Family/Spouse: BESSEL, Jamie J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

 
RALPH RUSSELL DEVANTIER

Of Youngstown entered his heavenly home on February 9, 2023 with his family by his side.  He was born to Barney and Louise (Klute) DeVantier in Niagara Falls, NY on July 22, 1933 and attended St. James Lutheran School and LaSalle High School.
He completed his Carpenter’s Apprenticeship in 1958 and was very proud to be a Carpenter Foreman on the building of the Niagara Power Project.
He established Ralph R. DeVantier Building Company in 1951.
Ralph served two years in the US Army in Germany.
He was a charter member of the Town of Wheatfield Lions Club, serving as both President and Secretary. He also received the highest honor for a Lion, the Melvin Jones Fellow Award. He  served as the Town of Wheatfield Building Inspector, Past-President of ARC (now Intandem), and various positions at both St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholtz and Messiah Lutheran Church in Lewiston.
Ralph’s true passion was his family retreat and hunting camp in Canisteo. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved attending his grandchildren’s school and sporting events.
He and Joan really enjoyed traveling; especially trips to Germany during Oberammergau, the Passion Play of Christ.
Ralph was the husband of 42 years to  the late Gladys (Walck), who predeceased him and he was blessed to marry Joan (Small) in 2000.  In addition to his wife,  he is survived by his children Duane (Debbie) DeVantier, Kent (Cindy) DeVantier, Sandy Retzlaff, Bruce (Kim) DeVantier and Amy (Jamie) Bessel, Ann (Jordan) Taylor, Cindy (Paul) Dollahite and Steven (Sybille Schubert) Small,  grandchildren Amanda (Erik) Holmstrom, Justin (Ashley Bower) DeVantier , Jacob (Alexa) DeVantier, Courtney Retzlaff, Devyn DeVantier (Keith Hingle), David (Samantha Epps) DeVantier, Danielle DeVantier, Lily Bessel, Claire Dollahite and James Dollahite and 4 great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Henry, Lily and Erik, a sister Elaine DeVantier and sister-in-law Helen DeVantier.
He was the brother of the late June (Fremont) Ferchen and the  Rev. Glenn DeVantier.
His family will be present on Monday from 3-8 PM at RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Messiah Lutheran Church, 915 Oneida Street, Lewiston, NY, with the  Rev. Timothy Anas officiating.
Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be  made in his name to Messiah Lutheran Church or the Town of Wheatfield Lions Club.
Interment with Military Honors in White Chapel Memorial Park.

Ralph married WALCK, Gladys Margaret on 3 Nov 1956 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Gladys (daughter of WALCK, William Adolph Edward and WALCK, Selma Helene) was born on 30 Aug 1935 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Jun 1998 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gladys M. DeVantier NF Gazette
Worked at her husband's company for 37 years
WHEATFIELD - Gladys M. (Walck) DeVantier, 62, of Lockport Road,. died Wednesday (June 24, 1998) m Buffalo General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born Aug. 30, 1935, in Wheatfield, the daughter of William and Selma (Walck) Walck.
She had lived in the Sanborn area her entire life, attending local schools and graduating from Niagara Falls High School in 1954. Mrs. DeVantier worked for the former Kimberly-Clark Corp. from 1954 to 1958, and later was a courier for the MDS Lab for six years.
She married Ralph DeVantier on Nov. 3, 1956. She worked at his construction company as a bookkeeper and secretary for 37 years.
She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Messiah in Lewiston, and the Wheatfield Jaycees. She also had been active with the Niagara County 4H Program for many years.
Mrs. DeVantier enjoyed gardening, bowling and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Sandra Retzlaff of Sanborn and Amy Bessel of Niagara Falls; three sons, Duane DeVantier of North Tonawanda, Kent DeVantier of Cleveland and Bruce DeVantier of Lewiston; one brother, Edgar Walck of Sanborn; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Irma Haseley.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Friday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn. The Rev. Milan J. Slahor will conduct services at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 915 Oneida Street, Lewiston. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Amherst.
Memorial contributions may he made to the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston, N.Y. 14092; or to the Niagara Dialysis Clinic, 3018 Military Road, Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14304.

Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 25, 1998
Gladys M. DeVantier, 62, of Lockport Road, a native of Wheatfield and lifelong resident of the Sanborn area, died Wednesday (June 24, 1998) in Buffalo General Hospital after a long illness.
The former Gladys M. Walck was a 1954 graduate of Niagara Falls High School. Mrs. DeVantier worked at the former Kimberly-Clark plant in Niagara Falls from 1954 to 1958 and she was a courier for the MDS Laboratory for six years.
She was associated with her husband, Ralph, as a bookkeeper and secretary in his construction company for 37 years.
Mrs. DeVantier was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Messiah of Lewiston and of the Wheatfield Jaycees. She was active in the Niagara County 4-H Program for many years, and she enjoyed gardening and bowling.
Survivors besides her husband include two daughters, Sandra Retzlaff of Sanborn and Amy Bessel of Niagara Falls; three sons, Duane of North Tonawanda, Kent of Cleveland, and Bruce of Lewiston; a brother, Edgar Walck of Sanborn; and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/14/1956

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Russell
DeVantier are residing In Lockport
Rd., Sanborn, following
their marriage (Nov. 3, 1956) at
St. Peter's Lutheran Church,
Sanborn.
The bride who is the former
Miss Gladys, Margaret Walck,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam A. Walck, Sanborn, was
given in marriage /by her father
to the son of Mr., and Mrs.
Bernard DeVantier, Mtd.'Rt. 25,
Niagara Falls.
The Rev. Alfred Walck, uncle
of the bride and the Rev. Glenn
DeVantier, brother of the bridegroom,
performed the doublering
ceremony. Gordon Stenzel
was soloist.
Mrs. William Haseley, sister
of the bride, was matron of honor.
Mrs. Edgar Walck, sister-inlaw
of the bride, Miss Elaine
DeVantier, sister of the bridegroom,
were the other attendants.
Miss Collen Ferchcn, niece
of the bridegroom, was junior
bridesmaid.
Richard Krull was best man
and Edgar Walck, brother of
the bride, and Fremont Ferchcn,
brother-in-law of the bridegroom,
were ujhers.
The reception was held at St.
Peter's parish hall.
The couple honeymooned
through the New England States.

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NF Gazette
BERNARD DeVANTIER
WHEATFIELD - Bernard G. (Barney) DeVantier, 74, of 2266 Niagara Road, died today (August 23, 1971) in Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. A native of the Town of Wheatfield he was employed as a millwright at the Carborundum Co. for 42 years. He retired in 1962. For the past 19 years he was active in tourism as owner and operator of the DeVantier's Motel on Niagara Falls Boulevard. Mr. DeVantier was a lifelong member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bergholtz. He served as a trustee on the church council and as a member of the building committee. Surviving are his widow, Louise (Klute) DeVantier; two daughters, Mrs. Fremont (June) Ferchen of Sanborn and Elaine DeVantier of Resida, Calif.; two sons, the Rev. Glenn DeVantier of Warren, Mich. and Ralph DeVantier of Sanborn; four brothers. Edward and John DeVantier of Niagara Falls and Howard and Alfred DeVantier, both of Sanborn; three sisters, Mrs. Fred (Helen) Loge, Mrs. Edward (Edna) Mueller both of Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Irma Blank of Sanborn and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Pike and Jones Funeral Home. Sanborn, Wednesday at 2 p.m. and at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Lehman officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7. to 9 p.m. Memorial may be made to the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Bernard married KLUTE, Louise Anna on 30 Oct 1924 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of KLUTE, Heinrich and GROSSMAN, Clara) was born on 8 Dec 1899 in Mt. Horeb, WI; died on 20 Jun 1994 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 21, 1994
Louise A. DeVantier, 94, owner of the DeVantier Motel on Niagara Falls Boulevard for 20 years, died Monday (June 20, 1994) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda.
The former Louise A. Klute was born in Horeb, WI., and came to this area in 1916. She worked at the former Bell Aircraft Co. for seven years during the 1950s.
She had been a resident of North Gate Manor Nursing Home since 1987.
She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz, and the Women of the Church.
Her husband, Bernhard, died in 1971.
Survivors include two sons, the Rev. Glenn B. of Warren, Mich., and Ralph R. of Sanborn; two daughters, Elaine J. of Spokane, Wash., and June Ferchen; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery

