Johann married VOELKER, Christine on 22 Apr 1838 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Christine was born about 1815 in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 24 Jul 1855 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann married DUBOIS, Christine on 18 Jun 1856 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Christine (daughter of DUBOIS, Jacob and SCHULTZ, Dorothea) was born in 1818 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederike married ZIEHL, Ferdinand August on 25 Jan 1856 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Ferdinand was born in Dec 1827 in Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anna M. Anna was born in 1860 in WI; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married FERRIS, Peter Brandell on 23 Feb 1876 in New York. Peter was born on 25 Aug 1832 in Constantia, Oswego County, NY; died on 23 Mar 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Man Struck By Train, Killed
NORTH TONAWANDA, July 8.-Believed to have been struck by a southbound passenger train of the New York Central railroad's Niagara Falls branch at the Washington street crossing, the lifeless body of Christian Proeforck (sic), 74 years old, of 44 Stenzil (sic) street, was found this afternoon in a ditch beside the railroad track. The body was badly mangled and was ordered removed to Ramp's funeral home, in Adams street, by Coroner Jacob Helwig, who investigated the accident. He said that there were indications that the man was struck on the crossing and had been dead about an hour. It was learned that there is a southbound train which passes over the New York Central tracks at that point at about noon and authorities believe that this train struck the man, its crew unaware of the accident. He is survived by his wife, Wilhelmina Proeforck (sic); five sons, John, of Tonawanda, August, of St. Johnsburg, and Edward, William and George, of North Tonawanda; three daughters, Mrs. Philip Witkopf and Mrs. Rudolph Blank, of Walmore, Mrs. Arnold Weyers, of North Tonawanda; one brother, August, of North Tonawanda, and one sister, Mrs. Gustave Schendel, of Nashville. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock from the home and 4 o'clock from St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church. Interment will be in St. Mark's cemetery, Niagara Falls boulevard.

Christian married SEEFELDT, Wilhelmine Therese about 1878 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine was born on 20 Dec 1858 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 15 Sep 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CALLED BY DEATH
August Proefrock Old Resident of North Tonawanda, Wheatfield
NORTH TONAWANDA, June 14- August Proefrock, 76 years old, a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield and the city of North Tonawanda, died Saturday night at his home, 519 Prospect street. He is survived by six sons, Henry, William, Edward, and Arnold, North Tonawanda, Walter, North Ridge, and Fred, Alexander, N. Y.; four daughters, Mrs. Emma Kolbe, Mrs. Edward Manth, Mrs. Walter Wilke and Mrs. Edwin Freck, North Tonawanda; 31 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Gustav Schendel, Town of Wheatfield. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the residence and at 4 o'clock from the St. Matthew's church on Wheatfield street. Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate and burial will be in St. Matthew's cemetery.

ALSO

14 June 1937 Tonawanda News
August Proefrock
August Proefrock, 76 years old, died Saturday at his home, 519 Prospect
avenue. He had resided in the town of Wheatfield and North Tonawanda all
his life. He leaves six sons, Henry, William, Edward and Arnold, North
Tonawanda; Walter, North Ridge, and Fred, Alexander, N. Y.; four daughters,
Mrs. Emma Kolbe, Mrs. Walter Wilke, Mrs. Edward Manth and Mrs. Edwin Freck,
North Tonawanda; 31 grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a sister,
Mrs. Gustav Schendel, town of Wheatfield. Rites will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3:30 from the residence and at 4 o'clock from the St. Matthew's
church. Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Matthew's cemetery.

August married HAMANN, Wilhelmine Christine about 1884 in Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine (daughter of HAMANN, William and Christine) was born on 18 Oct 1864 in Germany; died on 28 Jan 1936 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Old Resident of Wheatfield Dead
NORTH TONAWANDA. July 19 - Mrs. Augusta Schendel. 16, died last night at her home in the Niagara Falls boulevard near Nashville, town of Wheatfield. She was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church at Martinsville. She is survived by her husband, Gustav Schendel; six daughters, Mrs. Phlip Krull, of Clarence, Mrs. Christian Krull and Mrs. George Mueller, of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Errick. of Amherst, Mrs. Filmore Johnson, of Lansing. Mich., and Mrs. Edward Ordiway, of Tonawanda; a son. Henry, of Wheatfield; 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p m. at the home and at 2:30 at St. Paul's church. Interment

Auguste married SCHENDEL, Gustav on 29 Nov 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Gustav (son of SCHENDEL, Gottfried and SCHMIDT, Henrietta) was born in May 1858 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jan 1941 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 3/11/1967

Proefrock - John W. Proefrock, 88 of 9 Fremont St., Tonawanda, died Thursday (March 9, 1978) at E. J. Meyer Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

A native of North Tonawanda, he had been a resident of the Tonawandas all his life and was the father of Mrs. Vera P. Fischle, who died in 1955. Mr. Proefrock had been employed at Downtown Merchant's Delivery for 40 years, retiring 17 years ago. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Laymen's League and was a former superintendent of the Sunday School. Survivors include his wife,Agatha (nee William); two daughters, Mrs. Carl (Frances) Kaufmann of Kenmore and Mrs. Howard (Vera) Wein of Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Weyers of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Lucy Mentor of Nevada; three brothers, Edward of Syracuse and William and George Proefrock, both of North Tonawanda, and eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at John O. Roth Funeral Home, Morgan and William Streets, Tonawanda, Friday and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and until 12:30 Sunday. Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church by the Rev. Paul W. Czamanske. Burial in Elmlawn Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to the Niagara Lutheran Home and the Lutheran Service Society.

Johann married WILLIAMS, Agatha Albertine Auguste on 6 Oct 1904 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Agatha (daughter of WILLIAMS, Ferdinand August and WALK, Eldice Lydia Magdalene) was born on 3 Dec 1881 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 May 1973 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Evening News of the Tonawandas, July 13, 1896

Drowned..in the Niagara River at LaSalle

No Person Saw it....

It is thought that Benjamin Proefrock was adjusting the sail on the boat When he met his fate.

He lived in North Tonawanda
A sad case of drowning ocurred near LaSalle on Saturday afternoon. Christian Proefrock worked on a farm near LaSalle. He left his work about 4 o'clock and went to the river where he had a sail boat fastened to a stake. He got into the boat and from the appearance of things, he was arranging a sail when the boat tipped over and the lad fell into the water and was drowned. No person saw the accident nor was it discovered until about 6 o'clock, but it is thought he turned the boat over while adjusting a sail, for the boat was still tied to a stake when the drowning was discovered. The body was found in about four feet of water near the boat.
It is thoght the lad may have struck his head upon a rock and was rendered unconcious, or he may have been taken with cramps.
The drowned boy was but 16 years old and his home was near Ely car barns in North Tonawanda, to which the body was taken.
The funeral ocurred at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The body was taken to St John's for burial.

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Tonawanda News - 10/11/1965

August J Proefrock, 83, of 7338 Ward Road, Town of Wheatfield, died Sunday (Oct 10, 1968) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Mr. Proefrock was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul Werth of the Town of Pendleton and Mrs. Robert Hardy of North Tonawanda, three sons, Earnest J., Albert A. and Howard, all of the Town of Wheatfield; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; four brothers, John, Edward, William and George Proefrock, all of the Tonawandas, and two sisters, Mrs. Otto Weyers of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Lucy Mentor of Nevada. Friends may call at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, North Tonawanda. Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. The family will be in attendance from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Rev. Loren J. Shiley will officiate. Interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery.

August married STENZEL, Lydia in 1905. Lydia (daughter of STENZEL, John and SIEFFERT, Martha Margaretha) was born on 16 Jan 1882 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Dec 1959 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette - 10/19/1962

WITTKOPP - Anna Louise, of 1291 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda, October 18, 1962. Wife of Philip A. Wittkopp of Walmore, N.Y. Mother of Clarence, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Raymond and Edward of the Tonawandas; Mrs. Leonard (Dorothy) Baldwin, GA; 14 grandchildren and 14 grerat (sic) grandchildren. Sister of John, Gustav, Edward, George, William Proefrock, and Mrs. Otto Wyers, all of the Tonawandas; Mrs. Lucy Metor of Nevada. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, where services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Theodore Rehkopf will officiate. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in Walmore, N.Y. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid Society of the church.

