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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:35:08 -0500
Subject: Wittkopf spelling corrections
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With much appreciated help from Elaine Timm, I think we have found correct spelling and parents of Caroline and twin sister Eulianna Wittkopf who both married Fred W Jagow.
Caroline arrived on 25 Nov 1868 on the Bark Jenny from Bremen, Germany with her parents and siblings. They came from Rothenklempenow, Pommern, Prussia.
Johann Wittkopf 1820
Wilhelmina Marie ver Koppen 1828
Ernestine 1848
*Caroline 1850
Wilhelm 1853
Augustus 1858
Gustavus 1861
Bertha/Bella 1863
Carl/Charles 1867
Carolines twin sister Eulianna 1850 remained in Prussia until 1885.
In 1870 census Caroline was married to Fred W Jagow and living with Freds father Christian who was 72.
The rest of her family was living in Bergholz with oldest sister Ernestine who married a grocer Henry Faustin ? 1840. Hard to make out last name on census. Several of the Wittkopf's made a move to Ramsey, North Dakota and in 1900 census father Johann and mother Wilhelmine, (listed 11 kids/6 living), were living next to son Wilhelm and his wife Augusta and kids and also next to son Charles/Carl and his wife Helen. They were all listed as farmers. Two of Wilhelms kids were born in New York before 1884 and the third was born in 1888 in North Dakota so they moved sometime between those years. Father Johann returned to Bergholz after his wife Wilhelmine died in ND in 1905, Johann passed in 1906 in Bergholz.
Carolines twin sister Eulianna 1850 came to US in 1885 married to a Wilhelm Wittkopf 1828, same spelling of last name, they were married in 1885 and lived in Martinsville and he was listed as a woodcarver in the 1900 census. Unknown if this Wilhelm was a relative, they had no children, he was 57 and she was 35 when they came in 1885. Wilhelm died in 1905 and is buried in St Paul's cemetery. Fred W Jagow's wife Caroline died in 1907 and married twin sister Eulianna in 1908. Eulianna died in 1919 and is buried in front of her first husband Wilhelm Wittkopf in St Pauls. Her obit lists her as Nancy Jagow wife of Fred W Jagow ( formerly wife of Wilhelm Wittkopf ) and her stone has both Nanne and Eulianna on it.
I have changed my tree to reflect this new information and spelling on the Wittkopf name and continue to look for additional information.
Randy Warblow

NOTE: 1870 Census - in Wheatfield - Witcup

Johannes married KOEPPEN, Wilhelmina Marie about 1844 in Rothenklempenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Wilhelmina was born in 1828 in Rothenklempenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died in 1905 in Ramsey County, ND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernestine married VOSTEEN, Henry about 1870. Henry was born on 10 Mar 1839 in Prussia; died on 25 Aug 1908 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Caroline married JAGOW, Friedrich Wilhelm in 1869 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Friedrich (son of JAGOW, Christian and KINDERMANN, Johanna Dorothea Louise) was born on 13 Jun 1843 in Hamburg, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1930 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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NF Gazette

Mrs. B. Retzloff (sic) Funeral Wednesday
NORTH TONAWANDA, Oct. 4.-Mrs. Bertha Retzloff (sic), 64 years old, who died Sunday night at her home in Bergholtz, was born in Germany. She had resided in Bergholtz for the last 60 years, having come to America when only four years old. She is survived by her husband, August; three daughters, Mrs. Henry Fredericks. Bergholtz, Mrs. Joseph Ettl, N. D., and Mrs. Fred Eisman. Bergholtz; two sons. Theodore and Howart (sic) Retzloff (sic). Bergholtz; eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren: three brothers, William and Charles Witkopf (sic), North Tonawanda, and John Witkopf (sic), Bergholtz. The fun......(illegible).

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 10/6/1927

BERGOLTZ. Oct. 6. - Mrs Bertha
Retzlaff died at her home on Niagara
street, Sunday evening, October 2nd
at the a g e of 64 years and eleven
months. Mrs. Retzlaff w a s born in
Germany, but-has resided In this vil-
lage for tho last 60 years She was
married to August Retzlaff and
she lived 2 years longer, they would
have celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. They conducted a local
place of business on Niagara street
for over 40 years. Mrs. Retzlaff was
falling In health for some months, but
It was n o t until Thursday when her
condition became worse.
She Is survived by her husband,
August, three daughters, Mrs. Her-
man Frerichs of this village, Mrs.
Joseph Ettl. of North Dakota. and
Mrs. Fred Eisman, of Buffalo; two
sons, Theodor and Howard of this
village; eleven grandchildren and four
great grandchildren; ' three
brothers, William and Charles Witt-
kopp, North Tonawanda, and John
Wittkopp of this village. The funeral
services were held from the family
home at 2 o'clock and at 2:30 o'clock
at the St. Jacob's church, Wednesday
afternoon, the Rev. Otto Bruss of-
ciated and delivered the sermon.
Burial was in St. Jacob's cemetey.
The-flower tributes were many and
beautiful. Pall bearers were: Don
Heuer, August Sy. Elmer Wolf, John
Stoelting, Hugo DeVantier and (unknown) Walck.

Bertha married RETZLAFF, August C on 2 Apr 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. August (son of RETZLAFF, Christian and LEMKE, Maria Dorothea) was born on 20 Feb 1857 in Pampow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 6 Jul 1930 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married FRERICHS, Helena A on 12 Jun 1897 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND. Helena was born in 1871 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/3/1954

NORTH TONAWANDA, April
3-Mrs. Gesine Schroeder, 82,
widow of Emil Schroeder, Church
Rd., Town of Wheatfield, died
today at the DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Schroeder was a lifelong
resident of Wheatfield and an active
member of St. John's Luth-
eran Church.
She IV survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Walter Mueller and Miss
Hilda Schroeder; a son Edward
Schroeder; three grandchildren;
two great grandchildren, and a
sister, Mrs. Edward F. Schroeder,
all of Wheatfield.
Last rites will be held Monday
St 2 p.m. at the home and. at 2:30
at St. John's Lutheran Church.
The Rev. J. Wilier Thiemecke will
officiate. Interment will be in St.
John's Cemetery.

Gesine married SCHROEDER, Emil F in 1891 in New York. Emil (son of SCHROEDER and Minna) was born in 1862 in New York; died in 1940 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

WHEATFIELD-Mrs. Louise
Vosteen Schroeder, 84, of Errick
Dd., died Friday evening
(Sept 4, 1959), in DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a lingering
illness. She was the widow
of Edward F. Schroeder, who
died in 1948.
A lifelong resident of this
town, Mrs. Schroeder was a
member of St John's Lutheran
Church, St. Johnsburg.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Benjamin Mueller, this
town, and three grandchildren.
The Rev. Loren Shiley of
St. Mark's Lutheran Church,
North Tonawanda, will conduct
the funeral service at 2 p.m.
Monday at the Fretthold Funeral
Home, North Tonawanda.
Burial will be in St John's
Lutheran Cemetery.

Louise married SCHROEDER, Edward F in 1897 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Edward (son of SCHROEDER and Minna) was born in Aug 1864 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Apr 1948 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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27 July 1943 Tonawanda News
William J. Jagow
William J. Jagow, 71, died Sunday at his home in Witmer road. He was born in the Town of Wheatfield and was a lifelong resident of this vicinity. He is survived by his wife, Rose, nee Schroeder; two sons, Martin F. of North Tonawanda and Gerhard S. of San Jose, CA. Also by five brothers, Herman of North Tonawanda, John and Philip of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Fred and Henry of Wheatfield, and by four sisters, Mrs. Anna Stoelting, Mrs. Edward Rubbert and Mrs. John Ferchen of Wheatfield and Mrs. Louise Goerss of Lockport. Notice of funeral later.

