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| 251 | 11 Jul 1983, Colden, Erie, New York, USA GRAWE David E., July 11, 1983, of Colden, N.Y., father of Lori Jean and Michael David Grawe; son of the late Edwin and Laura Grawe; dear nephew of the late William and Irene Rauch; survived by other aunts and uncles. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Colden, N.Y., Sat. at 10 AM No prior visitation. Flowers gatefully declined. Memorials may be made to the Colden Fire Co. Rescue Squad. Mr. Grawe was a member of Colden Fire Co. | GRAWE, David E (I63766)
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| 252 | 11 July 1977 Tonawanda News KRIEDEMANN Jessie M. (nee Thompson) Kriedemann, 67, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (July 9, 1977) at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Kriedemann was a member of St. Peter's American Lutheran Church, the Woman's Auxiliary to DeGraff Memorial Hospital and former member of Sweeney Hose County, Auxiliary. Beloved wife of William Kriedemann; mother of Mrs. Bert (Janice) DeVantier of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; grandmother of Bert W. and Lee DeVantier of Niagara Falls; aunt of several nieces and nephews. Friends received by the family Monday and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda. Services Wednesday (July 13th) at 11 a.m., from St. Peter's American Lutheran Church, the Rev. Luther Lautenschlager officiating. Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park. At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Peter's Church. | THOMPSON, Jessie Martha (I59857)
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| 253 | 11 June 1946 Tonawanda News Mrs. Augusta A. F. Mahl Mrs. Augusta A. F. Mahl, 87, died yesterday noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Milleville, Old Falls boulevard, town of Wheatfield. Born in Germany, she had resided in the town of Wheatfield the past 77 years, residing most of that time in St. Johnsburg. She was the wife of the late Charles Mahl. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Milleville, Mrs. Henry Krull of the town of Wheatfield, and Mrs. William Reachoff of Newfane; a son, Fred of North Tonawanda, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, four step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Hartwig of Pekin, Mrs. Ida Schultz of Tonawanda, Mrs. William Hanneman and Mrs. William Lynn of Newfane, and two step-sons, Charles of Newfane and John of Tonawanda. Rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 from the Milleville residence and at 2:30 from the St. John's church, St. Johnsburg, the Rev. Walter Thiemecke officiating. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery. | SCHULZ, Auguste Alvine Florentine (I52148)
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| 254 | 11 June 1956 Tonawanda News HASELEY Mrs. Ida Haseley, 69, of 445 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, Saturday evening (June 9, 1956) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Born in Lewiston, she had lived in North Tonawanda 60 years. She was a member of St. Peters American Lutheran Church, and the Priscilla Guild and Katherine Von Bora Society of the church. Surviving are her husband, Edward J. Haseley; a brother, Herman Reinecke, and a sister, Mrs. Ernest Winters, all of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. M. L. Baseler officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. | REINECKE, Ida Hermine (I48085)
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| 255 | 11 June 1970 Tonawanda News SCHIMSCHACK - Robert C. Schimschack of 2791 Upper Mountain Road, Pekin. A native of Tonawanda, he had operated Schimschack's Restaurant in Pekin with his father, the late Otto Schimschack, for more than 35 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the United States Navy. He was a former treasurer of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church and a member of Pekin Fire Company and Sanborn American Legion Post 969. He is survived by his wife, Mary, two sons, Robert J. and Richard D. of Pekin; two stepsons, Donald Smyth of Florida and James Smyth of Pekin; a brother, Al Schimschack of California; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Eleanor) Tomm of Sanborn and Mrs. Joseph (Grace) Hassan of Hinsdale, N.Y., and two grandchildren. Funeral services at Pike and Jones Funeral Home Inc., 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Albert H. Gaal of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church will officiate. Interment in Elmlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Andrew's Church. Member of Sanborn American Legion Post 969 will conduct services at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Family will be present from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. | SCHIMSCHACK, Robert C (I56294)
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| 256 | 11 June 1985 Tonawanda News STOELTING Herbert F. Stoelting, 85, of the Town of Wheatfield, in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, on Sunday evening (June 9, 1985). Survived by his wife, Lydia (nee Mueller) Stoelting; four brothers-in-law, Lester Wurl of Tucson, AZ, Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller, Mr. Ben Mueller, both of Wheatfield, Mr. Gustav Pfohl of Lewiston and one sister-in-law, Lydia Stoelting of Wheatfield. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 8904 S. Military Rd., Niagara Falls, Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 12, at 2:30 P.M. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz with Rev. Stephen P. Roehrs officiating. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church | STOELTING, Herbert Friedrick Julius (I52427)