Anna married WITTKOPP, Philipp August Edward on 27 Sep 1906 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Philipp (son of WITCOP, Charles A and WALK, Maria Elisabeth) was born on 29 Sep 1880 in Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Sep 1945 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Augusta married WEYERS, Rudolph Carl Otto about 1905. Rudolph (son of WEYERS, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and PANKOW, Wilhelmine Louise) was born on 12 Jun 1880 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Jan 1975 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Minnie Nemeschy, 34 years old. died at her home. No. 2230 South avenue, yesterday evening. Funeral services will be held from the home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and from the St. Paul's Lutheran church, 18th street and Cleveland avenue, a t 2:30 o'clock. Rev. J. N. Grabau Buffalo will officiate. Burial will be in Riverdale cemetery.
M r s . Nemeschy is survived by her husband, John Nemeschy and a son, Robert, her father and mother, Mr & Mrs Christian Proefrock of North Tonawanda, 3 sisters, Mrs Philip Wittcopp of Walmore, Mrs Otto Weyer of North Tonawanda and Mrs Arthur Tubbe of this city, also five brothers, John of Tonawanda, August of Lockport, Edward, William and George of North Tonawanda.

Wilhelmina married NEMESCHY, Johannes F on 5 Sep 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Johannes (son of NEMESCHY, Rev Edward and WENDT, Lydia Martha) was born on 6 Jul 1886 in Altamont, Effingham County, IL; died on 11 Feb 1971 in Monroeville, Allegheny County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married KARRE, Rose Anne on 28 Apr 1912 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Rose (daughter of KARRE, Wilhelm F and FIERITZ, Hulda) was born in May 1891 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Dec 1943 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married KLENK, Bertha about 1945. Bertha (daughter of KLENK and Anne) was born in 1897 in Prussia; died on 19 Sep 1950 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 8/6/1987

William H. Proefrock, 94, of North Tonawanda, Wednesday (August 5, 1987) in DeGraff Skilled Nursing Facility. Mr. Proefrock was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and a former superintendent of the Sunday School, the American Legion Post #264. He was a former postal carrier with the North Tonawanda Post Office. He was the husbamd of the late Auguste Proefrock, who died in 1970.

He is survived by a daughter, Dorothy V. Pettit and a son, Roger W. (Jane) Proefrock, both of North Tonawanda. Eight grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Frettold Funeral Homes, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda. Friday 7-9 P.M. and Saturday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m.from St. Mark Lutheran Church. The Rev. Norbert Folwaczny will officiate. Interment St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church.

William married OSTWALD, Augusta Louise on 22 Sep 1920 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Augusta (daughter of OSTWALD, Wilhelm F and STANGE, Auguste Maria) was born in 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Nov 1970 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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4 February 1977 Tonawanda News

PROEFROCK – George J. Proefrock, 81, of North Tonawanda, Wednesday (February 2, 1977) a DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Proefrock was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, an Army veteran of World War I and former employee of DuPont, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

He is survived by his wife, Annamarie (nee Altmayer) Proefrock; a son, Robert G. (June) Proefrock of North Tonawanda, and a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Irene) Weiss of North Tonawanda; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, William Proefrock of North Tonawanda, and two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Weyers of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Louise Mentor of Sparks, Nev.

The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, Thursday and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 10 a.m., the Rev. Thomas K. Spahn will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church.

George married ALTMAYER, Anna Marie in 1925 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of ALTMAYER, Joseph and Katherine) was born on 6 Oct 1900 in Hungary; died on 4 Jan 1983 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louise married BLANK, Rudolph Friedrich Julius on 5 Apr 1930 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Rudolph (son of BLANK, William Carl and MEHLS, Friedericke) was born on 3 Jun 1877 in Grunow, Prussia; died on 23 Feb 1944 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MENTOR, Harry. Harry (son of MENTOR, Lewis E and Nellie B) was born on 26 Jun 1891 in MA; died in Apr 1968 in Sparks, Washoe County, NV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louise married TUBBE, Arthur Frederick Karl on 28 Jun 1922 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Arthur (son of TUBBE, Albert and NOFKEE, Ernestine Johanna) was born in 1897 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 May 1928 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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25 October 1943 Tonawanda News
Henry W. Proefrock
Henry W. Proefrock, 59, died this morning in the Niagara County sanitarium.
Born in the town of Wheatfield he had resided in this vicinity all his life.
He leaves his wife, Myra M., nee Stermer; three sons, Duane and Francis of
Tonawanda and Pvt. H. Warren Proefrock of Camp McCain, Miss.; a daughter,
Mrs. Raymond Schmidt of Tonawanda; six grandchildren, five brothers, Fred of
Alexander, N.Y., William, Edward and Arnold of North Tonawanda and Walter of
North Ridge, and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Mills, Mrs. Edward Manth and Mrs.
Edwin Frech of North Tonawanda. Rites will be held Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Schmidt, 39 Virginia
street.

Henry married STURMER, Myra E about 1912. Myra (daughter of STERMER, Herman and Barbara) was born on 3 Jul 1886 in New York; died on 1 Mar 1981 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married KRIEDEMANN, Helena about 1905. Helena (daughter of KRIEDEMANN, Charles and KINNEY, Louisa) was born in Sep 1886 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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31 July 1978 Tonawanda News

MILLS – Emm Kolbe (nee Proefrock) Mills, 90, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (July 29, 1978) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Mills was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda , a member of the Golden Agers, St. Matthew Lutheran Church and the Women’s Missionary League.

Wife of the late Melvin Mills and William C. Kolbe, Mrs. Mills is survived by three sons, the Rev. Edward ( Norma) Kolbe of Appleton, N.Y., Herbert E. (Lillian) Kolbe of Lockport, N.Y., and Carl W. (Alice) Kolbe of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothea Tober and Mrs. Irene Guido, both of North Tonawanda; 20 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, many nieces and nephews; four brothers, Fred Proefrock of East Bethany, Edward Proefrock of Tonawanda, Walter Proefrock of California and Arnold Proefrock of North Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Manth and Mrs. Regina Salisbury, both of North Tonawanda.

The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church Building Fund.

Family/Spouse: KOLBE, William Johann Carl. William (son of KOLBE, Joseph Johann Anton and RUBBERT, Augusta Albertine) was born in Sep 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Mar 1928 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married MILLS, Melvin Eugene after 1930. Melvin was born on 7 May 1880 in New York; died on 5 Nov 1956 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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15 January 1979 Tonawanda News

PROEFROCK – Edward A. Proefrock, 88, of Tonawanda (January 13, 1979) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Proefrock was a lifelong resident of the Tonawandas, a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, a former employee of Richardson Boat Company, working there 40 years. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Henry, Mrs. William (Pearl) Reif and Mrs. John (Beatrice) Pignatora, aall of North Tonawanda' eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Manth and Mrs. Rene Sylvester, both of North Tonawanda; three brothers, Fred of Warsaw, Arnold of North Tonawanda and Walter Proefrock of California; father of the late Glenwood and Kenneth Proefrock.

The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church.

Edward married HUEBNER, Louise M on 28 Jul 1912 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of HUEBNER, Charles Friedrich Wilhelm and RISCHACK, Marie Magdalene Auguste) was born in Dec 1893 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Feb 1967 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News

Proefrock - William C. Proefrock, 76, of 133 Spruce St., North Tonawanda, Thursday (Jan 23, 1969) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthly illness.

Mr. Proefrock was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, the Sweeney Hose Company and the Firemen's Benevolent Association.

He is survived by his wife, Elsie (nee Fehrman), a son, Laverne W. Proefrock of North Tonawanda, two grandchildren, four great-grantchildren, four brothers, Fred of Alexander, NY, Edward of Tonawanda, Arnold of North Tonawanda and Walter of California, and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Mills and Mrs. Edward Manth, both of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Sylvester Salisbury of Florida.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.

William married FEHRMAN, Elsie on 5 Sep 1914 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Elsie (daughter of FEHRMANN, Friedrich Wilhelm and WILKE, Emilie M) was born on 3 Jan 1893 in New York; died on 9 Aug 1980 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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22 September 1941 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Esther M. Wilke
Mrs. Esther M. Wilke, 46, nee Proefrock, wife of Walter Wilke, of 519
Prospect avenue, died yesterday morning in the Gratwick Laboratory at
Buffalo. She was a life-long resident of North Tonawanda, a member of the
St. Matthew's church on Wheatfield street and the Ladies' Aid society of the
church. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John Derner
of Buffalo; two sons, Reinhard and Donald of North Tonawanda; four
grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Melvin Mills, Mrs. Edward Manth and Mrs.
Edwin Freck of North Tonawanda, and six brothers, Henry, Edward, William and
Arnold Proefrock of North Tonawanda, Fred of Alexander, N.Y., and Walter of
North Ridge. Rites will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the residence. The Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate. Burial will
be in St. Paul's cemetery, Martinsville.

