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| 30851 | TETTER - Gladys C. (nee Wallenberg) 84, of North Tonawanda, on Saturday, July 29, 2017, after a long illness. Beloved wife of George B. Tetter. Loving mother of David (Lilian) Tetter of New Zealand and Lisa (John) Rivera of Rochester. Proud grandmother of Alexandra and Gabrielle Tetter and Marissa and Victoria Rivera. Sister of the late Arnold, Jr. and Bernice Weinheimer. Gladys was a member of St. Martin Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. No prior visitation. | WOLLENBERG, Gladys Carolyn (I98333)
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| 30852 | Text Size Judith A. Maines, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. A woman who loved with her whole heart, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning, December 13, 2023 at the age of 82. Judy was one of two children, born August 12, 1941 to William and Mary Carlin in Lockport, NY. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Patricia Flagler and her two sons, William and Brian Maines. Judy is survived by her husband of 65 years Floyd L. Maines; her daughter Rebecca (David) Weinheimer; her son Christopher (Claire) Maines, and daughter Pamela (Stuart) Bochniarz. Judy was a wonderful grandmother to five grandchildren, Tina Weinheimer, Mary (Ian) Kesterson, William (Cambridge) Bisher, Douglas (Kelly) Bisher and Kyle Maines. Judith had eight great-grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, eight step great-grandchildren and two step great-great-grandchildren. Judy was very much an active member at American Legion Post 173 in Holiday, Florida, as she had a passion for dancing and raising money for veterans. Judy also loved spending time with her family. A celebration of Judith's life will be planned at a later date in the spring of 2024. In lieu of flowers, it was Judith's wish that donations be made to https://Guidedogs.org. Visit www.lockportjournal.com/obituaries for online guest register. | CARLIN, Judith Ann (I224008)
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| 30853 | Text Size Robert Koziol of Niagara Falls. Brother of Richard Koziol Jr., Susan L. Gerow and Sherri (James) McMahon; son of the late Richard and Marilyn Kozioll also survived by a niece and three nephews. Boyfriend of the recently deceased Pam Dixon. Friends may call Friday, February 9, 4-7 PM followed by memorial services Friday at 7 PM at the Kaiser Funeral Home,1950 Whitehaven Rd., Grand Island. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to JDRF or plant a tree in living tribute. Share condolences at kaiserfuneral.com | KOZIOL, Robert (I223860)
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| 30854 | The "Amherst Bee" had an obituary for "MRS. MARY WESTPHAL. Mrs. Mary Westphal, widow of the late Jacob Westphal, passed away after only a week's illness. She was stricken on Monday, Nov. 26, with a paralytic stroke, which caused her death on Saturday evening, Dec. 1, 1917, at 9:30 o'clock. She was not able to speak an endearing word of farewell to her loving children, which she endeavored to do when they, with Rev. Haller, surrounded her bedside. Time and time again she tried but all in vain. Mrs. Westphal was a good member of the Wendelville St. Paul's Church, and a prominent member of the Ladies' Aid, where she will be greatly missed as she attended the meetings regularly. She was always kind and willing to help in all church work. But we must say, 'God's will be done at all times, not ours'. She had reached the age of 52 years, 9 months and 15 days. She leaves to mourn her loss one daughter and two sons, Mary and Philip at home and Walter Westphal of Barres Swamp, also two brothers and two sisters, Jacob Wagner of South Ridge road, Philip Wagner, Mrs. Charles Moyer and Mrs. Chas. Stahl of Wendelville. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock and at 1.30 at St. Paul's Church. Burial in the family lot at Bear Ridge cemetery. the floral tributes were large and beautiful, the Ladies' Aid presenting a large wreath. The bearers were Messrs. Conrad and Philip Voelpel, Seymour Graff, John D. Bayer and Frank Gebhardt. Rev. Haller officiated." | WAGNER, Anna Maria (I220638)
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| 30855 | The altar of Sacred Heart Church was adorned with roses and gladioli for the wedding rites of Miss Mary Savage and John Gaertner on Saturday wjfh the Rev. Francis Swartz officiating. A double-ring ceremony was performed for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Dorochak, Whitney Ave., and the son 'of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gaertner, 18th St | Family: GAERTNER, John Peter / DOROCHAK, Mary Teresa (F71771)
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| 30856 | The Belle Plaine Union and Harold September 15, 1921, No 3866, page 1 SERIOUSLY ILL IN WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ridenour Called to Bedside of Their Daughter, Miss Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ridenour received a message Tuesday telling of the serious illness of their daughter, Miss Nellie who is employed as a stenographer in Washington, D. D. and left Tuesday evening for her bedside. A message received by the family here today stated that she is improving and it is now thought she will recover. | RIDENOUR, Nellie Elizabeth (I65378)
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| 30857 | The births of the first two children, Thoma and Petri, occurred before the church records began. It is a very high likelihood that their parents are the Hoannis and Petranella shown. There were no other Bonnes couple at this time period having children in the Bulingen parish records. The other five children's dates of birth and parentage are documented in these church records. | BONNES, Joannis (I2294)
