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| 651 | 20 June 1949 Tonawanda News Howard J. Moll, 39, of 1210 Ruie Rd., died suddenly yesterday morning of a heart attack. He was the son of the late Mrs. Lydia Moll of 1192 Ruie Rd., whose funeral was held yesterday afternoon. Born in Bergholz, he lived most of his life in North Tonawanda. He was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church, St. Johnsburg. Surviving are his wife, Josephine, nee Pankow; a daughter, Karen Elaine; his father, William C. Moll; a brother, Raymond, and a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Coughlin of North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 P.M. from the residence and at 2:30 P.M. from the St. Johns Church. The Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke will officiate. Burial will be in St. Johns cemetery. | MOLL, Howard J (I54940)
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| 652 | 20 June 1960 Tonawanda News LUKASIK-Frank Lukasik, of 153 Eighth Ave., North Tonawanda, died in DeGraff Memorial Hospital Sunday (June 19, 1960) after a short illness. Born in Poland, he had resided in North Tonawanda for the past 45 years. He was employed at The Wurlitzer Co. and was a member of Local 350, IUE (AFL-CIO), and of St. Joseph's Society PRCU 436. Survivors include his wife, Mary (nee Zielinski); two daughters, Mrs. Frances Soos and Mrs. Frank (Jean) Jehrio; two sons, John F. and Frank; and 14 grandchildren, all of North Tonawanda; one sister in Poland. Funeral services will be Wednesday morning at 9:30 in Niagara Memorial Chapel, 549 Oliver St., and at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church. The Rev. Vincent L. Cyman will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet. | LUKASIK, Frank (I285)
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| 653 | 20 May 1927 Tonawanda News Shirley Wienke, ..... daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Wienke, Bergholz, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents after a brief illness. She was the only child. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence and half an hour later, standard time, at the St. Jacobs church, Rev. Otto Bruss officiating. Interment will be in the St. Jacob's cemetery. ALSO Niagara Falls Gazette May 25, 1927 The funeral of Shirley Wienke, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Wienke, who died last Thursday from convulsions, caused by a whooping cough, was held last Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. Services were held from the home at two o'clock and at two thirty from the St. Jacob's church. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. Bearers were I. Kuchenbecker. A. Schmeichel, M. Wienke and E. Hasley. Burial was in St. Jacob's cemetery. Rev. Otto Bruss officiated. | WIENKE, Shirley Mae (I58355)
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| 654 | 20 May 1954 Tonawanda News FUERCH - Mrs. Gertrude Fuerch (nee Mante) aged 53, died at her home, WA St., Bergholz, Wednesday (May 19, 1954). Mrs. Fuerch was the wife of the late Fred Fuerch, mother of Mrs. Benjamin Walck; grandmother of two granddaughters; sister of Wally Mante of Bergholz, Leonard Mante of Sanborn, Mrs. Francis Licht of the Town of Wheatfield and Mrs. Erna Sharts of North Tonawanda. Services will be held Saturday at 2 P.M. at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., and at 2:30 P.M. at the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The Rev. Victor W. Dahlke will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. ALSO Niagara Gazette - 5/20/1954 MM. Gertrude Fuerch Found Dead in Home BERGHOLTZ, May 20-Mrs. Gertrude Fuerch, 53, of Washington St., was found hanged yesterday in the attic of her home. Dr. Walter Altbach, Niagara County coroner, issued a certificate of suicide, according to the Sheriffs Depart- ment. Mrs. Fuerch's body was discovered by her son-in-law, Benjamin Walck, who was called to the home when bis wife found the doors locked, Mrs. Fuerch had been ill, according to Criminal Deputy John Ginty, who investigated. She was the widow of the late Fred Fuerch. Surviving are a dlughter, Mrs. Benjamin Walck, Wheatfield; two granddaughters; two brothers, Wally Monte. Bergholtz, and Leonard Monte, Sanborn; two sisters, Mrs. Francis Licht, Wheatflefd, and Mrs. Erna Sharts, North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Fretthold Funeral Home, North Tonawanda, and at 2:30 at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholtz. The Rev. Victor C. Dahlke will officiate. Interment will be in Holy Ghost Cemetery, | MANTE, Gertrude M (I58562)
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| 655 | 20 October 1954 Tonawanda News HASELEY Otto Haseley, 70, a former resident of North Tonawanda, died yesterday (Oct. 18, 1954) in Middletown, N. Y., after a long illness. He is survived by a brother, Edward Haseley, North Tonawanda, and a sister, Louise Wilson, Niagara Falls. Funeral will be Thursday at 10 A.M. at the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., the Rev. Charles F. Kriete officiating. Burial in Elmlawn Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined. | HASELEY, Otto (I48082)
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| 656 | 20 September 1926 Evening News of the Tonawandas Mrs. Emma Strassburg, 44 years old, wife of William G. Strassburg, died Saturday afternoon at her home, 61 Jackson avenue, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Strassburg was born in the town of Wheatfield and lived at St. Johnsburg all her life until removing to North Tonawanda a week ago. Besides her husband, Mrs. Strassburg is survived by five daughters, the Misses Regina, Loretta, Irene, Lucy and Ida Strassburg, one son, William G. Strassburg, Jr.; five sisters, Mrs. Frank Sasse, Buffalo, Mrs. Edward Doebler, North Ridge; Mrs. W. Heidenfeldt, Mrs. Albert Warblow, and Mrs. Henry Hardy of North Tonawanda and two brothers, William Pankow and Arthur Piper, North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence and at 2:45 o'clock at the St. John's church, St. Johnsburg, Rev. Walter Thiemecke officiating. Burial will be in the St. John's cemetery. | PANKOW, Emma Bertha (I54888)