Esther married WILKE, Walter A about 1913. Walter (son of WILKE, Rudolph R and Maria) was born on 2 Feb 1890 in New York; died in Jun 1966 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wilhelmine married MANTH, Edward C about 1914. Edward (son of MANTH, William and MAERTEN, Esther) was born about 1896 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary from Tonawanda News
Wednesday, May 21, 1980
Walter Proefrock Dies in California
Walter Proefrock, 80, a former North Tonawanda resident, died Sunday in Chula Vista, Ca., where he had retired several years ago after serving for many years as a supervisor for the Remington Rand Corp. in the Lumber City. Survivors include his wife, Vera, a daughter, and two grandchildren of Chula Vista. Also, one brother, Arnold, and two sisters, Regina Salisbury and Minnie Manth, all of North Tonawanda. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Walter married BROWN, Vera N about 1924. Vera was born on 24 Feb 1902 in New York; died on 15 Feb 1984 in Chula Vista, San Diego County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News

Arnold W. Proefrock, 93, of the Town of Wheatfield, Friday (July 21, 1995) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Proefrock was a former thirty-five year old employee of Bell Aircraft, retiring in 1964 and was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was also a member of Grace Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. He was the husband of the late Margaret (nee Pfanner) Proefrock.

He is survived by two daughters, Dorothy (Paul) Chapman of the Town of Wheatfield and Sally (John) Ferguson of the Town of Amherst; a son, Robert (Mary) Proefrock of the Town of Wheatfield; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver Street at Ward Road in North Tonawanda, Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Monday at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. E. Werner Weinreich will officiate. Interment White Chapel Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church

Arnold married PFANNER, Margaret C about 1926. Margaret (daughter of PFANNER, Henry W and STAHL, Emma K) was born on 15 Jun 1903 in Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Jun 1989 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SALISBURY, Sylvester. Sylvester was born about 1895; died on 15 Jul 1971 in Brooksville, Hernando County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Virginia married FRECK, Edwin Frederick about 1923. Edwin (son of FRECK, Joseph and WILKE, Wilhelmine) was born about 1896 in New York; died on 4 Aug 1951 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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9 February 1927 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Alvina Mueller, 42 years old, a lifelong resident of the town of Wheatfield, died yesterday at her home on the Nash road after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband, William A. Mueller; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Schendel of the Niagara Falls boulevard; six sisters Mrs. Philip Krull and Mrs. Christian Krull of Martinsville, Mrs. Walter Errick of Getzville, Mrs. Arnold Harms of Michigan, Mrs. George Mueller of Nashville and Mrs. Edward Ordway of North Tonawanda; and two brothers, Louis Schendel of the Niagara Falls boulevard and Henry Schendel of the Schultz road. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30o’clock from the residence of Mr. Mueller’s parents, Wm. C. Mueller of Nash road and an hour later from the St. John’s church at St. Johnsburg, Rev. Walter Thiemecke officiating. Interment will be in the St. John’s cemetery.

Alvina married MUELLER, William Arthur on 16 Feb 1922 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. William (son of MUELLER, William Carl and GOERSS, Wilhelmine Caroline Maria) was born in Feb 1891; died on 2 Feb 1962 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louis married BEHM, Martha Anna Mathilda on 5 Sep 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Martha (daughter of BEHM, Ernest F and PRUSSIA, Auguste) was born in Aug 1889 in Rothenklempenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Krull, Wheatfield Native, Dies
Gazette Lockport Bureau
LOCKPORT - Mrs. Rose Alvina Krull, 72, of 8930 Tonawanda Creek Road, Clarence Center, died Sunday (April 30, 1961) at Lockport Memorial Hospital where she was a patient for a week. She had been ill for a year. Mrs. Krull, wife of Philip H. Krull, a resident of Clarence Center for the last 25 years, was born Nov. 11, 1889, in the Town of Wheatfield She was a daughter of the late Gustav and August Proefrock Schendel. She and her husband marked their 52nd wedding anniversary April 25. They were married at Martinsville, N.Y. in 1909. In addition to her husband, surviving are three sons. Clarence Krull, Lockport, Harold Krull, Sanborn, and George Krull, Columbus, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Floyd Fiegel Getzville, Mrs. Harry Bachman, North Tonawanda, Mrs. Herbert Matheis, Getzville, Mrs. 'Elton Bald, Clarence Center, Mrs. Frank Loiars, Lockport, and Mrs. Robert Bugenhagen, Gasport; a brother, Henry Schendell, North Tonawanda; five sisters, Mrs. Emma Krull, Lockport, Mrs. Anna Erick, ClarenceCenter, Mrs. Pauline Johnson, Michigan, Mrs. Minnie Miller, North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Elsie Ordaway, Arizona; 15 grandchildren, six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Rev. Robert E. Heffrer of First English Lutheran Church, this city, will officiate at services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Lange Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

Rosa married KRULL, Philip H on 25 Apr 1909 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Philip (son of KRULL, Christian August and WITTKOPP, Maria Louise) was born on 31 Jul 1888 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Feb 1968 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Krull, Long Ill, Dies
Gazettt Lockport Bureau
LOCKPORT - Mrs. Emma B. Krull, 69, of 5431 Saunders Settlement Road, Town of Lockport, died today (March 22, 1962) at Ransomville General Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Christ Krull. She was born July 5, 1892, in Wheatfield, daughter of Gustave and Augusta Schendel. On March 27, the couple would have celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. In addition to her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs Carl Gross and Mrs Norman Brasius, both of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Forest Etzold, Lockport; a brother, Henry Schendel, North Tonawanda; four sisters; Mrs. George Mueller, North Tonawanda, Mrs. Walter Errick, Clarence Center Mrs. Pauline Johnson, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Elsie Ordaway, Arizona; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, Lockport Bural will be in Cold Spring Cemetery.

Emma married KRULL, Christian on 25 Mar 1910 in Niagara County, NY. Christian (son of KRULL, Christian August and WITTKOPP, Maria Louise) was born on 31 Jul 1888 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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TOWN OF WHEATFIELD - Henry Schendel, 75. of 7216 Schultz Road died Saturday (Jan. 24, 1970) at the Hanson Nursing Home in Niagara Falls, after an illness of several months. He was a native and lifelong resident of Wheatfield. A retired farmer, he had also worked as a machine operator at the Buffalo Bolt Co. in North Tonawanda for 18 years. He is survived by his wife Anna and a son Allen, both of Wheatfield; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Errick of Akron, N.Y., Mrs. Elsie Ordway, Bakersfield, Calif., and Mrs. Wilhelmina Mueller of Wheatfield. Several nieces and nephews' also survive. Funeral services, will ,be held al the Pike and Jones Funeral Home Monday at 1:30 p.m; the-Rev, Enno A. Schmook, officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery in Wheatfield. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Family/Spouse: SCHMIDT, Anna Sophia Auguste. Anna (daughter of SCHMIDT, Wilhelm Heinrich and MILLEVILLE, Albertine Wilhelmine Auguste) was born on 20 Aug 1896 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in Feb 1986 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ERRICK, Walter. Walter was born on 2 Aug 1886 in New York; died in Dec 1963 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Pauline married HARMS, Arnold Ernest on 17 Mar 1918 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Arnold was born on 8 Apr 1895; died on 11 Jul 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wilhelmine married MUELLER, George Herbert Anton on 21 Oct 1922 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. George (son of MUELLER, William Carl and GOERSS, Wilhelmine Caroline Maria) was born on 22 Nov 1892 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Nov 1960 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie married ORDIWAY, Edward T in 1925 in Niagara County, NY. Edward was born in 1903 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married KAUFMANN, Carl P about 1929 in New York. Carl (son of KAUFMANN, Paul H and Rose E) was born on 23 Mar 1904 in New York; died on 10 Nov 1997 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Viola married WEIN, Howard E after 1930. Howard (son of WEIN, Otto C and KAGEL, Elizabeth) was born on 18 Apr 1910 in New York; died on 9 Sep 1987 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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Niagara Gazette - 12/9/1969

LOCKPORT - Mrs. Naomi
M. Werth, 60, of 6296 Campbell
Blvd., Town of Pendleton, died
Saturday (Dec. 6, 1969) at
Lockport Memorial Hospital
after a long illness.
A native of North Tonawanda,
she was born Sept. 3, 1909, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
August Proefrock.
She was a home-maker and
a member of the St. Paul's
Lutheran Church i n Martinsviile.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Paul Werth; two
daughters, Mrs. James Rey of
Hawaii and Miss Mary Fiegl
of New Jersey; a sister, Mrs
Helen Hardy; three brothers,
Ernest, Albert and Howard
P r o e f r o c k , and three
grandchildren all of N o r th
Tonawanda.
Services will be held today
at the Gaul Funeral Home,
Lockport, at 1:30 p.m. The Rev.
Enno A. Schmoock, pastor of
St. Paul's Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Cold Spring
Cemetery

Family/Spouse: WERTH, Paul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Naomi married FIEGEL, Lawrence H on 30 Oct 1930 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Lawrence (son of FIEGEL, Jacob A and BRANT, Agnes) was born on 11 Aug 1904 in Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY; died in 1955 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 9/19/1983

Proefrock,- Albert A, Proefrock, 71, of North Tonawanda, suddenly Friday (September 16, 1983). A lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, he was a veteran of World War II and a former employee of National Grinding Wheel.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Helen Hardy, and a brother, Ernest Proefrock, both of North Tonawanda anad several nieces and nephews. Brother of the late Howard Proefrock.