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| 30858 | The Boston Sun - 3/25/1999 A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. John the Baptist Church in Boston for Vincent C. Bonerb, 80, of Boston, who died on March 17, 1999. He is survived by his wife, June Metzloff Bonerb; sons, David (Sheila), John (Jennifer), Timothy (Kathleen), Peter (Elizabeth), Thomas (Patricia), and James (Suzette) Bonerb; sisters, Dorothy Costanzo and Helen Will; 15 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Mr. Bonerb was the owner of V. C. Bonerb Inc. Funeral arrangements were made through the Wurtz Funeral Home in Boston | BONERB, Vincent Charles (I193706)
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| 30859 | The Buffalo Express, (Erie County, NY) Friday Morning, December 22, 1911: Tonawanda Mill Workman Dies in Buffalo Hospital North Tonawanda, Dec. 21 (Special).— William F. KARKAU, 38 years old, who was Injured at the miill of the White Gratwick & Mitchell Company Tuesday, died at the General hospital in Buffaho this morning. He was a very popular young man. Mr. KARKAU was born in Germany and came to North Tonawanda 30 years ago. He was a saw Filler by occupation and had work at the White Gratwick & Mitchell mill the last five years. Besides his widow, an adopted daughter, Evelyn KARKAU, his father. Martin KARKAU, two brothers, John and Gustave KARKAU, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary SCHULTS and Mra William JANOWSKY, all of North Tonawanda survive. He was the secretary of Frieden's Lutheran Church in Scowak? Street. Funeral at No. 90 Keil street on Sunday at 2 p.m. *Note: his name was index as William T. Karkau on the Fulton postcard site of old Newspapers of New York. *FYI: married 1895 Mary M. Salefske (1872-1936) d/o Gottfried Salefske & Eva Kolpack. Note: William Daughter Evelyn M. Gust died 2005 in TN. | KARKAU, William F (I193666)
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| 30860 | The Buffalo News March 20, 2000 Edition: NIAGARA Section: NEWS Page: A8 OBITS IRENE E. MOORE Dateline: YOUNGSTOWN Irene E. Moore, 70, a member of First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, died Saturday (March 18, 2000) in her home under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born Irene Sattelberg in Lewiston, she lived in the Youngstown and Lewiston area her entire life. She was a graduate of Youngstown High School. Mrs. Moore was a cafeteria worker for Lewiston-Porter Central Schools from 1985 to 1990. Her husband, William C , died in 1972. Survivors include three sons, William C. II of Niagara Falls, James H. of Waynesboro, Va., and Scott A.; two daughters, Karen Lazarz of Kissimmee, Fla., and Susan M. Irwin of Lewiston; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were held today in Hardison Funeral Home, North Fourth and Ridge streets, Lewiston. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. | SATTELBERG, Irene Elizabeth (I54754)
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| 30861 | The Buffalo News - April 26, 1998 Clarence W. Wolf, 82, of Luther Street, a lifelong resident of Wheatfield who served for 64 years as a member of the Bergholz Volunteer Fire Company, died Thursday (April 23, 1998) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Wolf was secretary of the fire company for 35 years. He also was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and the volunteer firemen's associations of Niagara County, Western New York and New York State. He was a former planning supervisor for Moore Business Forms in Niagara Falls, and he enjoyed gardening and hunting. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, the former June E. Schmidt; two sons, Ronald of Wheatfield and Gerald; a daughter, Beverly Sakalian; a sister, Hilda Stenzel of Wheatfield; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in St. John Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | WOLF, Clarence Wilbert (I54297)
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| 30862 | The Buffalo News - April 27, 1989 Services for Alice E. Beccue, 70, of Sunset Drive will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St. Burial will be in Cold Spring Cemetery. The former Alice Sprung died Tuesday (April 25, 1989) in her home after a long illness. The widow of Clay Beccue, she was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include two sons, Clay of Barrington, R.I., and David of Rochester; two daughters, Janine Crum and Bonita; a brother, Karl Sprung; a sister, Viola Sprung, and five grandchildren. | SPRUNG, Alice Edith Emma (I56039)
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| 30863 | The Buffalo News - April 6, 1991 Joyce C. Schultz, 47, of Daniels Road, a teacher's aide in the Wilson School District for several years, died Friday (April 5, 1991) in Buffalo General Hospital after a long illness. The former Joyce Neubauer was a native of Niagara Falls. She had been a teacher's aide at the Stevenson Elementary School. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and a life member in the W.H. Stevenson Parent-Teacher Association. Survivors include her husband, Marvin; a son, Andy; a daughter, Tina; her mother, Elva Neubauer of Hudson, Fla.; a sister, Lynn Campbell of Phoenix, Ariz., and a brother, David Neubauer, also of Hudson. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Church Street. | NEUBAUER, Joyce C (I56939)
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| 30864 | The Buffalo News - April 6, 1999 Annabelle M. Beutel, 86, formerly of Walnut Street, died Sunday (April 4, 1999) in the Newfane Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. A native of Newfane, the former Annabelle M. Zimmerman was a longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church at North Ridge and its Ladies Aid group. She enjoyed playing cards. Her husband, Richard C., died in 1980. Survivors include a son, Richard J.; two daughters, JoAnn Furlong of Tucson, Ariz., and Barbara Bowers; three sisters, Alvina Terwilliger, Donna Carlton and Florence Boyer; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4169 Church RoaD, Cambria. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. | ZIMMERMAN, Annabell M (I52560)
