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October 5, 2011
Dorothy Wolter

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOUISVILLE, KY — Dorothy (Wilkins) Wolter, 89, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011. She was born October 22, 1921 in Wilson, NY to Willis and Helen Wilkins. She married Paul E. Wolter on June 22, 1946. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Medina, until 2004, when she moved to Louisville, KY to live with her children.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul E. Wolter. She is survived by a son, Peter Wolter (Karen); and two daughters, Deborah Wolter and Susan Wolter of Louisville, KY; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial service Saturday, October 22, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Expressions of sympathy can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Medina, NY.

Visit www.lockportjournal.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Dorothy married WOLTER, Paul Edward on 22 Jun 1946 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. Paul (son of WOLTER, Edward Henry and EICK, Florence) was born on 22 Feb 1917; died on 22 Jun 2000 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/11/1946

EAST WILSON, July 11-A pretty.
June' wedding took place' on
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
St Peter's Lutheran church, in
the' Beebe road, when the Rev. Carl
W. Oldach united In marriage, at
double ring ceremony. Miss Dorothy
Helen Wilkins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkins, of
the Beebe road, and Mr. Paul Edward
Wolter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Wolter, of Mlddleport, before
an altar decorated with roses,
palms and lighted tapes.
The bride, who was given In
marriage by her father, was lovely
in a gown with fitted bodice, long
sleeves and full skirt of silk net extended
to a long train. Her fingertip
veil of French illuslon: edged
with seed was caught from a tiara
of seed pearls and orange blossoms
and she carried a cascade bouquet
of white roses. She wore a gold
wrist watch a gift of the groom.
Thurston Smith, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor and
wore a gown ot white net fashioned
with fitted bodice and full skirt
and carried a cascade bouquet of
Talisman roses fled with matching
ribbon.
Mrs. Roland Wilkins, Mrs. Albert
Scherer, Miss Alice Goodlander and
Miss Katherine Wolters the bridesmaids,
wore white taffeta gowns
with' fitted bodices and yokes of illusion
with long full skirts and car-
ried cascade bouquets.of red roses.
Ann Wilkins and Barbara Kugler,
flower glrls, wore gowns of pale blue
net with long skirts of tiered ruffles.
They, carried' small colonial bouquets
of red roses Michael Smith
was the ring bearer.
Roland Wilkins, brother of the
bride was best man and the ushers
were Albert Schurer, Carl Raduns,
Karl Schurer and Franklin Eich.
Mrs. W. Albright. organist, played
the wedding inarch, and Thurston
Smith sang; °'Because" and, "O
Promise Me."
The bride's mother wore a dress
of gray silk print with white accessories
and the bridgroom's mother
wore; lavender flowered sheer with
white accessories. Both wore corsages
of yellow roses.
A reception was held on the terrace
at the white pillars Inn at
Lockport with 150 guests present
Mr. and Mrs. Wolter left for a
wedding trip through the New
England states. The bride chose a
green suit with white accessories
and gardenia corsage for traveling.
Upon their return they will reside
in Middleport.
Out-of-town guests were present
from Brockport, Lyndonville, Me-
dina, Middleport, Lockport, North
Tonawanda, Newfane and Wilson.
Mrs. Wolter is a graduate of
Newfane Central school and Roch-
ester Business Institute. Mr. Wol-
ter is a graduate of Middleport high
school and Rochester Mechanics
Institute. The bridegroom served
as staff sergeant in the U. S. Army
Medical Corp in the European the-
ater.
Prenuptial events included va-
riety shower by Mrs. Ella Dean;
bridge luncheon, by Bonnie Guild
and Ruth Dean; variety shower,
by Mrs. Roland Willkins and Mrs,.
Edward Kugler; variety shower, by
Mrs. Ella Goodlander, Mrs. Sum-
ner Wyman and Mrs. Alice Good-
lander; variety shower, by Mrs.
Karl Krause; personal shower, by
Mrs. Shirley Tudor; dinner party,
by the office girls of Upson com-
pany; kitchen and pantry shower,
by Mrs. A. Schurer, Mrs. K. Schurer
and Mrs. Katherine Wolter.

1. WOLTER, Peter A
2. WOLTER, Deborah Gay
3. WOLTER, Susan A

William married BLUHM, Helen H on 10 Jun 1908 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Helen (daughter of BLUHM, Fred E and BRAUER, Augusta M Dorothea Wilhelmine) was born in Feb 1889 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/3/1943

LOCKPORT-The funeral of Fred
E. Bluhm, 83, who was found dead
on the cellar floor of his home yesterday,
will be held Monday at 2
p.m. from the home, 599 Niagara
street, and at 2:30 at Trinity Lutheran
church. Burial will be in Trinity
Lutheran Cold Springs cemetery.
Mr. Bluhm apparently had gone
to the basement to trim a coal bin
when stricken. He was found when
the coal man arrived to deliver a
load of coal. Heart disease was the
cause of death. Dr. Lyman H. Wheeler,
health officer, said.
Before he retired a few years ago.
Mr. Bluhm was employed at the
Niagara county garage. He Is survived
by two daughters. Mrs. Frank
R. Winters, of this city, and Mrs.
Willis Wilklns. of East Wilson.

Fred married BRAUER, Augusta M Dorothea Wilhelmine about 1886 in New York. Augusta (daughter of BRAUER, Carl Friedrich and CHRISTOPH, Wilhelmine Friedericke Charlotte) was born in Feb 1864 in Germany; died on 27 May 1941 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/31/1941

Funeral services for Augusta D.
Bluhm were held from her late
home, 599 Niagara Street, Thursday
afternoon, May 29, 1941 at two
o'clock, and from Trinity Lutheran
Church at 2:30, Rev. Herman Meier
officiating. The bearers were: Sey-
mour, Edward and Frank R. Win-
ters, Albert Brauer, Roland and
Willis Wilkins. Burial in Trinity
Lutheran Cold Springs Cemetery.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 5/28/1941

LOCKPORT-Funeral services for
Mrs. Augusta D. Bluhm. 77, of Wfl
Niagara street, will be held at 2:10
o'clock tomorrow afternoon In Trinity
Lutheran church. Saxton street.
Mrs. Bluhm. the wife of Fred E
Bluhm. died yesterday In her home.
She was a native of Germany but
had lived in this country for the
last 54 yearn.
Besides her hiuband, she leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Frank Winters,
at home, and Mrs. Willis WUklns,
of East Wilson, and two brothers,
August Brauer, Town of Lockport,
and Charles Brauer, Pendleton, and
a sister, Mrs. Helmuth A. Hennlng,
of Lockport
Interment will be In Cold Springs
cemetery.

Carl married CHRISTOPH, Wilhelmine Friedericke Charlotte about 1863 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Wilhelmine was born about 1843 in Germany; died in 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]