Family/Spouse: VOELS, Johann Martin. Johann and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KARSTEN, Louise Johanne Marie. Louise (daughter of KARSTEN, Carl Christian and BEHRANDT, Ernestine Dorothea) was born on 30 Aug 1845 in Messiger, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/12/1939

NORTH RIDGE. April 12-Funeral
services for Mrs. Anna Volls
Seefeldt, 55, wife of Louis Seefeldt,
were at the home, in the
Brailey road, at 2 o'clock on Monday
afternoon and at 2:30 o'clock
at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
ohurch, of which she was a
member, with the Rev. Carl W. Oldach
officiating. Burial was In the
Lutheran cemetery at North Ridge
The pall bearers, all relatives,
were William Volls, Fred Volls. Martin
Volls, Louis Pratt. Edward
Schraeder and Kenneth Wills.
Mrs. Seefeldt was born in the
town of Wilson and had always lived
in this locality. She is survived
by her husband, one sister, Mrs.
Fred Donner, and one brother, Rudolph
Volls. both of the Townellne
road, Wilson.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 4/8/1939

WILSON, N. Y., April 8 - Mrs.
Anna Volls Seefeldt, native and
lifelong resident of Niagara county
died at 12:30 a.m. today at her resi-
dence in the Brailey road, a short
distance beyond the Wilson village
line. Her death followed an illness
of several months. Born in the
Town of Wilson, Mrs. Seefeldt was
a member of a well known family
and was an active member of St.
Peter's Lutheran church at North
Ridge.
Mrs. Seefeldt is survived by her
husband, Louis Seefeldt; one sister,
Mrs. Fred Donner, and one brother,
rudolph Volls, all of Wilson.
Funeral services will be held from
the family home, Brailey road,
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and
at 2:30 from St. Peter's Lutheran
church at North Ridge. Interment
will be in North Ridge cemetery.

Anna married SEEFELDT, Ludwig Wilhelm Heinrich on 1 Oct 1917 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Ludwig (son of SEEFELDT, Charles and SCHNELL, Sophia) was born on 18 Feb 1883 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died in 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 2/4/1943

EAST WILSON, N. Y.-Funeral
services were held for Mrs.Emma
Volls Donner, 72, wife of Fred Don-
ner, of the Townline road, at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon at St.
Peter's Lutheran church, North
Ridge. The Rev. Carl W.Oldach
officiated. Interment took place in
North Ridge Lutheran cemetery.
The bearers were William F.
Rohrlng, Howard Schaal, William
Maacks, Edwin Schaal. Elwood Roh-
ring and Charles Borget.
Mr. and Mra. Donner celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary
on December 22, 1942.

Emma married DONNER, Fred on 22 Dec 1892. Fred and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/25/1940

EAST WILSON, April 25,-Funeral
services were held for Rudolph
Volls, 68, husband of Mrs. Hulda
Volls, at the family home in the
Townllne road Tuesday afternoon
nt 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Carl W.
Oldnch, pastor of St. Peter's Evan-
gelical Lutheran church of North
Ridge, officiated.
Burial took place in North Ridge
cemetery. The pallbearers were
Edward Donner, Ellsworth Bigalow,
J.Walter Nelson, Fred Barnum,
Herbert Schuman and Fred Bigalow.
Besides his wife, Mr. Volls is survived
by six children, Mrs. Edward
Schrader, Mrs, Louis Pratt and
Martin Volls, of Wilson; William
Volls. of Buffalo; Fred Volls, of
Lockport, and Miss Margaret Volls,
at home; one sister, Mrs. Fred Donner.
of Townllne road, seven grandchildren
and one great-grandchild

Family/Spouse: GANSHAW, Hulda T. Hulda was born about 1873 in Germany; died on 6 Aug 1943 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Viola married SCHRADER, Edward about 1912. Edward (son of SCHRADER, Charles) was born in Apr 1890 in New York; died on 24 Aug 1953 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/10/1960

WILSON—Services for William
Volls. 64, of 3351 Wilson-
Cambria Townline R o a d , a
bus driver for the Niagara
Frontier Transit Corp. for 45
years, will be held at 2:30 p.m
Wednesday at the Hamilton &
Clarke Funeral Home.
The Rev. Carlton Oldach,
minister of St. Peter's Lu-
theran Church, North Ridge,
will officiate. Burial will be
in North Ridge Cemetery.
Mr Volls died Saturday
(Oct. 8, 1960) at Inter-Com-
munity Hospital. N e w f a n e
where he was a patient for
12 days.
He was born in the Town
of Lockport Sept. 12, 1896, son
of Rudolph and Hulda Ganshaw
Volls. He began working
for thc transit firm when he
was 19 years old.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lillian Niethe Volls; two
sons, William Volls Jr. and
Robert Volls, all of Wilson;
three sisters, Mrs. Edward
Schrader, Mrs. L o u i s Pratt,
both of Wilson, and Mrs. Kenneth
Roth, Buffalo; and two
brothers. F r ed Volls, Lock-
port, and Martin Volls, Wilson.