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| 30865 | The Buffalo News - April 7, 1997 Mary M. Mietz, 82, of Upper Mountain Road died Friday (April 4, 1997) in Lockport Memorial Hospital. A native of Buffalo, the former Mary M. Schmidt was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid Her husband, Otto, died in 1984. Surviving are three daughters, Susan Bollinger of Albany, Rebecca Azbell of Lancaster, OH, and Marilyn Stuart; two brothers, Arthur Schmidt and Adolph Schmidt, both of Michigan; a sister, Ruth Kroening of Akron; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church, 67 Saxton St. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery | SCHMIDT, Mary M (I58672)
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| 30866 | The Buffalo News - April 9, 1997 Former Niagara Falls native Richard W. Klettke, 82, an Occidental Chemical Corp. retiree, died Wednesday (April 2, 1997) in Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly, N.J. Born in Niagara Falls, he lived here until moving to Moorestown, N.J. in 1992 He had worked at Occidental for more than 40 years until retiring as a fire and safety inspector in 1974. Klettke was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where he served as an elder, financial secretary and treasurer. He was also a member of the board of directors at Hooker Chemical Corp. Federal Credit Union. He was active in the Men's Industrial Tennis League in Niagara Falls for more than 20 years. He was the husband of the late Verna N. (Schroeder) Klettke, who died in 1995. Klettke is survived by a son, William R. of Turnersville, N.J.; a daughter, Karen J. Marcinek of Appleton, Wis.; a brother, Walter of Plymouth, Wis.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel in Lewiston | KLETTKE, Richard W (I59989)
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| 30867 | The Buffalo News - August 13, 1998 Harold F. Schultz, a math teacher in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda school system for 30 years, died Wednesday (Aug. 12, 1998) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a long illness. He was 60. Schultz, who lived on Errick Road, was born in Niagara Falls and was a graduate of LaSalle High School. He also attended Case Western University in Cleveland and graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University at Buffalo. He also did post-graduate work at Buffalo State College. Schultz retired as a teacher in 1993. He was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, was a member of the board of elders and served as president of the congregation. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating and woodworking. Survivors include his wife, the former Jane Winkley, and three sons, Dr. Douglas A. of Buffalo, Darryl J. of Niagara Falls and Craig M. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery. | SCHULTZ, Harold Frederick (I53769)
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| 30868 | The Buffalo News - August 14, 1993 Services for Harold W. Jagow, a retired serviceman for the Carborundum County, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the Lutheran Church of the Escarpment, Upper Mountain Road and Bronson Boulevard. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Jagow, 71, of Dana Drive died Thursday (Aug. 12, 1993) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Niagara Falls, Jagow worked at the former Bell Aircraft Co. and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He later worked at Carborundum in Wheatfield for 40 years and was associated with the former Varsity Sports Shop in Pine Plaza for 30 years. Jagow was a charter member of the Lutheran Church of the Escarpment, where he was a former deacon, trustee and financial secretary. He was a member of the Protestant Church Men's Bowling League, the Retired Men's Golf League and the Carborundum Alumni Association. Survivors include his wife, the former Betty Milotta; a brother, Clarence Jagow; and a sister, Elinor Murtaugh, both of Niagara Falls. | JAGOW, Harold W (I38492)
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| 30869 | The Buffalo News - August 15, 1996 Edward W. Krull, a retired millwright and the last surviving charter member of the Pekin Volunteer Fire Company, died Wednesday (Aug. 14, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. Krull, 91, was a resident of the Crestwood Health Care Center. He was born in Wheatfield and was a former resident of North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls. He worked as a millwright for 28 years at the former Hooker Chemical Corp. in North Tonawanda. He retired in 1967. Krull and his wife, the former Ida P. Schoder, who died in 1987, enjoyed farming and sold produce at a roadside stand in front of their Cayuga Drive home in Niagara Falls. He was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. Krull is survived by four sons, Karl of Ohio, Kenneth of Niagara Falls, Howard of Texas and Daniel of Ransomville; a daughter, Eva Miller; a sister, Loretta Heiman of Niagara Falls; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. The Pekin Fire Company will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. Friday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. | KRULL, Edward William Christian (I60476)
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| 30870 | The Buffalo News - December 18, 1999 William C. Andrees, 100, a retired employee of the Wurlitzer Co. and a charter member of the Adams Fire Company and the Volunteer Fireman's Benevolent Association, died Friday (Dec. 17, 1999) in the Niagara Lutheran Home in Buffalo after a brief illness. He was born in Wheatfield, where he worked on his parents' farm and attended St. John Lutheran School. For 42 years, he worked at the former Wurlitzer Co. in North Tonawanda as a lumber handler and as an assistant supervisor. He retired in 1965. Andrees was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church and a member of the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. His wife, the former Florence M. Heschke, died in 1985. Survivors include two sons, Edward W. of North Tonawanda and William A.; a daughter, VA Lemke of North Tonawanda; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. John Lutheran Church, Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. | ANDREES, William Carl August (I58031)