Family/Spouse: SCHROEDER, Rosa. Rosa (daughter of SCHROEDER and Minna) was born in 1870; died on 22 Mar 1953 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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17 November 1952 Tonawanda News
STOELTING – Mrs. Anna A. Stoelting, nee Jagow, 79, of Sy Road, Bergholz, N. Y., died early Monday morning, Nov. 17, 1952, in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Stoelting was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield. Mother of Mrs. Edwin Mueller, Herbert, Mrs. Eric Walck, Arnold, Theodore, Alvin, all of the Town of Wheatfield and Mrs. Lester Wurl of Tucson, AZ. Sister of John Jagow, Elrose, Saskatchewan; Fred Jagow, Mrs. Edward Rubbert and Mrs. John Ferchen of the Town of Wheatfield. Grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of six. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 P.M. in the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., and at 2:30 P.M. in the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. The Rev. Victor W. Dahlke will officiate. Interment will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

Anna married STOELTING, Albert William Christian in 1898 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albert (son of STOELTING, Otto Leopond and RADLOFF, Auguste Wihelmine) was born on 3 Jun 1872 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Jul 1931 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married GIBSON, Stella J about 1908. Stella was born about 1890 in Cass, Sullivan County, IN; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Herman C. Jagow, 70, North Tonawanda, Dies
NORTH TONAWANDA, June 13 - Stricken with a heart attack last night, Herman C. Jagow, 70, of 328 Vandervoort street, died a few hours later. Mr. Jagow' was bom
in the Town of Wheatfield and had resided in this vicinity all his life. He was a member of Friedens Evangellcal and Reformed church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helena Jagow; one daughter, Mabel Jagow, of this city: two sons, Arnold H. Jagow, of Lockport, and Harry C. Jagow, of this city; two brothers. John of Elrose, Saskatchewan, and Fred Jagow, Jr., of Wheatfield, and four sisters, Mrs. Louise Goerss, of Lockport, Mrs Anna Stoelting and Mrs. Adelaide Hubert, of Wheatfield,
and Mrs. Minnie Ferchen, of St. Johnsburg. Last rites will be held Saturday afternoon, the hour to be set later. Interment will be in Friedens cemetery.

Family/Spouse: MOJE, Helena Maria Elisabeth. Helena (daughter of MOJE, Johann Heinrich Carl and WERTH, Bertha Mathilda) was born on 29 Dec 1867 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Dec 1964 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Town of Pendleton Resident Succumbs
TONAWANDA. Oct. 26:— Mrs. Louise E. Goerss. 70. wife of the late Fred C. Goerss, Transit road. Town of Pendleton, died suddenly while visiting at the home of her son,
Norman Goerss. 187 Grove street, last night. Death was due to a heart attack. Mrs. Goerss was a member of Trinity Lutheran church, Lockport. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. William Pack. Niagara Falls, and Mrs. William Roth. Orlando. Fla.; two sons, Norman this city, and Elmer, Delevan, six grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Anna Stoelting, Bergholtz, Mrs. John Ferchen, Town of Wheatfield, and two brothers, John Jagow, of Elrose, Saskatchewan, and Fred Jagow, Bergholtz. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam Street. The Rev. Herman Myers will officiate. Interment will be in Holy Ghost cemetery.

Louise married GOERSS, Frederick Christian on 9 Nov 1902 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Frederick (son of GOERSS, Johannes Friedrich and BROECKER, Henriette Dorothea Charlotte) was born on 25 Oct 1875 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in 1938 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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20 December 1960 Tonawanda News

RUBBERT – Adele Rubbert, 78, of 29 Cayuga Drive, Town of Wheatfield, died Tuesday (Dec. 20, 1960) in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Rubbert was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mathilda Jagow; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Jagow, and a sister, Mrs. John Ferchen, all of the Town of Wheatfield. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, where services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. and at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. The Rev. Robert Jaeger will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

Gesine married FERCHEN, Daniel Phillip Christian on 25 Nov 1906 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Daniel (son of FERCHEN, Johann Friedrich August and VOELKER, Anna Dorothea) was born on 24 Feb 1878 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in 1919 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RUBBERT, Edward August Friedrich. Edward (son of RUBBERT, Carl Heinrich and MICHEL, Catharina) was born on 25 Nov 1885; died in 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phillip married SACHT, Dorothea MariaDevils Lake, Ramsey County, ND. Dorothea (daughter of SACHT, Henrich August and HASELEY, Hulda Auguste Magdalene) was born on 20 Jul 1891 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 9 Jun 1985 in Elrose, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KAVINSKY, Mary Helen. Mary was born on 18 Apr 1912; died on 1 Sep 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NORTH TONAWANDA-Fred W. Jagow, 79, of 2350 Jagow Road, Town of Wheatfield, died Tuesday (May 30, 1967) at his home after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield and a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholtz. Surviving are four sons, Howard A. and Erwin D. Jagow of the Town of Wheatfield. Victor Jagow, Thurmont, Md., and Rev. Frederick Jagow of Warren, Mich.; four daughters. Mrs. Hugo (Evelyn) Gade of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Melvin (Betty) Williams of North Ridge, Miss Elfreda Jagow,Town of Wheatfield and Mrs. Marilyn Warblow of North Tonawanda; 27 grandchildren and 19 great .grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fretthold Funeral Home and until 10 a.m. Friday. Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Rev. Albert Bahr officiating. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

Friedrich married HOFFMEISTER, Lydia Magdalena on 18 Jun 1909 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of HOFFMEISTER, Frederick Wilhelm and HEUER, Elisabeth Sarah Marie) was born on 2 Apr 1890 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Nov 1945 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tonawanda News, Mar 20, 1946
Henry Jagow Drops Dead While Inspecting Farm
Henry Jagow, 55, dropped dead while making an inspection of his extensive farm on the Jagow road, Town of Wheatfield yesterday afternoon. Coroner H. C. Lapp of
North Tonawanda investigated and gave the cause of death as heart disease. Jagow, a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield, was accompanied by his nephew, Theodore Stoelting, residing on a neighboring farm, and had walked some distance when he complained of illness. He was about to sit down when he collapsed and died.

Heinrich married RUBBERT, Mathilda Melvinie Ella on 20 Jan 1934 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Mathilda (daughter of RUBBERT, Edward August Friedrich and ROGGOW, Helena Wilhelmine Mathilda) was born on 24 Aug 1917 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Dec 2010 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette, Tuesday, December 10, 1963
NORTH TONAWANDA - Mrs. Minnie Jagow Ferchen, 71, of 3039 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Town of Wheatfield, died Monday (Dec. 9, 1963) at Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident in Wheatfield and a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholtz. Survivors Include her husband, John C. Ferchen; two daughters, Gertrude and Ruth Ferchen, both at home; two sons, Roland and Wilbert Ferchen, and a brother, Fred Jagow, all of the Town of Wheatfield, and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday and in St. James Church at 2:30, Rev. Robert Lehman officiating. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery.

Wilhelmine married FERCHEN, Johannes Friedrich Christian in 1914 in Niagara County, NY. Johannes (son of FERCHEN, Wilhelm Lebrecht Gottlieb and GOERSS, Auguste Wilhelmine) was born on 17 Nov 1884 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Apr 1980 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Woman Dies as Result Of Stroke Suffered Sunday
North Tonawanda, June 27-Stricken with cerebral hemorrhage while attending the picnic of St. James Church at Bergholz late yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Clara Augusta Frerichs, 58, of the Niagara Road, Bergholz, died today at the DeGraff Memorial Hospital without regaining consciousness.
Mrs. Frerichs was a life-long resident of the Town of Wheatfield, and members of her family were with her when she was stricken. She was removed to the hospital immediately. She was a member of the St. James Church and of the Ladies' Aid Society of the church. Surviving are her husband, Herman; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Parris and Mrs. John Martin, Niagara Falls; four sons, Lester, Niagara Falls, and Walter, Theodore and Herbert, Bergholz; four grandchildren, a brother, Howard Retzlaff, Bergholz, and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Attl, LaKota (sic), N. D., and Mrs. Fred Eismann, Buffalo. Services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 from the residence and at 2.30 in the St. James Church. Interment will be in St. James Cemetery.

Clara married FRERICHS, Herman N on 10 Aug 1901 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND. Herman was born on 24 Feb 1869 in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 3 Apr 1943 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josephine married ETTL, Joseph about 1918. Joseph was born on 9 Jul 1885 in Austria; died in Jul 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Apolonia married EISMANN, Frederick E about 1908. Frederick was born on 31 Dec 1886 in Neamersdorf, Germany; died in Apr 1971 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theodore married BREMER, Maria about 1918. Maria was born on 25 Nov 1898 in Austria; died on 14 Aug 1991 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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26 July 1958 Tonawanda News

RETZLAFF – Howard M., 54, died Saturday (July 26, 1958) at Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Retzlaff was a resident of Niagara Rd., Bergholz. He operated the Retzlaff Motors in Niagara Rd. He was the husband of Frieda, nee Bogumil; the father of Linda, Kenneth and James; the brother of Mrs. Fred Eismann of Buffalo and the late Theodore, Mrs. Clara Frerichs and Mrs. Josephine Ettel.

Friends may call at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., where services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday and in St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Retzlaff was a member of St. James Church, the Brotherhood of the church and a 25-year member of Bergholz Fire Company.

