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- Birth: Oct., 1886, Germany
Death: Sep., 1965, USA
Martha Helen (Budde) Bell, born October 1886 Germany, to Frank and Louise Budde.
Martha, her parents, and older brother Herman, born 1884 Germany, immigrated to US April, 1887.
Marthas' sibblings born in US to Frank and Louise were Annie, Frank, Arthur, Ellis (Alice) and Fred.
Marthas' half sibblings born to Frank Budde and 3rd wife Christine were Mable and Clayton.
Martha married Harry Bell, December 1903 in Niagara Falls.
Only child, son, Robert Herman Bell, born 1905, died 1928, leaving 3 children - Robert Bell, Betty (Bell) Merkt and Richard Bell, grandchildren of Martha and Harry.
Martha and Harry died a day apart and were buried together at Oakwood, September 16, 1965. There is no stone to mark where they are buried. They are with their son Robert Herman Bell and Grandson Robert Donald Bell in the family plot.
Information contributed by Judith Meahl.
ALSO
Niagara Gazette
Funeral services for Mrs.
Martha Helen Bell formerly
of 304 10th St.. will be held
Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Re-
danz Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bell died Wednesday
(Sept. 8, 1965) In Buffalo.
She was born in Berlin,
Germany, and lived in Ni-
agara Falls for 71 years. Her
husband, Harry Bell, died
Sept. 6.
She is survived by two,
brothers, Herman Budd, this
city, and Fred Budd, Detroit,
Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Ann
Utley, Lockport; three grand-
children and 13 great grand-
children.
Rev. Paul Swank, pastor of
Zion Lutheran Church, will
officiate at the services. Bur-
ial will be in Oakwood Ceme-
terv.
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