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| 657 | 20 September 1929 Tonawanda News Chester H. Camann, 14 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Camann, Niagara Falls boulevard, Bergholz, died yesterday at the family residence after a lingering illness. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother, Norman, and a sister, Viola. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock standard time at the residence and half an hour later from the Holy Ghost church, Bergholz. Rev. John Kuchenbecker will conduct the services and interment will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery | CAMANN, Chester Harry (I52864)
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| 658 | 20 September 1950 Tonawanda News Mrs. Bertha Proefrock, 53, of 180 Witmer Rd., died yesterday in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Born in Germany, she had lived in the Tonawandas 13 years and was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Surviving are her husband, Edward; her mother, Mrs. Anna Klenk; three brothers, Hugo of North Tonawanda; Carl, New York City; Hans, Germany; three stepsons, Wallace, Herbert and Warren Proefrock, of the Tonawandas; a stepdaughter, Mrs. John Britton, Niagara Falls. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St. The Rev. J. J. Braun will officiate. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. | KLENK, Bertha (I55623)
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| 659 | 2008 Birthday wishes in Gazette (age 90) Niagara Gazette - 5/24/2008 Gerald Witmer Hewitt, Sr., of Niagara Falls, died Friday, May 23, 2008 in Mount St. Marys Hospital. He was 90. He was born with twin brother, Harold Cleghorn Hewitt on February 5, 1918 in Springville, NY, to the late Alan and Lena (Laur) Hewitt. Raised and worked with his father and five brothers on their dairy farm on Upper Mountain Road, Lewiston. The Hewitt farm supplied large quantities of milk daily to residents of the area. There were 40 Holsteins and milking was a seven day a week two times a day job. In addition the farm raised corn, oats and alfalfa to feed the cattle. The Hewitt boys worked hard and played hard all year round. They had softball, basketball and hockey teams and school work too! Gerald graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1935. In 1941, he started work at the Union Carbide National Plant in Niagara Falls and retired in 1981 with 40 years service. As a sportsman, he enjoyed golf and bowling for over 60 years. He was Hyde Park Golf Club Champion in 1951 and City Golf Champ in 1952. He was inducted into the Niagara Falls Mens Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 1995, with a lifetime average of 190 and many championship trophies added to his collection. Jerry will be missed by his golf and card playing friends. He is survived by a son, Gerald W. (Karen) Hewitt, Jr. of San Jose, CA; a daughter, Sandra (late Ronald) Granieri of Niagara Falls; three brothers, Alfred L. (Lola) Hewitt of Niagara Falls, Richard A. (Jocelyn) Hewitt of Lawrence, KS, Kenneth C. (Ruth) Hewitt of Tacoma, WA; five grandchildren, Melanie (John T.)Loss of Grand Island, Ronald J. (Jennifer) Granieri of Lansdowne, PA, Rebecca (Robert) Stone of Sylvania, OH, Rachel (Guy) Hunt of Rochester, Alicia L. Hewitt of San Jose, CA; eight great grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Rose M. Hewitt January 11, 1991; a granddaughter, Maria Carmela Granieri; and two brothers, twin, Harold and oldest brother, Donald (late Betty) Hewitt. Friends may call Tuesday after 11 AM in the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, where funeral services will be held at 1 PM. Interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton, NY. | HEWITT, Gerald Witmer (I8968)
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| 660 | 21 April 1972 Tonawanda News MOLL Agnes E. Moll, 63, of 2823 Church Rd., Town of Wheatfield, Thursday (April 20, 1972) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Moll was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and a former member of the Ladies Guild. She is survived by her husband, Harold G. Moll; three daughters, Mrs. Herbert (June) Milleville of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Charles (Joyce) Burnett and Mrs. Gordon (Doris) Schumacher, both of North Tonawanda; two sons, Harold P. and Leonard J. Moll; two brothers, Allen James Delaney of Syracuse and Arthur Burton Delaney of Auburn; two sisters, Mrs. William (Anna) OHara of Auburn, N. Y., and Mrs. Ernest (Marie) Crocker of Kanona, N. Y.; grandmother of 16 grandchildren | DELANEY, Agnes E (I52134)
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| 661 | 21 August 1944 Tonawanda News John W. Milleville, 83, died yesterday morning at his home on the Old Falls Boulevard, Town of Wheatfield. He was a lifelong resident of the town and a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Helen, nee Milleville; four sons, Hugo and Carl of the town of Wheatfield, Edgar of Marshfield, WI., and Martin of the town of Lewiston; four daughters, Mrs. Alfred Walck of St. Paul, Mrs. Edward DeVantier of Niagara Falls and Helen and Elsie at home; 32 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Ferchen and Mrs. Bertha DeVantier of the town of Wheatfield. Rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 oclock from the residence and at 2:30 from the St. James church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. James cemetery. | MILLEVILLE, Johannes Wilhelm (I53203)
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| 662 | 21 August 1951 Tonawanda News Mrs. Augusta P. Mante, nee Kandt, 73, of 135 Linwood Ave., died suddenly last night in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Albert Mante. She is survived by five sons, Reinhardt, of Bergholtz, Andrew, Edwin and Oscar of North Tonawanda, and Martin of St. Johnsburg; two daughters, Mrs. Arnold Wollenberg, of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Herbert Wilson; one sister, Mrs. Rose Kandt, 12 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Services will be in the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Wilson, WA St., Bergholtz, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and 2:30 from Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The Rev. Victor Dahlke will officiate; interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. | KANDT, Augusta Pauline Elisabeth (I58094)
