Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening New - 4/4/1938

William C Scharlau,, Sr., 76
years old, died last night at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. LeRoy
Ensminger, 787 Payne avenue. He
was a member of the North Ton-
awanda Labor and Aid associa-
tion.
Born in Germany, he had re-
sided here the last 47 years. He
leaves a son, William C, Jr.; two
daughters, Mrs. Ensminger and
Mrs. Frank Weber, Niagara Falls;
eight grandchildren, four great
grandchildren; a brother, Charles,
Barker, and two sisters, Mrs,
Anna Coats, Barker, and Mrs.
Bertha Martbi, Niagara Falls.
Rites will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the Ens-
minger home. The Rev. John A.
Sprock will officiate. Burial will
be In Elmlawn.

Wilhelm married GEIST, Bertha in 1887 in Niagara County, NY. Bertha was born in Jun 1871 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WAHL, Henry C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Buffalo NY Courier Express - 1/5/1954

North Tonawanda, Jan. 4--Fu-
neral services will be held at 2
p.m.. Thursday in the Wattengel
Funeral Home for William C.
Scharlau, 61. of 476 Esther St.,
who died early today in Veterans
Administration Hospital, Buffalo.
The Rev. Herman B. Miller will
officiate. Burial will be in Elm-
lawn Cemetery.
Mr, Scharlau, a fireman since
1920, had been On sick leave since
November. He was one of the
oldest firemen here in length of
service and for the last 20 years
served with the Sweeney Hose Co.
A lifelong resident of the City, he
was a member of Tonawandas Elk
Lodge 860 and the North Tona-
wanda Volunteer Firemen's Be-
nevolent Association.
Survivors include his wife,
Philomena; a daughter, Mary Ann
and two sisters, Mrs. Roy Ensmln-
ger of Sanborn and Mrs. Frank
Weber of Niagara Falls

William married BUDNIK, Phyllis (Philomena) about 1934. Phyllis (daughter of BUDNIK, Joseph and GAJENSKI, Mary) was born on 30 Dec 1910 in New York; died on 7 Sep 1989 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Irene H. Ensminger NT native operated Sanborn grocery store
Irene H. Ensminger, 84, of Sunnyside Drive, formerly of Sanborn, died Tuesday (Nov. 10, 1992) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in North Tonawanda on Nov. 7, 1908, the daughter of William and Bertha (Geist) Scharlau. She had resided in North Tonawanda before moving to Sanborn in 1946. She moved to Niagara Falls in 1982. Mrs. Ensminger and her husband, the late Roy E. Ensminger Sr., operated R. E. Ensminger Groceries in Sanborn from 1946 to 1960. Mr. Ensminger died in June 1992. She was past "noble grand" of the Sanborn Rebecca Lodge and was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mrs. Ensminger is survived by a son, Roy E. Ensminger Jr. of Pompano Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Sherry Werth of Sanborn; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Barbara Kesterson and sister of the late William Scharlau and Martha Webber. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, where the Rev. E. Werner Weinrich will conduct services at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Wheatfield Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda.

Irene married ENSMINGER, Roy E in May 1962. Roy (son of ENSMINGER, William and BERG, Anna) was born on 14 Aug 1908 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Jun 1992 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sharlene married WERTH, Donnel Louis on 26 May 1962 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Donnel (son of WERTH, Louis Carl August and STENZEL, Mildred C) was born on 9 Nov 1941 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Apr 2016 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: MUNRO, Scott. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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