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Kenneth L. Wendt, of Sanborn, NY, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2009, at Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, NY. He was born in Sanborn, NY on January 21, 1934, the son of the late William B. and Grace E. (Wendt) Wendt.Ken graduated from North Tonawanda High School. He was a Seabee with the U.S. Navy, during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as a painter with Lou Anastasi, with his brother, Donald, at Wendt's Gas and with Niagara Mohawk for several years. Ken started Ken Wendt's Propane Gas Service in Sanborn in 1968, which he continued to operate for the next 35 years. He was a State and National officer with the Seabee Veterans of America, a member of the Island X-8 Tonawanda Seabees and chairman of the Seabee Monument Committee on River Road. He was a member of the Sanborn Fire Co. for 58 years and a member of the Fire Companies Exempts, NYSFA. Ken was active in the Sanborn Community over the years as a member of the, Sanborn Lions Club, the Niagara Central Rotary Club and the Sanborn Historical Society. He will always be remembered, for his "Can Do" attitude. Ken is survived by his wife of 51 years, Dianne S. (Sawyer) Wendt; three sons, Mark K. (Maria) Wendt of Waldorf, MD, Paul R. (Susan) Wendt of Ransomville, NY and Todd W. (Emma) Wendt of Sanborn, NY; one daughter, Dana (Scott) Wendt- Vermilya of Arlington, MA; ten grandchildren, Janice, Joshua (Sara), Jacob, Trevor, Kyle (Megan), Kari (Richard) Jones, Kati, Diana, Kimberly and Eric; three great-granddaughters, Kyara, Savanna Jones and Emma; two brothers, Glenn ( Jean) Wendt and Forrest (late Gail) Wendt; a sister, Gracelyn (late John) Bilek; two sisters-in-laws, Norine and Darla Wendt; also many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Donald (Dorothy), Marvin (Ruth), Bertram and William, Jr.The family will be present at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Saturday and Sunday. The Seabee services will be held Saturday at 7:30 PM and the Sanborn Fire Co. services will be Sunday at 7:30 PM. Funeral Services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Luther Street and Niagara Road, Bergholtz, with the Rev. Philip N. Sallach officiating. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be made in his name to the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Assoc., 555 Fairview Ave., Creve Coeur, IL 61610-3237 or to Holy Ghost Church. Interment with Military Honors in Holy Ghost Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield, NY. Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 12/10/2009

Kenneth married SAWYER, Dianne S on 30 Nov 1958. Dianne (daughter of SAWYER, Kenneth O and BRISON, Margaret) was born on 12 Dec 1935 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 12 Feb 2015 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. WENDT, Dana S
2. WENDT, Mark Kenneth
3. WENDT, Paul Richard
4. WENDT, Todd William

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Niagara Gazette - 11/30/1971

SANBORN - William B.
Wendt St., 81, of 3064 Saunders
Settlement Road, died Monday
(Nov. 29, 1971) in a Buffalo
hospital after a long illness.
Born in Detroit, Mich., he
came to this village in 1901,
operating a dairy farm here for
many years.
His father, the late William
Wendt, tapped the first gas
well in Niagara County in 1927,
and in 1938 Mr. Wendt and his
brothers began operating the
Wendt Brothers Gas Co.
The company supplied
Sanborn residents with gas
until 1956, when the franchise
was sold to the Iroquois Gas
Co.
Mr. Wendt also worked for a
time at the Buffalo Pump Co.
as a machinist.
A member of St. Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
North Tonawanda, he was an
exempt member of. the Sanborn
Volunteer Fire Co.
He is survived by his widow
Grace Wendt; seven sons,
Donald Wendt of Niagara
Falls, and Marvin, Bertrum,
Glenn, Kenneth, Forrest and
William B. Wendt Jr., and a
daugher, Mrs.John(Gracellyn)
Bilek, all of Sanborn.
Also surviving are two
brothers, Alton Wendt of
Lockport and Arnold Wendt of
Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs.
Benjamin (Laura) Walck Sr. of
Sanborn, 25 grandchildren a/id
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, North
Tonawanda, Thursday at 2:30
p.m., with the Rev. Matthew
Pushkar officiating. Burial
plans have not been completed.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home today
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m.

