Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/28/1969

BECKEN - Charles of 2585 Upper
Mountain Road, Sanborn, in
Mount St. Mary's Hospital, July
26, 1969. Husband of Alma. Father
of Ervin L., Sanborn; Harold
C. of Cambria; Chester B.,
Lockport; Carl of Lewiston;
Mrs. Jacob (Violet) Steingasser
Wheatfield; Mrs. Lawrence
(Jean) Walck, Cambria. Also
survived by 20 grandchildren
and 19 great - grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Escarpment
Lutheran Church,
Lewiston, with Rev. Ronald L.
Bergen officiating. Interment in
White Chapel Memorial Park.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home Inc.,
5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn.
The family will be present from
2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Memorials may
be made to the Escarpment
Lutheran Church.

Charles married KRUEGER, Alma A on 24 Nov 1910 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Alma (daughter of KRUEGER, Friedrich Wilhelm and HERMAN, Helena) was born in Feb 1889 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Jul 1976 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Erwin married WHEELER, Isabell E on 19 Dec 1931 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Isabell (daughter of WHEELER, Charles and POWERS, Florence) was born on 13 Feb 1912 in New York; died on 11 Nov 2003 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 2, 2005
CAMBRIA -- Violet A. Steingasser, formerly of Wheatfield, died Wednesday in her granddaughter's home after an illness of five months. She was 90.
Born Violet Becken in Lewiston, she attended local schools.
Mrs. Steingasser was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz, and her hobbies included gardening, crafts, sewing and traveling.
Her husband of 49 years, Jacob L., died in 1986.
Survivors include three daughters, Carol Shafer of Newport, TN., Judith Toellner of Queen Creek, Ariz., and Joyce Schmidt of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons, Larry of Sanborn and Robert of Wheatfield; a sister, Jean Walck of Sanborn; a brother, Carl Becken of Sanborn; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Dubois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst.

Violet married STEINGASSER, Jacob L in 1936. Jacob (son of STEINGASSER, Casper J and Mary T) was born on 27 Jul 1915 in New York; died on 21 Jul 1986 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Buffalo News - July 27, 1998
Harold C. Becken, 80, of Upper Mountain Road died Sunday (July 26, 1998) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a short illness.
Becken, a lifelong Cambria resident, worked briefly at the former Wurlitzer Co. in North Tonawanda and then became a truck driver for the state Department of Transportation, working mostly out of its Lockport garage. He retired in 1980.
Becken also operated a fruit farm on Upper Mountain Road and a fruit stand at the Clinton-Bailey Market in Buffalo. He was a member of the Niagara County Farm Bureau.
Becken was a longtime member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Pekin.
His wife, the former Lillian Scheffler, died in 1966.
Survivors include a dear friend, Lillian Strothmann; two brothers, Chester of Lockport and Carl of Lewiston; and two sisters, Violet Steingasser of Wheatfield and Jean Walck.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 3229 Upper Mountain Road, Pekin. Burial will be in White Chapel.

Died:
Niagara Gazette - 9/3/1938

CAMBRIA, Sept. 3—The marriage
of Harriett Elizabeth, daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Brick,
Cambria Center, to Harold Charles
Becken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Char-
les Becken, of Pekin, was solemniz-
ed Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock
in the Cambria Center Congrega-
tional church, the Rev. John
Vassar, of Niagara Falls, officiating.
The bride, given in marriage
her father, was attractive in a
white satin .gown with long sleeves
puffed at the shoulder and an oval
shape neckline and blossoms cen-
tered with pearls. A lace cap with
a halo of pearls and orange blos-
soms, held a finger-tip veil. The
bride carried an arm bouquet of
white roses, sweet peas, gysphilia
and baby's breath, tied with white
satin ribbons.
The maid of honor, Miss Beth
Donaldson, cousin of the bride, wore
a dusty rose taffeta gown with
short puffed sleeves and crystal
centered buttons the length of the
gown in front, and a full skirt Her
headdress was of silver, with cry-
tal stones. A Juliet cap and
slippers finished her costume.
Pink talisman roses with fern
gypsonlla and sweet peas made
lovely arm bouquet which was tied
with a silver ribbon.
The Bridesmaid, Mrs. Pearl De-
myer, wore a gown of medium
mousseline de sol, with short puffed
sleeves, a high neckline with silver
buttons from the collar to the
waistline and a full skirt. She wore
a Juliet cap and silver slipper. Her
bouquet consisted of yellow roses
with sweet peas, ferns and gypsonilla.
The bridegroom, the best man,
Glenn Brick, Groomsman Kenneth
Dlrmyer and Ushers Chester Becken
and Arthur Brick. Jr., wore
suits with dark ties and white rose
boutonnlers.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the immediate families, the
Rev. and Mrs. Vassar and the bridal
party left for Rldgewood where the
wedding- dinner was served at
Maplebrook Manor. The bride's gift
to her attendants consisted of com-
pacts and linen handkerchiefs. The
groom's gifts to his attendants were
gold tie clasps.
Mr. and Mrs. Becken left for a
trip to the Adirondack rnountains.
Upon their return.they will be at
home in Cambria Center