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WILLIAM A. WALCK
SANBORN - William A. Walck, 81, of Saunders Settlement Road, was pronounced dead on arrival Wednesday (March 20, 1974) at Memorial Medical Center after being stricken with an apparent heart attack. He was a native of the Town of Wheatfield and had operated a farm in Saunders Settlement Road for most of his life. He was a life member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore, where he had held various positions. He was also on active member of the Niagara County Farm Bureau and its Extension Service. He was predeceased by his wife, Selma, who died in 1968. Survivors include a son, Edgar; two daughters, Mrs. William (Ira sic)) Haseley and Mrs. Ralph (Gladys) DeVantier, all of this community; two brothers, Rudolph and Hubert Walck, both of Sanborn; a sister, Mrs. John (Agnes) DeVantier of Niagara Falls, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Harold Baum officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the Rhoney Funeral Home, Sanborn, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Contributions to the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church fund will be acceptable as tribute, the family said.
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NF Gazette

WALCK - William A. of Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, N.Y., in Memorial Medical Center, March 10, 1974. Husband of the late Selma Walck. Father of Edgar Walck, Mrs. William (Irma) Haseley, Mrs. Ralph (Gladys) DeVantier, all of Sanborn. Brother of Rudolph and Hubert Walck, both of Sanborn, Mrs. John (Agnes) DeVantier of Niagara Falls. He is also survived by 11 Grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Saturday al 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Harold L. Baum officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. The family will be present at The Rhoney Funeral Home Inc., 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn from 7 to 9 P.M. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Friday. If preferred Memorials may be made to The (sic) St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or to The Lutheran Vespers. 3.21,22.

William married WALCK, Selma Helene on 11 Apr 1918 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Selma (daughter of WALCK, Friedrich Wilhelm and MUELLER, Helene Caroline Albertine) was born on 18 Aug 1899 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Nov 1968 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/4/1968

SANBORN - Mrs. Selma H.
Walck, 69, of 2608 Saunders
Settlement Road, died Sunday
(Nov. 3, 1968) in Niagara Falls
Memorial Hospital, where she
had been a patient for two days.
She was a native of the Town
of Lewiston born Aug. 13, 1599.
Mrs. Walck was a member
of the Ladies Aid of St. Peter
Lutheran Church, Walmore.
Survivors include her husband,
William; a son, Edgar
Walck; two daughters, Mrs. Wil-
liam (Ira) Haseley and Mrs.
Ralph. (Gladys) De Vantierr a
brother, Edward Walck; a sister,
Mrs. Martin (Viola) Pfohl,
and 10 grandchildren. All are
of this area.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday in St. Peter Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Gerald
E. Scheck officiating. Burial
will be in St. Peter Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home after
7 p.m. today and from 2 to 5
and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

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Niagara Falls Gazette

A. F. DeVantier, 77, Wheatfield, Dies
Was Lifelong Resident of Bergholtz Vicinity.
BERGHOLTZ, Dec. 11-Albert F. DeVantier, 77 years old, a lifelong and well known resident of the Town of Wheatfield, died yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Stenzel, of the Niagara Falls boulevard. Mr. DeVantier was formerly engaged in farming, having retired about 12 years ago. He was a member of St. James church and in former years took an active interest in church and social affairs in Bergholtz.
He is survived by six sons, Hugo, Harold and John, of Bergholtz, Edward and Bernard, of Niagara Falls, and Alfred, of Sanborn; five daughters. Mrs. John Voelker, of Buffalo, Mrs. Stenzel. of Bergholtz, Mrs. William Groening (sic), Jr., and Mrs. John Blank, Jr., of Sanborn, and Mrs. Edward Mueller, of Niagara. Falls; 22 grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. August Kroening, of Sanborn.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Stenzel home and at 2:30 from St. James church, Bergholtz. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate and interment will be in St. James cemetery.
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Niagara Falls Gazette

North Tonawanda-Albert F. DeVentier (sic), 77, died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Stenzel, Falls Boulevard, Bergholtz. He leaves six sons, Hugo, Harold and John of Bergholtz, Edward and Bernard of Niagara Falls and Alfred of Sanborn; five daughters, Mrs. John Voelker of Buffalo, Mrs. Stenzel of Bergholtz, Mrs. William Kreoning (sic), Jr. and Mrs. John Blank, Jr. of Sanborn, and Mrs. Edward Mueller of Niagara Falls; 22 grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. August Kroening of Sanborn. Rites will he held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Stenzel residence and at 2.30 o'clock in the St. James Church in Bergholtz. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Interment will be in St. James Cemetery

