Family/Spouse: RASCH, Heinrich Gottlieb. Heinrich was born on 30 Mar 1826 in Stettin, Provinz Pommern, Preußen; died on 19 Oct 1889 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MRS THERESA WINTERS
Mrs. Theresa Winters, 77 years old, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Donner. Witmer road, town of Wheatfield. Born in Germany,
Mrs. Winters, who was the wife of the late George Winters, had resided in North Tonawanda the past 55 years. She leaves a son, Henry, Niagara Falls; three sisters, Mrs, Donner, Mrs. Marie Brado, North Tonawanda and Mrs. Sidonie Doty, Tonawanda and a brother. A. C. Rasch, North Tonawanda. Rites will be held on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Donner residence. The Rev. Theophil Twente will officiate. Burial will be in Elmlawn.

Family/Spouse: WINTERS, George. George (son of WINTER, George and MAIER, Katherina) was born in Feb 1858 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary from Evening News of the Tonawandas
August 8, 1925
Herman A. Rasch Dies Suddenly
Native of Germany Is Stricken With Apoplexy In 63rd Year
Herman A. Rasch, sixty-two years old, died suddenly last night at his home, No. 113 Ward road. He was stricken with apoplexy shortly before death. Born in Germany, Rasch came to the Tonawandas with his parents when only four years old, living here the rest of his life. He was a member of the local branch of the Foresters of America, the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent association and the Buffalo Bolt company Mutual Benefit association. Surviving are a wife, three sons, August, Alvin and Andrew Rasch, all of the Tonawandas; a daughter, Mrs. William Karre of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; four grandchildren, one brother, A. C. Rasch of North Tonawanda, and five sisters, Mrs. G. Winter, Mrs. John Doty, Mrs. Lawrence Donner and Mrs. Bert Brado of the Tonawandas and Mrs. F. Richardson of Niagara Falls. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence and half an hour later at the St. Peters church, Rev. Theodore E. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in the Sweeney cemetery.

Herman married WINTER, Anna Johann Margaretha in 1888 in New York. Anna (daughter of WINTER, George and MAIER, Katherina) was born on 7 Mar 1863 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Jul 1958 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JONES, Clara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RICHARDSON, Frederick J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married DONNER, Lawrence W about 1897. Lawrence (son of DONNER, Jacob and BEITZ, Christiana) was born on 11 Sep 1869 in New York; died on 5 Mar 1943. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DOTY, William H. William was born in 1876 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married BRADO, Burt E about 1901. Burt (son of BRADO, William and PLAIN, Elizabeth) was born in May 1876 in New York; died on 22 Jun 1925 in Pittsford, Monroe County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married NUMSEN, Frederick on 20 Jun 1942 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Etta M. Etta was born in 1889; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MENDE, Clara Bertha. Clara was born on 23 Jun 1893 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Apr 1971 in Orlando, Orange County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HENNING, Ida. Ida was born in 1895; died on 8 Oct 1915 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RIEXINGER, Marie K. Marie was born in 1894; died in 1918 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married KARRE, William A on 20 Sep 1916 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. William (son of KARRE, Otto Franc and SCHULTZ, Louise E) was born on 17 Nov 1892 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Mar 1961 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married TRIMER, Johanna on 19 Sep 1927 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Johanna (daughter of TRIMER, Robert and HOUCK, Mary) was born in 1895 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport Union Sun and Journal 10/22/1917

At Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls,N. Y., Saturday. October 20th. 1917,Albert C. Donner. aged 19 years. He is survived by his father and mother,Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Donner, six brothers, Joseph. Henry. Lawrence,Howard, Jacob and Norman, three sisters, Ruth , Christiana and Anna, all at home.'The funeral will he held from the family residence on the Witmer Road Wednesday after noon, October 24th. at1:30 and from St, Peter's Church,Oliver St., North Tonawanda. at 3:30. Burial at Elm Lawn cemetery

Henry married RIEGLE, Hazel May on 17 Feb 1926 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Hazel (daughter of RIEGLE, Ervin and SITZLOW, Auguste E) was born about 1906 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Mar 1970 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tonawanda NEWS
Friday, November 23,1979


DONNER - Lawrence W. Donner,
72,of North Tonawanda,suddenly
Wednesday (November 21, 1979)
at DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Donner was a lifelong
resident of North Tonawanda,
a member of St. Paul Lutheran
Church, E. Felton St.,
Gratwick Hose Co., Firemen's
Benevolent Assoc, the Senior
Citizens of North Tonawanda
and was a former employe of
Buffalo Bolt Co. for 30 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Agnes (nee Walck) Donner;
a son, Timothy (Cynthia)
Donner of Tonawanda and a
daughter, Mrs. Peter(Rebecca)
Parnell of North Tonawanda;
three grandchildren; five
brothers, Henry, Howard,Jacob,
Norman and Charles Donner,
all of the Tonawandas and
a sister, Mrs. Frank Luescher
of North Tonawanda.
The family will receive friends
at the Fretthold Funeral Home,
Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward
Rd., North Tonawanda today
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be held, in St.
Paul Lutheran Church, Saturday
at 10 a.m., the Rev. Paul D.
Rohrbacher will officiate.
Interment in Acacia Park
Cemetery. If so desired,
memorials may be made to St.
Paul Lutheran Church.