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| 257 | 11 March 1912 Tonawanda News Mr. William Dall Mr. William Dall, aged 77 years, died Saturday at his home in Bergholtz. He is survived by a wife, two sons, William and Herman Dall; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Mittlestaedt, Mrs. Albert Broeker and Mrs. Gust Kroening; three brothers, Mr. Fred Dall of Germany, Mr. John Dall of Canada and Mr. Fred Eggert of Bergholtz; one sister, Mrs. John Stolzenburg of Reed City, Mich. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house and at 2:30 o'clock from the Lutheran Church, the Reverend Mr. Sparck officiating. Interment will be made in Bergholtz cemetery. | DALL, Wilhelm (I59154)
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| 258 | 11 May 1912 Tonawanda News Mrs. Anna D. Ferchen Mrs. Anna D. Ferchen, 61 years old, wife of John Ferchen of Bergholtz, died at the family home Thursday night. Mrs. Ferchen was born in Bergholtz, and lived there all her life. Besides her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Albert Haseley, Mrs. Albert Milleville, and Mrs. Albert Dubois; four sons, Henry, John, Philip and Edward Ferchen of Bergholtz; and three brothers, Henry Voelker of Bergholtz, Fred Voelker of Chicago and Philip C. Voelker of LeValley, Canada, survive. The funeral will be held from the late home at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and a half hour later from the Grabau Lutheran Church at Bergholtz. Burial will be made in Bergholtz. | VOELKER, Anna Dorothea (I47566)
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| 259 | 11 May 1979 Tonawanda News JAGOW Anna M. (nee Siegmann) Jagow, 97, of the Town of Pendleton, N. Y., Friday (May 11, 1979) after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of the North Tonawanda area, she was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda and was the wife of the late William B. Jagow. She is survived by her daughter, Miss Luella V. Jagow and many nieces and nephews. The family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Sts., Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, the Rev. Dr. John W. Franzmann officiating. Interment at Acacia Park Resthaven Cemetery | SIEGMANN, Anna Maria (I53041)
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| 260 | 11 May 1981 Tonawanda News ZIEHL Alice P. (nee Wurl) Ziehl, 80, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (May 9, 1981) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Amherst, N.Y., she had been a resident of North Tonawanda for more than fifty-five years and was the wife of Walter A. Ziehl who died in 1953 and mother of Andrew W. Ziehl who died in 1965. Mrs. Ziehl was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Edward (Frieda) Wehrung, of E. Amherst, N.Y., Mrs. Arthur (Laura) Miles of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Lois E. Ziehm of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Eleanor R. Szeliga of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; two sons, Elton (Dorothy) Ziehl of North Tonawanda and Robert E. Ziehl of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Edna Bush of Sanborn, N.Y. and a brother, Elmer Wurl of North Tonawanda; twenty-four grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at John O. Roth Funeral Home, Morgan and William Sts., Tona., where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. David B. Kaplan. Burial at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. | WURL, Alice Pauline Ella (I56178)
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| 261 | 11 November 1958 Tonawanda News GOERSS Rufus H. Goerss, 68, of 979 Nash Rd., North Tonawanda, died Monday (Nov. 10, 1958) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, Mr. Goerss had resided in North Tonawanda for more than 40 years. He was a veteran of World War I, having served in France with the U. S. Army. He had been employed at Buffalo Bolt Co. for 22 years. Mr. Goerss was a member of St. Peters American Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Clara (nee Weinheimer); two daughters, Miss Violet C. Goerss and Mrs. Esslie Kraft; three brothers, Anton, Rudolph and Hubert Goerss, and two sisters, Miss Sophia and Miss Charlotte Goerss, all of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home Inc., 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday. The Rev. Merton L. Baseler will officiate. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Park | GOERSS, Rufus Heinrich (I56357)
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| 262 | 11 November 1969 Tonawanda News SATTELBERG - Albert C. Sattelberg, 82, 0f 3542 Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, Monday (Nov. 10, 1969) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Beloved husband of Mrs. Ada (nee Roggow) Sattelberg, father of Mrs. Edwin (Melva) Howell, Albert M. and Alvin R. Sattelberg, all of North Tonawanda; brother of John Sattelberg of North Tonawanda; grandfather of seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 13). The Rev. Luther Knauff will officiate. Interment in St. Marks Cemetery. At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Martin's Lutheran Church building fund. | SATTELBERG, Albert Christian Gottfried (I54724)
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| 263 | 12 April 1973 Tonawanda News WURL Stanley F. Wurl, 65, of 48 Fillner Ave., North Tonawanda, Tuesday (April 10, 1973) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wurl was a supervisor for the North Tonawanda Parks and Recreation Dept., retiring in 1971. He was a member of the Rescue Fire Company No. 5, and retired Public Employees Association. He is survived by his wife, Edna Peter Wurl; two sons, Douglas and Donald; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Dolores) Ackerman; one sister, Mrs. Helen Diebold, all of North Tonawanda and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wattengel Funeral Home, Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda where funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Enno Schmoock officiating. Burial in St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church General Fund. | WURL, Stanley Frederick (I57801)