Services were held this morning from the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, the Rev. Richard C. Luh officiated. Interment was held in Acacia Park Cemetery.

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Buffalo Evening News Obit, July 17, 1995 Page A6, Headline: HELEN H. HARDY Publication Date: July 17, 1995 Source: Buffalo News Page: A6 Subjects: Region: New York Obituary: Services for Helen H. Hardy of East Felton Street, North Tonawanda, a Sunday school teacher, were held today in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. Burial was in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. The former Helen Proefrock, 78, died Friday (July 14, 1995) in Schoellkopf Health Center. She was born in North Tonawanda and attended schools there. Mrs. Hardy attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where she was a Sunday school and confirmation class teacher. Her husband, Robert G., died in 1973. Survivors include three sons, Mark and Robert, both of North Tonawanda, and David of Florida; a daughter, Joan M. Scheller of North Tonawanda; a brother, Ernest Proefrock of Lockport; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. .

Helen married HARDY, Robert George on 27 Apr 1935 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Robert (son of HARDY, Edward George and GARDEI, Alma) was born on 5 Apr 1916 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jan 1973 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 4/15/1982

Proefrock - Howard G. Proefrock, 62 of North Tonawanda, suddenly Wednesday (April 14, 1982). Mr. Proefrock was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, a former employee of National Grinding Wheel and a veteran of World War II.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Helen Hardy of North Tonawanda; two brothers, Ernest and Albert Proefrock, both of North Tonawanda and several nieces and nephews.

Private funeral services will be held at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc. 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda at the convenience of the family., the Rev. Paul D. Rohrbacher will officiate. No prior visitation. Interment in Acacia Park Cemetery. Florwers gratefully declined.

Clarence married WALCK, Esther Lydia Auguste on 5 Sep 1931. Esther (daughter of WALCK, Johannes Albert and MUELLER, Anna Julia Sophia) was born on 30 Sep 1910 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Apr 1982 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Saturday, February 07, 2009 9:31 PM
Raymond J. Wittkopp
Raymond J. Wittkopp age 95 of North Tonawanda, June 10, 2007 in the Odd Fellow & Rebehka Rehabilitation Center, Lockport. Raymond was retired from Durez after 42 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church (E. Felton St.) where he was a former elder and treasurer. He had belonged to Deerwood Golf Course and enjoyed golfing. He was the husband of the late Geraldine (nee Tremble) Wittkopp. Father of Shari (Edward) Garbus of North Tonawanda and the late Francis Wittkopp. Father-in-law of Sharon Wittkopp of North Tonawanda. Grandfather of Richard Garbus, Dallas, TX, Michael (Kathryn) Garbus of North Tonawanda, Amy (Jason) Zwolinski of Cheektowaga, Carl Wittkopp and Colleen (Walter) Smolen both of North Tonawanda; great-grandfather of 11 great-grandchildren. Brother of Dorothy Baldwin of Savannah, GA. Fiends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oiver St at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Thursday from 10 A.M. - 12 noon, a funeral service will be held at the funeral home beginning at 12 Noon, interment will be in Elmlawn
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Raymond married TREMBLE, Geraldine E on 8 Jun 1935 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Geraldine (daughter of TREMBLE, Frank and DUMKE, Mamie) was born on 24 Nov 1916 in New York; died on 12 Jun 1984 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette
EDWARD WITTKOPP
NORTH TONAWANDA Edward A. Wittkopp, 59, of 261 Hinds St., died Saturday (May 13, 1972) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Wallmore (sic-sp). he had lived in this city for the last 37 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Goodfellowship Club. Association of the Blind, and Buttons Shoestring Club. He is survived by his wife, Alvina Ackerman Wittkopp; five daughters Mrs. William (Edna) Kraft. Mrs. Edward Ruth) Voss. and Mrs. Robert (Karen) Clark. Kathy I. and Cindy Lou Wittkopp all of this city; two sons. Donald A. Wittkopp of Wilkes Barre, Pa., and Edward A. Wittkopp of this city; a sister, Mrs. Leonard Baldwin of Savannah. Ga.; two brothers. Clarence Wittkopp of Niagara Falls and Raymond Wittkopp of Tonawanda, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Roth Funeral Home with the Rev. Eldon D. Snyder officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park.

Edward married ACKERMAN, Alvina on 13 Jun 1935 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Alvina (daughter of ACKERMAN, Alvin B and DETTMER, Louise) was born on 10 Jan 1916 in New York; died on 5 Feb 1991 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy married BALDWIN, Leonard Arthur Rev. on 18 May 1951 in Franklin, IN. Leonard was born on 31 Aug 1920 in New York; died on 16 Feb 2007 in Savannah, Chatham County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy married WENDT, Donald William on 19 Sep 1942 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Donald (son of WENDT, William Benjamin Arnold and WENDT, Grace E) was born on 20 Apr 1920 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Oct 2009 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NORTH TONAWANDA - Clarence Weyers, 63, of 35 Linwood Ave., died today (Jan. 13, 1971) after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of this city and was a retired postal employee. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Laymen's League of the Church, Gratwick Hose Co. No. 6, Frontier Fire Co. and the Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Farpahl, daughter, Mrs. Joyce Mosher of this city; three sons, Glenn F. of Connecticut, James C. of Germany and Jerome A. Weyers of this city; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weyers, this city, and nine grandchildren. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and until noon Friday at the Fretthold Funeral Home. Services will be held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 1:30 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Clarence Rabe officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery

Clarence married FORPAHL, Margaret I about 1927. Margaret (daughter of FORPAHL, Charles Friedrich and LABUSCHEWSKY, Louise) was born about 1910 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Victim of Tractor Mishap Succumbs
NORTH TONAWANDA, June 28. - Albert Weyers, seventeen years old, son of Otto. Weyers, residing on Lockport avenue in the Martinsville section of North Tonawanda, died at the DeGraff Memorial hospital last midnight from injuries sustained while operating a tractor employed to haul dirt excavated from Kohler street in preparation for the paving of the roadway. Young Weyers was injured early Tuesday afternoon. He was caught between the chain drive of the tractor and one of the wheels when the dump box upended. Death was due to internal injuries. The victim was employed by the Louis H. Gipp Construction company of Buffalo. Coroner W. L. Draper of Niagara Falls, took charge of the case in the absence of Coroner J. E. Helwig from the city.

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - January 6, 2001
Wallace P. Proefrock, of East Britton Drive in the Town of Niagara, died Thursday (Jan. 4, 2001) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. He was 87. Born in North Tonawanda, he was an electronic technician at the Board of Cooperative Education Services in Cambria for 20 years. Before that, he worked at Levy Brothers Furniture in Niagara Falls and Jim Hayes TV. He is a life member, serving 65 years, with the Gratwick Hose Company No. 6 in North Tonawanda. His wife, the former Grace Britton-Gray, died in July 1997. Survivors include three sons, Donald of Hackettstown, NJ, William of Port Crane, and Robert of Town of Tonawanda, and three daughters, Nancy Pfohl, Sally Frasca and Kathleen Chapin, all of Sanborn. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Lewiston.

Wallace married BRITTON, Grace M after 1940. Grace (daughter of BRITTON, Samuel Earl and LOCKNER, Philomena Teresa) was born on 12 May 1911 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA; died on 8 Jul 1997 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wallace married PUSCH, Genevieve after 1930. Genevieve was born about 1920; died on 14 Dec 2010 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married BRITTON, John Joseph on 22 Jun 1937 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. John (son of BRITTON, Samuel Earl and LOCKNER, Philomena Teresa) was born on 13 Dec 1913 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA; died on 17 Nov 1999 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 7/7/1993

Proefrock - Herbert P. Proefrock of Niagara Falls formerly of North Tonawanda, Tuesday (July 6, 1993) in Memorial Medical Center.

