Family/Spouse: Sophia. Sophia was born in Dec 1827 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/9/1936

MIDDLEPORT, March 9.-Frederick
Fink, 82 years old, died Saturday
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Elmer.Schilling. Town of Shelby. He
leaves three sons and three daughters:
John, of Wolcottsvllle, William of
Hartland, Fred, of Royalton, Mrs.
Elmer Schilling, of Shelby, Mrs. Carl
RIemer, of Royalton, and Mrs. Elmer
Witkop, of Wolcottsvllle.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday,
March 10, at the Schilling residence
at 1:30 o'clock and at 2:30 at
St. Michael's Lutheran church, Wolcottsvllle,
with burial In Wolcottsvllle
cemetery. .
Rev. Frederick Schleef will officiate.

Johann married ZOLCK, Sophia on 26 Dec 1876 in Penzlin, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Sophia was born in Oct 1856 in Germany; died on 28 Jun 1917 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lillian married RIEMER, Carl G on 17 Sep 1913. Carl (son of RIEMER, Charles and GASCOK, Ernestine) was born in Dec 1890 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Union Sun and Journal - 12/20/1951

FINK—John C. Fink, age 74, passed away Thursday morning at his home, Wolcottsville. He is survived by his wife, Anna (nee Eick(;one daughter and one son, Mrs.Henry R. Wagner and Robert J Fink, both of Wolcottsville; also,two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.Elmer Schilling, Medina; Mrs. Carl Riemer, Wolcottsville; and several nieces and nephews. Friends maycall at his late home where funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 and 2 o'clock at at.Michael's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Frederick Schleef officiating.Burial in Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery

Johann married EICK, Anna Malvina Fredericka on 1 Nov 1901 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of EICK, August and KOEPSEL, Caroline Fredericka) was born on 30 Sep 1880 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Jun 1959 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Medina Tribune - 4/26/1945

William J. Fink, 62, greenhouse operator and gardener, died suddenly Saturday from a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Johnson Creek. A native of Wolcottsville, he lived in Johnson Creek 30 years.Surviving are his wife, Vina; three sons, Walter J. and Luther H-, with* the armed forces in Hawaii; two brothers, and three sisters, John C and Fred W.Fink; Mrs .Carl Heimer and Mrs.Elmer Witkop, Wotcottsville. and Mrs. Elmer Schilling of Medina.Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in St. Michael's Church, Wolcottsville. Burial was in Hartland Central Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Vina. Vina and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ilda married EICK, Herman W on 15 Jan 1902 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Herman (son of EICK, August and KOEPSEL, Caroline Fredericka) was born on 24 Feb 1876 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Dec 1959 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LUCKMAN, Lillie Bertha Wilhelmine. Lillie (daughter of LUCKMAN, Wilhelm Theodor August Willis and KOEPSEL, Malvina Marie Elisabeth) was born on 15 Jul 1888 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Jun 1980 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/29/1968

MIDDLEPORT-Mrs. Adeline
Fink Schilling, 79, of 313 South
Ave., Medina, died today' (Jan.
29, 1968) in Medina Memorial
Hospital where she had been a
patient for three weeks.
She was born June 3, 1888 in
the town of Royalton, the daughter
of. Fred and Sophia Silks
Fink. She was a member of St.
Michael's Lutheran Church,
WolcottsviUe and of the Golden
Age Club, there.
She also was a member of
the Medina Senior Citizens Club
and the Medina Bea Good
Grandmothers Club.
Survivors include her husband,
Elmer; a daughter, Mrs.
Leslie (Helen) Waterson of Me-
dina; two granddaughters, Lee
and Mary Lynn Schilling of Meina;
one sister, Mrs. Cajl
Riemer of WolcottsviUe, and
several nieces and nephews. A
son, Melvin, died in January
1967.
Friends may call today from
7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Wallace and Heath Funeral
Home Inc., and Wednesday
from 1 to 2 p.m. at St. Michael's
Lutheran Church. Services will
be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at the church. The Rev. Hilbert
Huth will officiate. Burial will
be in Royalton Mountain Ridge
Cemetery.

