Notes:

Ziehl, Ferdinand, was born in Walmore, August 28, 1867, a son of Charles and Mary Ziehl, natives of Germany. He was reared in a farm and worked in a foundry and in Gratwick's lumber yard for two years before embarking in the hardware business at Martinsville in 1891. He also conducts a coal yard and handles about 500 tons annually. In 1889 Mr. Ziehl married Gussie Croskop and their children are Edward, Lewis, Louisa and Matilda. He is a member of St Paul's Lutheran church and is a trustee of the Parochial School.




From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897

Ferdinand married GROSSKOPF, Augusta Louise in 1889. Augusta was born on 21 May 1868 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 May 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/6/1938

NORTH TONAWANDA. April 6.
-Services for Edward Ziehl, 47,
World War veteran, who died yesterday
at the home of his slater. Mrs.
Roman Belter, 215 Rumboldt street,
will be held there at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Interment
will be In St. Paul's cemetery.
Mr. Zlehl lived most of his life
here but for the past year had been
employed on the farm of Carl Ossman.
Town of Wilson. He served
overseas with Company H, 314th
Infantry. 19th division.
Surviving are his father, Ferdinand
Ziehl, of this city; five sisters,
Mrs. Clesson. of Niagara Falls, Mrs.
Belter. Mrs. Frank Ensmlnger. and
Mrs. Carl Schoelles. of North Tonawanda.
and Mrs. Lawrence Hosmer,
of Tonawanda: and two brothers,
Louis A., and Carl Zlehl, of this
city .

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/7/1981

Funeral services are scheduled
Tuesday for Louis A. Ziehl, a
lifelong North Tonawanda resident
who would have celebrated his 88th
birthday today.
Ziehl died Saturday at DeGraff
Memorial Hospital after an apparent
heart attack.
A recipient of the Purple Heart in
World War I, he was a past
commander of the 78th Division,
Veteran, Association of Western
New York.
A member of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church. Ziehl operated Ziehl's
Grocery and Hardware Store in the
Martinsville area of North Tonawanda
from 1919 to 1945, when he
sold the business.
Ziehl also was a 59-year member
of American Legion Post 264 of
Tonawanda and was a life member
of Rescue Volunteer Fire Company
No 5.
Ziehl lived in his home until the
day he was stricken.
The husband of the late Margaret
Waterstrat Ziehl, he is survived by
a daughter. Marion Gau. He was
the brother of Rose Wright of
Grand Island, Mrs. Roman
(Matilda) Beiter of Niagara Falls,
Doris Hosmer of North Tonawanda,
Mrs Carl (Clara) Schoelles of
Wendelville, Mildred Ziehl of North
Tonawanda, the late Ida Ensm-
inger and the late Carl Ziehl. Ziehl
also had five grandchildren, several
nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends
today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
and from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday
at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156
Robinson St., North Tonawanda.
Services from St. Paul's Lutheran
Church are slated for 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday.

Louis married WATERSTRAT, Margaret I on 21 Apr 1920 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Margaret (daughter of WATERSTRAT, Alfred F and ULLRICH, Louisa H) was born on 17 Jul 1898 in New York; died on 1 Dec 1975 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WRIGHT, Clesson D. Clesson was born on 26 Jun 1896; died in Sep 1986 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/9/1981

BEITER - Matilda E.
(nee Ziehl) Beiter, 84, of
Niagara Falls, NY Mrs
Beiter was a member os
St. Martin Lutheran
Church. Beloved wife of
Roman A Beiter; mother
of Richard (Myrna) Beiter
of Niagar Falls and Lois
M. Beiter of No. Tonawanda
and the late Jerome
Beiter; ister of Rose
Wright of Grand Island,
Mrs Carl ( C l a r a)
Schoelles of Wendelville,
N.Y. and Doris Hosmer of
Noerth Tonawanda and of
the late Louis and Carl
Ziehl and Ida Ensminger.
Grandmother of four
grandchildren and one
great-grandchild; aunt of
several nieces and nephews.
Friends received by the
family 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at
the Brunner Funeral
Home, Inc., 156 Robinson
St., No. Tona. where
services will be held Friday
at 11 a.m., the Rev.
David Kaplan officiating.
Interment White Chapel
Cemetery

Matilda married BEITER, Roman A about Mar 1927. Roman (son of BEITER, Casper M and DONNER, Francis) was born on 20 Feb 1901 in New York; died on 1 Mar 1998 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tonawanda News, Tuesday September 1, 1961
ENSMINGER - Ida (nee Ziehl) Ensminger, 81, of North Tonawanda, Sunday (August 30,1981) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Ensminger was a member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Frank C. Ensminger; a daughter, Dorothy Root of North Tonawanda; three sons, La Verne (Lorraine) Ensminger of Geneva, NY., Roberta. Ensminger of Lockport and Allen (Shirley) Ensminger of North Tonawanda; thirteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rose Wright of Grand Island, Matilda Beiter of Niagara Falls, Doris Hosmer of North Tonawanda and Clara Schoelles of the Town of Pendleton; a brother, Louis Ziehl of North Tonawanda; several nieces and nephews. Services were held this morning at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda, Rev. Arnold Nicholson, Jr., officiated. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Martin's Lutheran Church or Niagara Frontier Spina Bifida Assoc., P.O. 50, Amherst, N.Y.

