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Niagara Gazette - 7/31/1967

NEWFANE - Richard.E. Wilkins', 18, of 1410 S.
Osceloa Court, Orlando, Fla., died Sunday._ (July 30,
1967) at Orange Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered
in an automobile accident Sunday.
He- was born in Lockport
July 16, 1949, a son of Ruth
Drier Wilkins and the late Earl
A. Wilkins.
He was graduated from Boone
High School, Orlando, in June;
He lived in INewfane until a
year ago and attended Newfane
Central School. He was a
member of St. John's Lutheran
Church and Troop 22 Boy Scouts
of America.
In addition to. his mother, he
is survived by a brother, Clif-
ford, of Orlando; a sister, Mary
Carol; his maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drier,
all of Orlando.
Friends may call at the Ruthland-
Corwin Funeral Home beginning
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the funeral home
and burial will be in Corwin
Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette

NEWFANE-Earl A. Wilkins, 45, of 6318 Charlotteville
Road, died today (June 17,1966) in Lockport
Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for
the last four days.
He was born Dec. 1, in
Newfane, the son of John and
Gertrude Bundrock Wilkins,
and had been a resident here
all his life. He was a veteran
of World War II.
Mr. Wilkins was employed
as a machine operator at the
Lockport Felt Co. here. He
was an active member of
Miller Hose fire - company
and a member of St. John's
Lutheran Church, Burt.
He married the former
Ruth Brier on June 3, 1948.
Survivors i n c l u d e his,
widow; two sons, Richard
and Clifford, and a daughter,
Mary Carol Wilkins, all at
home; two sisters, Mrs, La-
Verne (Betty) Sattelberg,
Newfane, and Mrs. Willard
(Shirley) Zastrow, Cambria.
Rev. William Dallman will
conduct services at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the Keweth H.
Sherrie Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Corwin Cemetery.

Earl married DRIER, Ruth on 3 Jun 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

NEWFANE -John C. Wilkins,
66, of 6318 Charlotteville
Road, where he resided for
the last 20 years, died Thursday
(Sept. 21, 1961) at Mt.
View Hospital, Lockport. He
had been a patient there for
six weeks.
Mr. Wilkins was born May
30, 1895, in Newfane, son of
the late Augustus H. and Ernestine
Behnke Wilkins. He
was a farmer most of his life
and was. employed by Steen
Lumber Co., Newfane, for
several years. His wife, the
former Gertrude M. Bundrock,
died in 1934.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs Laverene Sattelberg
of Newfane and Mrs. Williard
Zastrow of the Town of Cambria;
a son. Earl Wilkins of
Newfane; two sisters, Mrs.
Winclla Goodlander of Lockport
and Mrs. Florence Wyman
of N e w f a n e ; four
brothers, August Wilkins of
Newfane, Fred Wilkins of
Lockport, Willis Wilkins of
Spcncerport and Elmer Wilkins
of North Ridge, and 10
grandchildren.
Friends may call at Corwin
Funeral Home from 2-4 and
7-9 where services will be
held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with
Rev. Herman Meier officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Corwin
Cemetery.

John + BUNDROCK, Gertrude Miller. Gertrude died in 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/5/1934

NEWFANE. Sept. 5.-Funeral services
for August Wilkins. 74, Transit
road farmer, were held from the home
Monday afternoon the Rev. William
Dallman, of Ridgewood Lutheran
church, and the Rev. Carl S. Daul-
phin, of Youngstown, officiating. He
is survived by his wife, Ernestine, and
was the father of five sons and
three daughters, Fred, August, Mrs.
Winella Goodlander, of Lockport,
Willis, of Wilson. Elmer, of North
Ridge, John and Mrs. Florence Wyman,
of Newfane, and Mrs. Ruth
Stern (deceased). Also surviving are
three brothers. Louis and William, of
Burt, John, of Wilson, and a sister
Mrs. C. B. Korff, of Lockport. Interment
was in North Ridge cemetery,
grandsons being bearers.

Augustine married BEHNKE, Ernestine Friederike about 1885. Ernestine (daughter of BEHNKE, Christian Friedrich and SEEBRANDT, Friedricke) was born on 1 Oct 1865 in Wallmow, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 14 Nov 1944 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/15/1944

NEWFANE-A resident of town
of Newfane for 60 years, Mrs.
Ernestine Behnke Wilkins, 79,
widow of Augustus H. Wilkins,
died Tuesday evening at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Sumner F.
Wyman, Transit Road, after a long
Illness.
Born In Germany, Mrs. Wilkins
came to this country with her parents
at the age of 11, first living
in St. Johns-burg and later in North
Ridge. Her residence in Newfane
dates from her marriage. She has
made her home with Mrs. Wyman
since the death of Mr. Wilkins 12
years ago. She was a member of
St. John's Lutheran Church. Mrs.
Wilkins is survived by five sons and
two daughters: Fred, Lockport;
Willis, Wilson; Elmer, Ransomville;
John and August, Newfane; Mrs.
Winella Goodlander, Lockport and
Mrs. Wyman.
Services will be held Friday at 2
o'clock at the Wyman home and
will be conducted by the Rev. William
H. Dallmann. Burial in North
Ridge Lutheran Cemetery