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| 663 | 21 December 1985, Tonawanda News BUTTS--Leroy I. Butts, Thursday, Dec. 19, 1985 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. He was a life long resident of the Tonawandas and was retired from the R. T. Jones Lumber Co. after 45 years of service. Mr. Butts was a charter member of the Gastown Sportsman's Club. He is survived by his wife, Mary Butts of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Nancy) McMahon of Auburn, NY, and Mrs. Howard (Patricia) Reichert of Williamsville; two sons, Robert (Mary) Butts of Wappingers Falls, NY, and Leroy P. Butts at home; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mildred Soos of North Tonawanda; also nieces and nephews. There will be no prior visitation. Private funeral services were held at the convenience of the family from the Larango-Colucci Funeral Home, North Tonawanda. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | BUTTS, Leroy I (I292)
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| 664 | 21 February 1973 Tonawanda News GATLEY Leroy (Larry) C. Gatley Sr. of 3076 Stieg Rd., North Tonawanda, Sunday (Feb. 18, 1973) in Wellsville, N.Y. Husband of Rose; father of Dennis of El Paso, Tex., LeRoy C. Gatley Jr., Keith, both of Niagara Falls, Earl of Wheatfield, Mrs. Charles (Connie) Frantz, Mrs. Ronald (Fay) Robbins, both of the Town of Niagara, Mrs. Michael (Cynthia) Schavf of Wichita, Kan.; son of Mrs. Ruby Gatley of Niagara Falls; brother of Edwin of Ransomville, Clifford of Rochester, Jerome of Colorado, Mrs. Albert (Aleda) Behm of Utica, N.Y., Mrs. Phyllis Jeffery of Ransomville, Mrs. Robert (Lois) Molnar of Medina, Mrs. Timothy (Brenda) Wilson of Barker, Mrs. Zora Wvendsch of Buffalo, also survived by nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews, brother of the late Miss Sylvia Gatley. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Rhoney Funeral Home, Inc., 5893 Hoover Rd., Sanborn with the Rev. Charles Hobbs officiating. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park. The family will be present from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Members of the Wheatfield American Legion Post 1451 will conduct memorial services 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. | GATELY, LeRoy C (I67891)
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| 665 | 21 June 1960 Tonawanda News KELL-Charles E. Kell, 44, of 61 Carney St., Tonawanda, died Tuesday (June 21, 1960) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Buffalo, he had lived in Tonawanda for 21 years. He was employed as a core maker at the International Paper Co. Survivors include his wife Marian (Dolly) Soos Kell; two sons, Ronald and Roger; three sisters, Mrs. Rudolph Klatt of Tonawanda, Mrs. John Collins and Mrs. Keith Elliott of Buffalo. Friends may call at the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. Mr. Richard Ketelsen will officiate. Burial in Elmlawn. | KELL, Charles Edward (I133)
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| 666 | 21 March 1929 Evening News of The Tonawandas Otto W. Stoelting, 54 years old, died yesterday at his home on the Baker Hill road, town of Cambria, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Stoelting was born in the town of Wheatfield and lived there and in Cambria all his life. He is survived by a wife, Anna; one son, Reinhold; a daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Jagow, Bergholz; three brothers, Albert and Julius Stoelting, Bergholz, and Herman Stoelting, North Tonawanda and one sister, Mrs. John Strassburg, Sanborn. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and half an hour later from the St. Andrew's Evangelical church at Pekin. Rev. Christian Smith will officiate and interment will be in the St. John's cemetery at St. Johnsburg. -- NF Gazette STOELTNG-in the town of Cambria, N. Y., March 20, 1929, Otto W. Stoelting, beloved husband of Anna Goerss; father of Reinhold and Mrs. Rudolph Jagow; brother of Albert, Herman, Julius and Mrs. John Strassburg. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late residence in Baker Hill Road and at 2:30 o'clock from St. Andrew's Evangelical church at Pekin, N. Y. Interment at St. Johnsburg. N. Y. Friends invited to attend. | STOELTING, Otto Wilhelm Karl (I56650)
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| 667 | 21 March 2008, White Bear Lake, Minnesota Gerhard Henry "Giggs" Behm, 91, of White Bear Lake, Minn., died Thursday, Feb. 21. He and his twin sister, Gertrude, were born Oct. 30, 1916, in Hudson to George and Irene (Kahmeyer) Behm. Gerhard graduated from Hudson High School in 1936 and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Blue Lake Camp near Minocqua. He served in World War II in the 32nd Division of the U.S. Army on various islands in the Pacific Theater. After discharge he married Elaine Jeanette Legrid at their family farm in Star Prairie. They raised their family in rural Lake Elmo, Minn., and she died in 1985. He later married Iona Metzger. For most of his career he worked as a carpenter for Roy Shelgren Construction. Among those preceding him in death were siblings, Adella Krech, Gertrude Quarberg, Edith Swanson, Arthur Behm and Wallace Behm. Memorials are preferred to VFW Post 2115, Hudson. Johnson Peterson Funeral Home in White Bear Lake, Minn., handled the arrangements, www.johnsonpeterson.com. | BEHM, Gerhardt Heinrich (I125695)
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| 668 | 21 May 1959 Tonawanda News RIETSCH - Herman G. Rietsch, 66, of 372 ½ Falconer St., North Tonawanda, died unexpectedly Wednesday (May 20, 1959) at his home. He was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, formerly employed at the Buffalo Bolt Co. and was a member of the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife, Florena Raymond Rietsch; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Douck, Escanaba, Mich.; also several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. Charles E. Titus officiating. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Park. | RIETSCH, Herman Gustav Albert (I69796)