Family/Spouse: BOGUMIL, Frieda C. Frieda (daughter of BOGUMIL, Ludwig and STUMPT, Amelia) was born on 27 Mar 1908 in New York; died in Feb 1980 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married MUELLER, Walter August Johann on 1 Jun 1924 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Walter (son of MUELLER, William Carl and GOERSS, Wilhelmine Caroline Maria) was born on 1 Jan 1890 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Oct 1960 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married HOFFMEISTER, Ella Wilhelmine Auguste on 20 Oct 1922 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of HOFFMEISTER, Frederick Wilhelm and HEUER, Elisabeth Sarah Marie) was born on 13 Oct 1902 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Jun 1994 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/8/1945

Mrs. Erna Schroeder Belke of
70 Huntley Road Buffalo, died in
that city yesterday. She was the
beloved wife of Richard Belke;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Schroeder of St. Johnsburg, N. Y.;
sister of Mrs. Elva Mueller of St.
Johnsburg, N. Y. Funeral from
the Clairmore Funeral Home, 743
Walden Ave., Saturday, November
10th, at 2 p.m. and from Gethsemane
Lutheran Church, Goodyear
Ave., at 2:30 p.m. Friends
invited.

Erna married BELKE, Richard A on 25 Sep 1937 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Richard was born on 22 Jul 1896 in Germany; died in Apr 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elva married MUELLER, Benjamin Eduard David on 22 Jun 1935 in Niagara County, NY. Benjamin (son of MUELLER, Johannes August Heinrich and HOFFMEISTER, Anna Clara Wilhelmine) was born on 14 Apr 1908 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Dec 2000 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

MUELLER - Apolonia (sic) E. (nee Stoelting), age 75, Thursday, November 21, 1974, at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Mueller was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Wife of the late Edwin A. Mueller, who died in January of 1911. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Rudolf (Jeanette) Walck Jr. of Sanborn, N.Y. and a son, Orville Mueller of the Town of Wheatfield; 5 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Herbert and Arnold Stoelting, both of Town of Wheatfield; and 2 sisters, Mrs. Eric (sic) (Eleanor) Walck of the Town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Lester (Alice) Wurl of Arizona. The family will receive friends at The Fretthold Funeral Home, 1141 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., 7-9 this evening, 1-4 and 7-9 Saturday & Sunday. Services will be held from the funeral home Monday at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Donald Rehkopf will officiate. Interment in Acacia Park Cemetery. 11-12.23

Apollonia married MUELLER, Edwin August Wilhelm on 9 Jun 1923 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Edwin (son of MUELLER, August Albert Floran and SY, Rosa W) was born on 27 Dec 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in Jan 1971 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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11 June 1985 Tonawanda News
STOELTING – Herbert F. Stoelting, 85, of the Town of Wheatfield, in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, on Sunday evening (June 9, 1985). Survived by his wife, Lydia (nee Mueller) Stoelting; four brothers-in-law, Lester Wurl of Tucson, AZ, Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller, Mr. Ben Mueller, both of Wheatfield, Mr. Gustav Pfohl of Lewiston and one sister-in-law, Lydia Stoelting of Wheatfield. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 8904 S. Military Rd., Niagara Falls, Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 12, at 2:30 P.M. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz with Rev. Stephen P. Roehrs officiating. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church

Herbert married MUELLER, Lydia Auguste Elisabeth on 17 Nov 1934 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of MUELLER, Johannes August Heinrich and HOFFMEISTER, Anna Clara Wilhelmine) was born on 23 May 1903 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Jul 1997 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

WALCK - Eleanor A. Walck (nee Stoelting), age 75, of the town of Wheatfield, suddenly Tuesday, January 25, 1977 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Walck was a member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, the Ladies' Aid Society, the Altar Society, the Missionary League, the Town of Wheatfield Senior Citizens, and the Town of Wheatfield Republican Club. Surviving are 2 sons, Gilbert E. Walck of the Town of Wheatfield and Albert G. Walck of Albany; 3 daughters, Mrs. Albert (Althea) Haseley, Mrs. Winston (Lorraine) Moeller, Mrs. Marvin (June) Werth, all of the Town of Wheatfield; 18 grandchildren. 1 great grandchild, 2 brothers, Herbert and Arnold Stoelting of the Town of Wheatfield, and 1 sister, Mrs. Lester (Alice) Wurl of Tucson, AZ. The family will receive friends at the FRETTHOLD FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, this evening from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Albert W. Bahr will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be given to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Building Memorial Fund. 1/26,27

Elenora married WALCK, Erich Albert Gottfried on 14 Jun 1925 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Erich (son of WALCK, Albert Christian Johannes and DUBOIS, Auguste Marie) was born on 3 Mar 1901 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Nov 1975 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arnold married WALCK, Florence Viola on 28 Sep 1930 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of WALCK, Hugo August Emil and KROENING, Emma Mathilda Albertine) was born on 28 Jul 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Feb 1976 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WHEATFIELD - Theodore E. Stoelting, 65, of 6871 Sy Road, died unexpectedly Thursday (March 18, 1971) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. He was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield and a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. He is survived by two brothers, Herbert F., and Arnold 0. Stoelting, and three sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Appolonia) Mueller and Mrs. Eric (Ella) Walck, all of the Town of Wheatfield and Mrs. Lester (Alice) ,Wurl of Tucson, Ariz. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fretthold Funeral Home, North Tonawanda.' Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholtz. The Rev. Albert W. Bohr will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

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NF Gazette

STOELTING Alvin H., of 6895 Sy Rd., Town of Wheatfield. Died Monday July 31st, 1961, Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital. Beloved husband of Lydia nee Haeseley (sic) , father of Mrs. David Haeseley (sic) of Lewiston, N. Y.; Roy and Larry Stoelting at home; brother of Mrs. Edwin Mueller of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Mrs. Eric Walck of Sanborn, N. Y.; Mrs. Lester Wurl of Tucson, AZ; Herbert, Arnold and Theodore Stoelting, all of Niagara Falls, N. Y. Friends may call at The Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. and in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Robert Jaeger will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery

Alvin married HASELEY, Lydia Anna Maria on 11 Jan 1941 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of HASELEY, Albert Phillip Ferdinand and FERCHEN, Anna Auguste Elisabeth) was born on 19 Dec 1921 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Jun 2019 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married WURL, Lester John on 23 Oct 1937 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lester (son of WURL, Frederick Johann Hugo and KOLBE, Josephine D) was born on 5 Aug 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Aug 1999 in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: FISCHER, Helen C. Helen (daughter of FISCHER, Julius and JAEHN, Emma) was born in 1903 in New York; died in 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/28/1970

TONAWANDA - Norman A.
Goerss,67, of 187 Grove St.. a
retired cabinet maker, died unexpectedly
Saturday (Dec. 26,
1970) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
Born in Wheatfieid. He had
lived in this city for 50 years
and was a member of Emmanuel
Lutheran Church,
He Is survived by his wife, the
former Mildred Behr; a
brother Elmer E. Goerss of
Delevan; two sisters, Mrs. William
(Elsie) Pack, Niagara
Falls, and Mrs. William (Sarah)
Roth of Orlando, Fla. and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Creasey
Memorial Chapel Inc. with
the Rev. Paul W. Czamanske
officiating.

Norman married BEHNER, Mildred A on 14 Mar 1929 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Mildred (daughter of BEHNER, August and VOLKSTADT, Minnie) was born on 29 Nov 1904 in New York; died on 18 Jul 1982 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NF Gazette
Native of Wheatfield was 80
Elsie A. Pack, formerly of Royal Park Apartments, died Friday (Aug. 23, 1985), in Fairchild Manor Nursing Home, Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. She was 80. Mrs. Pack, 80, was born in Wheatfield and lived in this area all of her life. She formerly worked at Greenwald's Restaurant and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, and the Sanbornites Senior Citizen Club. She was the wife of the late William Pack. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Janet) Kroening of Sanborn, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Private services will be held Monday at the Lane Funeral Home Inc. 8622 Buffalo Ave. with the Rev. Erwin Brese officiating. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Town of Lewiston. Memorials to Grace Lutheran Church or to the Activity Fund at Fairchild Manor Nursing Home are acceptable as tribute.

Elsie married PACK, William J about 1925. William (son of PACK, James M and Eliza J) was born on 19 Jul 1904 in New York; died in Jul 1983 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

31 October 1955 Tonawanda News
FERCHEN – Edwin E. Ferchen, 47, Sunday afternoon (Oct. 30, 1955) at his home, Sy Rd., Town of Wheatfield, after a long illness. Mr. Ferchen was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield. He is survived by his wife, Lydia, nee Walck; his mother, Mrs. Edalia Rubbert, and three daughters, the Misses Clarice, Dorothy and Joyce Ferchen. Funeral services will be at 2 P.M. Wednesday at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. and Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, and at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday in the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Victor W. Dahlke officiating. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.