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| 30871 | The Buffalo News - December 27, 1992 Services for Theodore E. Ziemendorf Jr., a printer, will be held Tuesday in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 875 Eggert Drive, Town of Tonawanda. Ziemendorf, 78, died Friday (Dec. 25, 1992) in Sisters Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Niagara Falls, the longtime Town of Tonawanda resident served in the Marine Corps during World War II. A retiree of Kenworthy Graphic Services of Buffalo, Ziemendorf also worked for Moore Business Forms and Manhardt Printing. He was a past president of the Buffalo Litho Club and past treasurer of the National Association of Litho Clubs. An avid sports enthusiast, he was a softball pitcher, as well as a coach for local amateur softball and basketball teams. He was a former member of the Western New York and American Rose Societies and a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, the former Hilda Muenkel; two sons, Mark of Los Altos, Calif., and Kurt of Rochester; a daughter, Carey Williams of Melrose, MA.; two brothers, Edwin and Louis, both of the Buffalo area; and three grandchildren. Burial will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery. | ZIEMENDORF, Theodore E (I55921)
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| 30872 | The Buffalo News - December 27, 1995 Services for Claude L. Werth Sr., a retired operating engineer, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery. He died Tuesday (Dec. 26, 1995) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after being stricken at home. Werth, 69, was born in Niagara Falls and lived on Lockport Road all his life. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 as a machinist's mate third class and received the American Theater Medal, Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Werth worked for the Operating Engineers Local for many years before retiring in 1988. A fruit farmer, he was known at the North Tonawanda farmers market and had a stall there for several years. Werth was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lockport, the American Legion of Friendship, the National Rifle Association and Seabee Island X-8 of the Niagara Frontier, City of Tonawanda. His first wife, Carol Ann Volkstadt Werth, died in 1975. Survivors include his wife, the former Catherine "Kitty" Schaar-London; a son, Claude L. "Rusty" of Lockport; his mother, the former Edna Mudd of Lockport; four stepdaughters, Christine Laufer of Sanborn, Beth Madison and Katherine Carter, both of Peoria, Ariz., and Sally Jones of Richmond, Va.; a brother, Leo of Lockport; a sister, Beatrice Daigler of Lockport; 10 stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-granddaughters. | WERTH, Claude Lambert (I56862)
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| 30873 | The Buffalo News - December 7, 1998 Daniel C. Siegmann, 42, of Homeyer Road, died Saturday (Dec. 5, 1998) at home after a lengthy illness. Siegmann, who was born in North Tonawanda, was a graduate of Niagara-Wheatfield High School. He worked for 18 years as parts manager for Grano & Sons Auto Parts in the Town of Tonawanda. Siegmann was a member of St. Johnsburg Fire Company. He enjoyed art, music, fishing, football and bowling. He was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church. Surviving are his mother, Adelean, and a brother, Larry of Wilson. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. | SIEGMANN, Daniel C (I57780)
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| 30874 | The Buffalo News - December 7, 1998 Lester H. Warblow, 92, formerly of Pine Street, North Tonawanda, died Saturday (Dec. 5, 1998) in Crestwood Health Care Facility, Wheatfield, where he had been a patient since May 21, 1997. Warblow was born in North Tonawanda. He worked for the New York Central Railroad from 1923 to 1971. He was a member of Local 36, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. After his retirement, Warblow spent much of his time refinishing furniture and caning chairs. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, and the Lutheran Laymen's League. Survivors include a son, David; a brother, Glenwood; and a sister, Arlene Harms, all of North Tonawanda; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Redeemer Lutheran Church, Thompson and Falconer streets, North Tonawanda. Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield. | WARBLOW, Lester H (I54906)
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| 30875 | The Buffalo News - February 21, 1989 Services for Edward J. Schultz, 66, retired marketing manager for the Electro-Minerals Division of Carborundum County, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in St. Paul-Calvary Lutheran Church, 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Burial will be in St. Paul-Calvary Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz. Schultz, of Lewiston Road, died Sunday (Feb. 19, 1989) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. A native of Niagara Falls, he served as a quartermaster with the Army Air Forces in Europe and the Pacific during World War II. Schultz worked as the marketing manager for 42 years, until his retirement in 1982. He was a past council president of St. Paul-Calvary Church, a post he held for nine years. He was a past chairman of the church Worship Committee, a member of the church choir and a member of the board of directors of Meals on Wheels in Niagara Falls. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a son, John of North Tonawanda; two sisters, Gertrude Gombert of North Tonawanda and Helen DeVantier of Warren, Mich., and two grandchildren. | SCHULTZ, Edward John (I84398)