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| 669 | 21 November 1951 Tonawanda News Mrs. Lillian Mueller, 46, of 233 Linwood Ave., died early today in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Mueller was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda. She is survived by her husband, George J.; two sons, Robert and Earl; a daughter, Miss Ruth Mueller. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. William Wurl, and a brother, Henry Ellman. She was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid Society and Womens Missionary League. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 P.M. in the Fretthold Funeral home, 1241 Oliver St., and at 2:30 P.M. in St. Marks Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul H. Fretthold will officiate. Interment will be in St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery. | ELLMAN, Lillian E (I49462)
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| 670 | 21 November 1970 Tonawanda News MARTIN Mrs. Ella R. Martin, 66, of 7040 Ward road, Town of Wheatfield, Friday (Nov. 20, 1970) at the North Town Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Martin was a member of St, Johns Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, George F. Martin; two sons, George F. and Dennis G., both of the Town of Wheatfield; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Esther Ziehm of Buffalo and Miss Ariel Ziehm of Tonawanda, and a brother, William Ziehm, Town of Wheatfield. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, until Monday. Services will be in St. Johns Lutheran Church at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Clarence W. Rabe will officiate. Interment in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. | ZIEHM, Ella R (I61774)
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| 671 | 22 December 1927 Tonawanda News Mrs. Caroline Bartel, 68 years old, died yesterday afternoon at her home on the River road, town of Wheatfield, after a lingering illness. She was born in Germany coming to the town of Wheatfield when two years old and residing there the rest of her life. She is survived by a husband, August Bartel; three daughters, Miss Carrie Bartel, Wheatfield; Mrs. L. C. Juneman, Buffalo, and Mrs. W. D. Mulholland, Niagara Falls; two sons, William J. Wruck, Buffalo, and Fred A. Wruck, Niagara Falls; twelve grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. John Schuler, Pendleton, and Mrs. Silas Allared, North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence and an hour later at the Holy Ghost church, Bergholz, Rev. Kuckenbeck officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. -- NF Gazette NORTH TONAWANDA, Dec. 23.- Mrs. Caroline Bartel, 68 years old, died yesterday at her home on the River road, town of Wheatfield, after a lingering illness. She is survived by a husband, August Bartel: three daughters, Miss Carrie Bartel, Wheatfield; Mrs. L. C. Juneman, Buffalo. and Mrs. W. D. Mulholland, Niagara Falls; two sons, William J. Wruck, Buffalo, and Fred A. Wruck, Niagara. Falls; twelve grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. John Schuler, Pendleton. and Mrs. Silas Allared (sic), North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 13:30 (sic) o'clock at the residence and an hour later at the Holy Ghost church, Bergholz, Rev. Kuchenbeck officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. | DUBOIS, Caroline Wilhelmine Dorothea (I58141)
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| 672 | 22 December 1975 Tonawanda News STRASSBURG - H. Florence Strassburg, 63, of North Tonawanda, Sunday (Dec. 21, 1975) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Strassburg was born in Pennsylvania and had been a resident of North Tonawanda the past 40 years. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Walter P. Strassburg of North Tonawanda; her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Eschenbach of Irving, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Troy Martin and two brothers, William and Glenwood Eschenbach, all of No. Warren, Pa., and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda this evening from 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Rev. Donald Krompart will officiate. Interment in Elmlawn Cemetery. | ESCHENBACH, H Florence (I68141)
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| 673 | 22 February 1949 Tonawanda News Mrs. Anna Proefrock Mrs. Anna Proefrock, 78, died last evening in her residence, 100 Felton St., after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, and a member of the St. Peters Evangelical and Reformed Church and its Ladies Aid Society. Surviving are her husband, Charles; two granddaughters, Mrs. Roland Stubbs and Mrs. Elmer H. Holrod, and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. from the late residence. The Rev. J. J. Braun will officiate. Interment will be in St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery. | MESSING, Anna (I55607)
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| 674 | 22 February 1954 Tonawanda News MANTE - Andrew A. Mante, 50, of 179 Linwood Ave., North Tonawanda, died Saturday evening (Feb. 20, 1954) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Mante was a member of Friedens Evangelical Reformed Church and an employee of the Buffalo Bolt Co. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie; a brother, Reinhard; a sister, Mrs. Herbert M. Martin of the Town of Wheatfield, and a sister, Mrs. Arnold Wollenberg and two brothers, Edwin and Oscar of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., where services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Carl E. Burgess will officiate. Interment will be in Friedens Cemetery. | MANTE, Andrew A (I58567)
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| 675 | 22 January 1941 Evening News of the Tonawandas Mrs. Emma A. Strassburg, 72, a life-long resident of the town of Wheatfield, died last night at her home on the Oderboltz road, near Bergholtz, after a prolonged illness. She was born in St. Johnsburg. Surviving are a husband, William F., two brothers, Edward Schroeder of St. Johnsburg and Louis Schroeder of Devil's Lake, N. D., and two sisters, Mrs. Amelia Zimmer of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Rosa Jagow of St. Johnsburg. Rites will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam street, and at 2:45 from the Holy Ghost Lutheran church in Bergholtz. Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. | SCHROEDER, Emma Magdalena (I57293)
