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Niagara Gazette - 1/31/1944

MRS. MATILDA VOELKER
DIES AT CAMBRIA
CAMBRIA, N. Y.-Mrs. Matilda
M. Voelker, 78 years old, widow of
Ferdinand Voelker, died Friday at
the family home In the town of
Cambria. Mrs. Voelker is survived
by one son, Elmer Voelker, and one
daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Bohnestadt,
both of Cambria, and two
brothers, Herman and Frank
Mlelke, of Pekin, N. Y. Four grandchildren,
one great grandchild and
several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral services were held from
the home of the daughter, Mrs.
Bohnestadt. Upper Mountain road,
town of Cambria, this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and at 2:30 a t St.
Andrew's church at Pekln. The
Rev. Charles A. Schmidt will officiate.
Interment will be ln St
Andrew's cemetery.

Matilda married VOELKER, Ferdinand A on 10 Mar 1887 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Ferdinand was born about 1859 in Germany; died in 1937 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GIESE, Mame. Mame (daughter of GIESE, William and Minnie) was born about 1893 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/26/1969

SANBORN - Esther
Bohnstadt, 77, of 2926 Upper
Mountain . Road,, died Tuesday
(Nov. 25, 1969) in Lockport
Memorial Hospital after a long
illness. .
She was a native of North
Tonawanda and had lived in
this area all her life.
She was the wife of the late
Rudolph H. Bohnstadt, who died
in September of 1968.
She was a member of the
Ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church.
She is survived by two sons,
Elsworth Bohnstadt of Lockport
and Reinhold Kraase of Sanborn;
one daughter, Mrs. Ralph
(Evelyn) Hilts of .Sanborn; one
broher, Elmer Voelker of. St.
P e t e r s b u r g , Fla; four
grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Friday. at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew's
Lutheran Church, Pekin,
the Rev. Albert H. Gaal officiating.
Burial will be in St. Andrew's
Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may clal at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home from
7 to 9 p.m. today and from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Esther married BOHNSTADT, Rudolph H on 2 Dec 1917 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Rudolph (son of BOHNSTADT, August and Wilhelmina) was born on 31 May 1889 in Germany; died on 26 Sep 1968 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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Niagara Gazette - 10/20/1972

VOELKER - In St. Petersburg, Florida
Oct. 17th, 1972. Elmer H. Voelker of 721-
49th Ave. North. Formerly of Lower Mt.
Rd., Pekin, N.Y. Husband of Eva
Voelker. Father of Elwin Voelker or
Lockport, N.Y. Step-Father of Richard
O. Allen of Newport Richy, Virginia
Robert J Allen of St. Petersburg.
Florida, Ronald C. of Lewisburg. Pa. He
is also survived by 13 Step Grandchildren
and 1 step great grandson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Evangelical
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Albert H.
Gaal officiating. Interment in St. Peters
Lutheran Cemetery North Ridge. The
family will be present at the Rhoney
Funeral Home Inc. (Pike & Jones) 5893
Hoover Rd., Sanborn, N.Y. Irom 3 to 5 &
7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Family/Spouse: Anna E. Anna was born on 25 Oct 1904 in Germany; died in Nov 1992 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elmer married RABIDEAU, Eva E on 4 Sep 1954 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Eva (daughter of RABIDEAU, Daniel William and Augusta Marie) was born about 1908 in MO; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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October 10, 2011
Elsworth A. Bohnstadt

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOCKPORT — Elsworth A. Bohnstadt passed away October 9, 2011 in Eastern Niagara Hospital, Lockport. Born January 2, 1919 in Cambria, he was the son of Rudolph and Esther (Voelker) Bohnstadt. Elsworth served in the US Army during WW II. He worked as a janitor at Mount View Health Care Facility. He enjoyed being with his family, liked to tease and joke. Despite many illnesses, Elsworth always had a smile on his face; though a private man he was a very loving man. He will be missed very much.

Elsworth was predeceased by his wife, Adeline (Trombley) Bohnstadt on May 31, 2008. He is survived by his children, Judith (James) Hoste of Lockport and Arnold Bohnstadt of Easely, SC; grandfather of Tammy (Gregory) Hoste of Lockport, Michelle (Chad) Norton, Angela Mooreland, Timothy Bohnstadt and Jason (Jodie) Bohnstadt, all of South Carolina; step-grandfather of Allen Hoste of Lockport and Cheryl May of Michigan; great- grandfather of 13 and step-great-grandfather of three; brother-in-law of James Trombley of Lockport and also several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends may call Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport, where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 AM. Interment will be in Pioneer Cemetery, Akron, NY. Donations to Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 75 East Ave., Lockport, NY 14094 would be appreciated.

Visit www.pruddenandkandt.com.

Family/Spouse: TROMBLEY, Adeline. Adeline died on 31 May 2008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Evelyn married HILTS, Ralph William about Nov 1942 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Ralph (son of HILTS, Joseph Arthur and FRYE, Laura) was born on 25 Mar 1910; died on 19 Oct 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Anita married WEBER, Donald [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]