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Behnke Will
The will of Frederick Behnke of the town of Cambria, who died on December 29. has been admitted to probate in surrogate court Judge Hickey, and letters testamentary issued to the widow, Louise, and a son. Edward Behnke. The estate, according to the petition, consists of $5,000 and upwards real cstato and $1,000 anil upwards personal property. The will leaves it all to the widow. Another son. William Behnke, also of Cambria, also survives.

Gottfried married IHRCK, Louise on 5 Feb 1885 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Louise was born on 13 Mar 1861 in Wolzegarn, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Pruusia; died on 18 Dec 1944 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BEHNKE- At Lockport City hospital. Wednesday, July 31. 1929. William H. Behnke, brother of Edward H. Behnke of Town of Cambria, Funeral from the home on South Ridge Road, Town of Cambria, Friday afternoon, August 3 at 2 o'clock standard time, and 2:30 from St. Peter's Lutheran church at North Ridge. Interment in North Ridge Lutheran cemetery.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/31/1929

William H. Behnke died at the
City Hospital Tuesday evening, July
30, 1929. Aged 44 years. He is survived
by his mother, Louise, one
brother, Edward H. Behnke, all at
home. Funeral services will be held
from the home on the South Ridge,
Town of Cambria, Friday afternoon,
August 3, at 3 o'clock (Standard
time), and 3:30 from St. Peter's
Lutheran church at North Ridge.
Interment North Ridge Lutheran
cemetery

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Niagara Gazette - 8/17/1965

BEHNKE-Edward H. of the Ridge Rd.,
Town of Cambria. At the Jane Ward
Nursing Home, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
August 17th, 1965, age 77 years.
Father of Mrs. Norman Stange, Elwin
Behnke both of the Town of Wheatfield,
Edward R of Ridge Rd., Town
of Cambria. Survived by 7 grandchildren
and 2 great grandchildren.
Funeral Thursday at 2 P.m. from
The Hardison Funeral Home, South
Lake St., Ransomville, N.Y. Interment
In St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery,
North Ridge. Memorial contributions
may be made to The Lutheran
Hour. Friends may call at the
funeral home from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.

Edward married URTEL, Eleanore Albertine Louise on 14 Dec 1911 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Eleanore (daughter of URTEL, Albert Philipp Wilhelm and BEHREND, Hulda Alvina Charlotte) was born on 13 Feb 1885 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Nov 1948 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ESTHER R. STANGE
The Buffalo News - Friday, July 14, 2000
Esther R. Stange , a retired Niagara Savings and Loan employee, died Wednesday (July 12, 2000) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. She was 87.
Born Esther Behnke in Cambria, she graduated from Lockport High School and worked at Buffalo Bolt for several years as a bookkeeper. She retired in 1978 from Niagara Savings and Loan in North Tonawanda.
Mrs. Stange was a member of the Altar Society of St. John Lutheran Church of Wheatfield, where she helped with the school lunch program. She also was active with the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and the St. Johnsburg Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and was an elections inspector.
Her husband, Norman, died in 1961.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma Wallace of Jackson, Tenn.; a son, Douglas of Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. John Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Esther married STANGE, Norman Johann August on 14 Oct 1939 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Norman (son of STANGE, William Friedrich and MAERTEN, Augusta) was born on 3 Dec 1910 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 May 1961 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CINDRICH, Catherine. Catherine (daughter of CINDRICH, Michael and IVEZIC, Julianna) was born about 1918 in MI; died before 2012. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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EDWARD R. BEHNKE, MECHANICAL ENGINEER
The Buffalo News - July 4, 1999
Edward R. Behnke, 74, of Ridge Road, a mechanical engineer at Columbus McKinnon Corp. in Amherst, died Friday (July 2, 1999) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a long illness. Behnke, who was known as Ted, was born in Cambria. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Buffalo, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, where he served on several boards.
Survivors include his wife, the former Lillian "Skip" Strablow; three daughters, Gail Dugue of Raleigh, N.C., Barbara of Niagara Falls and Kim Bigelow of Cary, N.C.; a sister, Esther Stange of Sanborn; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Hamilton & Clark Funeral Home, 270 Young St., Wilson. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Cambria.

Edward married STRABLOW, Lillian Ida [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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January 24, 2014
Norma Jean Stange Wallace

Niagara Gazette

JACKSON, TN — Mrs. Norma Jean Stange Wallace, age 71, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at her residence, after a long illness. Norma was born in Niagara Falls, NY on Oct. 13, 1942, the daughter of the late Esther Behnke Stange and Norman Stange.

She graduated from Erie Co. Community College and Lambuth College with a B.S. in business in 1995. Norma retired from Lambuth University as Director of Financial Services in 2008.

She enjoyed traveling to Western New York to visit family and she also loved attending her grandchildren's sports activities.

Norma is survived by her husband of 52 years, Edward G. Wallace of Jackson, TN; three sons, Michael and wife Sandy of Lockport, NY; Mark and wife LaRoyce of Jackson, TN; Matt and wife Sara of Jackson, TN; seven grandchildren, JaNessa Vance, Robyn Wallace, Sean Wallace, Ashley Wallace, Nathan Wallace, Anna Wallace, Drake Wallace; two great-grandchildren, Joshua Broyles and Braxton Mitchell. She was preceded in death by a brother, Douglas Stange.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Jan. 24, from 5-7 PM at Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church, 160 Campbell St., Jackson, TN. A private service for the family will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church, 160 Campbell St., Jackson, TN 38301, where Norma attended for many years.

Visit www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Norma married WALLACE, Edward Gerald on 2 Jun 1962 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Edward (son of WALLACE, Edward F and ELLIS, Marion) was born on 16 Sep 1939 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Apr 2016 in Jackson, Madison County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MILLER, Kathleen S. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Melissa R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ronald married HABA, Mary Magdalene on 30 Jul 1960 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DUQUE, Joseph J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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