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| 676 | 22 January 1951 Tonawanda News Walter J. Wurl, 69, of 1307 Pierce Ave. died in his home yesterday after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Rescue Fire Company and the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife Ella, nee Schulz, a daughter, Mrs. Russell Foster, Lockport; a son, Lewis, Warm Springs, MT; three brothers, William and Gerhardt, North Tonawanda, Fred, Bergholz; four sisters, Mrs. Ada Burow, Hamburg, Mrs. Benjamin Toellner, Nashville, Mrs. Arthur Lorenz and Mrs. Edward Lebrenz, North Tonawanda. Services will be in the residence at 2 P.M. Wednesday. The Rev. Frederick A. Hinners will officiate. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. | WURL, Walter Johannes (I58873)
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| 677 | 22 January 1975, Tonawanda News BENZ-Carl D. Benz, 64, of the Town of Wheatfield, Tuesday (Jan.21, 1975) at Roswell Park Memorial Institute after a length illness. Mr. Benz was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, former Elder and Trustee of the church, a member of the Lutheran Layman's League, and former area supervisor of Hooker Chemical Co. He is survived by his wife, Ann (nee) Benz; a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Mary Ann) Haseley of the Town of Wheatfield; a son, William N. Benz, at home and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda from 7 to 9 this evening and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Services will be held in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Friday at 10 A.M. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Building Fund | BENZ, Carl D (I57125)
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| 678 | 22 July 1927 Tonawanda News Henry Voelker, 70 years old, a lifelong resident of Bergholz, died yesterday at his home on the Niagara road. He had been in ill health for the past eleven years but it was not until Tuesday, when he was stricken with paralysis, that his condition became serious. For the past 30 years Mr. Voelker had been proprietor of a general store at Bergholz. Surviving are a wife, Augusta; three sons, John Voelker of Buffalo, Charles Voelker of Niagara Falls and Henry Voelker, Jr., of Bergholz; seven daughters, the Misses Louise and Esther Voelker of Los Angeles, Mrs. Lebrecht Schultz and Mrs. Albert Grobengieser of Niagara Falls and Mrs. George Heuer, Mrs. Valerius Ferchen and Mrs. Remhard Wienke of Bergholz, and 20 grandchildren. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and half an hour later, standard time, from the St. Jacob's church. Rev. Otto Bruss officiating. Interment will be in the St. Jacob's cemetery. -- NF Gazette Funeral of Henry Voelker Is Held Was Born in Bergholtz; Had Lived There 70 Years. BERGHOLTZ, July 28.-Henry Voelker, Sr., of Niagara street, who died at his home, removes one of the best known residents of Niagara county. Born in this village 70 years ago, he lived here all his life. For the past 30 years he had been proprietor of a general store on Niagara. street. Last week Tuesday he was stricken with paralysis from which he died Thursday morning. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the family home, and the St. Jacob's church, the Rev. Otto Bruss officiating. Burial was in St. Jacob's cemetery. The floral tributes were many And beautiful. He leaves a wide circle of friends, and is survived by his wife, Augusta. three sons, John of Buffalo, Charles, Niagara Falls, and Henry Jr. of this village, seven daughters, the Misses Louise and Esther Voelker, of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Leberecht Schultz and Mrs. Albert Grobengieser, of Niagara Falls, and Mrs. George Heuer, Mrs. Valerius Ferchen and Mrs. Reinhard Wienke, of this village, and 20 grandchildren. | VOELKER, Heinrich Wilhelm (I54289)
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| 679 | 22 July 1929 Tonawanda News The funeral of Mrs. Clara Moll, 74 years old, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Brady, 91 Amber street, Buffalo, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Moll home in Bergholtz, town of Wheatfield, at 2 o'clock and half an hour later at the Holy Ghost church in that village. Rev. John Kuchenbecker will conduct the services and burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. Mrs. Moll sustained a fractured hip in a fall from a stepladder in her home six weeks ago. She was taken to Memorial hospital where she remained until Friday of last week when she was taken to the Brady home. She died on Saturday. Mrs. Moll is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Brady and Mrs. Charles Smith, Buffalo; four sons, William, Tonawanda, Gustav, Niagara Falls, Edwin, Chicago, and Otto, Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. | KORN, Clara Margarett Friedriche (I56494)
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| 680 | 22 June 1959 Tonawanda News FRECK - Mrs. Evelyn (Poerschke) Freck, former resident of North Tonawanda, died June 18, 1959, after a lingering illness. Born in North Tonawanda on Feb. 5, 1910, Mrs. Freck resided here until 1950 when she and her family moved to Sepulveba, Calif. She is survived by her husband, Victor; a son, James, and a daughter, Judith, and two grandchildren. Also surviving are her father, Rudolph Poerschke; four sisters, Ida, Dolores and Leona of Corfu and Basom, N.Y., and Clara of North Tonawanda; three brothers, Edward of Corfu and Basom, Bernhardt of North Tonawanda and Paul of Buffalo. Burial took place today in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif. | POERSCHKE, Evelyn (I201032)