Ida married ENSMINGER, Frank Christian on 19 May 1920 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Frank (son of ENSMINGER, William and BERG, Anna) was born on 13 Nov 1896; died in Nov 1986 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doris married HOSMER, Lawrence on 18 Nov 1922 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Lawrence (son of HOSMER and Martha) was born on 14 Dec 1900; died in Jan 1951 in Lantana, Palm Beach County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCHOELLES, Carl. Carl was born about 1905; died on 1 May 1983 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/27/1975

ZIEHL - Carl J Ziehl of
North Tonawanda, NY., at
DeGraff Memorial Hospital
Thursday (Mar 27, 1975).
Husband of Mildred H. Ziehl:
father of Donald C Ziehl of
LaCanada, California, Gerald
R Ziehl of Olcott, NY., predeceased
by a daughter, Mrs.
Carol Disehinger; grandfather
of 16 grandchildren: brother Of
Louis Ziehl, Mrs, Carl (Clara)
Schoelles, Mrs. Frank tldat
Ensminger, Mrs. Doris Hosner,
all of North Tonawanda, Mrs.
Roman (Matilda) Beiter of
Niagara Falls and Mrs. Rose
Wright of Grand Island; uncle
to several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Thursday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m., attheBrunner
Funeral Home, 156 Robinson
St., North Tonawanda where
services will be held Saturday
at a time to be announced. In
lieu of flowers, contributions in
memory of Mr. Ziehl may be
made to the Building Fund of
St. Martin Lutheran Church.
Interment St. Paul's Lutheran
Cemetery (27-28)

Carl married LAMONT, Mildred H about 1928. Mildred (daughter of LAMONT, Clarence M and Grace) was born on 20 Apr 1908 in New York; died on 9 Oct 1996 in Albion, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Tonawanda News

NORTH TONAWANDA — Marion Z. Gau (nee Ziehl), age 84, of North Tonawanda, December 6, 2010 at the Newfane Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, after a long illness. Marion was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education from State Teachers College at Fredonia. She worked in the Tonawanda and North Tonawanda Public School System as a Music teacher. For 25 years, she was the Head Usher at the former Melody Fair. As an accomplished violinist, she played with the Niagara County Community College Orchestra and her church. Marion was active in the community working for the DeGraff Memorial Hospital Auxiliary; an 80 year member of Post 264 American Legion Auxiliary and involved with the Parent Teachers Association at Gilmore School. Marion was an avid bridge player and teacher. Marion and her family enjoyed the family cottage in Silver Bay, Ontario. She and her husband, the late Edwin A. Gau, owned and operated Gau Printing.

Beloved mother of Gail Gau of Lewiston, Gary (Cheryl) Gau of Howard Lake, MN, Glen (Lissa) Gau of North Tonawanda, Gloria Gau of North Tonawanda, and Gordon Gau of Wheatfield. Grandmother of Gillian and Rachel Gau.

Friends received by the family on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Brunner Funeral Home (692-3841), 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, where services will be held on Thursday morning at 10:00 AM. The Rev. A.W. Moldenhauer officiating. Interment will be private.

Directions, online register book and obituary can be found at www.brunnerfuneralhome.com.

Family/Spouse: GAU, Edwin. Edwin was born on 21 May 1920; died in May 1986 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married JOSSEY, Bertha Mae on 14 Nov 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Berneice married NUFF, Neal H on 5 Jun 1943 in Erie, Erie County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FERCHEN, Myrna Fay. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/2/1933

Jerome F. Belter, two years old,
son of Mr. and Mrs Roman Belter,
died yesterday afternoon at the
family residence, 1019 Nash road.
Besides the parents a brother,
Richard, and a sister, Lois, survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the residence. Burial will be in
the Good Shepard cemetery, Pendleton.