Edwin married WALCK, Lydia Helene on 20 Jun 1931 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of WALCK, Hugo August Emil and KROENING, Emma Mathilda Albertine) was born on 10 Jul 1911 in Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Jul 1960 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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15 March 1945 Tonawanda News

Gregory Ferchen, 34, of the Sy road, town of Wheatfield, died yesterday after a prolonged illness. A lifelong resident of the town of Wheatfield, he was a member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran church in Bergholz. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Edward Rubbert of the Old Falls boulevard, town of Niagara, and a brother, Edwin Ferchen, town of Wheatfield. Rites will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home of his mother and at 2:30 from the Holy Ghost church. The Rev. John Kuchenbecker will officiate. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery.

Family/Spouse: SNAPP, Giltner Maurice. Giltner (son of SNAPP, James Casper and SPROATT, Gertrude) was born on 16 Aug 1901 in IN; died on 10 Mar 1962 in Oxbow Lake, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herbert married NAGEL, Olga on 23 Jan 1942 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. Olga (daughter of NAGEL, Karl and Karoline) was born on 7 Dec 1914 in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 28 Aug 2009 in Havre, Hill County, MT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PICARD, D. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JOSDAL, Hans. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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31 January 1949 Tonawanda News

Walter J. Jagow, 37. died Sunday evening at the Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Jagow was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield. He is survived by his widow, Hilda, nee Walck, a daughter, Sharon Louise and a son, Charles Frederick. He is also survived by his father, Fred, four sisters, Mrs. Hugo Gade of La Porte, In.; Mrs. Melvin Williams of Sanborn, the Misses Maralyn and Elfrieda Jagow of Bergholz, five brothers, Howard of St. Johnsburg, Franklin and Erwin of Bergholz, Victor of Niagara Falls, and Frederick of Ft. Wayne, In. Funeral services will be held from the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., Wednesday at 2 P.M. and at the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz, at 2:30. Deceased was a member of the Men’s Club of the Holy Ghost Church, Lutheran Laymen’s League and Bergholz Fire Dept. Rev. Victor Dahlke will officiate. Burial in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined.

Walter married WALCK, Hilda W Emilie on 5 Oct 1941 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of WALCK, Hugo August Emil and HASELEY, Ella Louise Wilhelmine) was born on 21 Oct 1917 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 May 2012 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Evelyn Henrietta Gade NF Gazette May 4, 2006

Evelyn Henrietta Gade, 93, of Springfield, IL, died Sunday April 30, 2006 at the Heritage Manor. She was born May 24, 1912 in Martinsville, NY, the daughter of Fred and Magdalena Hoffmeister Jagow. She married Hugo Gade in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz, NY June 28,1931. He preceded her in death in 1980
She taught kindergarten in Lutheran schools in LaPorte, IN and Baltimore, MD and later became a division manager for World Book Company in the Baltimore area. She was known for her warmth and hospitality and frequently shared bounty from her beautiful garden. She adapted cheerfully to changes in her life with moves to Pittsburgh, PA, LaPorte, IN and Baltimore, MD where her husband taught in Lutheran schools. They moved to Bel Air, MD in retirement and were active at St. Matthew Lutheran Church and fulfilled a dream of an organic garden. She particularly enjoyed growing strawberries and making jam to share with her many friends. Evelyn moved to Springfield, IL to be near her eldest daughter in 1996 and joined in fellowship at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She was active in the quilting group and senior Bible class.
Surviving are her 2 daughters, Elaine (husband Dr. Alan) Birtch of Springfield, IL and Barbara (husband Edward) Thompson, of Edinburg, TX; her 2 sons Dr. Daniel (wife Mary) Gade of Burlington VT, and David Gade of Gaithersburg, MD; 8 grandchildren, Grant (wife Susan) Eric (wife Joanne) and mark (wife Jonell) Birtch, Jane (husband Oleg) Birtch Vatchev, Jay Alexander (wife Olga), Bill (wife Shari) and Michael (wife Jennie) Thompson, and Christopher (wife Tere) Gade; 16 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Marilyn (husband Bob) Winter of N, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY, Betty Williams of Lockport, Niagara County, NY a brother Victor (wife Betty) Jagow, of Thurmond MD; 3 sisters-in-law, Hilda Wurl, Norma Stolzenburg and Shirley Jagow and several nieces and nephews.

Evelyn married GADE, Hugo William on 28 Jun 1931 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Hugo (son of GADE, Theodore and BRANDT, Matilda Emma Caroline) was born on 22 Apr 1904 in NE; died on 7 Feb 1980 in Bel Air, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Howard married LIND, Paula Emma on 21 Jul 1939. Paula (daughter of LIND, Henry) was born on 3 Apr 1918 in New York; died on 27 Sep 2002 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Williams of Lockport, NY was called to be home with the Lord on May 23, 2015. She was 99 years old. Born on October 3, 1915 in the Town of Wheatfield, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Magdelena Hoffmeister Jagow. Elizabeth was a retired Elementary School Teacher and taught at St. Andrews, Pekin, Trinity Lutheran and St. Peter, North Ridge. She loved to teach children to read and sing. She was Co-owner and Marketer of Williams' Acres Dairy & "Own-Grown" Produce Farm in Ransomville. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, North Ridge, where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir. She was also a friend of Concordia Lutheran Church. Elizabeth was a Literacy Volunteer and enjoyed wood carving, gardening, sewing, fishing, and hunting, and loved to cook and bake. Her greatest passion was Bible Study, prayer, and sharing her Christian Faith. In 1977, Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband, Melvin C. Williams. She was also predeceased by her son Thomas (Lorena) Williams, and two granddaughters, Brenda Brawn (Tom) Cervi and Lauries Volls (Mike) Fournier. She is survived by her children, Douglas (Nancy) Williams, Patricia (Gary) Johnston, Nancy (Richard) Reak, Timothy (Donna) Williams and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Carl) Bodie; 17 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; her brother, Victor (Betty) Jagow and sister, Marilyn (Robert) Winter and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by seven brothers and two sisters. Friends may call on Thursday, May 28 from 3-8PM at LANGE FUNERAL HOME, INC, 186 East Ave., Lockport, NY. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 29 at 11AM at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 4169 Church Road, Lockport, NY. Interment in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church or Concordia Lutheran Church. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.langefuneralhomeinc.com.

Elizabeth married WILLIAMS, Melvin Chester Heinrich on 4 Sep 1934 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Melvin (son of WILLIAMS, Rudolph Heinrich Edward and SCHULZ, Auguste Wilhelmine) was born on 28 Jun 1912 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Dec 1977 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Franklin F. Jagow
Bergholtz Church, Civic Leader Dies
Franklin F. Jagow, 49, of 6635 Hunt St., Bergholtz, died Sunday (Feb. 20, 1966) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital shortly after suffering a heart attack at home.
He was first vice president of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church; first commander of the Wheatfield Post of the American Legion; a member of the Bergholtz Fire Co. and a director of the Cooperative Fire 1nsurance Co. of Bergholtz.
Mr. Jagow was employed by the Carborundum Co. for 30 years as a small wheel molder.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Norma Mielke Jagow; three sons, Wayne Jagow, a student at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; Daniel Jagow and Robert Jagow, both of Bcrgholtz; his father, Frederick Jagow, Bergholtz; four sisters, Mrs. Hugo (Evelyn) Gade. Baltimore; Mrs. Melvin (Elizabeth) Williams, Wilson; Miss Elfrieda Jagow, this city; and Mrs. Milton (Marilyn) Warblow, North Tonawanda.
Four brothers surviving are Howard Jagow and Irwin Jagow, both of the Town of Wheatfield; Victor Jagow, of Maryland; and Rev. Frederick Jagow, Warren, Mich. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, until 10 a.m. Wednesday. The body will lie in state at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholtz, from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. Wednesday, when funera1 services will be held. Rev. Albert Bahr, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Cemetery. Contributions to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Building, Fund will be acceptable as tributes. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m., today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday