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| 30876 | The Buffalo News - February 27, 1993 Clara Marcks, 82, an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church who taught school in the early 1930s, died Friday (Feb. 26, 1993) in her home on Cambria-Wilson Road. The former Clara Bishing, a native of the Town of Newstead, graduated from the Clarence Training School and was a 1932 graduate of the former Geneseo State Normal School. She taught in the Sandhill schools in Newstead in the early 1930s. A Wilson resident for 53 years, she was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and had been superintendent of the Sunday school there for many years. She also was a member of the Womens of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She was a member of the auxiliaries of Newfane Inter-Community Memorial Hospital and the Wilson Conservation Club, and also was a member of the Wilson Historical Society. Surviving are her husband, Harold Marcks; two daughters, Mona Baker of Rochester and Marlene Schotz of Wilson; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, McChesney and Young streets. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. | BISHING, Clara A (I58408)
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| 30877 | The Buffalo News - February 3, 1995 Services for Carlton "Grampy" Ewald, 74, of Akron, a retired employee of the former Simonds Saw & Steel County, Lockport, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Wolcottsville. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wolcottsville. Ewald died Thursday (Feb. 2, 1995) in Buffalo General Hospital. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, the former Ruth Wolfe; three sons, Ralph of Ransomville, Keith of Ohio and Kevin of Wolcottsville; two daughters, Sharon Brandt and Sandra Frey, both of Lockport; a brother, Arthur of Batavia; a sister, Naomi Covert of Akron; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. | EWALD, Carlton J (I59496)
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| 30878 | The Buffalo News - February 5, 1997 Edna G. Schultz, 86, died Monday (Feb. 3, 1997) in her Porter Center Road home after a long illness. Born in Porter, the former Edna Zahno lived in Ransomville for the past 54 years. Mrs. Schultz was a member of the Newfane Golden Agers and St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge in Cambria. She enjoyed quilting. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Wallace F.; two sons, Gary and Marvin; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, 4169 Church Road, Cambria. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. | ZAHNO, Edna G (I56936)
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| 30879 | The Buffalo News - January 12, 1997 Robert F. Mellenthien, of Phillip Street, North Tonawanda, a truck driver, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 1997) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. He was 63. He drove a truck for H.J. Mye Lumber Co. in North Tonawanda Mellenthien was a member of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda and Teamsters Local 449. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, the former Caroline A. Bajorek; five daughters, Deborah Beranger of Grand Island, Sue Gentzke of Peachtree, Ga., Kathy LeBar of North Tonawanda, and Sandy Davis and Sally Grzeskowiak, both of the City of Tonawanda; his mother, Leona Mellenthien of North Tonawanda; a sister, Evelyn Smith of Cheektowaga; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday in St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. Burial will be in Acacia Park-Resthaven Cemetery, Pendleton. | MELLENTHIEN, Robert F (I62829)
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| 30880 | The Buffalo News - July 15, 1997 Marian A. Nemeschy of Roseland Avenue, a longtime church and hospital volunteer, died Sunday (July 13, 1997) in Medina Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was 77. Born Marian Warne in Medina, she graduated from Medina High School in 1937. In 1954, she married Paul B. Nemeschy, who survives her Mrs. Nemeschy worked as a secretary for H. J. Heinz and DuPont de Nemours & Co. for 10 years and for Dr. Harvey Blanchet for 20 years, retiring in 1977. She was a member for more than 40 years of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, where she formerly was treasurer of the building fund. She also taught Sunday School. She was a member of the Medina Memorial Hospital Association of Twigs and coordinator of the Twig Reception Desk Volunteers for 11 years. She also served on the Twig Board and wrote the Twig Talk news items for a number of years. She was a member of the Welcome Rebekah Lodge 146. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 1355 West Ave. Burial will be in West Ridgeway Cemetery. | WARNE, Marian Alice (I69766)
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| 30881 | The Buffalo News - July 2, 1994 Funeral services for Chester Broeker, a former janitor at the Niagara Wheatfield High School, will be held at 11 a.m. today in St. John Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Broeker, 96, of North Gate Manor Nursing Home, died Wednesday (June 29, 1994) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, a charter member of the St. Johnsburg Fire Company and the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. He was the widower of the former Lillian Proefrock. Survivors include a daughter, Dallas LaBarber; a sister, Isabelle Schabell of North Tonawanda; two brothers, Erwin of Buffalo and Lloyd; and seven grandchildren. | BROEKER, Chester A (I67827)
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| 30882 | The Buffalo News - July 27, 1998 Harold C. Becken, 80, of Upper Mountain Road died Sunday (July 26, 1998) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a short illness. Becken, a lifelong Cambria resident, worked briefly at the former Wurlitzer Co. in North Tonawanda and then became a truck driver for the state Department of Transportation, working mostly out of its Lockport garage. He retired in 1980. Becken also operated a fruit farm on Upper Mountain Road and a fruit stand at the Clinton-Bailey Market in Buffalo. He was a member of the Niagara County Farm Bureau. Becken was a longtime member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Pekin. His wife, the former Lillian Scheffler, died in 1966. Survivors include a dear friend, Lillian Strothmann; two brothers, Chester of Lockport and Carl of Lewiston; and two sisters, Violet Steingasser of Wheatfield and Jean Walck. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 3229 Upper Mountain Road, Pekin. Burial will be in White Chapel. | BECKEN, Harold Charles (I81223)
