Notes:

DRAPO - Ann (nee Schofield)
Of Town of Tonawanda, NY, July 11,
2022. Beloved wife for 59 years to the
late Robert J. Drapo. Loving mother of
Deborah Drapo, Robin (Daniel) Carson,
Kathy (Michael) Todaro and Valerie
Lombardo. Cherished grandmother of
Kristine (Jason) Morrow, Philip Todaro,
Maria (Matthew) Lancaster and the
late Tony Lombardo. Special grandmother
to Amber, Peter and MaryAnn. Great-
grandmother of Aidan, Ava, Mia,
Gianna and Madison. Sister of Alice
(Irv) Hils, Sylvester and Robert (late
Ruth Ann) Schofield. Also survived by
many nieces and nephews. Friends may
call Wednesday, 4-7 PM at the LESTER
H. WEDEKINDT, INC., FUNERAL HOME,
3290 Delaware Ave. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend a Memorial
Service on Thursday at 10 AM at First
Presbyterian Church, 149 Broad St.,
Tonawanda, NY. Condolences at
www.lesterwedekindtfuneralhome.com

Family/Spouse: DRAPO, Robert J. Robert (son of DRAPO, William and Jessie) was born in Sep 1934; died on 6 Aug 2013 in Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. DRAPO, Deborah
2. DRAPO, Robin
3. DRAPO, Kathy
4. DRAPO, Valerie

Sylvester + WREGE, Lorinda. Lorinda (daughter of WREGE, Herman F and BADROW, Albertine W) was born on 29 Jun 1916 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Mar 1977 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/7/1977

S C H O F I E L D -
Lorinda (nee Wrege)
S c h o f i e l d , 60, of
Tonawanda, Sunday
(March 6, 1977) at
DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a long
illness. Born in North
Tonawanda, she had been
a resident of Tonawanda
for the past 40 years.
She is survived by her
husband, Sylvester
Schofield Sr.; two
daughters, Mrs. Robert
(Ann) Drapo and Mrs.
Irving (Alice) Nils, both
of the Town of
Tonawanda; two sons,
Sylvester (Magdalene)
Schofield Jr., of North
Tonawanda and Robert
(Kathryn) Schofield of
Sanborn; seven sisters,
Mrs. Wilbert (Lena) Lee,
Mrs. Esther Miller, Mrs.
Frederick (Gladys) Hein
and Mrs. William (Betty)
Thaw, all of North
Tonawanda, Mrs. Bernhardt
(Irene) Ramo and
Mrs. Herbert (Shirley)
Shaver, of Tonawanda
and Mrs. Henry (Violet)
Bahne of Rushford Lake,
N.Y.; two brothers,
Herman (Betty) Wrege
and Harold (Doris)
K a d r o w , both of
Tonawanda, also survived
by 14 grandchildren.
Friends may call from
7 to 9 p.m., Monday and 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at John O. Roth
Funeral Home, Morgan
and William Streets,
Tonawanda where services
will be conducted
Wednesday at l l a.m., by.
the Rev. Robert L.
Rickus. Burial will be in
Acacia Park Cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/6/1969

Tonawanda Samuel Schofield,
82, of 248 Youngs St. died Sunday
(Jan. 5, 1969) in De Graff
Hospital.
Born in England he lived in
this city for more than 44 years.
Mr. Schofield, a Canadian
World War I veteran, served in
France from 1914 to 1918. He
was a member of Royal Canadian
Legion Buffalo Post 70.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Florence Stansfield,
two sons, Sylvester Schofield of
tihs city and John Schofield of
Selmar, Calif.; two daughters,
Mrs. Gabriel (Idy) Markovitz
or North Tonawanda and Mrs.
James (Alice) Rennie of St.
Catharines, Ont.; 14 grandchildren
and 27 great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 11 a.m. Thursday at
the Roth Funeral Home by the
Rev. Alexander Corti. officiating.
Burial will be in Resthaven
Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral
home.