Albert married WALCK, Helene Emilie Albertine on 13 Feb 1890 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Helene (daughter of WALK, Christoph Friedrich and HASENBANK, Ernestine Christine Wilhelmine) was born on 5 Jan 1870 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Jun 1897 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Heinrich + GROSSMAN, Clara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
WALCK-At Walmore, N. Y., May 7, 1933, William E. Walck, husband of Albertina (sic); father of Rev. Alfred Walck of St. Paul, MN, Mrs. John DeVantier, this city, Rudolph, William A., Hubert, Mrs. Erick Hasley (sic) of Walmore; brother of John of Bergholtz, Mrs. Frank Retzloff (sic) of Walmore. Funeral from the family home Wednesday, May 10, at 2 p. m., standard time, and 2:30 from St. Peter's church. Interment in Walmore, N.Y.

Wilhelm married HASELEY, Albertine Auguste on 17 Feb 1887 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of HASELEY, August Carl and GOERSS, Henriette Dorothea) was born on 11 Jul 1860 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Aug 1944 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Albertina W. Walck, Of Walmore, Passes

Walmore, N. Y.-Mrs. Albertina W. Walck, 84, of this village, died this morning at the home of her son William A. Walck, in the Lockport road, after a long illness.
Mrs. Walck was born in Walmore and had resided here all her life. She was a daughter of the late August Haseley and the late Henrietta Goerss, early settlers. She was the widow of William E. Walck. Mrs. Walk was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, of this village. In former years she was an active member of the women's organization of the church.
Mrs. Walck is survived by four sons and two daughters, The Rev. Alfred W. Walck, of St. Paul MN., Rudolph C., William A., and Hubert E. Walck all of Sanborn, N. Y.; Mrs. John W. DeVantier of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and Mrs. Eric F. Haseley, of Sanborn, N. Y.; 16 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at the home of the son William A. Walck Sanborn, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and 2:30 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. The Rev. Edward A. Grabau will officiate. Internment will be in the Walmore Cemetery

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Niagara Gazette - 2/20/1953

SANBORN. Feb. 20. - The funeral
service for Fred W. Walck, 80.
of Saunders Settlement road, who
died on Sunday at Buffalo, was held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the family
home and at 2:30 at St. Peter's
church, Walmore road. The Rev,
Martin Pempeit officiated. Interment
was in Si. Peter's cemetery.
Mr. Walck was a son of the
late Fred and Albertina Zimmerman
Walck and husband of the late
Helena Muler Walck.
He is survived by three daughters.
Mrs. William Walck, Mrs. Elmer
Kroening, Mrs. Martin Pfohl; two
sons. Edward and Ervsin Walck: a
brother. Benjamin Walck. and sister,
Mrs. Augusta Retzlaff. all of
Sanborn; also 21 grandchildren.
The bearers included Arnold
Walck. Gilbert Walck. Melvin
Pfohl. Edgar Walck; John Kroening
and Martin Kroening.
After his marriage to Helena
Mueller. Mr. Walck purchased the
farm on Saunders Settlement road
from the late A. M. Barber which
he operated until a few years ago,
when he retired and his son Erwin
W'alck, took over the farm. Mrs.
Walck died in 1932. Mr. W'alck was
ap active member of St. Peter's
church.

Friedrich married MUELLER, Helene Caroline Albertine on 27 Oct 1898 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Helene (daughter of MUELLER, Johann and HELLERT, Wilhelmine Ernestine) was born on 1 Nov 1875 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Oct 1932 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

WALCK-At her home on Saunders Settlement road. Oct. 17th, 1932. Mrs. Helene A. Walck. age 56 years. wife of Frederick W. Walck. mother of Mrs. William A. Walck, Mrs. Elmer Kroening of Sanborn. Mrs. Martin Pfohl, this city, Edward of Sanborn and Irving (sic) at home. She is also survived by six sisters, three brothers and nine grandchildren. Funeral service will be held from the home Wednesday at 2 p. m. and 2.30 from St. Peter's church, Walmore, Rev. Edward Graubau (sic) officiating. Interment in Walmore cemetery.