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| 264 | 12 children born to this union. Two sons fell in WW I as soldiers. A couple daughters married. I have recorded just the two sons where m. in Mundingen or nearby Ehingen. I think it is Gottlieb Adolf's children who live today in Mundingen. | BOLAY, Johann Georg (I6637)
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| 265 | 12 July 1927 Tonawanda News Evelyn Bertha Allard, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Allard of 342 Fredericka street died last night at the home of her parents after only a few days illness. The child is survived by two brothers in addition to her parents. Services will be conducted from the late residence Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. Harry A. Depfer officiating. Interment will be at Elmlawn. | ALLARD, Evelyn Bertha (I49195)
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| 266 | 12 July 1967 Tonawanda News LOZO - Arley S. Lozo, 43, of 7 VanWick Court, Lackawanna, N. Y., Tuesday (July 11, 1967). He was a World War II Army veteran. He is survived by his wife Henrietta (Snook); three brothers, John, Calvin and Wendel and four sisters, Mrs. Chester (Grace) Bronson, Mrs. Bernard (Margaret) Czerwinski, Mrs. George (Theresa) Miner and Mrs. Raymond (Betty Jane) Czerwinski. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Arrangements by Skomski Funeral Home, 549 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. | LOZO, Arley S (I69806)
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| 267 | 12 June 1984 Tonawanda News MELLENTHINE Carl William Mellenthine at Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls, N. Y., Monday (June 11, 1984). Husband of Joan Mellenthine MacMillan of Niagara Falls; father of Mrs. Thomas (Marcia) OBara of North Tonawanda, Miss Sandra Mellenthine of Houston, TX, Lance (RoxAnn) Mellenthine of Niagara Falls, U.S. Navy Kyle Mellenthine of Scotland and three grandchildren, Jason, Erica and Derek. Friends may call Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Tubinis Funeral Home, 1646 Falls St., Niagara Falls where services will be held Wednesday, June 13 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. James Brewster officiating. Memorial service by the American Legion Portage Post # 1465 at the funeral home on Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Memorial services by the Disabled American Veterans at the funeral home Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Interment Riverdale Cemetery at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc. | MELLENTHINE, Carl William (I62693)
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| 268 | 12 June 1985 Tonawanda News POERSCHKE - Bernhardt O. Poerschke, 82, of the Town of Wheatfield, Tuesday (June 11, 1985) in Millard Fillmore Hospital, Gates Circle aftera lengthy illness. Mr. Poerschke was a member of the Adams and St. Johnsburg Fire Co., the Town of Wheatfield Senior Citizens and St. Matthew Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Ruth (nee Heppner) Poerschke; two sons, Robert (Annamarie) Poerschke of Buffalo and Richard (Clarice) Poerschkeof the Town of Wheatfield; four grandchildren, Mrs. Donald (Donna) House of Sanborn, Keith (Karen) Poerschke, Carol and Susan Poerschke, all of the Town of Wheatfield; four sisters, Clara Freck, Leona Gillen and Ida Sumereski, all of Florida, and Mrs. Henry (Dolores) Brunea of Basom, N. Y.; two brothers, Paul Poerschke of Tonawanda and Edward (Edythe) Poerschke of Corfu, N. Y., he is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda this evening 7 to 9 and Thursday 2 to4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Friday at 11 a.m., the Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Dialysis Unit of Millard Fillmore Hospital, Gates Circle or St. Matthew Lutheran Church. | POERSCHKE, Bernhardt O (I64306)
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| 269 | 12 May 1927 Tonawanda News August S. Strassburg, 63 years old, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 63 Stenzel street. He suffered a stroke three months ago and had been in failing health since. Born in the town of Wheatfield, he had resided in North Tonawanda for the past 50 years. For 40 years he conducted a grocery and hardware business in the Gratwick section of North Tonawanda. He retired from business a year ago. Surviving are a wife, Emma; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Ostwald and Miss Dorothy Strassburg; four sons, Edward, George, Albert and August Strassburg, Jr.; six grandchildren; two brothers, William S. Strassburg of Santa Monica, Calif., and Frederick Strassburg, and a sister, Mrs. Edward Stenzel. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home and half an hour later from the St. Mark's church on Washington street, Rev. Paul Fretthold officiating. Interment will be at Elmlawn. | STRASSBURG, August Friedrich William (I57324)
