1. | STRASSBURG, William August was born on 11 Jul 1911 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Oct 1996 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
The Buffalo News - October 26, 1996
William A. Strassburg, 85, a carpenter, farmer and plumber, died in his Randall Road home Friday (Oct. 25, 1996) under the care of Niagara Hospice.
Born in Wheatfield, Strassburg had lived on Randall Road since his marriage to the former Ethel Schultz in 1938. For many years, Strassburg was a self-employed carpenter and builder. He also was a vegetable farmer for about 15 years, selling produce at the farmers market in Buffalo.
In 1967, he joined the local staff of the state Parks and Recreation Department as a plumber, retiring after 10 years.
Strassburg was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, Cambria, and a former member of the Wilson Lions Club. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Timothy of Wilson and Robert of Ashland, Ky.; a daughter, Karen J. Carr of Oswego; two sisters, Irene Willert and Ida Hill of Buffalo; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, 4169 Church Road, Cambria. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
William married SCHULZ, Ethel L on 17 Aug 1938 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Ethel (daughter of SCHULZ, Fred C and SEEFELDT, Edith Ida Wilhelmine Caroline) was born on 5 May 1916 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Mar 2004 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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