Father of Warren H. Proefrock of North Tonawanda, Kathryn Thorsen and Linda Smith, both of Florida; stepfather of Barbara Rowland and Harry Baumgardner, both of Niagara Falls, brother of Wallace Proefrock of the Town of Niagara; also survived by ten grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home, Inc., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niaara Falls where funeral services willbe held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Rev. David Ellis will officiate. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Lucille. Lucille was born about 1920 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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September 12, 2013 Dorothy V. Pettit Anonymous The Tonawanda News The Tonawanda News Thu Sep 12, 2013, 12:26 PM EDT NORTH TONAWANDA — Dorothy V. (nee Proefrock) Pettit, age 91, of North Tonawanda, September 12, 2013 in Lakeside Nursing Home, Hamburg. Dorothy was a lifelong member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, generously donating her time to various groups. Dorothy was devoted to her family and very present in their lives. She was the wife of the late Jack Pettit, who died in 1982. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Angela (Jonni) Pettit, Joan (Bob) Walker, Susan Penfold, Brian (Ann) Pettit, Christine (Gary) Griffin and Kathleen (Peter) Bukowsky. Grandmother of 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. in North Tonawanda on Sunday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM from St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St., in North Tonawanda, the Rev. Keith Knupp will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church. Visit frettholdfuneralhome.com for guest register.

Dorothy married PETTIT, Jack Kenneth on 19 Oct 1941 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Jack was born on 15 Sep 1919 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Oct 1982 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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August 6, 2011
Roger W. Proefrock

The Tonawanda News

NORTH TONAWANDA — Roger W. Proefrock, age 87, of North Tonawanda, passed away on August 6, 2011, at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, while under the care of Niagara Hospice. He was born February 5, 1924; his parents were the late William and Augusta Proefrock. Roger was a 1942 graduate of North Tonawanda High School, where he was active in sports and other activities. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in the South Pacific. He was stationed in New Guinea, Borneo and the Philippines. After the war he was stationed in Japan for several months before returning home. As a professional carpenter for more than 50 years, Roger built and renovated many homes in North Tonawanda and the surrounding suburbs. He liked helping families create a living environment that was functional and enjoyable.

He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church for over 35 years, where he was active in the church’s Senior and Male Choirs. He also had served as an Elder, Stewardship Chairman and on many other committees. He and his wife were past members of the Twin City Camera Club, spending many hours together photographing wherever their travels took them. Their other interests included tennis and bicycling.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Jane (Gillman) Proefrock; a daughter, Ellen (Kirk) Menard; a son, Gary (Deborah) Proefrock; grandchildren, Matthew (Kimberly) Menard, Jeremy Menard and Heather Proefrock; a sister, Dorothy (late Jack) Pettit and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., in North Tonawanda on Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:30 PM; the Rev. Gregory J. Schultz will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to the choirs of St. Matthew Lutheran Church.

Guest register available at frettholdfuneralhome.com.

Family/Spouse: GILLMAN, Jane. Jane (daughter of GILLMAN, Walter and KUHN, Josephine Amanda Lydia) was born on 14 Apr 1929; died on 8 Jun 2018 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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October 8, 2011
Robert G. "Butch" Proefrock
The Tonawanda News
NORTH TONAWANDA - Robert G. "Butch" Proefrock, age 84, of North Tonawanda, Saturday, October 8, 2011 in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Mr. Proefrock was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. He was a WWII Navy veteran and a 58-year member of the Gratwick Hose Fire Company. Beloved husband of June (Fifield) Proefrock; dear father of Dennis (Linda) Proefrock and Carol (Kevin) Siverson, both of North Tonawanda; grandfather of SSG Jason (Angelina) Proefrock proudly serving his country in Iraq, Ariel and Megan Siverson, David (Wendy) Werth, Marc (Becky) Werth, Justin (Jennifer) Schultz and Eric Schultz; great-grandfather of Aiden, Whitney, David, Sheridan, Dylan, Summer, Lillian and Dominyc; brother of Irene (Jack) Weiss of North Tonawanda; beloved uncle many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., in North Tonawanda, on Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10 AM from St. Mark Lutheran Church. The Rev. Patrick McKenzie will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church or the Gratwick Hose Fire Company.

Robert married FIFIELD, June C on 7 Jul 1951 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. June was born in Mar 1929; died on 27 Dec 2015 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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June 18, 2014 Irene Rose Weiss Anonymous The Tonawanda News The Tonawanda News Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:42 PM EDT NORTH TONAWANDA - Irene Rose Weiss (nee Proefrock), age 86, of North Tonawanda, June 18, 2014 in Niagara Hospice House. Irene had worked as Manager of Clancy's Stationary (Mid-City Plaza) for 30 years. Beloved wife of Jack Weiss; mother of Kathleen (Craig) Meyers of Atlanta and Jack D. (Vicki) Weiss of North Tonawanda. Grandmother of Bryan (Kris) Weiss and the late Jack E. Weiss II. Great-grandmother of Matthew and Braydon Weiss. She was the sister of the late Robert Proefrock. Sister-in-law of June Proefrock and aunt of several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., in North Tonawanda on Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 AM from St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St., in North Tonawanda. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094. Guest register at frettholdfuneralhome.com.

Family/Spouse: WEISS, Jack E. Jack (son of WEISS, Charles and FINLAYSON, Anna) was born in Dec 1925; died on 1 Jul 2021 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WALKER, Irlavere M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 7/16/1997

Duane H. Proefrock, 86, of Tonawanda, Tuesday (July 15, 1997), at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of the Tonawandas, Mr. Proefrock has been employed at Lawless Container Corp. for forty years before retiring in 1985. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish and a volunteer at the Erie County S.P.C.A.

He is survived by his wife, Mary (nee Pachla) Proefrock, to whom he was married for sixty-five years; a son, Dennis (Jean) Proefrock, a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy (Peter) Bognar; a sister Mrs. Geraldine Schmidt and two brothers, H. Warren (Gertrude) Proefrock and Francis (Jane) Proefrock; also surviving are five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call on Wednesday from 7-9 and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Hamp Funeral Homes, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda. Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.ml Friday at St. Francis Chapel on Adam St. in Tonawanda. Interment will be private. If desired, memorials to the Erie County S.P.C.A. are preferred by the family.

Duane married PACHLA, Mary E about 1932. Mary (daughter of PACHLA, Michael and KUSZCZAK, Eva) was born on 2 Dec 1912 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Nov 2007 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHMIDT, Raymond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 10/16/2009

Henry Warren "Joe" Proefrock, 83, Monday, October 14, 2002 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, he was a U.S.Army Veteran of World War II. Mr. Proefrock was retired from the former Lawless Container Co., after 43 years of service. He was a life member of the North Tonawanda Elks Lodge #860. He was the brother of the late Duane Proefrock and Geraldine Schmidt.

He is survived by his wife, Gertrude R. (nee Kent) Proefrock; his daughter, Donna (John) Dotterweich; seven grandchildren, Mark (Debi) Dotterweich, Jane (John) DiVirgilio, Gary (Tammy) Dotterweich, Nancy (Butch) Schreckengost, Joseph (Karen) Dotterweich, Diane (Keith) Milbrand and Paul Dotterweich; and sixteen great grandchildren; his brother, Francis (Jane) Proefrock; also surivved by many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Colucci Funeral Home, 652 Oliver St. at Fifth Ave., North Tonawanda, where funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m.with Rev. Sue Ann Culp officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Payne Ave. Chritsian Church Building Fund, 350 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda.

Family/Spouse: KENT, Gertrude Ruth. Gertrude (daughter of KENT, John T and Alta) was born about 1923 in New York; died on 4 Mar 2015 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Tonawanda News - 12/20/2010

TOWN OF WHEATFIELD - Francis H. Proefrock, age 89, of Tonawanda, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at Crestwood Nursing Home, after a long illness. Born in Tonawanda, he was the son of the late Henry and Myra (nee Sturmer) Proefrock and was an Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII. A lifelong resident of Tonawanda, Mr. Proefrock worked as a truck driver for Lawless Container Co. in North Tonawanda until retiring in 1988, and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 860 in North Tonawanda, and the American Legion, Tonawandas Post No. 264. He was the husband of the late Sally (nee Nowak) Proefrock, who died in 1987, and Jane (Betz) Proefrock, who died in 2009.

