Family/Spouse: Louisa Friedericke. Louisa was born on 13 Dec 1829 in Prussia; died on 11 Oct 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
Funeral of W. H. Schmidt
Lockport, June 4-The funeral of William H. Schmidt, Ward road, town of Wheatfield, Niagara court crier and justice of the peace, who succumbed Monday to injuries in an automobile accident, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, standard time. Services will be conducted at the Lutheran church at Bergholtz.
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NF Gazette

Peace Justice William Schmidt, 71, Dies Here Few Hours After Collision.
DRIVER ARRESTED
Joseph Szeraj (sic) May Face Manslaughter Charge; Victim Well Known in County.
Peace Justice William Schmidt, 71 years old, of the Ward road, Town of Wheatfield, court crier of Niagara County, died at 10:30 o'clock today in Memorial hospital (sic) of injuries received in an automobile accident at 7:30 o'clock this morning, Hulmuth Mallenthine, also of the Ward road, driver of the automobile in which Mr. Schmdit (sic) was riding when the accident occurred, received minor cuts and bruises.
Driver is held.
Joseph Czekaj, who lives at the intersection of the Town Line road and the Lockport road, driver of the automobile which crashed into the machine in which Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Mallenthine were riding, was arrested by Undersheriff Ira Cowdrick following the crash. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Treichler, of Sanborn, and was held in $1,000 bail on a charge of reckless driving. Undersheriff Cowdrick said the charge would probably be changed to one of manslaughter.
The accident occurred at the intersection of the Lockport road and the Ward road. Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Mallenthine were on their way to Lockport, Mr. Schmidt to serve as court crier and Mr. Mallenthine to answer a summons for duty on the grand jury. The Mallenthine car was being driven north in the Ward road when it was struck by Czekaj's car, which was coming east in the Lockport road. Mallenthine's car was overturned by the impact and Mr. Schmidt was pinned beneath the wreckage,
Undersheriff Cowdrick said that his investigation showed that Czekaj neglected to heed a stop sign before he drove onto the intersection.
Draper Investigating
Dr. W. L. Draper, coroner, of Niagara. Falls, is investigating the fatality. Dr. William Peart attended Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt was born in Germany and came to the United States 61 years ago. He has lived in Niagara county since coming to this country and was one of the best known residents of the county. He was a former supervisor for the Town of Wheatfield and served as court crier and justice of the peace for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Albertine Milleville Schmidt, of the town of Wheatfield; two sons, John and Theodore Schmidt, both of the Town of Wheatfield, and four daughters, Mrs. William Lynch and Mrs. Ella Read of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Charles Runge, of St. Johnsburg, and Mrs. Anna Schendel, of the Town of Wheatfield.

Wilhelm married MILLEVILLE, Albertine Wilhelmine Auguste on 26 Oct 1882 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albertine (daughter of MILLEVILLE, Johannes and KRULL, Albertine Elizabeth) was born on 5 Feb 1859 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Apr 1934 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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J. W. Schmidt Dies at 82, Ill Long Time
BERGHOLTZ - John William Schmidt. 83, of 6784 Ward Road, died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1965) in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in the.Town of Wheatfield Oct. 8. 1882, the son of William H. and Albertine Milleville Schmidt, He had lived in this area all his life. With his brother, Theodore, he had owned and operated a farm at the Ward Road address for 40 years. Mr. Schmidt was a member of St. James Lutheran Church here. Survivors, in addition to the brother, include two sisters, Mrs. Ella Reid. Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Henry Schendel, North Tonawanda. Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday in St. James Lutheran Church by Rev. Robert Lehman. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Friends may call at the Pike and J o n e s Funeral Home, Sanborn, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The family said donations to Lutheran Vespers will be acceptable as tributes.

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NF Gazette

Dies Not Knowing Father Was Killed
Mrs. William Lynch Expires After Long Illness
Mrs. Helena (sic) Louise Lynch, 43 years old, wife of William E. Lynch, 1714 Eighteenth street, died at her home yesterday, following an illness of eight months. She was the daughter of the late William Schmidt, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County court crier, who was killed in an automobile crash a month ago today, Mrs. Lynch bas been critically ill since her father's death and was not told that he had been killed.
Born in the Town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Lynch came to Niagara Falls about 25 years ago. She was well known and highly respected in the city. Besides her husband, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Albertina (sic) Schmidt, Town of Wheatfield; two brothers, John and Theodore Schmidt, Town of Wheatfield, and three sisters, Mrs. Charles Tunge (sic) and Mrs. Henry Schendle (sic), of the Town of Wheatfield, and Mrs. George Reid, of this city.

Helene married LYNCH, William E about 1910. William was born about 1870 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agatha married RUNGE, Charles A in 1909 in New York. Charles (son of RUNGE, August Heinrich Albert Erdmann and WERTH, Ernestine) was born in Mar 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Sep 1955 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ella married REID, George M about 1906. George (son of REID, William and Marion) was born in Nov 1896 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHENDEL, Henry L. Henry (son of SCHENDEL, Gustav and PROEFROCK, Auguste Wilhelmine) was born on 16 Jun 1894 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Jan 1970 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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uffalo News, The (NY) - August 5, 1991
Gladys V. Frerichs, 81, a foster grandparent, died Sunday (Aug. 4, 1991) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston.
The former Gladys Runge worked at Wilbert's Tavern, now known as Barney's Grandsons, for 18 years.
Mrs. Frerichs, of Wheatfield, was a foster grandparent at Mount St. Mary's Hospital for 10 years and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholz.
Survivors include a son, Walter of the Town of Tonawanda, and a daughter, Judy of Buffalo.
Services will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday in St. James Lutheran Church, 2435 Niagara Road. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery

Family/Spouse: FRERICHS, Walter H. Walter (son of FRERICHS, Herman N and RETZLAFF, Clara Auguste Ernestine) was born on 24 Sep 1903 in Maza, ND; died on 28 Sep 1951 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FRERICHS, Walter F.
December 6, 2019 at age 81. Beloved husband of Jean (nee Morrissey) Frerichs; brother of the late Judith Frerichs; brother in law of Terrence (Kathleen) and the late Dennis (Teresa) Morrissey. Walter worked at the Suburban Lanes and Jewish Center for many years, served in the Army during the Vietnam War and was an avid Yankees fan. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 10-11 AM at the (Tonawanda Chapel) AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC. 2600 Sheridan Dr. (at Parker Blvd) where services will follow at 11:00 AM. Share condolences at www.AMIGONE.com