Franklin married MIELKE, Norma L on 25 Dec 1941 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Norma (daughter of MIELKE, Elmer Heinrich Wilhelm and GOMBERT, Amanda L) was born on 24 Dec 1921 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Jul 2012 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Two Brothers, Unable to Swim, Are Drowned in Storm Off Sandy Beach
Bergholtz Youths Are Victims Of Double Fatality; One Body Is Recovered.
The Niagara river took a ton of at least two lives yesterday when Harold Jagow, 17, and his brother, Benjamin Jagow, 18, both of Jagow road, town of Wheatfield, were drowned while swimming at Sandy Beach, on Grand Island in the upper river. Reports that another swimmer of the group at the beach was missing were not confirmed.
The body of the younger brother was recovered about 9 last night, some 400 feet out in the river from the point where he had been swimming and search is being today continued for the second body.
Accompanied by three cousins, the two youths went to the beach about 3 p. m. yesterday. and shortly after they had entered the water became separated from the others. With a crowd of some 50 or 60 persons at the small beach, they were not seen by their cousins again, the others assuming that the pair was somewhere in the crowd, which was agitated by wind and rain, which descended at intervals. Finally, about 6 p. m.. their attempts to become reunited with the pair disclosing that they were not in the crowd the cousins raised an alarm and the customs border patrol was notified.
One woman in the crowd revealed that she had seen one of the boys go down in the deep water a short distance from the shore but had assumed at the time that he was merely diving. Meanwhile rumor spread that three other swimmers were missing but two of these were later discovered inland under a tree where they had protected themselves from the storm. Whether a third person was actually missing could not be determined.
Neither of the brothers could swim a stroke, members of the family said today. The pair had never been to the beach before, they said.
Accompanying the pair were three cousins, Norman Devantier, 21 years old, and his two sisters, Lydia and Edna Devantier, all of Tuscarora road, Town of Niagara.
Sergeant Oliver C. Vossler and Inspector Edward T. Millidge, of the customs border patrol, found the body of the younger Jagow brother at about 9 o'clock last night through the use of grappling hooks. Medical Examiner Charles E. Long, of Buffalo, issued a certificate of accidental death.
The search was abandoned late last night because of the high wind hut was resumed today although it was feared that the other body may have been carried down the river and possibly over the cataract.
Funeral arrangements for the younger youth have not been completed yet but is expected that the service will be held Wednesday. Surviving the pair, who were born and raised in Bergholtz, are their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jagow; six brothers, Walter Jagow, of Denver, Col., and Howard, Franklin, Irwin, Victor and Frederick Jagow, all of the Town of Wheatfield; and four sisters, Mrs. Hugo Gade and Mrs. Melvin Williams, both of Bergholtz, and Elfrieda and Marilyn Jagow, both at home.
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Niagara Falls Gazette

TWO BROTHERS LOSE LIVES IN NIAGARA RIVER
Residents of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Bergholz, are drowned near Buckhorn Island
Two brothers were drowned in the Niagara River at the state park reservation on Buckhorn Island just off the northeast shore of Grand Island yesterday afternoon.
Authorities reported they were Harold and Benjamin Gagow (sic) of Niagara Fans Boulevard, Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield. They were eighteen to twenty years old.
The brothers went to the island at 3 p. m. with a third youth, who started a hunt for them when it was time for him to go home. The brothers' clothes were found on the shore and when no trace of them was to be seen the United States customs border patrol was notified. Sergt (sic) Oliver C. Vossler and Inspector Edward T. Millidge went to the scene in a boat equipped with grappling irons.
After dragging an hour the border patrolmen found one of the bodies. whose it was could not immediately be determined. They were grappling for the second body early this morning. Medical Examiner Charles E. Long was notified and went to the island.
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Niagara Falls Gazette
SECOND BROTHER IN GRAND ISLAND BEACH DROWNING IS BURIED
Body of Benjamin Jagow, Victim of Double Tragedy, Interred at Bergholtz
The body of Benjamin Jagow, 18 years old, of the Jagow road, Town of Wheatfield, was laid at rest this afternoon in Holy Ghost cemetery. Bergholtz, beside that of his brother, Harold, 17. who was buried yesterday. Both boys met their deaths in a double swimming fatality at a Grand Island beach Sunday afternoon but the elder brother's body was not recovered until yesterday afternoon.
Recovery of the body. as was related in yesterday's Owl edition of the Gazette, was made near the Canadian Maid of the Mist landing by Edward Sloggett and Bert LeBlond, employees of the Maid of the Mist Steamship company, who were able to reach it near the Falls View bridge in a rowboat.
Identification of the body at the Morse and Sons funeral parlors in Niagara Falls, Ont., was made late yesterday by Fred Jagow, father of the youths. Dr. George B. Snyder, Niagara Falls, Ont, coroner, examined the remains and decided that an inquest was not necessary. The services this afternoon were held from the family home with the Rev. John Kuchenbecker, pastor of the Holy Ghost Lutheran church, at Bergholtz, officiating.
The body of Harold was recovered Sunday night near the spot where the drowning occurred by members of the customs border patrol who dragged the river with grappling hooks. The two youths, with three cousins, went to the beach Sunday about 3 o'clock and immediately became separated from their relations. The cousins did not realize, because of a rain storm and the crowd that the pair was missing until about 6 o'clock when an alarm was raised. The double fatality was first reported to have occurred at Sandy Beach on Grand Island but J. C. Janes, agent for the owners of the Sandy Beach property, yesterday denied that it had occurred there but placed it at the Wagner farm, an adjoining property.

Notes:

iagara Falls Gazette

Two Brothers, Unable to Swim, Are Drowned in Storm Off Sandy Beach
Bergholtz Youths Are Victims Of Double Fatality; One Body Is Recovered.
The Niagara river took a ton of at least two lives yesterday when Harold Jagow, 17, and his brother, Benjamin Jagow, 18, both of Jagow road, town of Wheatfield, were drowned while swimming at Sandy Beach, on Grand Island in the upper river. Reports that another swimmer of the group at the beach was missing were not confirmed.
The body of the younger brother was recovered about 9 last night, some 400 feet out in the river from the point where he had been swimming and search is being today continued for the second body.
Accompanied by three cousins, the two youths went to the beach about 3 p. m. yesterday. and shortly after they had entered the water became separated from the others. With a crowd of some 50 or 60 persons at the small beach, they were not seen by their cousins again, the others assuming that the pair was somewhere in the crowd, which was agitated by wind and rain, which descended at intervals. Finally, about 6 p. m.. their attempts to become reunited with the pair disclosing that they were not in the crowd the cousins raised an alarm and the customs border patrol was notified.
One woman in the crowd revealed that she had seen one of the boys go down in the deep water a short distance from the shore but had assumed at the time that he was merely diving. Meanwhile rumor spread that three other swimmers were missing but two of these were later discovered inland under a tree where they had protected themselves from the storm. Whether a third person was actually missing could not be determined.
Neither of the brothers could swim a stroke, members of the family said today. The pair had never been to the beach before, they said.
Accompanying the pair were three cousins, Norman Devantier, 21 years old, and his two sisters, Lydia and Edna Devantier, all of Tuscarora road, Town of Niagara.
Sergeant Oliver C. Vossler and Inspector Edward T. Millidge, of the customs border patrol, found the body of the younger Jagow brother at about 9 o'clock last night through the use of grappling hooks. Medical Examiner Charles E. Long, of Buffalo, issued a certificate of accidental death.
The search was abandoned late last night because of the high wind hut was resumed today although it was feared that the other body may have been carried down the river and possibly over the cataract.
Funeral arrangements for the younger youth have not been completed yet but is expected that the service will be held Wednesday. Surviving the pair, who were born and raised in Bergholtz, are their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jagow; six brothers, Walter Jagow, of Denver, Col., and Howard, Franklin, Irwin, Victor and Frederick Jagow, all of the Town of Wheatfield; and four sisters, Mrs. Hugo Gade and Mrs. Melvin Williams, both of Bergholtz, and Elfrieda and Marilyn Jagow, both at home.
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Niagara Falls Gazette