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| 270 | 12 May 1934 Tonawanda News Walter Moll, husband of Helen, nee Brown, who died this morning in DeGraff Memorial hospital, is the father of Rita, Richard and Eugene Moll. He is survived also by his parents, Rudolph and Ida Moll, two brothers, Alvin and Eugene and a sister, Mrs. Arthur Coyer, all of the Tonawandas. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 13th, at 2:30 oclock from the residence of his father in 24 Filner avenue, Martinsville, N. Y. 11 May 1934 Tonawanda News Walter Moll Dies of Burns Walter Moll, 25, of 986 Falls boulevard died at 10 oclock this morning at DeGraff Memorial hospital, where he was removed yesterday morning after receiving fatal burns, while working on the Niagara Falls boulevard widening job in the Wurlitzer section. Moll was filling the gasoline tank of a concrete mixer, when the gas is believed to have become ignited from the exhaust of the mixer, which was running at the time. The accident occurred almost in front of his home. The young mans clothing was set afire and his body was completely enveloped before the flames were extinguished. | MOLL, Walter Gustov (I48616)
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| 271 | 12 November 1953 Tonawanda News FUERCH Fred Fuerch, 60, died suddenly this morning, Nov. 12, 1953, in his home, WA St., Bergholz, N. Y. Mr. Fuerch was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude, nee Mante; daughter, Mrs. Lorena Walck; granddaughter, Louise Walck; and brother, William Fuerch. Services will be at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, Nov. 15, in the family residence in Washington St. and at 3 P.M. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The Rev. Victor W. Dahlke will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. | FUERCH, Frederick A (I58053)
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| 272 | 12 October 1968 Tonawanda News HOFFMASTER - Rose (nee Stolzenburg) Hoffmaster, 84, at Lockport Oct. 12, 1968. Wife of the late Fred Hoffmaster; mother of Mrs. John (Katherine) Ball, Mrs. Norman (Margaret) Higgs; grandmother of Patricia and James Ball, sister of Mrs. Sophie Radloff, Mrs. Herman Behrens and Miss Anna Stolzenburg, all of Lockport, and Albert and Edgar Stolzenburg, both of North Tonawanda. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Saturday evening 7 to 9 and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 o'clock at Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport, where funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. | STOLZENBURG, Rose (I56011)
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| 273 | 12/17/1943 OSWEGO.-Miss Kathryn Adele- Arkland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Arkland of 193 E. Eighth st., and Sgt. James Patrick Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Turner of 149 E. Seneca st., were married Thursday morning in St. Peter's Catholic church by Rev. Severin A. Muller, celebrant of a nuptial mass. Miss Dorothy Louise Turner, sister of the bridegroom, was maidof- honor and George F. Turner was his brother's best man. Mrs. Jeanne Morris Kowalski was vocal soloist. Breakfast for the bridal party was at the Adams hotel. A reception for 100 guests was held at the home of the bride's parents. Sgt. and Mrs. Turner left for a wedding trip to New York city. The ser-, geant is an aerial gunnery instructor at Las Vegas, Nev. | Family: TURNER, James Patrick / ARKLAND, Kathryn Adele (F41351)
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| 274 | 12/27/2004 BERGHOLZ - Mildred E. DeVantier, a homemaker and a former high school cafeteria worker, died Saturday in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. She was 86. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, she was employed at Niagara-Wheatfield High School as a cafeteria worker for 18 years. A lifelong member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bergholz, she was a member of the Women of the Church. Mrs. DeVantier was also a member of the Wheatfield Senior Citizens, the Wheatfield Garden Club and the Women's Auxiliary of Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion. Her husband of 53 years, Martin J., died in 1995. Survivors include two sons, Dale and David, both of Niagara Falls; a brother, Allan DeVantier of Wheatfield; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 11 A.M. Wednesday in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | DEVANTIER, Mildred E (I51770)
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| 275 | 13 April 1957 Tonawanda News POKELWALDT - Adelaide Schmeichel Pokelwaldt, 77, of 181 18th Ave., North Tonawanda, died Saturday (Apr. 13, 1957) in Meyer Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, after a long illness. Born in Germany, she resided in North Tonawanda for 71 years and was the wife of the late Herman Pokelwaldt. She is survived by two sons, Arthur of Eggertsville and Wilbert of North Tonawanda; a daughter, Mrs. Donald Black of North Tonawanda; three bothers, Adolph Weinke of Sanborn and John and Reinhardt Weinke of Bergholtz, and four sisters, Mrs. Edward Jagow of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Esther Moll and Mrs. Emma Haseley of Bergholtz and Mrs. Ella Eggert of Gasport. Seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Pokelwaldt was a member of St. Martin's Church, North Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where services will be at 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Arthur Hornish officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's Cemetery. | WIENKE, Adelaide Helene Louise (I49845)
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| 276 | 13 December 1937 Tonawanda News Albert W. Broecker At Mount St. Mary's Hospital Dec. 12 Albert W. Broecker, 72, father of Alfred, Arthur Clarence, Mrs. Walter Bars and Mrs. Fred Lloyd of Youngstown, Mrs. Harold Cornell of Wilson, Irving Broecker of Lewiston, Mrs. Philip Nichols of Middletown and Leroy Broecker of Niagara Falls, brother of William and August Broecker and Mrs. William Heffner of North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held Wednesday from the home of his son, Arthur Broecker, Moss Road, Town of Porter at 2 p.m. and from St. John's Lutheran Church Blairville at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Paul Voithe will officiate. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls. | BROECKER, Albert August Wihelm (I56262)