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| 681 | 22 March 1920 Tonawanda News Mrs. Caroline Kriedeman, wife of Fred Kriedeman, died at the residence of her daughter at Niagara Falls, N.Y. Mrs. Kriedeman was born in Pommern, Germany eighty-four years ago. Besides her husband, Mrs. Kriedeman leaves three sons, Fred and Herman of North Tonawanda and Julius Kriedeman and two daughters, Mrs. Amelia Steinbrenner and Mrs. William Newbauer of Niagara Falls. Also nineteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the residence of Mrs. Amelia Steinbrenner, No. 1311 Pierce avenue, Niagara Falls | WITKOPH, W F Carolina (I34088)
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| 682 | 22 March 1980 Tonawanda News SOOS Edward Soos, 64, of Tonawanda, Friday (March 21, 1980) at DeGraff Memorial Hsopital. A lifelong resident of the Tonawandas, Mr. Soos was a member of Sweeney Hose Co. No. 7 and North Tonawanda Firemens Benevolent Association. He was a former employee of Buffalo Pumps. He is survived by his wife, Onnolee (nee Russell) Rae Soos; two daughters, Mrs. David (Roberta) Brier and Mrs. Joseph (Diane) Gancasz, both of North Tonawanda; two stepsons, Robert (Doris) Rae of North Tonawanda and Donald (Kathleen) Rae of Tonawanda; four brothers, Alex (Ann) Soos, Albert Soos, James (Myra) Soos, all of North Tonawanda and Nick (Jean) Soos of Baltimore, Md., four sisters, Mrs. Allen (Ann) Rathwell of Batavia, Mrs. William (Rose) Silvis of St. Regis Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Hilda Kennedy and Mrs. Marion Kell, both of North Tonawanda; grandfather of 11 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive. Friends may call Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Wattengel Funeral Home, Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda where services will be held Monday at 10 a.m., the Rev. Daniel Richter officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery. | SOOS, Edward (I13)
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| 683 | 22 May 1935 Tonawanda News Mrs. Ida M. Moll, 68 years old, died at 11 o'clock this morning at her home, 323 Schenck street, following a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Rudolph G.; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Coyer; two sons, Alvin H. and Edward W. Moll, all of the Tonawandas; two brothers, Fred Wallenberg, Wolcottsville, and John Wallenberg, Gasport, and two sisters, Mrs. John E. Wendler and Mrs. W. H. Chase, both of the Tonawandas. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, daylight savings time. Rev. Frederick Hinners will officiate. Burial will be in St. Matthew's Cemetery. | WOLLENBERG, Ida M (I48108)
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| 684 | 22 November 1978 Tonawanda News WEINHEIMER - C. Howard Weinheimer, 61, of North Tonawanda suddenly Wednesday (November 22, 1978) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Weinheimer was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, an employee of The Benman Company for thirty years and a member of Friedens United Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Alice (nee Haseley) Weinheimer; a daughter, Mrs. David (Mary Lou) Mesi of Lockport, N. Y., a son, Revitt Weinheimer of North Tonawanda; two grandchildren, David Jr. and Deanna Mesi, both of Lockport; two brothers, Everett and Edward Weinheimer, both of North Tonawanda. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda this evening from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Services will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 10 a.m., the Rev. Howard F. Cramer will officiate. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. | WEINHEIMER, Charles Howard (I56881)
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| 685 | 22 October 1969 Tonawanda News STOLZENBURG Edgar F. Stolzenburg, 66, of 442 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, unexpectedly Monday (Oct. 20, 1969) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. A native of North Tonawanda, he had been employed at The Wurlitzer Co. for about 40 years before retiring in 1968. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rescue Fire Company and the Firemen's Benevolent Association. Survivors include his wife, Helen (nee Richert) Stolzenburg; a daughter, Mrs. Alton (Velma) Giese of North Tonawanda; two sons, Raymond H. of Tonawanda, and Robert E. Stolzenburg of North Tonawanda; a brother, Albert Stolzenburg of North Tonawanda; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Behrens, Mrs. Sophia Radloff and Miss Anna Stolzenburg, all of Lockport, and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and until noon Thursday, at John O. Roth Funeral Home, Morgan and William Streets, Tonawanda. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Old Falls Boulevard, by the Rev. Enno A. Schmoock. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church. | STOLZENBURG, Edgar Friedrich (I56015)
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| 686 | 22 October 1971 Tonawanda News READ - Viola Sanborn Read of 2860 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, Thursday (Oct. 21, 1971) in Newfane Intercommunity Hospital. Wife of the late Lionel J. Read; mother of Lionel Leslie Read and Mrs. Donald (Clara) Martin, both of Sanborn, sister of Lee R. Sanborn, M.D., of Gowanda, N. Y.; also survived by six grandchildren; Services will be held at the Pike & Jones Funeral Home Inc., 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Floyd Gotjen of the Sanborn United Methodist Church officiating. Interment in Mt. View Cemetery. The family will be present from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. If preferred, memorials may be made to the Sanborn United Methodist Church. Members of the Sanborn American Legion, Post 969, Ladies Auxiliary will conduct memorial services Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. | SANBORN, Viola (I64542)
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| 687 | 22 September 1941 Tonawanda News Mrs. Esther M. Wilke Mrs. Esther M. Wilke, 46, nee Proefrock, wife of Walter Wilke, of 519 Prospect avenue, died yesterday morning in the Gratwick Laboratory at Buffalo. She was a life-long resident of North Tonawanda, a member of the St. Matthew's church on Wheatfield street and the Ladies' Aid society of the church. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John Derner of Buffalo; two sons, Reinhard and Donald of North Tonawanda; four grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Melvin Mills, Mrs. Edward Manth and Mrs. Edwin Freck of North Tonawanda, and six brothers, Henry, Edward, William and Arnold Proefrock of North Tonawanda, Fred of Alexander, N.Y., and Walter of North Ridge. Rites will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence. The Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul's cemetery, Martinsville. | PROEFROCK, Esther M (I63528)
