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NF Gazette

Former Niagara Resident Passes
TOWN OF NIAGARA, Sept. 13-Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Helena Williams Retzlaff, in Los Angeles, Calif., on Thursday, September 7. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Lydia Williams; one son, Emil Williams, of Los Angeles; one brother, Edward H. Williams, of Lockport, and one sister, Mrs. Louise Williams Kandt, also of Lockport. She was a sister of the late August William J. Williams and the late William Williams, of the Niagara Fall (sic), boulevard, Town of Niagara.
Mrs. Retzlaff was 75 years old and was well known in Niagara county where she had resided for many years. She was a daughter of the late John Williams and Mary Williams. The latter died about four years ago at the age of 96 years.
Mrs. Louise Kandt and her daughter Mrs. Erna Kandt Hanning, of Lockport, visited the deceased last winter in California and returned home early this spring, They both left for California last Friday and will attend the funeral of Mrs. Kandt's sister, Mrs. Retzlaff.

Martha married WILLIAMS, Wilhelm Gustav Lebrecht on 12 Feb 1882 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelm (son of WILLIAM, Johann Wilhelm and WOLF, Auguste Maria Wilhelmine) was born on 10 Feb 1859; died on 7 Sep 1939 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married RETZLAFF, Johann on 7 Apr 1911 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Johann was born in 1861 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/29/1916

Emil Williams, aged 30 years, was,
adjudged insane by a commission in
county court yesterday and committed
to the Buffalo State Hospital. He was
arrested on March 30th, charged with
shooting his aunt, Mrs. Bertha Williams
of La Salle. Since the arrest he
has been acting strangely in the county
Jail. Relatives claim he has been
mentally unbalanced for some time.