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| 30883 | The Buffalo News - July 29, 1992 Funeral services for Margaret Goerss were conducted today in the Rhoney Funeral Home. Burial was in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. Mrs. Goerss, 85, of Lockport Road, died Sunday (July 26, 1992) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. The former Margaret Ingwersen was born in Wheatfield. She worked as a clerk at International Paper Co. for several years and also worked at a family vegetable farm. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. Her husband, Paul Goerss, died in 1988. Survivors include a son, Arnold C.; a daughter, Arlene, and a sister, Ruth Human.(Graves) | INGWERSEN, Margaret Esther (I69053)
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| 30884 | The Buffalo News - July 7, 1996 50 Years Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Camann of Niagara Falls celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a gathering of family and friends at Pane's Restaurant, North Tonawanda. Camann and Bonnie A. Milleville were married June 1, 1946, in St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz. He is a retired maintenance supervisor for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Niagara Falls. The couple has two children and five grandchildren. | Family: CAMANN, Roland Erwin / MILLEVILLE, Bernice Arleen (F5516)
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| 30885 | The Buffalo News - June 16, 1996 Hazel Nemeschy, of Mavis Drive, died Saturday (June 15, 1996) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. She was 98. Born in Niagara Falls, the former Hazel Stevenson was employed as a buyer for the former Bier's department store in Niagara Falls for many years. She also worked as a maid for the Ramada Inn for several years. Mrs. Nemeschy was a member of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. Her husband, Benjamin, died in 1984. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today in Cornell & Daggett Funeral Chapel, 2215 Military Road, Town of Niagara. Entombment will be in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston | STEVENSON, Hazel (I55831)
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| 30886 | The Buffalo News - June 22, 1999 Anna Mittelstaedt, 84, a former resident of Pekin who had been a patient in the Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Care Center for the last three years, died Saturday (June 19, 1999) in the nursing home after a long illness. The former Anna Cindrich was born in Niagara Falls. She worked as an assembler for 40 years at the former Harrison Radiator Division in Lockport, retiring in 1973. Mrs. Mittelstaedt was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. She belonged to the Newfane and Wilson Golden Agers, the Gasport Jets, the Sanbornites Senior Citizens, and the Retirees Auto Travel Club. She enjoyed dancing and crocheting. Survivors include her brother, Martin Cindrich; six sisters, Catherine Behnke of Wheatfield, Frances Wiseman of Lewiston, Helen Knox of Sanborn, Mary Schimschack, Rose Lederhouse, and Mildred Dooley. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. | CINDRICH, Anna (I59017)
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| 30887 | The Buffalo News - June 9, 1998 Glenwood W. Zastrow, 72, of Williams Street, a past commander of Lake Ontario Post 313, Veterans of Foreign Wars, died Sunday (June 7, 1998) in St. Mary's Manor Nursing Home, Niagara Falls, after a brief illness. A native of Niagara Falls, Zastrow was a graduate of North Tonawanda High School. He moved to Youngstown in 1953. He served in Europe with the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1949. Zastrow was a graphite machinist for Carbon Graphite Group for 43 years until he retired in 1995. He was a member and elder of St. John Lutheran Church; a life member and past commander of the VFW Post, which he also served as chaplain for 20 years; president of Branch 471, Aid Association for Lutherans , for 12 years; past president of St. John Singles and Doubles Club; and a member of the Youngstown Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, the former Shirley I. Amsdill; three sons, William F. of Lakewood, Colo., Stephen R. of Corpus Christi, TX, and John C.; and a brother, Elton of Niagara Falls. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. John Lutheran Church, 420 Lockport St. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | ZASTROW, Glenwood William (I56788)
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| 30888 | The Buffalo News - March 7, 1994 Services for Ruth E. Lemke, 81, of Niagara Falls Boulevard will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. John Lutheran Church, Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Cambria. The former Ruth Thorman died Saturday (March 5, 1994) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after a long illness. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, the St. John Ladies Aid Society, St. Johnsburg Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, Adams Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, Niagara County Firemen's Association Ladies Auxiliary, Western New York Firemen's Association Ladies Auxiliary and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York. Her first husband, Herbert Behm, died in 1982. Survivors include her husband, Alvin; two sons, Dale H. Behm of California and Dennis F. Behm of North Tonawanda; three daughters, Carol R. Beck of Wheatfield, Joyce A. Schwemler of Florida and Joann V. Gardei; a stepson, Roger Lemke of North Tonawanda; a stepdaughter, Diane Brennan; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren | THORMAN, Ruthelnora A (I55022)