William married WENDT, Grace E about 1919. Grace (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm Christian and MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich) was born on 6 Aug 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Feb 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Pioneer Resident Is Laid to Rest
SANBORN, Feb. 23-The funeral of William F. Wendt, 76, who died Saturday at his home in Saunder's (sic) Settlement road, was held from the home yesterday at 2:30 p. m. and at St. Peter's church, at Walmore, at 3 o'clock and was attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends.
The bearers included: Ben Wendt, Philip Wendt, Robert Wendt, Edwin Beutel. Rudolph Beutel and William Beutel. Flower bearers were Donald Wendt, Merwyn (sic), Wendt, Ben Walck, Jr., and Lawrence Walck. The Rev. Edward A. Graubau (sic) was the officiating Clergyman. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery, Walmore.

Wilhelm married BEUTEL, Emilie Helene on 9 Jan 1890 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emilie (daughter of BEUTEL, Friedrich Wilhelm and FAHRENWALD, Henriette Charlotte) was born on 19 Mar 1870 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jan 1951 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Wm. Wendt. Daughter of Wm. Beutel and his wife Henrietta, née Fahrnwald. Born Mar 19, 1870. Attended our Christian Day School. Confirmed may 14, 1883, by Pastor John Grabau. Jan 9, 1890 married to Wm. Wendt, who died Feb 19, 1938, had 5 children. Right after marriage, moved to Detroit Mich, there until 1901, then moved to present home of Alton Wendt, near Sanborn where she died. Jan. 3 lapsed into a coma and fell asleep Sun. morning Jan 7 (at) 3:25. Survivors: 3 sons, Alton and Wm. of Sanborn, Arnold of Bergholz; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ben Wendt Sr. of Sanborn and Mrs. Edna Walck of Median; 25 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Suffered from hardening of the arteries which it seems weakened her brain and affected her mind, this was already apparent about 15 yrs. ago, but was serious only in the past 6 yrs. or so. Was taken care of in home of her son Alton. Whole service was in Eng. Text: Is. 55:6-9

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William Wendt.
The funeral of William Wendt was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence on Lockport avenue and a half an hour later at St. Paul's church in Martinsville. The services were conducted bv Rev. William T. Schmidt and were largely attended. Burial was in the St. Paul's cemetery. The pallbearers were: A. W. Babel, John Ziehl, August Martin, John Jagow, August Errick and Charles Fehrman, residents of Martinsville and the Town of Wheatfield.

Wilhelm married MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich on 14 Apr 1887 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of MAILLEFERT, Carl August Wilhelm and LINKE, Wilhelimine) was born in Feb 1859 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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13 June 1942 Evening News of the Tonawandas
Mrs. Elizabeth Wendt, nee Maillefert, aged 83 years, died yesterday morning in her home, 692 Falls boulevard. Born in Buffalo, she had resided in North Tonawanda the past 22 years. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Reinhardt Ziemendorf of the town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Strassburg and Miss Elizabeth Wendt of Niagara Falls, Mrs. William Wendt of the town of Cambria and Mrs. Vernon Steele of Kenmore; two sons, Edwin of Niagara Falls and Alvin at home; 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a sister, Miss Dorothy Maillefert of Cambria. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the residence and half an hour later at the St. Paul?s church, Martinsville, the Rev. F. A. Hinner officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul?s Cemetery.

Christian married MERCIER, Friederike Wilhelmine Rachel on 6 Jan 1859 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Friederike (daughter of MERCIER, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm and ECKART, Christine Wilhelmine) was born on 25 Feb 1838 in Prussia; died on 15 Oct 1908 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Friedrich married FAHRENWALD, Henriette Charlotte on 22 Nov 1860 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Henriette (daughter of FAHRENWALD, Wilhelm and WINKEL, Wilhelmina Maria) was born on 3 Oct 1832 in Prussia; died on 23 Oct 1903 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/25/1928

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO-1913

Death announced of Wilhelm Wendt at home
of daughter, Mrs. Auguat J, Beccue of Niagara
street.

Wilhelm married WALK, Elisabeth on 14 Apr 1887 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elisabeth (daughter of WALK, Christian and KLEINSCHMIDT, Wilhelmine Euphrosine) was born on 30 Dec 1829 in Wallmow, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 1 Jul 1894 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl + LINKE, Wilhelimine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]