TWO BROTHERS LOSE LIVES IN NIAGARA RIVER
Residents of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Bergholz, are drowned near Buckhorn Island
Two brothers were drowned in the Niagara River at the state park reservation on Buckhorn Island just off the northeast shore of Grand Island yesterday afternoon.
Authorities reported they were Harold and Benjamin Gagow (sic) of Niagara Fans Boulevard, Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield. They were eighteen to twenty years old.
The brothers went to the island at 3 p. m. with a third youth, who started a hunt for them when it was time for him to go home. The brothers' clothes were found on the shore and when no trace of them was to be seen the United States customs border patrol was notified. Sergt (sic) Oliver C. Vossler and Inspector Edward T. Millidge went to the scene in a boat equipped with grappling irons.
After dragging an hour the border patrolmen found one of the bodies. whose it was could not immediately be determined. They were grappling for the second body early this morning. Medical Examiner Charles E. Long was notified and went to the island.
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Niagara Falls Gazette
SECOND BROTHER IN GRAND ISLAND BEACH DROWNING IS BURIED
Body of Benjamin Jagow, Victim of Double Tragedy, Interred at Bergholtz
The body of Benjamin Jagow, 18 years old, of the Jagow road, Town of Wheatfield, was laid at rest this afternoon in Holy Ghost cemetery. Bergholtz, beside that of his brother, Harold, 17. who was buried yesterday. Both boys met their deaths in a double swimming fatality at a Grand Island beach Sunday afternoon but the elder brother's body was not recovered until yesterday afternoon.
Recovery of the body. as was related in yesterday's Owl edition of the Gazette, was made near the Canadian Maid of the Mist landing by Edward Sloggett and Bert LeBlond, employees of the Maid of the Mist Steamship company, who were able to reach it near the Falls View bridge in a rowboat.
Identification of the body at the Morse and Sons funeral parlors in Niagara Falls, Ont., was made late yesterday by Fred Jagow, father of the youths. Dr. George B. Snyder, Niagara Falls, Ont, coroner, examined the remains and decided that an inquest was not necessary. The services this afternoon were held from the family home with the Rev. John Kuchenbecker, pastor of the Holy Ghost Lutheran church, at Bergholtz, officiating.
The body of Harold was recovered Sunday night near the spot where the drowning occurred by members of the customs border patrol who dragged the river with grappling hooks. The two youths, with three cousins, went to the beach Sunday about 3 o'clock and immediately became separated from their relations. The cousins did not realize, because of a rain storm and the crowd that the pair was missing until about 6 o'clock when an alarm was raised. The double fatality was first reported to have occurred at Sandy Beach on Grand Island but J. C. Janes, agent for the owners of the Sandy Beach property, yesterday denied that it had occurred there but placed it at the Wagner farm, an adjoining property.
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Niagara Falls Gazette

BERGHOLTZ, July 29-Funeral services for Harold Jagow, 16, who was drowned Sunday while swimming at Sandy beach, on Grand Island, in the upper river, were held at the family home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and from the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. John Kreckenbecker (sic) officiated. The bearers were: Clarence Hoyer, Norman Devanter, Arthur Wolf, Harrison Noblo, Alvin Schemschack (sic), Alvin Stoelting. Interment was in the Holy Ghost cemetery.

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Wheatfield official E.D. Jagow dies
BERGHOLTZ - Erwin D. Jagow, 53, of 2587 Niagara Road, died Friday (Oct. 7, 1977) in Buffalo Veteran's Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was a life-long resident of Wheatfield where he was a building inspector and ordinance officer for the last II years.
He was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Layman's League, Bergholtz Fire Company, the Wheatfield Association, and a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was also past commander of the Wheatfield Post American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley (Harloff); two sons, Dale of Greensboro, N.C., and Brent at home; two brothers, Howard Jagow of Wheatfield; and Victor of Thurmont, Md.; four sisters, Mrs. Hugo (Evelyn) Gade of Forest Hills, Md., Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Winter of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Melvin (Betty) Williams and Miss Alfreda Jagow, both of Wilson. Also surviving are two grandchildren.
There will be no prior visitation. Funeral services will he held 10:30 a.m. Monday from Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with the Rev. Albert W. Bahr officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church building fund.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., North Tonawanda

Family/Spouse: HARLOFF, Shirley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Victor married WISE, Betty Louise [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ENGLEBRECHT, Charlene Rae. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marilyn married WARBLOW, Milton Lester [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marilyn married WINTER, Robert Dean [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MONTGOMERY, Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Delbert M. Jagow -
April 1, 1933 -- March 25, 2006
Buffalo News, The (NY), March 27, 2006

Delbert M. Jagow, a retired orderly, died Saturday in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was 72.
Born in Wheatfield, he attended Holy Ghost Lutheran School and Niagara Falls High School.
Mr. Jagow, a Korean War-era veteran of the Navy, was employed as an orderly in hospitals and nursing homes in New York and North Carolina.
He enjoyed flea markets, antiques and gardening.
Survivors include his wife, the former Barbara Ann Barrett of Niagara Falls; three daughters, Diane Barrett of Morganton, Nina Carter of Salemsburg, N.C., and Tina Offhaus of the City of Tonawanda; two sons, Charles Harris of Cogatteville, S.C., and Bruce Johnson of North Tonawanda; his mother, Mathilda of Niagara Falls; a sister, Helen M. of Niagara Falls; three brothers, Leonard, Donald and Norman, all of Wheatfield; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
His funeral will be at 11 A.M. Wednesday in Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Cemetery, Bergholz.

Delbert married BARRETT, Barbara Ann on 1 Jul 1967. Barbara (daughter of BARRETT, William Frank and KOSKE, Alberta Gertrude) was born on 27 Apr 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Dec 2023 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Delbert married GADDY, Charlie Mae on 11 Feb 1955 in Marion, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

CAMBRIA — Donald J. Jagow, age 74, of Cambria, was called to his heavenly home on December 18, 2010 at his residence after a brief illness. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, NY, on January 11, 1936 to the late Henry and Mathilda (Rubbert) Jagow.

He was retired from the Niagara Falls Air Force Base, working with the grounds and maintenance department for 25 years. Don attended the Niagara Community Church, and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia (Marlatt) Jagow, in 1993.

Survivors include four children, Deborah L. (Timothy) Wynes of Cambria, Gary M. Jagow of Tonawanda, James Jagow of Amherst and Russell L. (Susan) Jagow of Pendleton; two brothers, Leonard Jagow of Villages, FL and Norman Jagow of Machias, NY; a sister, Helen Jagow of Niagara Falls; eight grandchildren, Justin and Jonelle Powley, Ashley Wynes, Samantha, Allison and James Jagow Jr., David and Adam Hagen; and many good friends and fishing buddies. He was also predeceased by a brother, Delbert Jagow.

Friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Wednesday, December 22 at 6:30 PM in the Niagara Community Church, 10500 Cayuga Drive Ext., Niagara Falls, NY. There will be no prior visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Niagara Hospice or Niagara Community Church. Arrangements were by the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME.

Visit www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Family/Spouse: MARLATT, Patricia. Patricia (daughter of MARLATT, Miner G and REINBOLT, Erma I) died in 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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June 19, 2014
Norman E. Jagow

Niagara Gazette

NORTH TONAWANDA -
Norman E. Jagow, age 75, of North Tonawanda, NY, was called peacefully to his heavenly home, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Niagara Hospice on June 18, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on December 23, 1938, he was the son of the late Henry and Mathilda (Rubbert) Jagow. Norman was a graduate of Trott Vocational in Niagara Falls and was employed at Bell Aerospace in Wheatfield and later owned and operated the N&J Christmas Tree Farm. He was a longtime member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Wheatfield and a former member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. Norman was a lifetime member of Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company and member of the Rotary Club, Lions Club, and Western New York Christmas Tree Assoc. Hobbies and interests included hunting and outdoor activities.
Predeceased by his wife, Joan (Ferchen) Jagow, he is survived my his former wife, Constance Jagow; five children, Doris (Scott) Leaderstorf of North Tonawanda, Janice (Donald) Piatkowski of Harrington, DE, Edward (Tina) Jagow of North Tonawanda; two step-sons, David and Mark Ferchen; five grandchildren, Travis and Russell Leaderstorf, Samantha, Katherine and Jay Piatkowski; two great-grandchildren, Sophia and Charolette Teel; a brother, Leonard Jagow of Florida; a sister, Helen Jagow of Niagara Falls; and several nieces and nephews. Also predeceased by a step-daughter, Marcia Ferchen; and two brothers, Delbert and Donald Jagow.
Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME (731-3234), 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Sunday from 1-3 PM and 5-7 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Karl Koch on Monday at 10:30 AM in St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Falls Blvd. and Ward Road in Wheatfield. Interment will follow in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Ev. Lutheran Church.
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Norman married NELSON, Constance Elaine on 12 Nov 1960 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: REINHARD, Joan A. Joan was born on 11 May 1931; died on 22 Aug 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 1:58 pm


Gertrude F. Ferchen, age 98 of Wheatfield, was called to her heavenly home on June 1, 2015, at the Northgate Health Care Facility. Born October 17, 1916, in the Town of Wheatfield, she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie (Jagow) Ferchen. Gert was a life long member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholz. She was employed at Buffalo Bolt Company in North Tonawanda until her retirement. Interest included gardening, picking berries and crocheting.

Survivors include her sister, Ruth V. Ferchen; two nephews and several great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Predeceased by two brothers, Roland and Wilbert Ferchen.

Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME (731-3234), 2436 Niagara Road, (Wheatfield) in Bergholz on Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Jeff Milsten, on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in St. James Lutheran Church, across street from funeral home. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.

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Ruth Vera Ferchen, born in the Town of Wheatfield, NY, was the daughter of the late John and Minnie (Jagow) Ferchen.
A life long resident of the town, and lifelong member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholz. She was employed at Buffalo Bolt Company in North Tonawanda, until her retirement. Ruth enjoyed gardening and the outdoors. She was called to her heavenly home peacefully, while at the North Gate Health Care Facility.
Ruth was predeceased by two brothers, Roland and Wilbert Ferchen; and a sister, Gertrude Ferchen. Survivors include two nephews and several great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins.
Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield, on Wednesday from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Mark Perkins on Thursday at 10:30 AM in St. James Lutheran Church, across from the funeral home. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the church, or a charity of your choice.

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 22, 1993
Funeral services for Roland J. Ferchen, a retired machinist, will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in St. James Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield.
Ferchen of Errick Road died Monday (Dec. 20, 1993) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. He was 71.
A lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield, Ferchen was employed by Teledyne-Taber Instruments in North Tonawanda for 20 years. He retired in 1985.
He was a member and past trustee of St. James Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking.
Surviving are his wife, the former Jean Heinhard; one daughter, Marcia of Newfane; two sons, Mark of the Town of Niagara and David of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Gertrude and Ruth; one brother, Wilbert; and six grandchildren

Family/Spouse: REINHARD, Joan A. Joan was born on 11 May 1931; died on 22 Aug 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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October 21, 2013
Wilbert Edward Ferchen

Niagara Gazette

WHEATFIELD —
Wilbert Edward Ferchen, age 87, of Wheatfield, was called to his heavenly home on October 20, 2013 while at the Northgate Health Care Facility. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on February 22, 1926 he was the son of the late John and Minnie (Jagow) Ferchen.
Wilbert was a lifelong member of St. James Ev. Lutheran Church in Bergholz, also a member of the American Kennel Club, and the German Short Hair Pointer Club. He was self employed and former owner of Ferchen Kennels in Wheatfield. Hobbies included hunting, gardening, raised, trained and showed dogs.
Survivors include two sisters, Gertrude and Ruth Ferchen of Wheatfield; nieces, nephews and many friends. He was also predeceased by a brother, Roland Ferchen; and a niece, Marcia Ferchen.
Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME (731-3234), 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Wednesday from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Jeff Milsten on Thursday, October 24th at 11:00 AM in St. James Ev. Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Road and Rohr Street in Bergholz. Interment will follow in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church.
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NF Gazette Nov 28, 1936
On Tuesday afternoon of next week Coroner Helwig will open an inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Adrian Frerichs, 34 years old, Bergholz, who was instantly killed in a motor accident on the Niagara Falls Blvd, half a mile west of St Johnsburg Thursday night. The witnesses will include Steve Kovacich, 25 years old, 1411 Robinson Court, Niagara Falls, driver of the death car, and his wife who was riding with her husband at the time of the accident. The driver will come before Justice George Grawe of the Town of Wheatfield on Friday night on a charge of criminal negligence. Rites will be held tomorrow afternoon for Frerichs. The services will be conducted at 2 o'clock from the residence and half an hour later from the St. James church in Bergholz. Otto Bruss will conduct the services and burial will be in St. James cemetery. Frerichs was born in Maza, North Dakota. He had resided in Bergholz the last 31 years. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Lois; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Frerichs; four brothers. Walter, Theodore and Herbert, Bergholz. and Lester, Niagara Falls, and two sisters, Mrs. Richard Paris and Mrs. John E. Martin, Niagara Falls.

Family/Spouse: SCHIMSCHACK, Esther Edna Auguste. Esther (daughter of SCHIMSCHACK, Albert Friedrich August and VOELKER, Emma Magdalene Louise) was born on 2 Jun 1907 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Jul 1990 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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29 September 1951 Evening News of the Tonawandas

Walter H. Frerichs, 48, of Old Falls Blvd., Town of Wheatfield, passed away suddenly yesterday of a heart attack. Born in Maza, N. D., he resided the greater part of his life in the Town of Wheatfield, and was employed as a millwright at Niagara Alkali. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholz and the Bergholz Fire Company. Survived by his wife Gladys, nee Runge, a son Walter Jr., his daughter Judith Ann, all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Richard Parris of Bergholz and Mrs. John N. Martin of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; three brothers, Lester of North Tonawanda, Theodore of Bergholz and Herbert of Wilson. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 P.M. in the residence and at 2:30 P.M. in St. James Church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: RUNGE, Gladys V. Gladys (daughter of RUNGE, Charles A and SCHMIDT, Agatha Lydia Mathilde) was born on 24 Jun 1910 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Aug 1991 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/10/1965

PARRIS - -Viola J., age 60. suddenly in
her residence, 6642 Hunt St . Town
of Wheatfield. She is survived by her
husband, Richard C. Parrls; a daughter.
Mrs Harold Wlenke, and two
granddaughters, Jennifer and Suianna
Wienke, all of the Town of Wheatfiald.
A sister Claribel Martin of Niagara
Falls, and two brothers, Lester
Frerichs of Niagara Falls, and Theodore
Frerlchs of town of Wheatfield.
Friends may call at the Fretthoid
Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. and
Ward Road, North Tonawanda. wtiera
services will be held Monday at 2
P.m. and In St. James Lutheran
Church, Berghollz at 2:30 P.m. Rev.
Robert M. Lehman officiating. Interment
In St. James Lutheran Cemetery.
Mrs. Parrls was a member of the St.
James Lutheran Church, the Women
of the Church and the Ladies Aid
Society Contributions may be made
to Lutheran Vespers.

Viola married PARRIS, Richard about 1926. Richard was born on 11 Mar 1901 in Brighton, Sussex, England; died on 16 Aug 1982 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CLARIBEL L. MARTIN
The Buffalo News, March 13, 1996
Claribel L. Martin, 88, of Wrobel Towers, a volunteer foster grandmother at local hospitals, died Tuesday (March 12, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a lengthy illness.
A native of Maza, ND, the former Claribel L. Frerichs worked for International Paper Co. for 33 years until the company closed its mill in Niagara Falls in 1967. After she retired, Mrs. Martin volunteered as a foster grandmother.
She was a longtime member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholz. Her husband, John N., died in 1951.
Servies will be held at 11:30 A.M. Friday in St. James Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz.

