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9/12/2004 LOCKPORT - Catherine C. Pokelwaldt, a homemaker and a defense worker during World War II, died Thursday in Briody Health Care Facility after a long illness. She was 97.
Mrs. Pokelwaldt was born Catherine Breitenbach in Wheatfield and raised in a farmhouse on the Amherst side of Tonawanda Creek. She lived most of her adult life in Niagara Falls, moving to Lockport at age 90. She had lived in the nursing home for more than a year.
During World War II, she worked as a riveter, assembling airplanes at Bell Aircraft Corp. in Wheatfield.
For most of her life she was a homemaker, enjoying what she called her "fancy work": knitting and crocheting, especially doilies and tablecloths.
Her family said she was a fine baker, specializing in a sour cream cookie recipe handed down from her grandmother. She also enjoyed playing cards.
Her husband of 43 years, Edward, died in 1970.
Survivors include four daughters, Shirley Palmiter of Pendleton, Audrey Smith of Ransomville, Carol Burnsworth of Lockport and Beverly Blaise of Prospect Heights, ILl.; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at noon Monday in Grace Lutheran Church, 736 Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery.

Catherine married POKELWALDT, Edward Phillip in 1927 in New York. Edward (son of POKELWALDT, Herman Willam and WITTKOPP, Helena Louise) was born on 25 Apr 1906 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Jun 1970 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Jun 1970 in Wheatfield Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Carol Ann Burnsworth, age 78, passed away peacefully at home on November 5, 2016 due to pulmonary fibrosis. She was born April 26, 1938 in Niagara Falls, NY, to Edward and Katherine Pokelwaldt.
Carol was a 1957 graduate of LaSalle High School and retired after 25 years of service from Harrison Division of General Motors in 1993.
She was an accomplished artist in painting and ceramics, loved to garden and was an avid football fan, especially the Buffalo Bills. Carol loved life and her true enjoyment was to be around family and friends and make them laugh.
Carol is survived by two daughters, Penny Colangelo and her spouse Kent, and Kim Burnsworth. Also surviving Carol are her two loving granddaughters, Genevieve and Aria Colangelo; her two sisters, Audrey Smith and Beverly Blaise; her niece Peggy Palmiter and partner Nancy Chandler; and nephew, Gary Palmiter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at pulmonaryfibrosis.org.

Family/Spouse: BURNSWORTH, Frank. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/30/1939

POKELWALDT—At Niagara Falls, N.Y.
June 29 1939. June E., daughter of Ed-
ward and Catherine; also survived by
three sisters, Shirley, Audrey and Ca-
rol. Funeral services will be held from
the family residence, on the Lockport
Road. Sunday. July 2, at 2:30 p.m. and
3:30 from the Zlon Lutheran church in
LaSalle. Burial in Shawnee cemetery.
Rev. O. F. Hoyer officiating.

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November 26, 2013
Shirley Palmiter

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

ATLANTA, GA —
Shirley Palmiter, formerly of Lockport, NY, died on Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Atlanta, GA, following a long illness.
Shirley was well-known at the Lockport Schools Federal Credit Union where she worked for many years. She moved to Atlanta to be near her daughter and has been living with Peggy and her partner, Nancy Chandler, for the last two years.
Shirley is survived by her son, Gary, of Wilmington Delaware; her daughter, Peggy; her sister, Audrey Smith of Ransomville, NY; her sister, Carol Burnsworth of Atlanta, GA; and her sister, Beverly Blaise of Chicago, IL. A celebration of the lives of Shirley and her husband Chuck will be planned for the spring on Goat Island, the location of their first date. Donations should be made to Niagara Hospice or Hospice Atlanta in her name.
Visit www.lockportjournal.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Shirley married PALMITER, Shirley Beach on 1 Sep 1948 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Shirley (son of PALMITER, Shirley and Sarah) was born on 8 Mar 1927 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 May 2005 in Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary of Audrey M. Smith

Audrey M. Smith, age 87, of Ransomville wife of the late Ronald R. Smith entered into rest on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at home. Audrey was born March 5, 1932 in Niagara Falls, NY. She is the daughter of the late Edward and the late Catherine Pokelwaldt. She married Ronald R. Smith on August 15, 1951 he predeceased on November 27, 2000. 
 
Audrey was a homemaker all of her life where she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres and the New York Yankees.
She is survived by four sons: Robert (Sherri) Smith of Highlands, TX Gerald Smith of Ransomville, NY, Kenneth Smith (Angel McGinnis) of Ransomville, NY and Daniel (Beverly) Smith of Lockport, NY; her sister Beverly (Chuck) Blaise of Chicago, IL; sister in-law Barbara Mullins of Florida also ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
 
Family and friends may call on SUNDAY from 2- 5 PM  at the HARDISON FUNERAL HOMES INC. 3648 Ransomville Rd, Ransomville, NY 14131. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on MONDAY( Dec, 16) at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852. Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online condolences.

Audrey married SMITH, Ronald R on 15 Aug 1951. Ronald died on 27 Nov 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beverly married BLAISE, Charles Allen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: COLANGELO, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dorothy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: VANBUREN, Beverly. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sherri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MCGINNIS, Angel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]