Family/Spouse: NIETHE, Lillian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette

LOCKPORT-Frederick W.
Volls, 67, of 232 Elmwood
Ave., died Saturday (Aug.
27, 1966) While visiting his
brother Martin, in Wilson.
He was born in the Town of
Pendleton, the son of Rudolph
and Hilda Granshaw Volls,
He was a resident of Lockport
for over 30 years. Retired
for three years, he was
formerly employed by the
Chevrolet p l a n t , . General
Motors Corp., in Buffalo for
38 years.
He was a member of the
First English L u t h e r an
Church, the Senior Citizens,
and the Old Guard.
In addition to his brother,
h e is survived by a s t e p-
-daughter, Mrs. Edward (Bernice)
Noon, of Newfane; three
sisters, Mrs. Viola Schrader
and Mrs. Helena Pratt, both
of Wilson, and Mrs. Margaret
Roth, of Buffalo, and one
grandchild.
Beginning today, friends
may call at the Lange Funeral
Home, 186 East Ave.
Funeral arrangements have
not; been completed.

Family/Spouse: HOFERT, Gertrude E. Gertrude (daughter of HOFERT, Charles and BERNDT, Bertha) was born on 21 May 1888 in Orangeport, Orleans County, NY; died on 2 Apr 1962 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helene married PRATT, Louis G about 1925. Louis died on 14 Oct 1948 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married CORNELL, Mildred on 7 Dec 1929 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Mildred was born on 15 Jun 1908; died in Aug 1979 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ROTH, Kenneth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Melvin married YOUNG, Margaret Louise on 5 Oct 1935 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Margaret (daughter of YOUNG, Walter) was born on 9 Jan 1915; died on 23 Sep 1996 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arnold married MAYNARD, Thelma I on 26 Jun 1937 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Thelma (daughter of MAYNARD, Joseph A and HECHT, Wilhelmina) was born on 11 Jan 1916 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Jul 1970 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NOONAN, Edward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

OBITUARY

Lois M. Walker of  North Tonawanda, NY, passed away on  Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Harris Hill Nursing Facility.   She was born in Lockport, NY, on July 20, 1930, a daughter of the late  Martin and Mildred [Cornell] Volls.
Mrs. Walker graduated from Wilson High School in 1949 and remained an active member of the school's alumni association. She was employed as an office manager with Westinghouse in Cheektowaga for many years.
Mrs. Walker was a  member of  St. Jude the Apostle Parish in  North Tonawanda, NY.
She was the wife of the late Richard Walker who passed away in 1975 and dear friend of Robert North who passed away in 2017.
Mrs. Walker was the mother of Bonnie (James) Fritz and Donna Walker, six grandchildren Kristin (Timothy) Pitts, Allissa Justin) Halderman, Andrew Aki,  Alexander (Alicia) Aki, Megan (Michael) Dillon and Ryan (Alyson) Fritz,  twelve great grandchildren, sister in  law of Nancy (Richard) Reak and Ronald (Kay) Kaiser and was the aunt of Marty R. Volls and Jayne (Douglas) Lloyd. Also survived by several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Martin Volls.
Her family will be present on Saturday from 10-11:00 AM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, followed by  funeral services at 11:00 AM, with the Rev. James Kirkpatrick officiating.  
Memorials may be made in her name to the Alzheimer's Association, 6215 Sheridan Drive, Buffalo, NY  14221.
Interment at North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, NY.

Lois married WALKER, Richard J on 4 Apr 1953 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Richard (son of WALKER, Robert) died in 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WILLIAMS, Nancy Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eugene married DANIELS, Ruth E on 10 Mar 1961 in Medford, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: COLLIVER, Connie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KENNEDY, William F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kathleen May (Schrader) Betts of Wilson NY, wife of the late Douglas Charles Betts entered into rest on November 14, 2022. Kathy was born in Niagara Falls on December 30,1946, daughter of the late Arnold and Thelma Schrader. Mother of Nicole (Gary Snyder), Doug Jr (Stacey Sabo), and Jodie (Mark Thrush). Grandmother of Joshua, Isabella, Paige, Addison, Austin, Tyler, Mitchel, Stacy and 6 great grandchildren. Also survived by her brother Craig Schrader, several cousins, nieces and nephews, and her dear friend Judy Frerichs.


Kathy graduated from Wilson Central in1964 and married her high school sweetheart Doug on August 24, 1968. Kathy and Doug enjoyed their classic cars and cruising with their cruiser friends through the years. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, crafting, and taking trips to Walmart followed by lunch with her friend Judy. Kathy was a 50+ year member of the Wilson Ladies Auxiliary and known for her love of purple and her purple glass collection, She will be missed by her kitty Big Girl.


Family and friends may call at the Rutland Corwin Funeral Home, Inc. Newfane NY on Friday, November 18th from 3pm-7pm. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11 am at Rutland-Corwin followed by a burial at Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson NY. 

Kathleen married BETTS, Douglas Charles on 24 Aug 1968 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Douglas (son of BETTS, Victor and Beatrice) was born on 24 Feb 1947 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Feb 2021 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Craig married MILLER, Paula Rae [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FRITZ, James. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fournier, Laurie J.


Laurie J. Fournier (nee Volls) died at age 47. Beloved wife of Michael C.; dear mother of Harrison and Drew; daughter of Nancy Reak (Dick) and the late Martin; sister of Marty (Colorado Springs, CO); granddaughter of Elizabeth Williams (Lockport, NY); daughter-in-law of Camille and Margaret Fournier. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Bay Presbyterian Church, 25419 Lake Rd., Bay Village, OH at 12 Noon. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Harrison and Drew Fournier Education Fund c/o National City Bank, 35890 Detroit Rd., Avon, OH 44011. Arrangements by the Daniel L. Berry-Donald Martens and Sons Funeral Home, Westlake, OH (440) 617-1911.Visit www.legacy.com/nigara-gazette for on-line guest register .
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 1/2/2010

Family/Spouse: FOURNIER, Michael C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SNYDER, Gary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SABO, Stacey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: THRUSH, Mark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]