Samuel married STANSFIELD, Florence about 1906 in Oldham, Lancshire, England. Florence was born about 1887 in Oldham, Lancshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schofield,
128 Young St.. were honored Sunday
by their family on the occasion
of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Schofield
were born in Oldham, Lancshire,
England. They were married 50
years ago in St. Margaret's Church
in the county of Oldham. they
then moved to Toronto, Ont., and
came from there to North Tona-
wanda in 1923.
Two of their four children are
now residing in the Twin Cities.
They are Mrs. Gabriel Marko-
vitz and Sylvester Schofield. An-
other son, John Schofield, is in
North Hollywood, Calif., and an-
other daughter, Mrs. James Ken-
nie Porlf, resides in Canada.
They have 14 grandchildren and
5 great-grandchildren.

Notes:

HERMAN F. WREGE
NORTH TONAWANDA - Herman F. Wrege, 78, of 234 Ward Road, died Tuesday (Dec. 14, 1971) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Formerly employed by the National Biscuit Co. of Niagara Falls for 40 years, he retired in 1958. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the Eldredge Club and the Golden Agers of Tonawanda. Surviving are his widow, Mildred Wrege; eight daughters, , Mrs. Wilbert (Lena) Lee; Mrs. Sylvester (Lorinda) Schofield, Mrs. Bemardt (Irene) Ramo, Mrs. Esther Miller, Mrs. Frederick (Gladys) Hein, Mrs. William(Betty) Thaw, Mrs. Roy (Shirley) Shaver, all of the Tonawandas, and Mrs. Henry (Violet) Bahne of Grand Island; two sons, Herman F. Wrege Jr. and Harold Badrow, both of Tonawanda; four step daughters, Mrs. Gilbert (Marilyn) Frieling, Mrs, Donald (Betty). Walters and Mrs. Edward (Jeanne) Hromowsk, all of this city and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Maerten of Sanborn; two brothers, William and Walter Wrege of this city, and three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Sattelberg of Buffalo, Mrs. Else Zimmerman and Mrs. Hubert Holland of this city; 30 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and 13 step grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, with the Rev Edward Goehner officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday at the Fretthold Funeral Home.

Herman married BADROW, Albertine W in 1914 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of BADROW, John and KAHRING, Emilie) was born in Apr 1895 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Jan 1952 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/5/1952

Mrs. Albertine W. Wrege, nee
Badrow, 56, of 225 Ward Rd., died
earlly this morning in her home.
Mrs. Wrege was born in the Town
of Wheatfield and was a resident
of North Tonawanda for the past
27 years. She is survived by her
husband, Herman Wrege; eight
daughters, Mrs. Wilbert Lee, Mrs.
Sylvester Schofield, Mrs. Ber-
hardt Ramo, Mrs. Cornelius Miller,
Mrs. Frederick Hein, Mrs. Donald
Hathaway, Miss Betty and Miss
Shirley; a son Herman Wrege, Jr.
and Harold Badrow, all of the Ton-
awandas; three sisters, Mrs. Glen
Kurth of Lockport, Mrs. Arthur
Licht of Sanborn and Mrs. Emma
Keinner of Columbus, O.; a broth-
er, Rudolph Badrow of Walmore.
Thirteen grandchildren also sur-
vive. Services will be in the family
residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday and
in St. Mark's Lutheran Church at
2:30 p.m., the Rev. Paul H. Frett-
hold officiating. Interment will be
in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/23/1940

Word has been received here of
the death in Washington, D. C., of
William Wrege, Sr., 72-year-old
former resident of the Town of
Wheatfield. He is survived by his
wife, Mary; three sons, Herman and
William, Jr., of North Tonawanda,
and Walter, of Dunkirk, and three
daughters, Mrs. Otto Zimmerman
and Mrs. George Sattelberg, of
North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Hubert
holland, of this city. Twenty
grandchildren and eight great-
grandchildren also survive. Funeral
services were held in Washington
on Wednesday.