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| 688 | 22 September 1947 Tonawanda News Long Illness Fatal To Benjamin Jagow Benjamin W. J. Jagow, 59, a lifelong resident of the town of Wheatfield, residing on the Niagara road in Bergholz, died yesterday at the Memorial hospital Niagara Falls, after an illness of several weeks. One of the best known residents of the village, Jagow was a charter member and one of the organizers of the Bergholz Fire company. He was also member of the Zion Lutheran church on Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls. Surviving are his wife, Esther Gombert Jagow; a daughter, Helen Jagow, at home, and two brothers, Philip and Theodore Jagow of Niagara Falls. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 P.M. from the residence and half an hour later from the Zion church. The Rev. George F. Heuer will conduct the rites and interment will be in Memorial Park, Niagara Falls. | JAGOW, Benjamin Wilhelm Johann (I52820)
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| 689 | 23 August 1929 Tonawanda News Mrs. Fredericka Rubbert Mrs. Fredericka Rubbert, 85 years old, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Ellman, 174 Stenzil street. Born in Germany, Mrs. Rubbert had resided in North Tonawanda for the past 47 years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ellman, Mrs. William Kohler and Mrs. Herman Schroeder; a son, Otto, all of North Tonawanda; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Ellman residence and half an hour later at the St. Peter's church on Oliver street. Rev. Theodore Manzel will conduct the services and interment will be in the St. Mark's cemetery. | SENECHAL, Fredericka Wilhelmina (I67643)
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| 690 | 23 August 1952 Tonawanda News PROHASKA Peter Prohaska, 63, of 121 Zimmerman St. died Friday evening, Aug. 22, 1952, in his home after a brief illness. Born in Germany, he had lived in North Tonawanda the past 50 years. He had been employed as a cabinet maker by The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company for the past 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Gizella, nee Trausch; two sons, Peter Jr. and Norman; a daughter, Mrs. Sherwood Harder; five grandchildren, all of North Tonawanda; his mother, Mrs. Magdalena Prohaska; a sister, Mrs. Jacob Waldek, both of Wilson; a brother, John Prohaska of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where funeral services will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | PROHASKA, Peter (I64007)
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| 691 | 23 August 1982 Tonawanda News SOOS Albert S. Soos, 76, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (August 21, 1982) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Soos was a member of St. Josephs R. C. Church and retired in 1969 from Bell Aerospace after 25 years. Husband of the late Bertha (nee Wysko) Soos. He is survived by one son Robert (Mary Lou) Soos of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Mrs. Gary (Loretta) Meisenburg and Mrs. Howard (Patricia) Neuman, both of the Town of Wheatfield. Three brothers, Alex (Anna), James (Myra) Soos, both of North Tonawanda and Nick (Jean) Soos of Baltimore, Maryland; three sisters, Mrs. Hilda Kennedy, Mrs. Marion Kell, both of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Alan (Ann) Rathwell of Batavia, N.Y. Brother of the late Mrs. Rose Lindberg, Stephen, Edward and Louis Soos; grandfather of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Wattengel Funeral Home Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Josephs R. C. Church. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | SOOS, Albert Steven (I167)
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| 692 | 23 January 1914 Tonawanda News Haseley Will Is Filed For Probate The will of Carl E. Haseley, late of Walmore, was filed with Surrogate Norman D. Fish at Lockport yesterday for probate. The estate is valued at upwards of $7,000 in personal property and $8,000 in real estate. The will is to be probated on February 2. Attorney E. B. Harrington is counsel for the family. The widow and six children are the heirs. Haseley died on January 9. | HASELEY, Carl Ehrgott (I47949)
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| 693 | 23 January 1948 Tonawanda News Herman B. Sommer, Daily Press Editor, Succumbs at 69 Herman B. Sommer, 69, editor of the Daily Press, died in his home at 797 Sweeney St. last night. A native of North Tonawanda and a graduate of North Tonawanda High School, Mr. Sommer in 1933 founded a weekly paper called the Niagara Frontier Press. It became a daily in 1940 under the name, Niagara Press, and later it was renamed Daily Press. Mr. Sommer was a former local correspondent for the old Buffalo Express. He worked for a time as an agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the Tonawandas and in New Jersey. He was a member of Salem Evangelical & Reformed Church, the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association and the Columbia Hook and Ladder Company. He once held the positions of city clerk and superintendent of public works in North Tonawanda. He was an active Republican. The late Addison Sommer was his son. Mr. Sommer is survived by his wife, Lucy A.; a son, Sterling; three daughters, Mrs. John Heimgartner and Mrs. Clarence Hurtubise and Mrs. Lucille Williams of Buffalo; a sister, Mrs. William Glenn of Central Square, N.Y.; a brother, Alfred Sommer of Pittsburgh, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. Walter Hetzel of Salem Church will officiate. Interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. | SOMMER, Herman Benjamin (I48014)
