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Niagara Gazette - 4/11/1936

NORTH RIDGE, April 11.-Funeral
services for Mrs. Frederlcka World
Thielke, wife of Herman Thielke. were
held from the home of her son. Louis
C. Thielke. 546 Twelfth street. Niagara
Falls, this afternoon. Interment was
In the family plot in St. Peter's
Lutheran cemetery at North Ridge.

Fredericka married THIELKE, Herman about Dec 1879 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Herman (son of THIELKE, Godfrey) was born about 1856 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/6/1929

NEWFANE. Dec. 6.-Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Thielke of Ketchum avenue were
tendered a delightful surprise Tues-
day evening when relatives assembled
at their home to celebrate their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. The couple was
married in an East Wilson Lutheran
church. the late Rev. Abel performing
the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Thielke are both In
splendid health. They said that their
wedding day was exceptionally warm
and rain threatened while today is was
cold and snowing. At that time Mr.
Thielke rode horse back to the nearest
post office to secure his weekly paper
while now the daily sometimes arrives
by airplane. Their first means
of lighting their home was with candles
but kerosene lamps soon came to be
used while now their home is lighted
with electricity. There were no tele-
phones or many of the things now
accepted as necessities but nevertheless,
there was happiness just the same.
Evenings were spent in the early days
knitting or neighborhood parties
then the fiddler furnished music for
the square dances, polka and waltzes.
The lunches on such occasions were
hearty but not of ice cream, chocolates,
etc of today.
Mr. Thielke Is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs Godfrey Thielke who
came from Germany about sixty years
ago when Mr. Thielke was a young
man. Mrs. Thielke is a daughter of
the late Mr and Mrs. Fred World
of Wilson and has spent her entire
in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Thielke have two sons.
Wilson and Louis both of Newfane
who were present at the anniversary
as were also their wives and grand-
children Herman, Mabel and Janet.
also a niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest World of East Wilson.
Gifts of gold were received and re-
freshments served.

1. THIELKE, William F was born about 1881; died on 25 Jan 1952 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
2. THIELKE, Louis C was born on 28 Mar 1891 in New York; died in Dec 1981 in El Cajon, San Diego County, CA.

Fred + Mary. Mary was born about 1827 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]