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| 30889 | The Buffalo News - May 10, 1998 Ruth E. Schultz, 86, a teacher of porcelain arts and a church organist, died Friday (May 8, 1998) in the Crestwood Health Care Center, after a short illness. The former Ruth Greenwald was born in Niagara Falls and graduated from the Toronto Conservatory of Music. She most recently had lived in Wheatfield Towers. Before that, she had lived in the Royal Park Apartments and on Cayuga Drive, both in Niagara Falls. She worked in Niagara Falls as a secretary in the 1930s for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and then worked as the manager of the former Greenwald's Restaurant, which was owned by her family. Mrs. Schultz taught porcelain arts in her home for many years and was a member of the Great Lakes Porcelain Arts Teachers and Associates. She was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, where she taught Sunday school, served as church organist and was a member of the Grace Ladies. Her husband, Harold E., died in 1941. Survivors include a son, Harold F., and three grandsons. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive, at Pershing Avenue. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston | GREENWALD, Ruth E (I43719)
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| 30890 | The Buffalo News - May 19, 1997 Althea A. Witkop, 73, of North Tonawanda died Saturday (May 17, 1997) in Millard Fillmore Hospital. Born in Buffalo, the former Althea Gombert was a resident of North Tonawanda and was active in her church, St. Paul's Lutheran Mrs. Witkop enjoyed square and round dancing and traveling. Survivors include her husband, James H.; a son, Jay R. of the City of Tonawanda; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in John O. Roth Funeral Home, Morgan and William,, City of Tonawanda. Burial will be in Elmlawn Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda. | GOMBERT, Althea A (I59854)
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| 30891 | The Buffalo News - May 22, 1997 Betty E. Strassburg, a retired Niagara Falls school nurse, died Wednesday (May 21, 1997) in her Tawny Drive home after a lengthy illness and while under the care of Niagara Hospice. She was 69. Mrs. Strassburg was born Betty Curtright in Lockport and had lived in Canada as a young child before moving to Niagara Falls at the age of 15 She was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and Niagara County Community College. Mrs. Strassburg worked for 22 years as a registered school nurse for the Niagara Falls Board of Education, retiring in 1994. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls. She enjoyed reading, golfing and knitting. Mrs. Strassburg is survived by her husband, Myrlin; two sons, Loren of Las Vegas and Scott W.; a brother, Hinton Curtright of New Hampshire; and two grandchildren. Private services will be held. | CURTRIGHT, Betty (I57251)
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| 30892 | The Buffalo News - May 23, 1991 Services for Nellie R. Mielke, 72, of Kenmore, a retired autoworker, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. Miss Mielke, of Barton Court, died Tuesday (May 21, 1991) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after a long illness. A native of Lewiston, Miss Mielke lived in North Tonawanda from 1977 until moving to Kenmore this year. She worked for the Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors Corp. in Lockport for 20 years before retiring in 1984. She was an Avon representative for more than 30 years. Miss Mielke was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz. Surviving are a brother, George of Niagara Falls, and two sisters, Alma Rudd of Sarasota, Fla., and Doris Measel of Kenmore. | MIELKE, Nellie R (I60821)
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| 30893 | The Buffalo News - May 4, 1995 Services for Howard F. Siegman, a volunteer firefighter for 45 years, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. John Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Siegman, 67, of Homeyer Road, died Tuesday (May 2, 1995) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after apparently suffering a heart attack. He was born in Wheatfield and was a member of St. Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Company for 45 years. He served as treasurer and fire chief and was an active fire police officer. Siegman was a life member of the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Niagara County Fire Police Association and a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church. He was superintendent of the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, the former Loretta J. Severance; a daughter, Kathleen Greenland of Cambria; two sons, Jeffrey and Jay; two brothers, Lester and Roger "Pete"; and two grandchildren. | SIEGMAN, Howard Frederick (I57772)
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| 30894 | The Buffalo News - November 25, 1998 Wallace F. Schultz, 86, who had worked for Carborundum Co.'s Bonded Abrasive Division in Wheatfield for 37 years, died Monday (Nov. 23, 1998) in Northgate Manor Health Care Facility, Wheatfield, after a lengthy illness. Schultz retired from Carborundum in 1974 as a laborer. He also operated a vegetable farm at his home for many years, taking produce to the Buffalo wholesale market. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, Cambria, and the Newfane Golden Agers. His wife, Edna Zahno Schultz, died in 1997. Survivors include two sons, Gary and Marvin; two sisters, Eleanor Eckert of Burt and Mildred Hurtgam; two brothers, Willard of Wilson and Carlton of Newfane; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4169 Church Road, Cambria. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, | SCHULTZ, Wallace F (I56924)
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| 30895 | The Buffalo News - November 5, 1998 Christian T. Hoffmeister, 87, a retired banker, died Wednesday (Nov. 4, 1998) in his North Tonawanda home. Born in North Tonawanda, he was a vice president of Marine Midland Bank and retired in 1972 as the manager of the First Trust office in the City of Tonawanda. He also had been manager of the State Trust and Payne Avenue branches of Marine Midland Bank. He was a graduate of Rutgers University School of Banking and was active in the Tonawanda Chamber of Commerce. Hoffmeister was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church of North Tonawanda all of his life and served as treasurer of the church. He also was active in the Boys Club and Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his wife, the former Alice Behm; a daughter, Susan Zawodniak of Bedford, N.H.; two sons, Paul of South Bend., Ind., and Mark of Arlington Heights, ILl.; and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. Burial will be in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield. | HOFFMEISTER, Christian Theodore (I53090)