He is survived by his son, Ronald (Carole) Proefrock; and five daughters, Sharon Razzani, Barbara (Boyd) Ritchie, Joy (Michael) Bastine, Jacqueline (Neil) McGinty and Nancy (Robert) Pieper. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 4-8 PM today only (Tuesday) at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., 37 Adam Street at Seymour, Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 AM on Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 150 Broad Street at Clinton Park in Tonawanda. Friends invited. Interment with Military Honors at White Chapel Memorial Park. If desired, memorials to the S.P.C.A. are preferred by the family.

Complete obituary, condolences and directions at www.hampfuneral.com.

Family/Spouse: NOWAK, Sally. Sally was born on 5 Dec 1922 in New York; died on 29 Jun 1987 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SNOWMAN, Jane A. Jane (daughter of SNOWMAN, Ulysses G and Sarah) was born on 1 Mar 1925 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Jun 2009 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married SHAMROCK, Doris on 24 May 1941 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Doris (daughter of SHAMROCK, Arthur A and ZIEHM, Esther Emilie Anna) was born on 1 Sep 1921 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Sep 2012 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married MELLENTHIEN, Norwood A on 18 Dec 1937 in Alexander, Genesee County, NY. Norwood (son of MELLENTHIEN, Alvin C and ARNOLD, May I) was born on 21 Apr 1918 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 8 Jan 1995 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Dorothea married TOBER, Reinhardt Herman on 27 Jan 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Reinhardt (son of TOBER, Hermann and WINTER, Caroline Bertha) was born on 4 Oct 1910 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 Dec 1971 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GREINERT, Alice. Alice (daughter of GREINERT, Julius Edwin Wilhelm and WERTH, Albertine Wilhelmine Elisabeth) was born about 1915 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MARTIN, Lillian. Lillian (daughter of MARTIN, William August and PETERS, Myrtle F) was born in 1922 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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June 23, 2014 Irene E. Guido Anonymous The Tonawanda News The Tonawanda News Mon Jun 23, 2014, 04:32 PM EDT NORTH TONAWANDA - Irene E. (nee Kolbe) Guido, age 93, of North Tonawanda, passed away on June 21, 2014. Mrs. Guido was born in North Tonawanda on February 6, 1921, daughter of the late William and Emma Kolbe. Mrs. Guido was a very active member of the former Ascension R.C. Church and currently a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish. She had worked for Pivot-Punch in Pendleton for over 20 years. Mrs. Guido was involved in the foster grandparent program in the North Tonawanda School System for over 20 years. She was an Election Poll Worker for many years and a member of the North Tonawanda Senior Center. Beloved wife of the late Frank Guido, who passed away in 1948; devoted mother of Marilyn (Kenneth) Bigham, Frank (Eleanor) Guido, Jim (Kim) Guido, the late George Guido and late Thomas (Linda) Guido; sister of the late Dorothea Tober, late Edward, Herbert, Carl and William Kolbe. Also survived by fourteen grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandsons; and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call on Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the WATTENGEL Funeral Home, (NEW LOCATION) 533 Meadow Dr., North Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday from St. Jude the Apostle Parish, 800 Niagara Falls Blvd., at 11:00 AM. Please assemble at church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society (www.svdpwny.org) or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org/wcny). Online guest registry at www.Wattengel.com.

Family/Spouse: GUIDO, Frank. Frank died in 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/29/1934

Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence, 391 Miller street, and at 2:30 o'clock from the St. Matthew's church on Wheatfleld street for William P. Kolbe, 10-year-old son of Mrs. Emma Kolbe, who was struck by » Niagara Falls high speed trolley car yesterday and fatally.Injured.

Rev. Carl Frankenstein will officiate and burial will be In S t Matthew's cemetery. Besides his mother the boy Is survived by three brothers, Edward, Carl and Herbert, North Tonawanda. and two sjsters, Mrs. Dorothy Toben, Buffalo, and Irene Kolbe, North Tonawanda

Notes:

April 5, 2010
Lucille E. Henry

TONAWANDA - Lucille E. Henry (nee Proefrock), age 95, of North Tonawanda,
April 4, 2010, in Northgate Manor Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness.
Lucille was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and she loved to garden.
She was the wife of the late George Henry. Beloved sister of Pearl Reif and
Beatrice Pignatora, both of North Tonawanda; aunt of many nieces and
nephews.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward
Rd., in North Tonawanda, on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral services
will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 PM. The Rev. Gregory
Schultz will officiate. Interment in Niagara Falls Memorial Park. If so
desired, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church.

Family/Spouse: HENRY, George. George (son of HEINRICH, Valentine and ROGALSKY, Louise) was born about 1910 in New York; died in Apr 1968 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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28 February 1959 Tonawanda News

PROEFROCK – Glenwood Robert Proefrock, 43, of 417 Kohl St., North Tonawanda, died Friday afternoon (Feb. 27, 1959) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Viola, nee Seegfried; the father of James, Mrs. Richard Fox, Sharon and Leroy; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Proefrock; the brother of Kenneth, Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. William Reif and Mrs. John Pignatora, all of North Tonawanda.

Friends may call at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, until 11 a.m. Monday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, the Rev. Loren J. Shiley officiating. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park.

Family/Spouse: SEEFRIED, Viola. Viola (daughter of SEEFRIED, Lawrence and Carrie) was born about 1918 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pearl L. Reif (nee Proefrock) age 98, of North Tonawanda, October 19, 2018 in St. Ann’s Home, Rochester. She was the wife of the late William W. Reif who died in 2000. Beloved mother of Thomas (Mary Ann) Reif of Florida and Gary (Bobbie) Reif of Rochester. Grandmother of Michele (Graham) Gregory of CA, and David (Carie Anne) Reif of Tonawanda. Great-grandmother of Rydelle, Kyser, Madison, Maykla, and Lexie. Sister of Beatrice Pignatora.
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Wednesday from 9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday beginning at 11 A.M., the Rev. Kenneth Craig will officiate, interment will be in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired memorials may be made to St. Ann’s Home, 1500 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621. Guest register available at frettholdfuneralhome.com.

Family/Spouse: REIF, William. William (son of REIF, William and PETERMAN, Katherine) was born on 6 Oct 1917 in New York; died on 8 Feb 2000 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Beatrice M. Pignatora (nee Proefrock) age 98 of North Tonawanda August 9, 2020 at her residence. Beloved wife of the late John Pignatora; Dear mother of Jeffrey Pignatora of North Tonawanda and Karen (William) White of Erie, PA.; Grandmother of Brandon, Justin and Brianna Burkett; Sister of the late Glenwood and Keith Proefrock, Lucille Henry and Pearl Reif.
Beatrice was a lifelong member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. She enjoyed Friday night bingo and going on bus trips with her husband.
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Wednesday from 10 AM to 12 noon. A funeral service will be held at noon. The Rev. Kenneth Craig will officiate. Interment in Acacia Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CUREPSP.

Family/Spouse: PIGNATORA, John. John was born on 18 Feb 1927 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Apr 2010 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

5 April 1963 Tonawanda News

PROEFROCK – Kenneth F. Proefrock, 37, of 4232 Mapleton Road, Town of Wheatfield, died unexpectedly Thursday (April 4, 1963) at DeGraff Hospital. He was born in Tonawanda and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was born in Tonawanda and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a World War II Army veteran and was employed at the Holcum Construction Co. in Niagara Falls. He is survived by his wife, Lottie Kley Proefrock; a son, James R.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Proefrock; three sisters, Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. William Reif and Mrs. John Pignortora, all of the Tonawandas, and one grandchild. Friends may call at the Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, where services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, the Rev. Noel V. Blankenship officiating. Burial in Wheatfield cemetery.

Family/Spouse: KLEY, Lieselotte Johanna. Lieselotte was born on 11 Jan 1923 in Schmalkholden, Germany; died on 25 Sep 1989 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News - 4/16/1993

Proefrock - Laverne W Proefrock, age 73, of North Tonawanda, Thursday (April 15, 1983) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Proefrock was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Gratwick Hose Fire Co., the Firemen's Benevolent Assoc. and the American Legion Post #264. Mr. Proefrock was a former employee of Bell Aerospace and was a former North Tonawanda alderman. He was the husband of the late Bertha (nee Sahr) Proefrock who died February 27, 1993.

He is survived by a son, Marlin Proefrock of Wheatfield and a daughter, Mrs. David (Arly) Roberts of North Tonawanda; four grandchildren, Guy (Regina) Roberts of Wheatfield, Paul (Jodi) Roberts of Wheatfield, Tom and Mark Roberts, both at home; three great-grandchildren, Joshua, Adam and Jessica Roberts.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda Saturday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 p.m.; the Rev. A.W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.