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| 277 | 13 December 1943 Evening News of the Tonawandas William F. Strassburg, 73, of 100 Washington street, died suddenly Saturday from a heart attack. Born in the town of Wheatfield, he resided in St. Johnsburg until coming to North Tonawanda a year ago to reside. He leaves two brothers, John of Sanborn and Walter of Niagara Falls, and a sister, Miss Matilda Strassburg of Sanborn. Rites will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock from the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver street, and at 2:45 from the Holy Ghost church in Bergholtz. The Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. | STRASSBURG, Wilhelm Friedrich (I57287)
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| 278 | 13 January 1968 Tonawanda News WURL - Edward N. Wurl, 81, of 695 Niagara Pky., North Tonawanda, died Friday (Jan 12, 1968) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, he was a member of St. Martin Lutheran Church and formerly was employed as a cabinetmaker at the Wurlitzer Co. Husband of the late Anna Haseley Wurl, he is survived by two sons, Kermit E. of Fairfax, Va. And Edward W. of Long Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Melvin Pierce of North Tonawanda; two brothers, Martin of Buffalo and Alvin of North Tonawanda; a sister, Miss Amanda Wurl of North Tonawanda, and six grandchildren. Friends may call at the Wattengel Funeral Home Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Luther L. Knauff will officiate. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. | WURL, Edward Martin Carl (I48499)
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| 279 | 13 Jul 1986, North Tonawanda, NY KOHLER- Howard F. Kohler, 58, of North Tonawanda suddenly Sunday (July 13, 1986) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Kohler was an insurance agent for Lutheran Brotherhood for 27 years and a former employee of Wurlitzer Co. Mr. Kohler was a member of Life Underwriters of America and Wheatfield Lions Club. Surviving is a wife Janice (nee: Anderson); 2 daughters Karen Moretti and Susan Fortier of Niagara Falls, NY; 2 grandchildren; Christine and Matthew Fortier; and a brother Richard of Lockport; step-son Scott E. Jones of Williamsville and a step-daughter...Fretthold Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial in Elmlawn Cemetery. | KOHLER, Howard F (I81324)
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| 280 | 13 June 1935 Tonawanda News Mrs. Emma M. Bartel, 57 years old, died Tuesday night at her home, 1655 Ruie road. Born in Niagara Falls, she had resided in North Tonawanda for the past 34 years. She is survived by a husband, Gustav J.; three daughters, Mrs. William Beutel, Sanborn, Mrs. Herbert Beutel, Niagara Falls, and Margaret, at home; a son, Louis A., at home; three grandchildren; a mother, Mrs. Henrietta Meyer, Sanborn; five sisters, Mrs. August Jaehn, Detroit, Mrs. Albert Witkopf, Lockport, Mrs. Gustav Blan, Lewiston, Mrs. John Yande, Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Leonard Mante, Sanborn, and three brothers, William Meyer, Buffalo, Albert Meyer, Lockport, and Rudolph Meyer, North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and half an hour later from St. Paul's cemetery, Rev. F. A. Hinners officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's cemetery. - Niagara Falls Gazette Mrs. Emma M. Bartel Passes NORTH TONAWANDA. June 13-Mrs. Emma M. Bartel, 57, 1655 Ruie road, died yesterday. She leaves a husband, Gustav; three daughters, Mrs. William Beutel, Sanborn; Mrs. Herbert Beutel, Niagara Falls, and Margaret, at home; a son. Louis, at home; three grandchildren; a mother, Mrs. Henrietta. Meyer, Sanborn; five sisters, Mrs. August Jaehn, Detroit; Mrs. Albert Witkopf, Lockport; Mrs. Gustav Blank, Lewiston; Mrs. John Yande, Niagara Falls. and Mrs. Leonard Mante, Sanborn; three brothers, Albert, Lockport; William, Buffalo, and Rudolph, North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday. | MEYER, Emma Martha Auguste (I56446)
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| 281 | 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. | MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich (I57593)
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| 282 | 13 June 1946 Evening News of the Tonawandas John G. Strassburg, 66, of 296 Thompson street, died last night in the DeGraff Memorial hospital. Born in the town of Wheatfield, he had resided in North Tonawanda the past 40 years. Surviving are his wife, Ella H., nee Genet; a son, Harold of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Misses Edna and Elda, at home; three brothers: Philip, of Sanborn; Christian, of North Tonawanda and William of Pekin, and six sisters: Mrs. Herman Meilke, Mrs. Edward Wendt and Mrs. Fred Vanderwater of Pekin, Mrs. William Strassburg of Santa Monica, Calif., Mrs. Augusta Pfanner of Tonawanda and Mrs. Louis Horacek of Rochester. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at two from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. Matthew's church, with the Rev. Carl Frankenstein officiating. Burial will be in St. Matthew's cemetery. | STRASSBURG, Johannes Gottfried Christian (I57237)