Notes:

May 2, 2014 Lois M. Beiter Anonymous The Tonawanda News The Tonawanda News Fri May 02, 2014, 01:56 PM EDT NORTH TONAWANDA - Lois M. Beiter, age 81, of Lockport, formerly of North Tonawanda, passed away on April 30, 2014. Lois was born on July 1, 1932, daughter of the late Roman and Matilda Beiter. Ms. Beiter had worked at National Grinding Wheel. She was also a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish. No prior visitation. Relatives and friends are invited to graveside services on Monday at 1 PM in White Chapel Memorial Park. (Please assemble at gate.) Rev. Edward Jost will officiate. Arrangements by Wattengel Funeral Home (692-0440). Online guest registry at www.Wattengel.com

Family/Spouse: ZIEGLER, Donald F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

ENSMINGER - Laverne F. November 15, 2015, passed peacefully at age 93. Predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Lorraine (LaFleur) in 2000 and son, Harold in 2008. Surviving are son Gary (Georgia), Plano, TX, and daughters, Susan (Michael) Slivinski, Brewerton, NY, and Sandra Ensminger, Geneva, NY; grandfather to Alexandra Ensminger, Dallas, TX and Cassandra (Curtis) Barnett, Plano, TX. 'Verne', a WWII Army Veteran, twice Purple Heart recipient, graduated from the University of Buffalo and was the first Athletic Director and Coach at Starpoint High School. He designed their first athletic fields and is on the Starpoint High School "Sports Wall of Fame". He taught 5th grade at Colonel Payne School until retirement. Please send donations in his honor to: VA Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, attn: Voluntary Services. To express sympathy please visit www.dewittmemorial.com

Family/Spouse: LAFLEUR, Lorraine June. Lorraine (daughter of LAFLEUR, Truman J and WOLANSKE, Lillian E) was born on 26 May 1928 in New York; died on 5 Jan 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May 11, 2013
Allen Roy "Smiley" Ensminger

Niagara Gazette

NORTH TONAWANDA —
Allen Roy "Smiley" Ensminger of North Tonawanda, NY, passed away on May 11, 2013 at the age of 85. He was born in North Tonawanda on February 26, 1928 to Frank C. and Ida (Zihel) Ensminger. He was the husband of the late Shirley (nee Tuttle) Ensminger. Beloved father of Scott Ensminger. Brother of LaVern F. Ensminger and the late Robert L. Ensminger and Dorthy C. Root. Uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was the companion of Joyce Freck.
In 1945, he was employed at the Edward Hirtgam farm in Ransomville, NY where he supervised 10 German prisoners of war. He entered the United States Army in March of 1946 and served as a radio and telephone repairman. For a time, he was stationed in Newfoundland. He attained the rank of corporal, was authorized for the World War II Victory Medal, and was honorably discharged in September of 1947. On November 15, 1952, he married Shirley Tuttle and for a time they lived in Tucson, Arizona. Allen was employed at Bell Aerospace in Niagara Falls for 19 years as a rocket technician. He worked on the Agena rocket engine, considered to be one of the most reliable rockets ever built and the Apollo Lunar Module ascent engine, which was responsible for getting the astronauts off the moon. He later worked in the sign shop of the Niagara County Highway Department in Lockport for 15 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the Gratwick Hose Fire Company since 1951, a member of the North Tonawanda Firemans Association and a member of the American Legion Wheatfield Post #1451.
Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Thursday from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM. A Memorial Service will be held at the funeral home beginning at 8 PM. The Rev. Devie Ellis will officiate. In lieu of flowers, Allen requested that donations be made to the charity of one's choice.
Visit frettholdfuneralhome.com for guest register.

Allen married TUTTLE, Shirley on 15 Nov 1952. Shirley (daughter of TUTTLE, Fred and WERTH, Ada) was born in Feb 1929 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Mar 1997 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: GOODNICK, Myron. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RICHARDSON, Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married LUBERTI, Eleanor A [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Gerald married CARTER, Shirley about 8 Dec 1955 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary
PRINTGail Marie Gau, DC, on January 15, 2022 after a long illness. Daughter of the late Edward and Marion (nee Ziehl) Gau. Sister of Gary Gau of Howard Lake, MN, Gloria L. Gau of North Tonawanda, Gordon Gau of Tennessee and the late Glen Gau. Also survived by 2 nieces and two great nephews and one great niece.
Gail was a 1971 graduate of North Tonawanda St. High School. She graduated from Logan Chiropractic in St. Louis in 1986. She was a caring professional who sought to help people from their pain. Her love in life was caring for her dogs and her home in Lewiston.

There is no prior visitation.

Memorials may be made to the ASPCA of Niagara County.

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

Notes:

GAU - Glen A. Lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, May 28, 2015, dear husband of Elizabeth (Lissa) Amabile; brother of Dr. Gail, Gary (Cheryl), Gloria and Gordon Gau; uncle of Gillian (Joe) Rickart and Rachel Gau; predeceased by parents Edwin and Marion Gau. Glen was co-owner of Shawnee C.C. in Wheatfield, NY since 1986. He was a longtime member of the Third Warder's Social Club in North Tonawanda. He will be missed by his many golfing, fishing, and hunting buddies who knew him as "Goo." His favorite hobby was restoring his canary yellow 1970 convertible mustang. Glen donated his body to the University of Buffalo Anatomical Gift Program, a testament to his generosity and eagerness to help find a cure for cancer. A party will be held in his honor in October 2015.

Family/Spouse: AMABILE, Elizabeth (Lissa). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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