LaVerne married SAHR, Bertha on 17 May 1941. Bertha (daughter of SAHR, Benjamin Martin and JAENECKE, Pauline Ottilie Bertha) was born on 17 Dec 1915 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Feb 1993 in Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BONTWELL, Thelma. Thelma (daughter of BONTWELL, J T) was born on 24 Oct 1914 in AL; died on 29 Aug 2003 in Elgin, Santa Cruz County, AZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RENFRU, Kenneth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married GHISE, Dorothy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary J. Mary was born on 17 May 1920; died on 17 Sep 2003 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Winifred R. Werth (Manth) passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017 at the age of 95, in Lockport, N.Y. Mrs. Werth was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. Winnie as she was lovingly known by family and friends, was born in North Tonawanda to Edward C. and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Manth, nee Proefrock, on April 11, 1921. She started her career as a billing clerk for Wurlitzer and National Grinding Wheel. Her soon to be husband also worked for NGW. She married the love of her life Erwin H. Werth on July 3, 1941, five months after he proposed on Valentine's Day. After Erwin's death in 1981, Winnie became a Foster Grandparent at Meadow Elementary School. She enjoyed working with the students and teachers; it gave her purpose. She retired after 20 plus years of service. Winnie also enjoyed sewing and baking. We will miss her contagious smile, sense of humor, generous heart, soft hands and her homemade Kris Kringle cookies and fruit cake. She is survived by her daughter Carol A. Werth Poppe (Daniel), son Gary E. Werth (Carol J.), grandchildren: Michelle Hasch (Neal), Kelley Coons (Randy), David Werth (Wendy) and Marc Werth (Rebecca). Step-grandchildren Victor Moore (Amanda), Terry Wolfe, and the late Diana Harris. She is survived by 15 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Burton, Gerald and Roger. Viewing will be at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver Street, N. Tonawanda on Sunday from 3-6 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St. N. Tonawanda, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church. Guest register available at frettholdfuneralhome.com

Family/Spouse: WERTH, Erwin Hubert. Erwin (son of WERTH, Wilhelm Carl Johannes and BLUHM, Augusta Albertine Maria) was born on 16 Sep 1917 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Nov 1981 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Roger A. Manth, age 79, of North Tonawanda, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. Born in North Tonawanda, he was the son of the late Edward and Minnie (nee Proefrock) Manth and served in the New York Air National Guard from 1949 to 1955, including his active duty during the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. A lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, Roger was a member of Zion United Church of Christ in the Town of Tonawanda and a former member of Friedens United Church of Christ, where he was a former council member. He had worked for the New York Central Railroad and then the United States Postal Service in North Tonawanda from 1959 until his retirement in 1992, and was presently employed at Shawnee Country Club. Mr. Manth was a member of the American Legion, Stephen Sikora Post #1322, the New York State Big Buck Club, the Inner Harbor Yacht Club, of which he was Commodore in 1994, International Order of Blue Gavel, which consists of past commodores of yacht clubs, and was a former member of the Swiftwater Power Squadron and the Senior Citizens in both North Tonawanda and Honeoye, NY. Roger was an avid fisherman and hunter, loved gardening, his cottage on Honeoye Lake, and boating. He was the brother of the late Burton (Mary) Manth and Gerald (Evelyn) Manth.He is survived by his wife, Arlene (nee Gorman) Manth; and a sister, Winifred (Erwin) Werth. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and cousins, and his beloved cat, Brandy, and three other cats, Chessie, Shawnee and Taffy. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday only at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday at Zion United Church of Christ on Koenig Road in Tonawanda. Friends invited. Interment with Military Honors will be at Elmlawn Cemetery. If desired, memorials to Zion United Church of Christ are preferred by the family. Complete obituary, condolences and directions at www.hampfuneral.com.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 1/18/2010

Family/Spouse: GORMAN, Arlene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dorothy P. Chapman (Proefrock) of North Tonawanda January 4, 2019 after a brief illness. Beloved wife of the late Paul J. Chapman; Dear mother of Nancy (Glenn) Christman of Pendleton and Keith Chapman of North Tonawanda; Grandmother of James (Erin) Chapman, Meredith (Sean Slagle) Christman, Shawn (Mary) Christman and Jennifer (Jack) Overfield; Great grandmother and 5 great grandchildren; Sister of Sally (John) Ferguson and the late Robert (Betty) Proefrock; Also survived by many nieces and nephews 
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Monday from 4 – 8 P.M. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice 4675 Sunset Drive Lockport, NY 14094. Guest register available at frettholdfuneralhome.com

Family/Spouse: CHAPMAN, Paul J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert A. Proefrock, 86, of North Tonawanda, Tuesday (February 23, 2016) in Buffalo General Hospital. Mr. Proefrock was born in North Tonawanda, NY on August 19, 1929 to Arnold and Margaret (Pfonner) Proefrock. Robert was a Korean War Veteran serving in the United States Airforce, 62 year member of Adams Fire Co. in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, working for his Fire Co. and spending time with his family. Robert was predeceased by his wife Mary (Machaby) Proefrock who died in 2015.
Robert is survived by his children Robert A. (April) Proefrock, Beth (Kama) Patterson, Jan Loeffert-Foss, brother of Dorothy Chapman, and Sally (John) Ferguson, grandfather of Melissa (Mike), Nicole (Jay), Amber, Gary, Katie, Nicholas (Ashley) and Robbie, great grandmother of Brandon, Dillon, Emily, and Jordan. also Surviving are many nieces and nephews
a Celebration of life will be held Wednesday March 2, 2016 at Adams Fire Hall,7113 Nash Rd. N. Tonawanda NY from 7 to 9 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Adams Fire Co.

Robert married MACHABY, Mary Elizabeth on 11 Aug 1951 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Mary (daughter of MACHABY, Francis J and DESJARDINS, Beatrice) was born on 31 Oct 1931 in Malone, Franklin County, NY; died on 19 May 2015 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sally A. Ferguson, age 83, of Amherst, on November 24, 2022. Sally was born to the late Arnold and Margaret Proefrock and is predeceased by her siblings, Dorothy (Paul) Chapman, and Robert (Betty) Proefrock. She will be greatly missed by her husband John and her children, Gary Geartz and Sherry (Daniel) Harlach. Sally leaves behind her cherished grandchildren; Katie, Sara, Scott (Amanda), and Kristen; as well as her great grandchildren Leo and Dalton. She leaves behind the Okun family, whom she loved dearly. She will also be greatly missed by several nieces and nephews, and her loving friends and neighbors.
Sally had a servant’s heart and spent much of her time volunteering at Journey’s End, Saint Christopher Outreach, and The Newman Center. Sally and John played an integral part in serving refugees at Journey's End by providing them with clothing and hygiene products. She also enjoyed gardening, traveling with John to the Caribbean, and spending time at the family cottage in Canada. Sally loved to cook for her family and cherished them above all else. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Newman Center, 495 Skinnersville Road, on Tuesday, December 6th, at 5:00pm. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Journey's End Refugee Services. Condolences may be shared at frettholdfuneralhome.com