William married PIEPENHAGEN, Maria Louise Emilie on 8 Dec 1892 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Maria (daughter of PIEPENHAGEN, Friedrich and LEMKE, Caroline Maria) was born on 17 Jul 1871 in Stolzenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 23 Apr 1940 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MRS. WREGE DIES
Ward Road Resident Succumbs at
North Tonawanda.
NORTH TONAWANDA, April 24 - Mrs. Mary C. Wrege. 68, died yesterday at her home, 225 Ward road. Born in Germany, she came to America when a young woman and had resided in this locality since. She is survived by three sons, Herman and William, Jr., of North Tonawanda, and Walter, of Dunkirk; three daughters, Mrs. Hubert Holland, of Niagara. Ealls, Mrs, Otto Zimmerman, of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. George Sattelberg, of the Town of Wheatfield; 20 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Herman Wrege, of Ransomville, and a brother, August Piepenhagen, of Wilson. Funeral services will 'be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church In Washington street. The Rev. Paul Fretthold will conduct the rites. Burial will be in St. Mark's cemetery.

Notes:

NF Gazette
BERGHOLTZ, Oct. 24.-John Badrow of this village died at his home Friday after a lingering illness. He is survived by four daughters. Mrs. Herman (Wrege) of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Elsie Licht of the Lockport road and Emma and Esther; one son, Rudolph, at home, and 12 grandchildren. His wife was the late Emilie Kahring Badrow, who was burned to death in her home when she was starting a fire in her kitchen range with kerosene oil. The can exploded, setting fire to her clothing. She ran outside the house and the flames were extinguished by her husband. Then she ran back into the house to save several children who had already jumped out of the bedroom window. She was burned to death in the fire which destroyed the home.

John married KAHRING, Emilie about 1888 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Emilie was born in Aug 1869 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Aug 1927 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Evening News of the Tonawandas, Aug 26, 1927
Woman Burned to Death in Attempt to Save Children
Mrs. Mary Badrow, of Washington Street Bergholtz, Was Safely Out But Returned For Youngster - Husband Badly Burned Trying to Save Her
Bergholtz - Mrs. Emelia Badrow, 58 years old of Washington road, Bergholtz, was burned to death in a fire that destroyed her home at 5 o'clock this morning, and her husband, John Badrow, 60 years old, was severely burned about the head, hands and arms in a vain attempt to save his wife from the flames. Mrs. Badrow was safely out of the burning building once but returned to the house in an attempt to save her daughter, Esther, 16 years old, and her grandson, Howard, 5 years old who were still in the dwelling, when she was trapped by the flames and met her death. Firemen saved the two children. The fire was caused by the explosion of a kerosene stove, which was lighted by Mrs. Badrow to prepare breakfast. The Badrow home was a story and a half frame building and the flames swept rapidly through the lower part. Rudolph Badrow, 25 years old, a son, when aroused by the fire, jumped from an upper story bedroom window and sounded an alarm, which brought the Bergholtz, St. Johnsburg and Nashville volunteer firemen to the scene of the blaze with their motor apparatus. The blaze had gained such a start, however, that the firemen were unable to save the house or its contents. The fire loss was estimated at $5,000. Mr. Badrow was aroused by the explosion and mad his exit from the building safely, only to return again in search of his wife and sustain severe burning. The Badrow family was well known in Bergholtz. The spectacular and fatal fire attracted nearly the whole countryside to Bergholtz. Mrs. Badrow's body was not recovered until the fire was extinguished. Her husband made an heroic attempt to save her life. He reached the woman's body and was dragging it to safety when it slipped away from him and he was again unable to reach it in the dense smoke and fierce flames. Mrs. Badrow was born in the town of Wheatfield. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, the Misses Esther and Emma at home, Mrs. Arthur Licht of Lockport road and Mrs. Herman Wrege of North Tonawanda; one son, Rudolph, 10 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Conrad of Bergholtz and Mrs. Alter Gierke of Bergholtz, and one brother, August Karing of Bergholtz. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from the Licht home at 2 o'clock, standard time, and at 2:30 from St. Jacob's church, Rev. Otto Bruss officiating. Interment will be in St. Joseph's (Jacob's) Cemetery.