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| 283 | 13 June 1946 Evening News of the Tonawandas John G. Strassburg, 66, of 296 Thompson street, died last night in the DeGraff Memorial hospital. Born in the town of Wheatfield, he had resided in North Tonawanda the past 40 years. Surviving are his wife, Ella H., nee Genet; a son, Harold of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Misses Edna and Elda, at home; three brothers: Philip, of Sanborn; Christian, of North Tonawanda and William of Pekin, and six sisters: Mrs. Herman Meilke, Mrs. Edward Wendt and Mrs. Fred Vanderwater of Pekin, Mrs. William Strassburg of Santa Monica, Calif., Mrs. Augusta Pfanner of Tonawanda and Mrs. Louis Horacek of Rochester. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at two from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. Matthew's church, with the Rev. Carl Frankenstein officiating. Burial will be in St. Matthew's cemetery. | STRASSBURG, Johann Gottfried Wilhelm (I57228)
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| 284 | 13 March 1952 Tonawanda News Philip Martin Dies; Well Known in Cities Philip Martin, 78, former prominent North Tonawanda contractor, died this morning in his home, 32 Newton Ave., Newfane, after a long illness. A resident of the Tonawandas for the greater part of his life, Mr. Martin was a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Sweeney Hose Company. He was affiliated with the Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife, Matilda; three sons, Clarence and Jason, Newfane; Laurence, Syracuse; a daughter, Mrs. Olin Goodhue; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Two brothers, Fred, North Tonawanda, and Henry, Arkansas, Kan., also survive. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Hamp Funeral Home. The Rev. Hermann B. Miller will officiate. | MARTIN, Philip (I68136)
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| 285 | 13 October 1943 Evening News of the Tonawandas Strassburg Promoted To Technician 5 Grade Harvey C. Strassburg, formerly with an armored regiment, but now attached to a tank battalion at Camp Cooke, Calif., has been promoted to Technician fifth grade. He is a graduate of North Tonawanda high school, where he played in the band. Before he entered the service Strassburg was employed at the Buffalo Bolt company. T-5 Strassburg had armored training earlier at Chaffee, Ark., and Fort Knox, Ky. He has two sisters in North Tonawanda: Mrs. Donald Townsend of Felton street and Mrs. Albert Batt of Vandervoort street. -- 23 August 1944 Evening News of the Tonawandas Harvey Strassburg, Radioman on Tank, Hurt in Normandy Pfc. Harvey C. Strassburg, radioman on a General Sherman Tank in the early days of the present rout of the Nazis, was wounded in action and removed to an English hospital, according to letters received her by his sister, Mrs. Albert Batt, 169 Vandervoort St. How serious his wound is was not disclosed, but more details are expected in later War Department telegrams. Harvey was well known in the Twin Cities as a drummer on the Tonawanda high school band, and as a leader of his own swing band which played numerous local dances. Prior to his entry into the Service in February, 1942, Harvey had worked for the Buffalo Bolt Co. He received his training in the mechanized forces at Camp Chaffee, Ark., and at Camp Cook, Calif. before sailing for England in February, 1943. He landed in France soon after D-Day and engaged in some of the hottest tank battles in Normandy before receiving his wound. He was hurt, according to notices received, on August -- 20 December 1944 Evening News of the Tonawandas NT Fighter Tells How He Was Hurt A U.S. Army Station Hospital, England - Private First Class Harvey Strassburg of North Tonawanda, New York, radio operator of a Sherman tank who was wounded in the shoulder by grenade shrapnel near Granville, France, is now recovering at this United States Army station hospital in England. During the thick of the battle my tank was hit by enemy shell fire, said Pfc. Strassburg, and thinking it had caught on fire and was about ready to explode, I jumped out and started to run for cover. I was no further than a few yards from my tank when a German grenade exploded nearby. Pieces of shrapnel hit my chest, but I kept on going until I reached a place of cover, continued Pfc. Strassburg. A medic gave me first aid right on the field and then sent me to the rear. Later I was evacuated to England by air, he said. Before entering the Army, Pfc. Strassburg worked for the Buffalo Bolt Company. He is the brother of Mrs. Donald Townsend, formerly of North Tonawanda. | STRASSBURG, Harvey C (I57267)
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| 286 | 13 October 1945 Tonawanda News John Moll, 84, of the Falls boulevard, Bergholz, who died shortly after 6 P.M. yesterday after being struck by an automobile, was born in the town of Wheatfield. He leaves a son, Elmer of Bergholz; a daughter, Mrs. Theodore Greinert of St. Johnsburg and a grandson, Harold Moll of Bergholz. Rites will be held Monday afternoon a 2 oclock from the residence of Mrs. Greinert on the Falls boulevard and at 2:30 from the Holy Ghost church in Bergholz. The Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Ghost cemetery. | MOLL, Johannes August Rudolph (I56491)
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| 287 | 13 September 1951 Evening News of the Tonawandas Mrs. Helene M. Hoffmeister, nee Witkop, died yesterday in her home, 22 Monroe Ave., after a long illness. Surviving are her husband, Christian; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Duerr; five sons: Benjamin, John, Edmund, Bernhardt and Christ Hoffmeister; a half-brother, Carl Witkop, all of the Tonawandas; a step-sister, Mrs. Anna Stoelting, Cambria, a step-brother, William Goerss, North Tonawanda; 13 grandchildren. Services will be Saturday at 2 P.M. in the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., 2:30 P.M. in St. Mark Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul H. Fretthold will officiate. Burial in St. Marks Cemetery. | WITCOP, Helene M (I45016)