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/15/1945

An interlocutory decree of divorce
granted to Harriet B. Beckon, RO
2. Lockport, from Harold C. Becken,
RD 1, Sanborn, by Supreme Court
Referee Thomas A. Noonan, Buffalo,
has been filed in the County Clerk's
Office.
They were married Aug. 28, 1828,
at Cambria Center. The plaintiff
was granted permission to assume
her maiden name, Harriet Elizabeth
Brick.

Harold married BRICK, Harriet Elizabeth on 26 Aug 1938 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY, and was divorced on 15 Feb 1945 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Harriet (daughter of BRICK, Arthur L and CAVILL, Evelyn S) was born on 21 Jan 1917 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHEFFLER, Lillian M. Lillian was born about 1916 in New York; died on 27 Aug 1966 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FERRIS, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

September 27, 2013
Carl R. Becken

Niagara Gazette

SANBORN —
Carl R. Becken, of Sanborn, NY, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at his home. He was born in the Town of Cambria on December 10, 1924, the son of the late Charles and Alma (Kruger) Becken.
Mr. Becken served with the Merchant Marines during World War II. He was a welder at Simonds Saw & Steel in Lockport for 28 years and then with Niagara Specialty Metals in Akron for over 14 years. Mr. Becken owned and operated his family farm. He enjoyed going to the Clinton-Bailey Market, to sell his grapes and was a member of the Farm Bureau.
Mr. Becken was the husband of 67 years to the late Gertrude M. (Eckert) Becken, who died in April of this year. He is survived by three sons, Ronald C. (Elaine) Becken of Sanborn, Richard C. (Diane) Becken of the Town of Wheatfield and Randy C. (Denise) Becken of Sanborn; one daughter, Cheryl L. (Gerald) Wilburn of Cottondale, AL; one sister, Jean Walck. He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Mr. Becken was the brother of the late Ervin, Harold and Chester Becken and Violet Steingasser.
The family will be present on Sunday from 6-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY. Funeral Services will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM at St. Peter Lutheran Church North Ridge, 4169 Church Road, Lockport, NY, with the Rev. Robert Hoffman officiating. Memorials may be made in his name to St. Peter's Church. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park, Town of Amherst, NY.
Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.

Family/Spouse: ECKERT, Gertrude M. Gertrude (daughter of ECKERT, Warren and SMITH, Ethel) was born on 17 Feb 1928 in West Shelby, Orleans County, NY; died on 20 Apr 2013 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married WALCK, Lawrence Andrew [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married VELZY, Clifford R [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roberta married MARTIN, Edward George [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

SCHMIDT, Joyce R. of St. Pete Beach, FL, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, left us March 25, 2023 at the age of 72. She was born, May 10, 1950, to the late Jacob and Violet (Becken) Steingasser. She had a long successful career in the hospitality industry. She was director of security at Sirata Beach Resort for 20 years until her retirement. Most considered her the best manager of people they ever worked with. Joyce loved traveling, backyard bird watching and noir movies. She was an avid crafter, had a unique style of decorating and a green thumb. Joyce was the beloved wife of husband Jeffrey, who survives her. She is also survived by sister, Judy (late Jerry) Toellner, Mesa, AZ; brother, Robert (Cheryl) Steingasser, Niagara Falls, NY, six nieces and one nephew, including special niece, Debra Hoover and a number of cousins. In addition to her parents, Joyce was pre-deceased by; sister, Carol (Herb) Shafer, Newport, TN; brother, Larry (Lorraine) Steingasser, Sanborn, NY, niece, Michele Toellner and a number of aunts and uncles. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Beach Memorial Chapel, 301 Corey Avenue, St. Beach, FL 33706.

