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Lumber City Man Hanged In Jail Cell
NORTH TONAWANDA - Reuben A. Stenzel, 53, of no permanent address, who was arrested at 9 p.m. Thursday on a disorderly conduct charge, was found hanged on
the door of his cell at police headquarters. The body was found at 2 a.m. today (Nov. 2, 1962) with a blanket twisted around the neck by Lt. Charles Clerk. Coroner Dr. John C. Kinzley pronounced Stenzel dead. No death certificate was issued at press time.
Stenzel was arrested, police said, for causing a disturbance at his former rooming house, 16 Allen St. Surviving are two sons, Donald Stenzel, Tonawanda, and Douglas Stenzel, stationed in Japan with the U.S. Army; a daughter, Mrs. Oscar (Diane) Buchholz, Wheatfield; four sisters, Mrs. John Bross, this city, Mrs. Eleanora Mellenthine, Mrs. Irvin Stoelting and Mrs. Arthur Stoelting, all of Wheatfield; two brothers, Wilbert Stenzel, Tonawanda, Carl Stenzel, Wheatfield; and six grandchildren. A service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fretthold Funeral Home. Burial was being arranged.

Family/Spouse: SCHIMSCHACK, Hilda Emma Sophia. Hilda (daughter of SCHIMSCHACK, Albert Friedrich August and VOELKER, Emma Magdalene Louise) was born on 18 Dec 1911 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Sep 2000 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 2, 1999
Donald Stenzel, 66, of Elderberry Place, Cayuga Village, who had worked as a maintenance supervisor in the city's waste water treatment plant, died Saturday (Oct. 30, 1999) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born in Niagara Falls and attended local schools.
Stenzel served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956.
He worked in the waste water treatment plant from 1970 until retiring in 1991.
Stenzel was a member of Forest Avenue Church of God and the Retired Men's Service Club.
He enjoyed playing golf and horseshoes with his son.
Survivors include his wife, the former Joann Langford; a son, Scott; three daughters, Pam Snyder of Tonawanda, Sandy Shepler of Schenectady and Laurie Balcom of Youngstown; three stepdaughters, Darlene Cappetta of New Milford, Conn., Rhonda Healey of Hicksville, OH, and Tammy Klinger; three stepsons, Kevin Klinger, Jeffery Klinger and Tom Klinger; a sister, Diane Buchholz of Wellsville; a brother, Douglas of Montrose, Scotland; five grandchildren; and 19 stepgrandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton

Family/Spouse: LANGFORD, Joann M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married AGANSKI, Marilyn Paula [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dianne C. Buchholz, 84,  formerly of Hallsport Road passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Northgate Health Care in North Tonawanda, N.Y.  She was born on November 9, 1938 in Lockport, NY, the daughter of the late Rueben and Hilda (Schimschack) Stenzel. On June 7, 1958 in Bergholz she married hee husband of sixty-one years, Oscar L. Buchholz, who predeceased her on September 21, 2019.
She was raised in Bergholz, NY in Niagara County. She also formerly resided in Lockport and North Tonawanda. She moved to the Wellsville area in 1983. During her early years, Dianne was a waitress for her Aunt and Uncle.  She was a dedicated mother and grandmother who enjoyed taking care of her family.
She is survived by: three daughters, Corinne (Ralph) Maday of SC, Brigette (James) Grawe of North Tonawanda, and Donna (Duane) Moderacki of North Tonawanda; six grandchildren, Adam, James, Jennifer, Jamie, Jozef, and Brett; twelve great-grandchildren, Olivia, Addison, Kendal, Carter, Ryan, Ella, Samuel, Brigette, Sophia, Leah, Allie, and William; one brother, Douglas (Gayle) Stenzel of FL; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. In addition to her parents, and husband, she was predeceased by: one brother, Donald Stenzel.
Friends are invited to call on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in
Wellsville (34 West State Street) from 11 to 1pm. Her funeral service will follow at 1 pm in the
funeral home, with subsequent burial in Stannards Cemetery.

Please consider memorial donations to the SPCA serving Allegany County, 5440 NY-19, Belmont, NY 14813.
To leave online condolences please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com

Dianne married BUCHHOLZ, Oscar L on 7 Jun 1958 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Oscar (son of BUCHHOLZ, Harry Frederick and FANTON, Florence L) was born on 17 Jan 1937 in New York; died on 21 Sep 2019 in Wellsville, Allegany County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

Family/Spouse: BALCOM, Daryl P. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: MADAY, Ralph E. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brigette married GRAWE, James Charles [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donna married MODERACKI, Duane Michael [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]