Evelyn married HILTS, Ralph William about Nov 1942 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Ralph (son of HILTS, Joseph Arthur and FRYE, Laura) was born on 25 Mar 1910; died on 19 Oct 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/13/1942

Miss Evelyn Bohnenstadt. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bohnenstadt
of Route 3, Lockport. became
the bride of Ralph Hilts, son
of Arthur Hilts of Niagara Falls,
recently in St. Andrews' Lutheran
Church, Pekin.
The altar was banked with white,
yellow end red pompons. The Rev.
Christ Schmidt officiated and. the
bride was given in marriage by her
father. She wore a gown of white
satin with long train and lung
sleeves. The sweetheart neckline
was trimmed with pearls. She wore
a two-strand pearl necklace, gift of
the groom. Her finger-tip veil was
trimmed with lace and caught to
a pearl crown. She carried a
Colonial bouquet of white roses and
pompons.
Mrs. Ruth Schul, sister of the
groom, was matron of honor. She
wore a gown of blue flowered taffeta.
Bridesmaids, Miss Adeline
Trombley and Miss Lois Crotlott,
wore pink and yeilov flowered
dresses. All wore headdresses to
match their dresses, two-urand
pearl necklaces, gifts of the bride,
and carried arm bouquets of yellow
pompons and roses tied with ribbon
matching their dresses
Gordon Schul was best mau and
ushers wer- Elswortn Bohnenstadt
and Rienhold Kraaze.
° The bride's mother wore a green
crepe gown trimmed with gold.
With it she wore black accessories
and a corsage of pink roses and
tearose pompons. The grandmother
of the bride wore black crepe
dress trimmed with white and black
accessories. She wore a corsage of
red roses and lavender pompons.
The bridegroom's mother wore a
dark red velvet dress with black accessories
and corsage of .rust color
pompons and yellow roses The
Misses Delores and Emmaud
Schmidt sang and played the wedding
music.
Fifty guests attended a wedding
dinner at the home of the bride's
parents. Decorations were of yellow
and pink. The bridal table was centered
with a. three-tiered wedding
cake and decorated with pink and
yellow pompons and yellow candles.
Guests were present from Niagara
Falls. Lockport, Sanborn, Wilson
and Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs., Hilts left for a
short wedding trip, the bride wearing
a green crepe dress with matching
hat and tan coat. They will
make their home with the bride's
parents.
Pre-nuptial entertainments for
the bride Included: A variety shower
given by the bride's mother; a
linen shower by Mrs. Rienhold
Kraase, a variety shower by Mrs.
Arthur Hilts, Miss Lois Creticutt
and Mrs. Gordon Schul, a bedroom
shower given by. Mrs.'Powly.

1. HILTS, Anita Helen

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/29/1968

BOHNSTADT.- In St. Petersburg, Flo.,
September 26, 1968, Rudolph Bohnstodt,
79 years, formerly of Upper Mt. Rd.,
Lockport, N.Y. Husband of Esther;
father of Elsworth Bohnstadt, Mrs.
Ralph (Evelyn) Hilts, both of Lockport,
N.Y., and Relnhold Kraase, Sanborn,
N.Y. He-Is also survived by 4
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday ot 2 p.rn at St. Andrews
Lutheran Church, Pekin, N.Y., with
the Rev. Wilbur Lottes officiating. Interment
In St. Andrews -Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Pike and Jones
Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn,
N.Y. The family will be present
2-5 and 7-9 p.m. 'Sunday and Monday

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 9/28/1968

INBORN- Rudolph Bohns-
tadt, 79, formerly of Upper
Moutain Road, Lockport, died
Thursday (Sept. 26, 1968) in
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Born in Germany, he had
lived in the Sanborn area until
seven years ago when he
moved to Florida. He had work-
at the Light and Killer Alumn
ium Co., Tonawanda, before
his retirement.
Survivors include his wife,
Esther; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph
(Evelyn) Hilts, and two sons,
Ellsworth, both of Lockport,
Reinhold Kraase, Sanborn, and
four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Tuesday
at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew's Lutheran
Church, Pekin, with the
Rev. Wilbur Lottes, officiating.
Burial will be in St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church, Pekin, with
the Rev. Wilbur Lottes, officiating.
Burial will be in St. Andrew's
Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home here
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday and Monday.