Family/Spouse: FERGUSON, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GEARTZ, Gary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rita married ZIEHM, Robert Z on 12 Oct 1940 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Robert (son of ZIEHM, Rudolph A and SWANSON, Anne E) was born on 13 Jun 1919 in PA; died on 14 Jun 1979 in Richton Park, Cook County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Norma married SPRENGER, Allen L on 11 Sep 1948 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Allen (son of SPRENGER, Walter H and RIECK, Mabel) was born on 3 Jun 1924 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Sep 2012 in Goshen, Elkhart County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gertrude M. Matheis passed away June 11, 2020 in Elderwood at Wheatfield. Born June 27, 1925 in Tonawanda, she was the daughter of Philip and Rosa (Schenle) Krull.
Gertrude worked in production for RJ Reynolds in Lockport. She was predeceased by her husband of 73 years, Herbert Matheis, on April 23, 2020
Gertrude is survived by her two sons, Robert (Naomi) Matheis and Kenneth (Sandy) Matheis; grandchildren, Robert (Bianca) Matheis, Jr., Philip Matheis, and Susan Matheis; sisters, Helen (late Frank) Loiars and Dorothy Bald; several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral services will be held. Interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Family/Spouse: MATHEIS, Herbert. Herbert (son of MATHEIS, Jacob and TROPERT, Mary) was born on 23 Oct 1922 in Getzville, Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY; died on 23 Apr 2020 in Williamsville, Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Helen married LOIARS, Frank R on 5 Jun 1954 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Frank (son of LOIARS, Joseph and SCHRATZ, Emma) was born about 1932 in New York; died on 28 Oct 2012 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Clarence G. Krull
Gazette Lockport Bureau
LOCKPORT - Clarence G. Krull, 59, of 5033 Lower Mountain Road, Town of Cambria, died Monday, (Feb 16, 1970) at Lockport Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born Feb. 20, 1910 in the Town of Wheatfield, the son of Philip and Rose Schendel Krull. He. was an employee of Simonds Steel Division, Murray-Wallace Corp., here for the past 22 years until his retirement a year ago because of ill health. He and his wife, the former Mildred Fiegel, who survives him, celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary Saturday. He was a member of First English Lutheran Church , Lockport, and Niagara Lodge 375, F & AM, of Lockport. Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Maxwell (Loraine) Gately Jr. of Lackport; a son, Clarence P. Krull of Newfane, six sisters, Mrs. Floyd (Lydia) Fiegel of Getzville, Mrs. Harry (Frances)
Bachman of Lockport, Mrs.
Herbert (Gertrude) Matheis of
Lockport, Mrs. Dorothy Bald
and Mrs. Frank (Helen) Loiars
of Lockport and Mrs. Robert
(Alice) Bugenhagen of Gasport,
and two brothers, Harold H.
of Sanborn and George W. Krull
of Columbus, Ohio; eight
grandchildren and s e v e r a
nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the
Lange Funeral Home. Services
will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday
at First English Lutheran
Church with the Rev. Harry D
Hawthorne, D. D., officiating
Masonic services will be held
at the funeral home at 9 p.m.
Tuesday.
Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Memorials to the Abiding
Memorial Fund of First English
Lutheran Church or to the
American Cancer Society will
be acceptable as tributes, the
family said.

Family/Spouse: FIEGEL, Mildred. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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LOCKPORT — Lydia A. Fiegel passed away Friday, May 7, 2010, in Odd Fellows and Rebekah H.C.F., Lockport. Born September 16, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Rose Schendel Krull. Lydia was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. She enjoyed reading, gardening and attending her church. Lydia was predeceased by her husband, Floyd Fiegel, who passed away in 1987; and her son, Richard Fiegel, who passed away in 2004.

Lydia is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Robert) Hugar of Lockport; her grandchildren, Wayne (Michelle) Hugar of Virginia and Susan (John) Rosmann of California; great-grandmother of Regan and Ryan Hugar and Miranda and Remy Rosmann. She was the sister of George Krull of Florida, Frances Bachman of Wheatfield, Gertrude (Herbert) Matheis of Newfane, Dorothy Bald of Lockport, Helen (Frank) Loiars of Lockport and Alice Bugenhagen of Lockport. Lydia was predeceased by her brothers, Clarence and Harold Krull. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Sunday 2 to 5 PM in Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street, Lockport, where services will be held Monday morning at 9 AM. Interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst. Memorials to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Boulevard, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 would be appreciated by the family.

Online condolences at www.pruddenandkandt.com.

Family/Spouse: FIEGEL, Floyd. Floyd died in 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

NORTH TONAWANDA — Frances A. Bachman (nee Krull), age 88, of the Town of Wheatfield, August 4, 2010, in Northgate Manor Nursing Home, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The family offers special thanks to Julia, Gayla, Bev and Kelly who took care of Frances while at home, and offers thanks to the staff at Northgate who took care of both their mom and dad.

Beloved mother of Ronald (Julia) Bachman of Wheatfield and Sharon (Larry) Fell of Parma, OH; grandmother of Julia and Jacob. Sister of George Krull, Dorothy Bald, Alice Bugenhagen, Helen (Frank) Loiars and Gertrude (Herbert) Mathias; aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., in North Tonawanda, on Saturday from 1:00–4:30 PM. Graveside services will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM from St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery, the Rev. Patrick McKenzie will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Guest book available at frettholdfuneralhome.com.

Family/Spouse: BACHMAN, Harry M. Harry (son of BACHMAN, Harry M and RICHARDSON, Pearl) was born on 21 Oct 1922; died on 23 Jul 2006 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 9:00 am


Harold (Pete) Krull, 91, of Davenport, FL, formerly of Wheatfield, NY, died in hospice care of congestive heart failure on Tuesday, July 28th. A World War II veteran, he was awarded the Bronze Star as well as numerous other commendations. He ran the family business, Krull's Inn, on Niagara Falls Boulevard for several years and worked for Niagara Wheatfield school district until his retirement. He was preceeded in death by his wife, Betty Krull (nee Rosebrock), in April of 2014.

He is survived by two daughters, Sue (Pat) Langer of Davenport, FL; Sally Zito, of Lewiston, NY; a son, Peter Krull (Melissa Booth) of Asheville, NC; and a step-son, William (Mary) Witkopf of South Pasadena, FL. In addition, he is survived by seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Friday, September 25th from 7-9 P.M. A memorial service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, September 26th at 10:00 A.M. followed by burial at St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Cornerstone Hospice, 2445 Lane Park Rd, Tavares, FL 32778. Guest register

Family/Spouse: KIBLER, Irene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harold married ROSEBROCK, Betty G about 1969. Betty (daughter of ROSEBROCK, Albert Ernst and STRASSBURG, Elsie Elisabeth) was born in Oct 1926 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Apr 2014 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BALD, Elton C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alice Mildred (Krull) Bugenhagen (June 6, 1934 - January 21, 2019)
Alice passed away January 21, 2019 in her sleep at the age of 84 under the wonderful care of Elderwood of Lockport. Alice was born June 6, 1934 at the home of her parents, Philip and Rosa (Schendel) Krull, Ellicott Creek Road, Tonawanda, NY.
Alice was proud of attending the one-room schoolhouse on Tonawanda Creek Road, under Elizabeth Bates, and later attending Parker High where she met the love of her life, Robert E. Bugenhagen. Alice and Bob married April 1, 1951 and enjoyed 45 years of marriage until his death September 17, 1996.
In her prime, Alice enjoyed gardening, scrapbooking, and quilting. She will always be remembered for her delicious carrot cake made for Jesus birthday each year. In later years she enjoyed going out for breakfast with her dear sisters.
Alice was the last born daughter of nine children. Predeceased siblings were Clarence (Mildred) Krull, Lydia (Floyd) Fiegel, Harold (Irene) Krull, George (Laura) Krull, Frances (Harry) Bachman; and brothers-in-law, Elton Bald and Frank Loiars. Surviving siblings are Gertrude (Herbert) Matheis, Dorothy Bald, and Helen Loiars. Alice was also aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Mother of Debra Rose (Michael) Allport; grandmother of Christian (Christine) Allport and Philip (Erika) Allport, all of Lockport, NY; great-grandmother of one great-grandson and awaited the summer arrival of a great-granddaughter.
At Alice's request, her body will be donated to The University at Buffalo Anatomical Gift Program. There will be no visitation or service as per Alice's wishes.
Memorials may be made to her favorite charity, Save A Pet of Niagara County, PO Box 114, Newfane, NY 14108 or a charity of your choice.

Alice married BUGENHAGEN, Robert Edward on 1 Apr 1951. Robert (son of BUGENHAGEN, Charles F and Agnes C) was born on 1 Jul 1932 in Erie County, NY; died on 17 Sep 1996 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ETZOLD, Forest. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GROSS, Carl. Carl was born on 16 Jan 1910 in Niagara County, NY; died in Jun 1979 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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TONAWANDA - Mrs. Elsie Krull Brosius, 50, of 45 Tonawanda Creek Road, Town of Amherst, died Thursday (Feb. 17, 1966) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after an illness of several months. She was a native of the Town of Cambria and had lived the greater part of her life in this area. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wendelville. Survivors include her husband, Norman D. Brosius; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Sandra) Bainbridge, Amherst, and Miss Linda M. Brosius, at home; a son, Norman J. Brosius, North Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Behm, Lockport , and Mrs. Carl Gross, North Tonawanda,and one grandchild. Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Roth Funeral Home, Rev. Donald Turner officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Elsie married BROSIUS, Norman Dener Lloyd on 16 Nov 1933 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Norman (son of BROSIUS and Carrie L) was born on 29 Apr 1914 in Hormtown, Jefferson County, PA; died on 3 May 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DITTMAN, Helena. Helena (daughter of DITTMAN, Gotlieb and KAROW, Eva) was born on 13 Apr 1917; died on 5 May 2017 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]