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- Niagara Gazette
TOWN OF TONAWANDA — Gertrude I. (Retzlaff) Schmidt, age 90, of the Town of Tonawanda, formerly of Bergholz, was called to her heavenly home on January 11, 2011 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, NY, on October 11, 1920 to the late Theodore and Marie (Bremer) Retzlaff.
A lifelong member of St. James Ev. Lutheran Church in Bergholz, she was employed at Moore Business Forms in Niagara Falls, Bell Aerospace in Wheatfield, and Sugar Kake in Buffalo. Gert was predeceased by her husband, Howard L. Schmidt in 1982; a daughter, Cathy Flynn; a son, Thomas Schmidt; and two sisters, Genevive Retzlaff and Dorothy Mueller.
Survivors include her twin sons, Mark (Irene) Schmidt of Bergholz and Michael (Janeen) Schmidt of Sanborn; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Saturday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Philip N. Sallach, on Sunday at 2:00 PM in St. James Ev. Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Road and Rohr Street. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Ev. Lutheran Church.
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