Lawrence married WALCK, Agnes Edna on 3 Jul 1937 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Agnes (daughter of WALCK, Emil Wilhelm Friedrich and BEUTEL, Esther Natalie) was born on 22 Dec 1915 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jan 2001 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PULTRY, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Charles married WIENKE, Florence G on 14 Feb 1942 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of WIENKE, Johannes Edward Albert and NANTHE, Maria Louise) was born on 8 Jun 1920 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jun 2019 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mable G about 1922. Mable was born about 1904 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna married BRICK, Robert Charles on 29 May 1936 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Robert (son of BRICK, Anthony W and BERLINGHOFF, Sophia) was born on 22 Sep 1913 in New York; died on 22 May 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/5/1927

The death of Ruth Lucille, infant
d a u g h t e r of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E.
Rasch of llfl Stenzel street occurred
Sunday at the home of her par
e n t s . Funeral services were
t h i s morning at 10:510 o'clock
l a t a residence, the Rev. E. C. Mueller
officiating. Burial was at Elm
lawn cemetery

Family/Spouse: SCHMIEGE, Calvin H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KLEIN, Roger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WRIGHT, Harry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married ALTMAYER, Joan Marie on 25 Sep 1948 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Joan (daughter of ALTMAYER, Jacob and SCHOELLES, Martha Anna) was born about 1928 in New York; died on 30 Aug 1967 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: VOGT, Richard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BYERLY, Donald L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PARNELL, Peter J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: FIEDYN, Kathleen A. Kathleen was born on 19 Jun 1949; died on 13 Oct 2018 in Williamsville, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GUEDESSE, Raoul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Utica NY Daily Press - 10n/28/1939

Miss Evelyn Brado, St. Johns-
ville, died yesterday of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
at South St. Johnsville a few hours
after a New Berlin woman had
been killed in a crash near Morris.
Mrs.. Leo Van Deusen, 39, New
Berlin, died of a fractured skull
after the car she was driving
skidded and struck a tree near
Morris Thursday. Her six-months-
old child also in the car,, escaped
with bruises.
Miss Brado, 16, St,, Johnsville
High School senior,, died at 8 a.m.
Friday, in th Little Falls Hos-
pital of a fractured skull and other
inuries suffered when the car in
which she was a passenger struck
a tailroad embankment at South
St. Johnsville at midnight.
Three Injured
Three others were hurt in the
crash. Stanley Kosenowski, Steele
St., Herkimer, driver, is in the hos-
pital suffering from a triple frac-
ture of the jaw and bruises and
lacerations. His condition was de-
scribed as "good" today.
Frank Waskowski, 329 King,
Herkimer, suffered a severe lacera-
tion of the right ear and othr lac-
erations and bruises. He re-
mained at the hospital over night,
and was discharged Friday.
Alice Ambridge, 15, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. elson Ambridge, E.
Main St., St. Johnsville, fouth oc-
cupan t of th e car , wa s treated by
Dr. Raymon d Wytrwa l a t th e scen e
of th e accident and a t his offic e for
concussio n of th e brain, cuts and
bruise s and shock . Sh e wa s take n
home after treatment.
After the death of Miss Brado,
Dr. Wytrwal notified Dr. Howard
Crosby, croner, of Fultonville,
who began an investigation. Dr.
Crosby said an inquest will be con-
ducted later.
Mrs.. Van Deusen's husband is
employed at the Lindsey Poultry
Farm, where the family lived. It
was learned that Mrs. Van Deusen
was enroute to Gilbertville.
Miss Brado, daughter of William
and Mabel Warren Brado, was
born at Buffalo and the family had
lived in St. Johnsville several years.
She was actice in school clubs,, in-
cluding the Glee Club and the Fu-
ture Auto Drivers Club.
She is survived by her parents,
three brothers,, Edward, George
and William Brado, and a sister,
Hazel Brado.
Visited Girl's Home
Police Officer Vernon Flander of
St.. Johnsville,, who made the pre-
liminary investigation of theh acci-
dent, said the occupants of the
car had spent he evening at the
home of one of the girls, and were
enroute to Mindenville,, where Miss
Brado's faher, William Brado, is
an operator at Lock 16 on the
Barge Canal.
The car left the road near the
West Shore Railroad crossing at
South St. Johnsville, on the south
side of the Mohawk River. Just
across the railroad tracks, the road
forks, the right branch being the
Mindenville road and the left, the
road to Fort Plain.
The driver was quoted as saying
that he was condused in the dene
fog and that he turned to the
right before reaching the fork.
Dies Enroute
Dr. Wytrwal administered emer-
gency treatment. Miss Brado and
Kosenowski and Waskowski were
taken to Little Falls Hospital by
ambulance.
Mrs. Van Deusen died enroute to
an Oneota hospital after her car
struck a tree on the New Berlin-
Morris Road. Dr. J. R. Clerk,,
Morris, administered first aid, the
said Mrs. Van Deusen suffered a
fractured skull and other injuries.
Dr. Norman W. Getman, Oneonta,
Otsego Cunty coroner, gave a ver-
dict of accidental death.