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Niagara Gazette - 2/23/1944

BLANK-At his home, on the Tuscarora
Road, February 23, 1944. Rudolph Blank,
husband of Louise: father of Mrs. Arline
Walck. Mrs. Evelyn Walck. Mrs. Josephine
Haseley. Eleanor Tubbe and
Richard Tubbe. He is also survived by
4 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.

ALSO

Former Highway Official Dies
Rudolph Blank, 66, formerly superintendent of highways for the Town of Niagara for 20 years, died early today at the family home, Tuscarora road, after a long period of ill health. The funeral plans have not been completed. Mr. Blank was born in Germany, a son of the late William and Fredericka , Blank, and came to this country with his parents when he was only four years old. They settled near Alabama in Orleans county but shortly afterward removed to the Tuscarora road area in Niagara county, where he had resided since, Mr. Blank was well known throughout this section, having conducted a farming implement sales business for many years in addition to being a successful farmer. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran church at Walmore, N. Y., and its various organizations. Mr. Blank is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Blank, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Arline Walck, of Sanborn, N. Y., Mrs. Evelyn Walck, of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Josephine Haseley, of Sanborn, N. Y., and Eleanor Tubbe, at home; one son, Richard Tubbe, at home; three brothers, John, of Sanborn, William, of Gasport, N. Y., and Gustave Blank, of Niagara Falls, and four grandchildren.

Rudolph married WITTKOPP, Ida Elizabeth on 30 Apr 1903 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Ida (daughter of WITTCOPP, Christian Friedrich and HASELEY, Friederike Louise) was born on 6 Dec 1876 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died in 1926 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rudolph married PROEFROCK, Louise Fredericka Maria on 5 Apr 1930 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of PROEFROCK, Christian Friedrich and SEEFELDT, Wilhelmine Therese) was born on 8 Mar 1898 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died in Aug 1984 in Sparks, Washoe County, NV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News - 12/18/05 - Obit
WALCK - Arline, 100 secretary active in church
12/18/2005

WHEATFIELD - Arline F. Walck, a former secretary who was active in her church, died Thursday in Northgate Manor Health Care Facility, where she had been a patient for two years. She was 100.

Born Arline Blank in the Town of Niagara, she attended schools in the LaSalle section of Niagara Falls and in Wheatfield, and later attended Niagara Business College.

She worked as a secretary at the Nabisco plant in Niagara Falls and at Buffalo Garment Co.

Mrs. Walck was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school and a Bible class. She organized the church library in 1962. She dabbled in writing Christian music and also enjoyed reading and traveling.

Her husband, Hubert Walck, died in 1990.

Surviving are a son, Lester of Sanborn; a sister, Josephine Stange of North Tonawanda; a grandson; and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Death Notice


Arline F. (Blank) Walck
Age 100 in Northgate Manor, Wheatfield, formerly of Lockport Road, Sanborn, on December 15, 2005; daughter of the late Rudolph and Ida (Wittcopp) Blank. She was employed as a secretary at Nabisco and Buffalo Garment Co. Arline was a devoted homemaker, life long member St. Peter's Evagelical Lutheran Church, Wheatfield; taught Sunday school and Bible class, enjoyed reading, writing Christian music and traveling. Survivors include a son, Lester (Patricia) Walck of Sanborn; grandson, James Walck; three great-grandchildren, John, Ann and Sarah; a sister, Josephine Stange of North Tonawanda and a nephew; predeceased by her husband, Hubert Walck in 1990; daughter-in-law, Sally Walck; grandson, Robert Walck; and niece, Shirley Lange. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Bruce Gamache' on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield, with no prior visitation. Arrangements by the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME.

Arline married WALCK, Hubert Edwin on 19 Feb 1928 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Hubert (son of WALK, Wilhelm Ernst and HASELEY, Albertine Auguste) was born on 1 Oct 1902 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Sep 1990 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Evelyn H. Walck
Member of St. Peter Lutheran Church
SANBORN - Evelyn H. (Blank) Walck, 84, of Lockport Road, died Wednesday (March 18, 1992) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a three-week illness.
She was born July 3, 1907, in the Town of Niagara to Rudolph and Ida (Wittcopp) Blank
She moved to Wheatfield in 1927.
$he was a life time member of the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she was also a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society, and a member of the Horning (sic) Joy Club.
She enjoyed gardening and flowers.
She was the wife of the late Paul A. Walck, who died in 1976
Mrs. Walck is survived by a son, Allen P. Walck of Niagara Falls; two sisters, Arline (sic) Walck of Sanborn and Josephine Stange of North Tonawanda; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Shirley Lange and Patricia Schearer.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7, to 9 p.m. Friday, at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, where a prayer service will be held at 9 p.m. Friday.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, with the. Rev. Herbert R. Maxwell officiating.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery Wheatfield. Memorials contributions may be made to the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn

Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 19, 1992
Evelyn H. Walck, 84, of Lockport Road died Wednesday (March 18, 1992) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, after an illness of three weeks.
A Town of Niagara native, the former Evelyn Blank lived in the Wheatfield area since 1927.
She was the widow of Paul A. Walck, who died in 1976.
She was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, the church's Ladies Aid Society and the Morning Joy Club.
Survivors include a son, Allen P. of Niagara Falls; two sisters, Josephine Stange of North Tonawanda and Arline; eight grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Evelyn married WALCK, Paul Albert Siegmund on 15 Apr 1928 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Paul (son of WALK, Philipp Samuel and HASELEY, Maria Auguste Elizabeth) was born on 20 Nov 1905 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Jan 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Buffalo News - 5/13/2007
STANGE-Josephine L. (Blank-Haseley) Age 92, of North Tonawanda, was called peacefully to her heavenly home on May 11, 2007 at her residence. Daughter of the late Rudolph and Ida (Wittcopp) Blank. She was a schoolteacher for many years, teaching at the Nevada Avenue School in Niagara Falls and later in the Niagara Wheatfield School System. Lifelong member of St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church in Walmore. Predeceased by her two husbands, Martin Haseley and Arthur Stange; two sisters, Evelyn Walck and Arline Walck; and step-brother, Rev. Richard Tubbe. Survivors include a step-sister, Elanore Sampson of Reno, NV; three sisters-in-law, Erna Behm of North Tonawanda, Lillian Haseley of Sanborn and June Camann of Bergholz; step-sister-in-law, Irlavere Tubbe; two nephews, Lester (Patricia) Walck and Allen (Diane) Walck; and 42 great-nieces and nephews. Visitation on Sunday from 7-9 PM at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield. Services on Monday at 11 AM in St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield.

Josephine married HASELEY, Martin Edward Gregor on 1 Aug 1936 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Martin (son of HASELEY, Edward William Ferdinand and WALCK, Eleanore Hulda Helene) was born on 23 Nov 1909 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Apr 1968 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josephine married STANGE, Arthur Ernest on 24 Jan 1976 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Arthur (son of STANGE, August Wilhelm Christian and BLUHM, Wilhelmine Christine Elisabeth) was born in 1909 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Oct 1980 in TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WOLFRAM, Patricia A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lester married GUSTAFSON, Sally Ann [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Shirley E. Lange Gazette
Nurse was active church member
SANBORN - Shirley E. Lange, 59, of Baer Road, died Thursday (March 24, 1989) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
The daughter of the late Paul A. Walck, mother of the late Bradley J. Lange and sister of the late Patricia Schearer, she was born in the Town of Niagara.
She was employed as a registered nurse at Fairchild Nursing Home, Lewiston. A graduate of LaSalle Senior High School and Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing, she was an active member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church and held offices in the Lutheran Church Women's Group.
Mrs. Lange is survived by her husband, William G. Lange of Sanborn; her mother, Evelyn H. (Blank) Walck of Sanborn; a daughter, Kathleen M. Beutel of North Tonawanda; three sons, David P. Lange of Lockport, Steven W. Lange of Sanborn and Brian T. Lange of Indianapolis, Ind.; a brother, Allen P. Walck of Niagara Falls; six grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Sanborn, with the Rev. Herbert R. Maxwell officiating.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sanborn.
Contributions to St. Peter's Evangelical Church building fund and the Niagara Oncology Association will be acceptable as tribute.

Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 25, 1989
Services will be conducted for Shirley E. Lange, a registered nurse at the Fairchild Nursing Home in Lewiston, at 11 A.M. Monday in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church on Walmore Road. Burial will be in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church cemetery.
Mrs. Lange, 59, of Bear Road, died Thursday (March 23, 1989) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
She was a graduate of LaSalle High School and Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing.
Mrs. Lange was an active member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church and also held many offices in the Lutheran Church Women's Group.
Survivors include her husband, William G. Lange; her mother, Evelyn Blink Walck; a daughter, Kathleen M. Beutel of North Tonawanda; three sons, David P. of Lockport, Brian T. of Indianapolis, and Steven W.; a brother, Allen P. Walck of Niagara Falls, and six grandchildren.

Shirley married LANGE, William Gerhard on 24 Nov 1949 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. William (son of LANGE, William Friedrich Phillip and WALCK, Esther Amalie Ernestine) was born on 5 Feb 1925 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Nov 2019 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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March 29, 2013
Allen P. Walck, Sr.

Niagara Gazette

TOWN OF NIAGARA —
Allen P. Walck, Sr., 80, of the Town of Niagara, NY, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Schoellkopf Health Care Facility in Niagara Falls, NY, following a lengthy illness. Born on November 4, 1932 in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Paul A. and Evelyn H. (Blank) Walck.
Mr. Walck attended local schools and was a proud member of the graduating class of 1950 of Niagara Falls High School. Allen also attended Capital University in Columbus, OH. He served in the United States Army, as a Specialist Third Class, from May 14, 1956 until his honorable discharge on April 19, 1958. On August 5, 1961, Mr. Walck married the former Diane D. Dargis in St. John de LaSalle Roman Catholic Church. She predeceased him on January 6, 2013. For thirty dedicated years, Allen worked as a Jr. Civil Engineer for the Niagara County Department of Public Works, until his retirement in 1992. He was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sanborn, NY and was a former member of the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Company, where he currently was serving as treasurer for their Exempts Organization. Mr. Walck enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, word searches, fishing, coin collecting, walking around Goat Island and going to cardiac rehabilitation at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Above all, Allen loved spending time with his family.
Mr. Walck is survived by two sons, Allen P. (Audrey) Walck, Jr. of Avon, NY and Christopher Walck of the Town of Niagara, NY, who was an excellent caregiver to both of his parents. Allen is also survived by two grandchildren, Zachary and Benjamin Walck; three brothers-in-law, Stanley (Cleo) Dargis of Mt. View, AR, Kenneth (Patricia) Dargis of Wilmington, DE and William (Nancy) Dargis of Grove City, PA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by two sisters, Shirley Lange and Patricia Schearer.
The family will be present to receive friends on Monday from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM in the Chapel of OTTO REDANZ FUNERAL HOME, 2215 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY (716-297-9007). A prayer service will be held by the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Company on Monday at 7:00 PM in the Funeral Chapel. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Tuesday, April 2nd at 11:00 AM which will be celebrated in St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Sanborn, NY. EVERYONE PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT THE CHURCH. Mr. Walck will be laid to rest next to his wife, Diane, in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. Military Honors will conclude the committal prayers at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Sanborn, NY 14132 or to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Foundation for Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 621- 10th Street, P.O. Box 708, Niagara Falls, NY 14302-9949.
To leave a personal message for the family, please visit www.ottoredanz.com and www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries.

Allen married DARGIS, Diane Dorothy on 6 Aug 1961 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Diane (daughter of DARGIS, Stanley W and CIURYLO, Mary) was born on 10 Dec 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Jan 2013 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette Patricia Schearer
NORTH TONAWANDA - Mrs. Patricia A. Schearer, 39, of 183 Fairgreen Dr., North Tonawanda, died Saturday (Aug, 14, 1976) in the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness.
She was a resident of the Sanborn area prior to moving to the Town of Amherst three years ago. She was a member of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls.
She is survived by her husband; George Schearer, two daughters, Michelle Schearer, of Amherst, and Evelyn Rhodes, of Barker, her mother, Mrs. Paul (Evelyn) Walck, of Sanborn, a brother; Allen R. Walck, of Niagara Falls, a sister, Mrs. William (Shirley) Lange, of Sanborn, She was the mother of the late Paul Rhodes.
Funeral services will be held at the Rhoney Funeral Home, Sanborn, New York, Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Robert C. Richardson of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association