Adeline married SCHILLING, Elmer S on 21 Jul 1910 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Elmer (son of SCHILLING, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm and JAHNKE, Wilhelmine Friederike) was born on 6 Aug 1886 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Jun 1970 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/12/1951

WOLCOTTSVILLE, April 12-
Mrs. Katharine Witkop, 53, member
of the Ladies Aid society, of St.
Michael's Lutheran church, and the
Wplcottsville Volunteer Firemen's
auxiliary, died today at her home,
Mann road, after a long illness. Mrs.
Witkop and Mr. Witkop observed
their thirty-fourth wedding anniversary
yesterday.
Besides her husband Elmer, she
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Franklin
Covet, Lockport, one son, Calvin
Witkop. this village; two sisters and
one brother, ° Mrs. Elmer Schilling,
Medina, Mrs. Carl Riemer and John
Fink, this village.
Last rites will be held Sunday at
3 p. m. at St. Michael's church with
interment in Wofcoiisville cemetery

Katherine married WITKOP, Elmer Frank William about 1917. Elmer (son of WITCOP, Henry and KOEPSEL, Anna Wilhelmina) was born on 2 Mar 1897 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Aug 1963 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lester married WINTERS, Marian L on 17 Jun 1939 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Marian was born in Dec 2004 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Feb 1999 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DETTBARN, William. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elma married SY, Raymond A about 1941. Raymond (son of SY, William J and KARKAU, Ella M) was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Sep 1995 in Akron, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LAMPE, Annette Dorothy. Annette (daughter of LAMPE, George and AIKEN, Elizabeth) was born on 1 Sep 1935 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Mar 2010 in Watertown, Jefferson County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LOCKPORT Robert Fink, of Lockport, died Sunday, Dec. 17 at Veterans Hospital in Buffalo. He was bom Nov. 24, 1917 in Wolcottsville, the son of the late John and Anna Eick Fink. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre from 1940-45. Mr. Fink worked at the J.C. Fink and Son Store in Wolcottsville which he later purchased and then sold in 1960. He then worked at Akron Oil Co. for several years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, life member of the Akron VFW Post #3180, member of Akron American Legion Post #0900 and a life mem-ber of the DAV of Akron. He was also an exempt fireman in Wolcottsville Fire Co. and had play-ed in the Wolcottsville band for many years. Mr. Fink was formerly on the Democratic Committee and was Democratic custodian in the Town of Royal ton. He is survived by his wife, Mar-garet; daughters, Carol Stevens, of Lockport, and Donna Bruning, of Gasport; five grandchildren, Kristin Jamieson, of Newfane, Brian Hubert, of Lockport, and Eric Bruning, of Gasport, Aaron Bruning, of Gasport, and Heather Hubert, of Lockport; one great-granddaughter, Chelsey Jamieson, of Newfane; brother-in-law, Francis (Joanne) Schilling, of Buffalo; one nephew, Ronald (Gerri) Lindke, of Wolcottsville; several grand-nieces, -nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by siblings, Norman Fink and Dorthy Wagner. Friends may call today from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Bates, Wallace and Heath Funeral Home Inc., 38 State St., Middleport and Wednesday from 12 to 1 p.m. at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Wolcottsville where the Rev. Wayne Renning will officiate at a funeral service at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Michael's Lutheran Church