Claribel married MARTIN, John N on 30 Oct 1932 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. John was born on 6 May 1895 in New York; died in Jun 1951 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
Funeral set for recluse Wednesday
RANSOMVILLE - Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Lester T. Frerichs, 61, who was found dead in his makeshift log cabin at 3396 Randall Road Sunday.
Mr. Frerichs had lived at the address for about two years as a recluse and was found dead by a neighbor.
An autopsy was performed at the request of Coroner Daniel Andrews, who issued a certificate of death from natural causes. He said Frerichs had suffered a brain hemorrhage.
He was born in the Town of Wheatfield, the son of Herman and Clara Retzlaff Frerichs, and was self employed as a landscaper.
Surviving are two sons, Lee Frerichs of Pensacola, Fla., and David Frerichs, Cincinnati Ohio; a brother, Ted Frerichs of the Town of Wheatfield; a sister, Mrs. Claribell Martin of Niagara Falls, and one grandchild.
Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hardison Funeral Home, where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Frank McLaughlin officiating. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery
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News Story - Gazette
Recluse found dead in Cabin
By JOE DONALDSON Gazette Staff Writer
RANSOMVILLE - "My family and I will miss him. He was a true friend, somebody who liked to help and who you could talk to." These were the sentiments of Mrs. David E. Nashwinter, 3378 Randall Road, as she talked about their friend who lived in a log cabin about a quarter of a mile back in the woods. The friend, Lester T. Frerichs, 61, was found dead by Mrs. Nashwinter early Sunday evening. Mr. Frerichs was a recluse. According to Mrs. Nashwinter, Mr. Frerichs at one time was a member of a prominent Bergholtz family that "owned half of Bergholtz." He apparently decided he had enough of life in today's complex world and wanted to be alone. . . "to live with nature." "He believed in God and had a monument to God by his shack. There was a Bible there under a piece of glass," said Mrs. Nashwinter.
Coroner Daniel Andrews of Youngstown ordered an autopsy on Mr. Frerichs to determine the cause of death and was withholding a death certificate until Autopsy results were received.
Mr. Frerichs built a log-cabin type structure on gravel pit property owned by Harold Truesdale and lived there for about two years. Prior to that he lived as a hermit on other nearby property and was kicked out.
"Mr. Truesdale didn't mind him living there. Mr. Frerichs had no electricity and build a stove out of stone and cooked on a grill, Mrs. Nashwinter said.
She described him as a fine person and a fine neighbor. "He would help us with haying and other chores and he often had supper with us," She continued.
"And he said he just had the happiest Christmas of his life." Mrs. Nashwinter said her daughter. Cindy, 11, and a niece, Debby Brown, 14 of Wilson, used their money to buy Mr. Frerichs Christmas gifts: a pair of gloves, two pairs of socks, a toy elf (to help him in his chores), a pack of pencils and a key chain. They made a Christmas tree out of an old branch and decorated it.
"He was so happy about his Christmas presents that he cried when he came to our house," said Mrs. Nashwinter.
Mr. Frerichs was on welfare, had a truck before it broke down and Mr. and Mrs. Nashwinter used to take him into town to cash his welfare check and pick up groceries. He even put up his own mail box. His only mail was the welfare checks sent to 3396 Randall Road.
Mrs. Nashwinter said he didn't talk too much about himself but did say he was a pro golfer at one time, was very well known in the Bergholtz area and used to sell apple cider from a truck on Niagara Falls Boulevard.
On Sunday Mrs. Nashwinter and her two daughters, the other daughter Patty, 10, went back to the cabin to deliver a turkey dinner to Mr. Frerichs.
There was no fire in his cabin, which was unusual, and the Nashwinter's went back home to get a flashlight.
When they returned they found Mr. Frerichs on the floor of his cabin. He had been dead for a number of days. His welfare check was in the was delivered Wednesday, indicating he died before then.
"We will miss him . .. especially my horse, who won't understand why he won't get any more sugar," Mrs. Nashwinter said as she explained she used to ride her horse in the backwoods. Mr. Frerich (sic) always had sugar for him.
As a recluse, Mr. Frerichs didn't bathe and according to Mrs. Nashwinter "was black and stunk."
"Maybe that's why he had trouble making friends with other people," she said.
Mrs. Nashwinter expressed two wishes: that there would be a funeral for their friend so they can buy flowers and that they can find a home for his puppies, which he adored.

Lester married ODELL, Elizabeth J on 11 Jun 1936 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth was born about 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FRERICHS - Theodore W., age 66, of the Town of Wheatfield, suddenly Friday, Nov. 20, 1981, in Springville, NY. A life long resident of the Town of Wheatfield, he operated the Theodore Frerichs Dairy for 23 years. A former employee of Buffalo Pumps and a member of St. James Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife Helen nee Humphries; a son, Russell (Diane) Frerichs, of Lewiston; 3 daughters, Mrs. Val (VeNorma) Ascari, of Patterson, NJ, Mrs. Roy (Claire) Stoelting, of Bergholtz, and Mrs. Rick (Pauline) Rule, of Wilmington, Delaware; 5 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Claribel Martin, of Niagara Falls; several nieces & nephews. Friends may call at the FRETTHOLD FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. & Ward Rd. today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from St. James Lutheran Church. The Rev. John H. Crilley will officiate. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Lutheran Vespers.

Theodore married HUMPHRIES, Helen Gertrude in Nov 1942. Helen (daughter of HUMPHRIES, Edgar W and WILSON, Gertrude I) was born on 24 Jun 1921 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Apr 1995 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 3/26/1962

Pipefitter
At Hooker
Dies at 44
WILSON—Herbert A. Frerichs,
44. died unexpectedly
Sunday (March 25, 1962) at
his home, 2707 Wilson-Cambria
Townline Road. He had
been a pipefitter at Hooker
C h e m i c a l Corp., Niagara
Falls, for the last 21 years.
Born Feb. 28, 1918, in Bergholtz,
Mr. Frerichs was a son
of Herman and Clara Retzlaff
Frerichs, coming to this
community 16 years ago. He
was married in-, 1939 in Buffalo
to the former Gertrude
Bogumil, who survives.
Mr. Frerichs was a member
of St. Paul's Lutheran Church
and its council here.
Also surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Howard (Diane)
Krull, St. Johnsburg; five
sons at home, H e r b e r t,
Adrian, Nelson, Thomas and
Richard Frerichs; two brothers,
Lester and Theodore Frerichs,
both of Wheatfield; two
s.isters, Mrs. Clarabel Martin,
Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Richard
(Viola) Parris, Bergholtz;
and a grandson, Glen Krull,
St. Johnsburg.
Friends may call from 2-8
and 7-9 p.m. at the Hamilton
and Clark Funeral Chapel,
where services will be con
ducted by Rev. Clarence Elliott
at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in North Ridge
Lutheran Cemetery.

Herbert married BOGUMIL, Gertrude H in 1939 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Gertrude (daughter of BOGUMIL, Ludwig and STUMPT, Amelia) was born about 1916 in New York; died on 8 Feb 1999 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mueller, Dorothy B. (Retzlaff)
88, of Bergholz. Entered into rest June 20, 2006 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital. Daughter of the late Theodore and Marie (Bremer) Retzlaff, born June 13, 1918; wife of the late Albert Mueller who died in 1975; life long resident of Bergholz and member of St. James Ev. Lutheran Church; devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker; survivors include a son, Robert (Linda) Mueller of Bergholz; daughter, Barbara Burdette of Powell, OH; sister, Gertrude Schmidt of Niagara Falls; grandchildren: Jason Mueller, Jennifer (Edward) Wisniewski, Denise Burdette, Debra Burdette and Darcy Burdette; great-grandchildren: Taran, Tanner, Noah and Sarah Wisniewski; also predeceased by a sister, Genevieve Retzlaff. Friends may call Thursday from 6-9 PM in the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Rd., (Bergholz) in Wheatfield. Services on Friday at 11 AM in St. James Ev. Lutheran Church, Rohr St. and Niagara Rd. in Bergholz. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery.
Published in the Buffalo News on 6/21/2006

Dorothy married MUELLER, Albert Rudolph on 27 Nov 1939 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Albert (son of MUELLER, Philip Albert and WOLF, Auguste Albertine) was born on 24 Nov 1913 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Jul 1975 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

TOWN OF TONAWANDA — Gertrude I. (Retzlaff) Schmidt, age 90, of the Town of Tonawanda, formerly of Bergholz, was called to her heavenly home on January 11, 2011 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, NY, on October 11, 1920 to the late Theodore and Marie (Bremer) Retzlaff.

A lifelong member of St. James Ev. Lutheran Church in Bergholz, she was employed at Moore Business Forms in Niagara Falls, Bell Aerospace in Wheatfield, and Sugar Kake in Buffalo. Gert was predeceased by her husband, Howard L. Schmidt in 1982; a daughter, Cathy Flynn; a son, Thomas Schmidt; and two sisters, Genevive Retzlaff and Dorothy Mueller.

Survivors include her twin sons, Mark (Irene) Schmidt of Bergholz and Michael (Janeen) Schmidt of Sanborn; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Saturday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Philip N. Sallach, on Sunday at 2:00 PM in St. James Ev. Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Road and Rohr Street. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Ev. Lutheran Church.

Gertrude married SCHMIDT, Howard L on 25 May 1940 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Howard (son of SCHMIDT, Alvin and Elizabeth M) was born on 31 Dec 1916 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 30 Aug 1982 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

Improvised Farm Machine Fatally Injures Six-year-old on Bergholtz Farm.
Six-year-old Genevieve Retzloff (sic), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thedore (sic) Retzloff (sic), Bergholtz, was fatally injured at 4:45 p. m. yesterday when she fell from a tractor operated by her father on his farm. and one of the rear wheels of the machine passed over her head, fracturing and crushing her skull. The father rushed the child to Memorial hospital but she was dead when she was carried into the hospital. Coroner W. L. Draper issued a certificate of accidental death after an investigation of the case.
The little girl was playing with two other children on the farm and called to her father, asking if she might ride the tractor. She and the other children climbed on a running board, the tractor having been improvised from an old automobile. Retzloff (sic) started off with the children on the running board, according to investigation by authorities. They enjoyed the fun of riding for a time and then the tractor struck a deep hole in the ground and lurched. Genevieve lost her hold on the car and was jolted from it to the ground, her head falling under the machine and one of the rear wheels passing over it. The other children maintained their positions on the tractor and were not injured.
Retzloff (sic) stopped the tractor and picked up the crushed form of his little daughter. Aided by another man, he rushed with her to the hospital but she was dead when he arrived there.

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

Family/Spouse: MISENER, Debbie L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]