Robert married SZABO, Margaret on 12 Feb 1944 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. Margaret (daughter of SZABO, Anthony) was born on 18 Oct 1922; died on 3 May 2006 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/16/1944

YOUNGSTOWN. N. Y. - St.
John's Evangelical Lutheran church
was the scene of a wedding of interest
to the community on Saturday,
February 12. at 2:30 p.m.,
when Miss Margaret Szabo. daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Szabo, of Niagara Falls, became
the bride of Robert Carl Behrens,
U.8.N., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard S. Behrens. of Niagara
Falls, before the families and a few
intimate friends. The Rev. Herbert
W. Goerss officiated at the ceremony.
The bride wore a navy blue suit,
powder bide blouse with black accessories
and a corsage of lavender
iris, pink rosebuds and yellow straw
flowers. She was attended by her
sister, Miss Caroline Szabo, attired
In a green print ensemble with
matching hat, and wore a corsage
of yellow rosebuds centered -with
violets.
Mr. Erwln H. Broeker. U.S.N.,
was best man. The bridegroom's
mother wore a navy blue dress with
matching blue accessories and a corsage
of gardenias. The bridegroom's
grandmother was becomingly gowned
in black, with a corsage of gardenias.
After the ceremony the bridal
party was entertained at dinner by
the bridegroom's grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dwight Clapsattle, of Oak
street.

1. BEHRENS, Judith Ann

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Niagara Gazette - 3/14/1967

Leonard F. Behrens, 66, of
1358 Willow Ave., died Monday
(March 13, 1967) in Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Behrens operated "Behrens
Tackle Shop" at 1365 Pierce
Ave. He was born in Tonawanda
March 25, 1900, and lived in
this city for the last 55 years.
He was the son of Charles and
Minnie Behrens.
During World War II, he was
employed by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad.
He was a member of the Niagara
Falls Elks Lodge 346, the
LaSalle Sportsman's Club, the
Lewiston 3F Club, the New
York State Riflemen's Association
and the Zion Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs, Esther (Clapsaddle) Behrens;
a son, Robert Behrens of
Youngstowh; two brothers, Carl
Behrens, Tonawanda, and Harold
Behrens, this city; a granddaughter,
Judith (Ann) Behrens
of Youngstown.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2:30 p.m. Friday at
the Hardison Funeral Home,
Lewiston, with Rev. Paul R.
Swank, pastor of the Zion Lutheran
Church, officiating. Burial
will be at Riverdale Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 2 to 5 and 7
to 9 p.m. today and Thursday.

Leonard married CLAPSADDLE, Esther E on 1 Nov 1919 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. Esther was born in 1901 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/12/1926

Charles Behrens, 52 years old, a
former resident of North Tonawanda,
died Wednesday at his home at 570
Vanderbilt street, Niagara Falls, N.
Y. Behrens was born in North Tona-
wanda and lived here until about ten
years ago, when he removed to the
Falls with his family. A wife and
three sons, all of Niagara Falls, sur-
vive. The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon from the Zion Lutheran
church, corner of Michigan and Tenth
streets, that city. Burial will be at
the Riverdale cemetery, the Falls.

Charles married THODE, Minnie about 1897. Minnie (daughter of THODE, Fred) was born about 1872 in Germany; died on 19 Feb 1964 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/20/1964

BEHRENS-Minnie (Nee Thode) Behrens,
age 92 of 260 Fletcher St., Tooawenda,
N.Y. Passed away Wednesday,
February 19th, 1964 at The North
Town Nursing Home, followlng a long
illness. Mrs. Behrens was the widow
of the Late Mr. Charles Behrens. She
is survived by 3 sons, Harold and
Leonard of Niagara Falls, N. Y. and
Carl of Tonawanda, N. Y. 2 srandchlktren,
Robert C. ol Youngstown and
Mrs. Norman (Marylin) Dauphin of
North Tonawanda. Also survived by 4
9reat srandchildren. Mrs. Behrens was
associated with the Behrens Shoe Store
on Webster St., North Tonawanda from
1904 to 1914 and been with the
Charles Behrens Dry Goods Store In
Nlasara Falls, N. Y. until her retirement
In 1949. She was a member of
Salem United Church of Christ, The
Rlverdale Rebekah Lodse 195 of which
she was a past Noble-Grand. Friends
may call from 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. at
the Hilllard Funeral Home' Inc., 147
Delaware St., Tonawanda where serv-
ivces, will be held at 2 P.m. The Rev.
Karl H. A. Rest officiating. Interment
in Riverdale Cemetery, Niagara Falls,
N. Y.

John + Sophia. Sophia was born about 1837 in Mecklenburg, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evneing News - 12/8/1914

Fred Thode, sixty-nine years old, a
well-known resident of Tonawanda
died at his home at No. 260 Fletcher
street this morning from an attack
of pneumonia. He was born in Ger
many and came to Tonawanda forty
two years ago. He was a member of
the Salem church and of the Men's
club of that church. Two daughters
Mrs. Charles Behrens of North Tonawanda
and Miss Adella Thode of
Tonawanda: one son Charles Thode
of Tonawauda; three sisters, Mrs
Charles Gau and Mrs. Charles Browv
of Tonawanda and Mrs. Wilhelmine
Ebbert of Buffalo and five grand
children survive. The funeral will be
held from the home of Charles Thode
at No. 159 Clinton street on Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock and a half
hour later from Salem church on
Morgan street, the Rev. Adolph Hill
officiating. Burial will be made in
Salem cemetery