Family/Spouse: SHEARER, George. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Patricia married RHODES, Daniel on 3 Mar 1956 in Leesville, LA. Daniel (son of RHODES, Lewis Henry and WASS, Leona) was born on 16 Sep 1937 in Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Jan 2001 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walck, Robert Lester Niagara Gazette obit
Robert Lester Walck, born May 8,1957, died November 6, 2004 from a motorcycle accident, while riding in Bandera county of the hill country, northwest of San Antonio, Texas. He is survived by his fiancee, Jennifer Mason of Houston, Texas; brother, James H. Walck of Endwell, NY, his wife Lynne Diane; one nephew, John Andrew; two nieces, Ann Elizabeth and Sarah Magdalene; his father, Lester Walck and stepmother, Patti of Sanborn; grandmother, Arline Walck of Sanborn; deceased mother, Sally Ann Walck and deceased grandfather, Hubert Walck; and several cousins and relatives. Bob was an active member of House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Webster, Texas. His schooling includes a 1982 Bachelor of Arts Degree Magna Cum Laude in Communications Studies from Niagara University, a 1986 Bachelor of Science Degree in Imagining (sic) and Technical Photography from the Rochester Institute on Technology. His work experience includes a position on the staff photography team at the Johnson Space Center In Houston (NASA) where he documented NASA activities, including astronaut training and studio photos, and his current work for Southwest Bell Communications, where he was a data line technician. His hobbies included biking, music, working on cars, travelling (sic), and reading. Bob was a person of great empathy and love, and will be greatly missed by those who loved him and him and knew him best! Services will be Thursday, November 18th, 3 PM at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road in Sanborn, with visitation with family and friends before the funeral from 1:30-3 PM. All are welcome to the potluck supper to follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Project Inform, 205 13th St., Ste. 2001, San Fransisco (sic), CA 94103-2461 (415-558-8669), The Center for AIDS Hope and Rememberance (sic) Project, 1407 Hawthorne, Houston, TX 77006, PO Box 66306, Houston, TX 77266-6306 (713-527-8219) or Heidi Search Center, 7900 I-35 North, San Antonio, TX 78218 (210-650-0428), (800-547-4435).

Family/Spouse: RICKS, Lynne Diane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: ALEXANDER, Leslie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kathleen married BEUTEL, Rev David Allen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GEBHARDT, Lynn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SHAFFER, Barbara Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RETZLAFF, Sandra Elaine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DE RUE, Audrey J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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Farm youth electrocuted
APPLETON - A 15-year-old farm worker was electrocuted here Saturday in view of his father when he tried to slide down a conveyor system from the barn of John Sweeney, 7367 Somerset Road, at lunchtime.
New York State police, who investigated the fatality, said the boy was identified as Paul Lewis Rhodes, of 7394 W. Somerset Road, who along with his father, Daniel Rhodes, worked for Mr. Swenney.
Apparently two conveyors were being used to load hay into the barn and the lower conveyor developed an electrical short-circuit.
Witnesses said the boy slid down the upper conveyor to the lower one but as his feet touched the lower conveyor, his hands still grasped the upper conveyer; setting up an electrical ground.
Niagara County Coroner Daniel Andrews, of Youngstown, was called to the scene and pronounced the youth dead. An autopsy was ordered and the body was taken to Newfane Intercommunity Hospital.
Investigator William Tumulty of the New York State Police investigated the fatality. He said the conveyor system was ordered out of service by the coroner until it is inspected and repaired.
The dead youth is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rhodes; a sister, Evelyn Leona Rhodes, and two step-brothers, Michael and Scott Solomon, all at home, Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhodes of Appleton, Mrs. Florence Rheim, of Reading, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walck, of Sandborn (sic).
Paul was a member of the West Somerset Baptist Church softball team and the church choir. He was a 10th grade student at Barker Central High School and a member of the Junior Varsity football team, He was also a member of the Future Farmers of America.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Arthur J. Hood Funeral Home, Barker. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Private funeral services will be held Tuesday at the family's convenience. Memorial (sic) may be made to the West Somerset Baptist Church softball team or music funds. Burial will be in Hartland Central Cemetery, with the Rev. Donald Wilson of West Somerset Baptist Church officiating. The Rev. Earl Bell of Faith United Methodist Church, Barker, will conduct the prayers.

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

Family/Spouse: ALLEN, Ryan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: EDMANDS, Heidi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PREISACH, Kurt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FORBES, Brandon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]