Rudolph married VOELKER, Esther on 2 Dec 1917 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Esther (daughter of VOELKER, Ferdinand A and MIELKE, Matilda A) was born on 7 Mar 1892 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Nov 1969 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/26/1969

SANBORN - Esther
Bohnstadt, 77, of 2926 Upper
Mountain . Road,, died Tuesday
(Nov. 25, 1969) in Lockport
Memorial Hospital after a long
illness. .
She was a native of North
Tonawanda and had lived in
this area all her life.
She was the wife of the late
Rudolph H. Bohnstadt, who died
in September of 1968.
She was a member of the
Ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church.
She is survived by two sons,
Elsworth Bohnstadt of Lockport
and Reinhold Kraase of Sanborn;
one daughter, Mrs. Ralph
(Evelyn) Hilts of .Sanborn; one
broher, Elmer Voelker of. St.
P e t e r s b u r g , Fla; four
grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Friday. at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church, Pekin,
the Rev. Albert H. Gaal officiating.
Burial will be in St. Andrew's
Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may clal at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home from
7 to 9 p.m. today and from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

August + Wilhelmina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ferdinand married MIELKE, Matilda A on 10 Mar 1887 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Matilda (daughter of MIELKE, Carl W and HESCHKE, Wilhelmine) was born about 1866 in Germany; died on 28 Jan 1944 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/31/1944

MRS. MATILDA VOELKER
DIES AT CAMBRIA
CAMBRIA, N. Y.-Mrs. Matilda
M. Voelker, 78 years old, widow of
Ferdinand Voelker, died Friday at
the family home In the town of
Cambria. Mrs. Voelker is survived
by one son, Elmer Voelker, and one
daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Bohnestadt,
both of Cambria, and two
brothers, Herman and Frank
Mlelke, of Pekin, N. Y. Four grandchildren,
one great grandchild and
several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral services were held from
the home of the daughter, Mrs.
Bohnestadt. Upper Mountain road,
town of Cambria, this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and at 2:30 a t St.
Andrew's church at Pekln. The
Rev. Charles A. Schmidt will officiate.
Interment will be ln St
Andrew's cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/18/1937

SANBORN, March 16.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Voelker celebrated on
March 10. with friends and relatives,
in honor of their golden wedding anniversary,
at their home here. Mr.
and Mrs. Voelker were married at
Cambria on the Flach homestead in \
1887, and have resided in this vicinlty
ever since. The house was
beautifully decorated In yellow and
white with golden wedding bells. The
tables were in yellow and white and
the honored table was centered with
a beautiful wedding cake and gold ,
candle holders on either side.
The honored guest was dressed In
black crepe and wore a corsage of
roses and hyacinth tied with gold,
which was presented to her at the
table by her grandson and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. R. Kraase. Mrs. Zuch,
the only surviving bridesmaid, was
among the guests.
The evening was spent in opening
the many beautiful and useful gifts.
The Rev. C. Schmidt gave a short
talk, after which a mock wedding
was performed by the young people,
the clothes worn during the ceremo-
ny were worn 50 years ago.
She received congratulations from
the following guests who were present:
her daughter and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Rudolph Bohenstadt. and family;
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Voelker and
family and her grandchildren, Mr.
and Mrs. Reinhold Kraase. of San-
born: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Voelker. of
Lockport, her brothers, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mielkie, William Milkie and
Herman Milkie: the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
man Mielkie. Arthur Milkie. Mr. and
Elmer Mielkie, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Hasley. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Has-
ley. Mrs. Otto Stoeltlng. Mr. and
Mrs. William Heskie. all of Sanborn
and Pekin; Mr. and Mrs. Mull and
Mr. and Mrs. John Maybond. of
Martinsville; Mr. and Mrs. Lambert
Drury and friends, of Warsaw: and
Mrs. Emma Bluhm and Helen Bluhm
of Niagara Falls.

Carl married HESCHKE, Wilhelmine about 1863. Wilhelmine was born in 1833; died in 1914 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]