Robert married SCHILLING, Margaret M on 9 Nov 1946 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Margaret (daughter of SCHILLING, Albert George and HICKEY, Edith Alberta) was born on 16 Aug 1925 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Aug 2020 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Dorothy married WAGNER, Henry R on 19 Oct 1946 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. Henry was born on 25 Aug 1901 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Sep 1969 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BISHER, Glenn Laverne. Glenn (son of BISHER, John and Anna G) was born on 28 Mar 1911 in New York; died on 12 Dec 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PALMREUTER, Oswald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen C. Waterson, 87, of Medina, NY, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, the Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Medina. Born on September 22, 1915, in Medina, NY, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Adaline (Fink) Schilling. Helen grew up in Medina, graduating from Medina High School in 1933. She married G. Leslie Waterson on May 6, 1939, making their home in Medina. Helen was a member ot the Trinity Lutheran Church of Medina, also, a member ol the Senior Citizens of Western Orleans. In her spare-time she enjoyed traveling the USA with her husband, having gone to "Hawaii and California, and at one time, having spent winters in Florida. Helen is survived by two nieces and two nephews, Lee (Marlene) Schilling of Mendon, NY, Mary Lynn (William) Macon of Baltimore, John Earley of Bradenton, FL, and Cherie (Thomas) Holahan of Wayland, NY; also, two sister-in-laws, Mary Schilling of Middleport, NY and Rita Farley of Bradenton, FL; Helen is predeceased by her husband, "Les" Waterson, who passed away on January 2, 1998, also a brother, Melvin Schilling in 1967. I here are no calling hours. Relatives and friends may attend a funeral service on Friday, May 14, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. at the Bates & Tuttle Funeral Home, 226 Pearl St. Medina, with the Rev. Peter A. Lindemann officiating. Burial will be at the family's convenience in the Bates Rd. Cemetery, Medina. Memorials may be made in Helen's name to a charity of one's choice

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

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/12/1967

One workman was killed and
another injured about 2 p.m.
Wednesday afternoon in a flash
fire at the Birds Eye Division
Plant of General Foods Corp.,
in the Village of Medina, Orleans
County.
Melvin F. Schilling, 57, of 500
S. Academy St., Medina, died of
massive burns, Dr. James Sterling,
Orleans County Coroner,
said.
Harry Daniels, 57, of 251 Caroline
St., Village of Albion, who
suffered smoke inhalation and
shock, was listed in satisfactory
condition today in Medina Me-
mortal Hospital.
Medina Fire Chief Ralph
Whiting said the cause of the
fire had not been determined.
He said he planned to obtain a
statement from Mr. Daniels today.
Mr. Daniels was under heavy
sedation Wednesday night at the
hospital and unable to be questioned.
Chief Whiting said the two
men were working in a small
frame building on Olney Street
housing a hot - water and water
storage tank.
He said the equipment supplied
water for a nearby dormitory
used by migrant workers
during seasonal work periods at
the Birds Eye Plant. He said
no workers were in the dormitory
at the time.
Chief Whiting said Mr. Schilling
and Mr. Daniels, both main
tenance men. were in the processs
of shutting off the equipment
and winterizing it. He added
that both men performed the
same operation last year.
He said that the structure is a
10 In in foot building and that
Mr. Daniels made several unsuccessful
attempts to rescue
Mr. Schilling but was driven
back by the flames which separated
the two men.
The fire charred the interior
of the structure which is about
200 feet from the main processing
plant, Chief Whiting said.
There were indications an explosion
preceded the blaze, but
Chief Whiting said today he did
not think there was an explosion.
Mr. Schilling had worked for
28 years in the maintenance department
of the food processing
plant.
He was born in the Town of
Royalton May 11, 1911. He was
a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Medina, and the Loyal
Order of Moose, in Medina.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Mary Bloom, one
son, Lee W. Schilling of Rochesr
ter; one daughter, Miss Mury
Lynn Schilling, also of Rochester;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Schilling, of Medina;
one sister, Mrs. Leslie Waterson,
of Medina, and one aunt,
Mrs. Carl Reimer, of Akron.
Friends may call at Barnes
and Tuttle Funeral Home, 226
Pearl St., Medina, where funeral
services will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m.
The Rev. Wilbur P. Lottes of
Trinity Lutheran Church, Medina,
will officiate. Burial will be
in the Bates Road Cemetery.

Melvin married BLOOM, Mary Helen on 10 Aug 1935 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. Mary (daughter of BLOOM, Hubert and WRIGHT, Alice Victoria) was born about 1916 in New York; died on 15 Nov 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married COVEL, B Franklin on 11 Jun 1941 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. B (son of COVEL, Earle and BOWEN, Olive L) was born on 6 Apr 1919 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Nov 2013 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHLEEF, Lois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]