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| 288 | 13 September 1965 Tonawanda News PROHASKA - Magdelina Leifel Prohaska, 99, of 136 Linwood Ave., Tonawanda, died Monday (sept. 13, 1965) in her home after a long illness. She was born in Austria and had lived the past 62 years in Tonawanda. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She is survived by one son, John; one daughter, Mrs. Sophia Waldeck; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam-Seymour Streets, Tonawandan, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayers will be said there at 9 a.m. Wednesday followed by a Requiem Mass in St. Francis of Assisi Church at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Wilbur Yaeger will officiate. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | LEIFEL, Magdelina (I63790)
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| 289 | 14 April 1949 Tonawanda News Otto Rubbert Otto Rubbert, 77, of 286 Oliver St., died yesterday in his home after a long illness. Born in Germany, he lived here 33 years. He was a retired lumber handler. Survivors include: three sisters, Mrs. Amonda Kohler, Mrs. Olga Schroeder and Mrs. Emma Ellman. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday from the Pawenski Funeral Home, 652 Oliver St., the Rev. Hermann B. Miller officiating. Burial will be in S. Mark’s Cemetery, North Tonawanda. | RUBBERT, Otto August Wilhelm (I67644)
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| 290 | 14 December 1950 Tonawanda News Lillian M. Mante, WA St., Bergholz, died early today in Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls. She is survived by her husband, Reinhard; a son, David; a daughter, Mrs. Admiral Haag, Bergholz; three sisters, Mrs. Albert Wienke, Mrs. Andrew Mante, North Tonawanda, Miss Louise Volstadt, Gowanda; two grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Services will be Sunday at 2 P.M. in the residence in Bergholz; at 2:30 P.M. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The Rev. Victor Dahlke will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Cemetery. | VOLKSTEDT, Lillian Elsa Martha (I58595)
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| 291 | 14 December 1964, Tonawanda News JAGOW-Helena M., 96, of 328 Vandervoort St., North Tonawanda, died Sunday, Dec. 13, in her residence. She was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and a member of Friedens United Church of Christ. She was wife of the late Herman C. Jagow and is survived by a daughter, Miss Mabel F. of North Tonawanda; two sons, Harry C. of North Tonawanda and Arnold H. of Williamsville; a brother, Edward Moje of East Amherst, and a sister, Mrs. Agnes Newman of Tonawanda. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 P.M., the Rev. Karl K. Marks officiating. Burial in Friedens Cemetery. If desired, contributions may be made to the Friedens Church School | MOJE, Helena Maria Elisabeth (I52440)
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| 292 | 14 February 1977 Tonawanda News GOMBERT - William R. Gombert, 35, of the Town of Wheatfield, Saturday (Feb. 12, 1977) at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Gombert was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield, a member of the Amateur Radio Association of the Tonawandas and the Buffalo Amateur Radio Repeater Association. He is survived by his wife, Barbara J. (nee Turner) Gombert; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gombert of the Town of Wheatfield; and a brother, Dennis (Helen) Gombert of Arlington, Va. The family at the Fretthold Funeral Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held from the funeral home Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Rolf A. Buchmann will officiate. Interment in St. John Lutheran cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church Building Fund. | GOMBERT, William Bartholomew (I53919)
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| 293 | 14 January 1952 Tonawanda News Herman J. Grawe, 61, of 65 Fredericka St. died suddenly Saturday afternoon while at work at the Buffalo Bolt Company, Division of Buffalo-Eclipse Corporation. Mr. Grawe was born in Johnsburg and had been a resident of North Tonawanda for the past 37 years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, nee Riedel. He was the father of Mrs. Earl Janowsky, Allan, William, Mrs. Carlton Reitch, Herman Jr. and Mrs. Frank Alliger III; brother of Edward of Johnsburg, George of Nashville, Philippineslip, Benjamin and Walter of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Charles Neuman and Mrs. Ruth Pieper. Ten grandchildren also survive. Services will be Tuesday in the family residence at 2 P.M. and in St. Marks Lutheran Church at 2:30 P.M. The Rev. Paul H. Fretthold will officiate. Interment will be in St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery. | GRAWE, Herman J (I57989)
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| 294 | 14 July 1956 Tonawanda News STRASSBURG Mrs. Amelia R. Strassburg (nee Mavis), 80, of 90 Felton St., North Tonawanda, Thursday evening (July 12, 1956) at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Warren Gordon of 477 Broad St., Tonawanda after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Frederick C. Strassburg. Also surviving are another daughter, Vera Strassburg; two grandchildren, Warren Jr. and Linda; five sisters, Mrs. Amanda Werth, Mrs. Charles Hildebrandt, Mrs. Gust Demler, Mrs. William Walck and Mrs. Harry Knights, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Frettholf Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, where services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 3 in St. Marks Lutheran Church, the Rev. Paul Fretthold officiating. Burial will be in St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery. | MAVIS, Amelia R (I57333)