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| 30896 | The Buffalo News - October 16, 1997 Mildred K. Wittcopp, a native of Niagara County who had previously worked for the Niagara-Wheatfield School District and Niagara County Department of Social Services, died Tuesday (Oct. 14, 1997) in Clinton Lutheran Home. Mrs. Wittcopp, 89, had resided in the Syracuse area and Clinton for the past several years. She was born in Niagara County and had been a longtime resident. She had worked as an accounting clerk for Niagara-Wheatfield schools and then for the county Department of Social Services in Niagara Falls. Mrs. Wittcopp also was a life member of both Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pendleton and Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls. Her husband, Arthur A., died in 1988. Mrs. Wittcopp is survived by a son, the Rev. William A. of Rochester; a daughter, Kathryn Gentry of East Syracuse; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Burial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Acacia Park and Resthaven Memorial Garden, Pendleton. | SHAFER, Mildred Katharina (I9051)
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| 30897 | The Buffalo News - October 26, 1996 William A. Strassburg, 85, a carpenter, farmer and plumber, died in his Randall Road home Friday (Oct. 25, 1996) under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Wheatfield, Strassburg had lived on Randall Road since his marriage to the former Ethel Schultz in 1938. For many years, Strassburg was a self-employed carpenter and builder. He also was a vegetable farmer for about 15 years, selling produce at the farmers market in Buffalo. In 1967, he joined the local staff of the state Parks and Recreation Department as a plumber, retiring after 10 years. Strassburg was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, Cambria, and a former member of the Wilson Lions Club. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Timothy of Wilson and Robert of Ashland, Ky.; a daughter, Karen J. Carr of Oswego; two sisters, Irene Willert and Ida Hill of Buffalo; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, 4169 Church Road, Cambria. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery | STRASSBURG, William August (I54897)
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| 30898 | The Buffalo News - October 29, 1991 Services for John R. Schultz, a captain in the Niagara County Sheriff's Department, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4169 Church St., North Ridge, Cambria. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. Schultz, 42, died Sunday (Oct. 27, 1991) at his home on Sunset Drive after a long illness. A native of Wilson, he moved to the Town of Lockport 21 years ago. Schultz was a graduate of Wilson Central High School and Niagara County Community College, where he received an associate's degree in liberal arts in 1969. He joined the Niagara County Sheriff's Department in November 1970 and was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of the Niagara County Sheriff's Association, the National Rifle Association, the Buffalo Zoological Society and the National Wildlife Federation and was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Cambria. Survivors include his wife, the former Jenny Dent; two daughters, Laura Lynne Newton of Niagara Falls and Jonni V.; his mother, Alvera Rusch Schultz of Wilson; two brothers, David and Duane, both of Wilson, and two sisters, Shirley Kroening of Cambria and Diane. | SCHULTZ, John Richard (I56947)
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| 30899 | The Buffalo News - September 14, 1993 Alice Violet Becken, 78, a native of Niagara Falls, died Monday (Sept. 13, 1993) in her home on Creekside Drive. The former Alice Violet Strasburg was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and its Evangelism Committee and the Grace Ladies. Her husband, Arnold, died in 1984. Survivors include five daughters, Anita Foreman of Jackson, N.J., Suzanne Wheeler of Pittsford, Arlene Cheff of Hinsdale, ILl., Sharon Weiling of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Gretchen Waggoner of Lewiston; a son, Arnold Jr. of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; two brothers, Allen R. Strasburg of Lewiston and James W. Strasburg of Youngstown; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Grace Lutheran Church, Cayuga Drive and Pershing Avenue. | STRASBURG, Alice Violet (I57313)
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| 30900 | The Buffalo News - September 14, 1998 Lester K. Siegmann, 73, of Homeyer Road, a lifelong resident of Wheatfield and a veteran of World War II, died Sunday (Sept. 13, 1998) in DeGraff Skilled Nursing Facility, North Tonawanda. Siegmann served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 and was employed at Staffen Trucking Co. for 39 years, retiring in 1987 as a foreman. He was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church and a member of Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion. He was given a gold watch in February in observance of his 50 years of service to St. Johnsburg Fire Company, where he was an exempt member. He enjoyed bowling and watching football games. Survivors include his wife, the former Adelean Byrd; two sons, Larry of Wilson and Daniel; a brother, Roger of Sanborn; two grandsons; and five stepgrandsons. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. John Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road, North Tonawanda. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | SIEGMANN, Lester Karl (I57771)
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