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| 694 | 23 March 1953 Tonawanda News JAGOW Rosa A. Jagow, age 83, of the Witmer Rd., North Tonawanda, died Sunday evening, March 22, 1953, in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, after a long illness. Mrs. Jagow is survived by two sons, Martin of North Tonawanda and Gerhardt of California; a brother, Louis Schroeder of North Dakota. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., at Wad Rd., North Tonawanda. The Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke will officiate. Interment in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery. Time to be announced later. | SCHROEDER, Rosa (I52424)
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| 695 | 23 November 1910 Tonawanda News August F. Poerschke August F. Poerschke, 68 years old, died at his home on the Ruie road last night after a lingering illness. The deceased was born in Germany and has lived in the Tonawandas during the last fifteen years. Besides his widow, three daughters and four sons survive. The funeral will be held from the late home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. August Herring officiating. Burial will be at Sawyers Creek. | POERSCHKE, August (I64297)
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| 696 | 23 November 1956 Tonawanda News PROHASKA - Mrs. Catharine Prohaska, 75, died Wednesday, (Nov. 21, 1956) in Buffalo after a long illness. Born in Austria-Hungary, Mrs. Prohaska resided in Tonawanda the greater part of her life before moving to Buffalo five years ago. She was a member of St. Francis Church and a former member of the Altar Society of St. Francis Church. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Ann Prohaska of New York City and Mrs. James Polizzi of Buffalo, and four sons, John and Joseph of North Tonawanda, Frank of Niagara Falls and Peter of Alden, N. Y. Twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St., where services will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and at 9 a.m. in St. Francis Church with the Rev. Wilbur Yaeger officiating. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery. | BABCOCK, Katherine (I64313)
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| 697 | 23 November 1985 Tonawanda News GREINERT Sallie R. Greinert, 94, of the Town of Wheatfield, Friday (November 22, 1985) in NorthGate Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. Mrs. Greinert was the wife of the late Theodore Greinert, who died in 1965. No prior visitation. Funeral services will be held at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, Monday at 2 P.M. The Rev. Norbert Folwaczny will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery | Sally R (I58630)
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| 698 | 23 October 1979 Tonawanda News BAYER Margaret E. Bayer, 69, of the Town of Pendleton, Monday (October 22, 1979) at DeGraff memorial Hospital. Born in Wheatfield, Mrs. Bayer was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ. Wife of the late Kenneth N. Bayer, she is survived by one daughter, Jean Hillman of Lockport; one son, Donald Bayer of Pendleton; four brothers, Louis (Irene) Breitenbach, Walter (Mabel) Breitenbach, both of North Tonawanda, Henry Breitenbach of Niagara Falls and John (Loretta) Breitenbach of the Town of Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Wendt of Sanborn and Mrs. Catherine Pokelwaldt of Niagara Falls; three grandchildren, Deborah Gandt, Melody and Duane Hillman and two great-grandchildren, Eric and Alan Gandt. Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wattengel Funeral Home, Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda where services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m., the Rev. Charles W. Hobbs, Sr., officiating. Burial Bear Ridge Cemetery. | BREITENBACH, Margaret E (I28818)
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| 699 | 23 October 1982 Tonawanda News WOLF John W., age 61, of the Town of Wheatfield, suddenly Friday (October 22, 1982). Mr. Wolf was a veteran of World War II, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and president of the Men's Club. Mr. Wolf was also a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League and the American Legion, Wheatfield Post No. 1451. Mr. Wolf was an employee of Dresser Industries, General Abrasives Division. He is survived by his wife, Ardis (nee Haseley); a son, Gary, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Denis (Barbara) Savard of Riverside, Calif.; one granddaughter, Kristy; three brothers, Arthur E. (Beatrice) Wolf of Glen Burnie, Md.; Edwin (Alice) Wolf of Sanborn, and Kenneth (Marilyn) Wolf of Garden Grove, Calif.; three sisters, Alma Campbell of Belfast, N. Y., Mrs. Seymour (Lena) Lander of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Francis (Louise) Bish of Tonawanda; several nieces and nephews; brother of the late Benjamin Wolf. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, North Tonawanda, Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. from St. John's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Ronald Oravec will officiate. Interment in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. The American Legion Wheatfield Post 1451 will meet at the funeral home Sunday at 8:15 p.m. | WOLF, John W (I48811)
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| 700 | 23 September 1964 Tonawanda News MUELLER - Clarence E. Mueller, 69, of 24 Fillner Ave., North Tonawanda, Monday (Sept. 21, 1964) after a brief illness. Mr. Mueller was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rescue Fire Company and the Firemen's Benevolent Association. Beloved husband of Elsie (nee Peter); father of Mrs. Myron (Pearl) Behnke, Mrs. Donald (Frieda) Scott and Mrs. Clarence (Ruby) Licht, all of North Tonawanda; grandfather of nine grandchildren; brother of Mrs. Ella Wurl of North Tonawanda; half-brother of Edgar Stolzenburg of North Tonawanda; step-brother of Albert and August Stolzenburg of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Rose Hoffmeister, Mrs. Ida Behrens, Mrs. Sophia Radloff and Miss Anna Stolzenburg, all of Lockport, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Fretthold Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Enno Schmoock will officiate. Interment in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. | MUELLER, Clarence Edgar Alphons (I53404)
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