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| 295 | 14 March 1952 Tonawanda News Lockport Crash Kills One, Injures Another LOCKPORT (UP) – One man was killed almost instantly and another was “critically” injured today when the automobile in which they were traveling knocked over a stop sign, struck an abutment, and careened 600 feet through a wooden fruit shed. Richard Marks, 32, of Lockport was pronounced dead at the scene. Joseph Smolinski, 33, also of Lockport, was taken to Meyer Memorial Hospital in Buffalo in “critical” condition. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ 14 March 1952 The Tonawanda News Lockport Crash Kills One, Injures Another LOCKPORT (UP) - One man was killed almost instantly and another was critically injured today when the automobile in which they were traveling knocked over a stop sign, struck an abutment, and careened 600 feet through a wooden fruit shed. Richard Marks, 32, of Lockport was pronounced dead at the scene. Joseph Smolinski, 33, also of Lockport, was taken to Meyer Memorial Hospital in Buffalo in critical condition. -- MARKS - Funeral services for Richard G. Marks were held at Prudden Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street. Saturday afternoon. May 17, 1952 at two o'clock. The Reverend Ivan L. Lange officiated. Full military honors were accorded by B. Leo Dolau Post, No 410, American Legion and the following members acted as bearers: Frank McGonigle. James M. Meiklejohn, Herbert L Wilson, Anthony Haley, Willard Pencille, and Van S. Bennett Interment in Mt. Ridge Cemetery. | MARCKS, Richard George (I40603)
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| 296 | 14 March 1953 Tonawanda News SCHIMSCHACK - Herman Schimschack, 79, Washington St., Bergholtz, died early Saturday morning, March 14, 1953, in his home after a long illness. Born in Germany, he had lived in Bergholtz past 45 years. He was a member of St. James Lutheran church. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Hardy of Getzville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Wilbert Wolanske and Mrs. Reuben Stenzel, both of Bergholtz; two step-sons, Edward Schimschack and Clarence Wolf of St. Johnsburg; 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Schimschack, of St. Johnsburg. Friends may call at the residence where funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. in St. James Church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Bergholtz. | SCHIMSCHACK, Hermann August (I54299)
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| 297 | 14 November 1949 Tonawanda News Heart Attack Fatal To Charles Wurl, 72 Charles Wurl, 72, of 6 Filner Ave., failed to respond to resuscitation treatment in his home at 1:55 p.m. Sunday and was pronounced dead of a heart attack, North Tonawanda firemen reported today. Mr. Wurl was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Rescue Fire Company and the Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife, Ella, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Diebold, and a son Stanley. | WURL, Charles Martin August (I57800)
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| 298 | 14 November 1955 Tonawanda News SATTELBERG - August E. Sattelberg, 83, of 390 Niagara St., North Tonawanda, Monday (Nov. 14, 1955) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sattelberg was the beloved father of Mrs. Celeste Copeland, grandfather of Merlyn Copeland, and brother of Mrs. Dorothea Belling, all of North Tonawanda. Friends will be received at the residence, where services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Frederick Hinners, pastor, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Martinsville, officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Martinsville. Mr. Sattelberg was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Brunner Funeral Home. | SATTELBERG, August Ernst Lebrecht (I54464)
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| 299 | 15 April 1927 Tonawanda News George W. Camann, 50 years old, of Bergholz, died early this morning at the Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls. He was taken ill a few days ago and was operated on at the hospital yesterday for intestinal trouble. Camann had lived in Bergholz practically all his life. He is survived by a wife, two sons, Carl and George, Jr.; four daughters, the Misses Doris, Natalia, Anita and Thelma; a mother, Mrs. Emily Camann, all of Bergholz; seven brothers, Charles C. Camann, Tonawanda; William and John Camann, LaSalle; Frank, Albert, Edwin and Harry Camann of Bergholz, and a sister, Mrs. Julius Stoelting, Bergholz. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence and half an hour later at the Holy Ghost church, Rev. John Kuchenbecker officiating. Interment will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. | CAMANN, George Wilhelm August (I52998)
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| 300 | 15 August 1938 Tonawanda News Mrs. Wilhelmina Schimschack Mrs. Wilhelmina Schimschack, 86, died this morning at the home of her son, August, Bergholz, after a lingering illness. Born in Germany, Mrs. Schimschack had resided in Bergholz the past 53 years. She was a member of the Holy Ghost church in Bergholz. She leaves five sons, August and Herman, Bergholz; Ferdinand, Lockport; Fred, St, Johnsburg and Otto, Pekin; a brother, August Schroeder, Steubenville, O.; 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 oclock from the late residence and at 2 oclock from the Holy Ghost church. The Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Burial will be the Holy Ghost cemetery. | SCHROEDER, Wilhelmina (I61249)
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