd., Sanborn. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church.

Philipp married WENDT, Luella Lydia Veronica on 17 Feb 1909 in Walmore, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Luella (daughter of WENDT, Gustav Christian Lebrecht and BEUTEL, Lydia Maria) was born on 21 Feb 1886 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Nov 1971 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/3/1971

SANBORN, - Mrs. Luella
Pfohl, 85, of 2502 Lockport
Road, died Tuesday (Nov.
2,1971) in DeGraff Memorial
Hoospital. .
A native of the Town of
Lewiston, Mrs. Pfohl
celebrated her 60th wedding
aniversary Feb. 17, 1969 with
her husband, Philip C. Pfohl,
who died June 14, 1979.
She was a lifelong member
of St. Peter's Evangelical
Lutheran Church. She attended
the Christian Day School and
was also a member of the
Women's Missionary league of
the church.
Survlvng are two sons,
Gustav Phohl of Lewiston and
Wallace Phohl of Wheatfield; a
daugher, Mrs. Carl (Erna)
Stenzel of Wheatfleld; a sister,
Mrs. Louis (Laura) Haselev of
Lockport; five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren..
Funeral services wil be held
Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
with the Rev. Harold L. Baum
officiating.
Burial will be In St. Peter's
Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home,
Hoover Road,from2 to 5 and7
to 9 p.m. today and. Thursday.