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

Notes:

Carol A. (Steingasser) Shafer, age 83 of Newport, formerly of Sanborn, NY, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. She was a former member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church (Bergholtz, NY) and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport, TN. She resided in Sanborn, NY, most of her lifeand worked at Goater’s Green House, until moving to Newport, TN, in 2005 with her husband. She loved her flower gardens. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Violet (Becken) Steingasser; brother, Larry Steingasser; and brother-in-law, Jerry Toellner. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Herbert Shafer; children, Debra Hoover, Donna Stevens, Dawn (Alan) Knooihuizen, all of Newport, TN; grandchildren, Brian (Mary) Hoover, Sanborn, NY, Tammy Hoover, Niagara Falls, NY, Tonya (Jeremey) Tierney of Niagara Falls, NY, Janelle (Owen) Johnson of Las Vegas, NV, David Morgan of Nashville, TN, Danyelle, Joseph, Johnny Hilditch and Jessica Stevens all of Las Vegas, NV; 14 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Judith Toellner of AZ, Joyce (Jeffrey) Schmidt, FL, and Robert (Chery) Steingasser; sister-in-law, Lorraine Steingasser, NY. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Manes Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, December 31, 2021 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Steve Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home.

Carol married SHAFER, Herbert F [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LARRY R. STEINGASSER, age 79 was called peacefully to his heavenly home on December 26, 2020 at Our Lady of Peace, Lewiston, NY. Born on February 3, 1941, son of the late Jacob and Violet (Becken) Steingasser. On October 28, 1961, he married Lorraine Pfohl, and they were happily married for 59 years. Larry is survived by his loving wife Lorraine; a daughter Brenda (late James) Black; son, Randy (Penny) Steingasser; loving grandchildren, Heather (Andrew) McCue, Chase and Adam Steingasser; loving great-grandchildren, Alexia and Jordan McCue; and siblings, Carol (Herb) Shafer, Judy (late Jerry) Toellner, Joyce (Jeffrey) Schmidt, Robert (Cheryl) Steingasser; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Larry was employed at Hoover's Dairy for 53 years. He enjoyed watching the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, and the New York Yankees. Larry enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, but his greatest joy was his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Larry was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, in Bergholz.Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield, on Wednesday (Dec. 30) from noon till 2:00 p.m. Services will follow visitation, with the Rev. Denton White officiating. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The family would like to thank the staff of O.L.P. for their kind and loving care.

Larry married PFOHL, Lorraine Viola [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith married TOELLNER, Jerald Wayne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CATLIN, Cheryl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ronald married JAQUAY, Elaine Nora [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married BYERLY, Diane Lynn [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: WILBURN, Gerald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: FADEL, Terryl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo News, The (NY) - July 22, 2002
Donald L. Walck, 53, died Friday (July 19, 2002) in a one-vehicle accident in Dansville.
Walck was born in Niagara Falls and graduated from Starpoint Central High School in 1968. He also attended the Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services and Niagara County Community College. He served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972 as an aviation electrician. He was stationed at various times in California, VA and Jacksonville, Fla. He made two six-month cruises to Antarctica. Walck worked as a machinist at Ford Motor Co.'s Buffalo Stamping Plant in Hamburg for the past eight years. Before that, he had worked at Eastman Kodak County, Rochester, and at Midland Machinery County, City of Tonawanda. Walck was a member of Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Lewiston; Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion; and the LaSalle Sportsmen's Club. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include a son, Jason of Sanborn; a daughter, Kathryn of Niagara Falls; his mother, Jean of Cambria; a brother, Jerry of Ransomville; and two sisters, Patricia Purdy of Wheatfield and Pamela of Cheektowaga. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst.

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

Family/Spouse: PURDY, Ronald L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cindy married TAYLOR, Ronnie E on 1 Nov 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HOOVER, Lawrence R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: KNOOIHUIZEN, Alan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BLACK, James Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: PENNINGTON, Michael. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SMITH-MILLS, Mark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: STAINBROOK, Steve. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:10 pm


Jeffery K. Becken, of Kure Beach, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. He was born in Lewiston, NY on March 15, 1972, the son of Ronald C. and Elaine (Jaquay) Becken of Sanborn, NY.

Jeff graduated from Niagara Wheatfield High School in 1990 and from Rochester Institute of Technology, with his degree in Civil Engineering. Before moving to North Carolina in 1995, Jeff was involved with the family farm. Jeff was the Vice President of Catlin Engineers & Scientists in Wilmington, NC. He was actively involved with his son's sporting events and enjoyed surfing, running and competing in Triathlons. He was a member of the Lifepoint Community Church in Wilmington.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife, Nicole (Beecher) Becken; one son, Jared Becken; a sister, Amber (Steve) Stainbrook; many aunts, uncles, cousins, several nieces and nephews. He was the grandson of the late Carl and Gertrude Becken.

The family will be present on Tuesday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, NY. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 AM at St. Peter Lutheran Church North Ridge, 4169 Church Road, Lockport, NY, with the Rev. Robert L. Hoffman officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to the Life Point Community Church, 3534 South College Rd., Suite A, Wilmington, NC 28412.

Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.

Family/Spouse: BEECHER, Nicole Lee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BURNHAM, Bernice A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: JOHNS, Shane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RAU, Sandra Dee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]