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Obituary from Niagara Falls Gazette
NORTH TONAWANDA, Oct. 30 - Mrs. Magdelena Sommer, widow of Frederick Sommer, died yesterday at her residence, 216 Falconer street, North Tonawanda, after an illness of one week. She is survived by three sons, Charles L. and Herman B. of North Tonawanda, and Alfred G. of Pittsburg, Pa., and two daughters, Catherine E. Zaggel of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Clara Glenn of Oneida. The funeral will be held from the house on Thursday afternoon.
Obituary from Niagara Falls Gazette
NORTH TONAWANDA, Oct. 30 - Mrs. Magdelena Sommer, widow of Frederick Sommer, died yesterday at her residence, 216 Falconer street, North Tonawanda, after an illness of one week. She is survived by three sons, Charles L. and Herman B. of North Tonawanda, and Alfred G. of Pittsburg, Pa., and two daughters, Catherine E. Zaggel of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Clara Glenn of Oneida. The funeral will be held from the house on Thursday afternoon.
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Obituary from Evening News of the Tonawandas
30 October 1928
MRS. MAGDELENA SOMMER
Mrs. Magdelena Sommer, 81 years old, died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, 214 Falconer street, after a week's illness. Mrs. Sommer was a life-long and beloved resident of North Tonawanda. Surviving are three sons, Charles L. and Herman B. Sommer of North Tonawanda and Alfred G. Sommer of Pittsburgh and two daughters, Mrs. Clara Glenn of Oneida and Mrs. Catherine Zaggel of North Tonawanda. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the late residence. Rev. C. L. Braun will conduct the services and interment will be in Sweeney cemetery. Other survivors are three brothers, John Hartel, Pasadena, Cal., and Henry and William Hartel, Buffalo; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Lapp, Sumas, Wash. Mrs. Elizabeth ******, Watkins Glenn, Mrs. Kate Bush, North Tonawanda, and Miss Marie Hartel, Buffalo, and 17 grandchildren.

Magdalena married SOMMER, Johann Frederick about 1867. Johann was born on 18 Jul 1829 in Baden, Germany; died in 1895 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/27/1943

TWIN CITY RESIDENT
IS DEAD AT 73 YEARS

NORTH TONAWANDA-Charles
L. Sommer, 75, a lifelong resident of
North Tonawanda. died suddenly
yesterday at his home. 767 Sweeney
street. A retired mall carrier, he
was a member of the Grace Lutheran
church, the Columbia Hook and Ladder
company and the North Tonawanda
Volunteer Firemen's Association.

He leaves his wife, Lydia; four sons,
Staff Sergeant Lewis C Sommer, of Nashville,
tenn: Sergeant John Frrederick Sommer, of
Fort Jackson, S S; Corporal Arthur G Sommer,
of Camp Adair, Ore., and Gerald E Sommer,
at home' a daughter, Venorma, at home; a
grandchild; two brothers, Alfred G Sommer,
of Pittsburgh, and Herman B Sommer, of
North Tonawanda, and two sisters, Mrs.
William Glenn of Central Square, N Y and
Mrs. Frederick Zaggle, of North Tonawanda.

Funeral arrangements will be announced as
soon as word has been received from his
sons in the armed forces.

Charles married DEUTSCHMANN, Lydia in 1909 in Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of DEUTSCHMANN, Ernest and ZAGGEL, Dorothea Charlotte) was born on 30 Jan 1885 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Jan 1969 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/12/1945

NORTH TONAWANDA, June 12
-Funeral services willl be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 from the
late residence for Mrs. Catherine
E. Zaggel, wife of Fred Zaggel, who
died Saturday night at the family
residence, 755 Sweeney street. The
Rev. Herman G. Miller will officiate.
Interment will be in the Sweeney
cemetery.
Mrs. Zaggel was a lifelong resident
of North Tonawanda and a
charter member of the Grace Lutheran
church, in Payne avenue at
Robinson street She was also an
honorary member of the Ladies Aid
society of the church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Zag-
gel leaves two brothers, Alfred e.
Sommer, of Pittsburgh, and Herman
B. Sommer, of North Tonawanda,
and a sister, Mrs. william H. Glenn,
of Central Square, N.Y.

Catherine married ZAGGEL, Fred on 13 Feb 1920. Fred (son of ZAGGEL, Charles and ODE, Charlotte Wilhelmine Florentine) was born in 1866 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Jan 1946 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married HUDSON, Florence G about 1904. Florence (daughter of HUDSON, Walter J) was born about 1884 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GLENN, William H. William was born about 1880 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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23 January 1948 Tonawanda News
Herman B. Sommer, Daily Press Editor, Succumbs at 69
Herman B. Sommer, 69, editor of the Daily Press, died in his home at 797 Sweeney St. last night. A native of North Tonawanda and a graduate of North Tonawanda High School, Mr. Sommer in 1933 founded a weekly paper called the Niagara Frontier Press. It became a daily in 1940 under the name, Niagara Press, and later it was renamed Daily Press. Mr. Sommer was a former local correspondent for the old Buffalo Express. He worked for a time as an agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the Tonawandas and in New Jersey. He was a member of Salem Evangelical & Reformed Church, the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association and the Columbia Hook and Ladder Company. He once held the positions of city clerk and superintendent of public works in North Tonawanda. He was an active Republican. The late Addison Sommer was his son. Mr. Sommer is survived by his wife, Lucy A.; a son, Sterling; three daughters, Mrs. John Heimgartner and Mrs. Clarence Hurtubise and Mrs. Lucille Williams of Buffalo; a sister, Mrs. William Glenn of Central Square, N.Y.; a brother, Alfred Sommer of Pittsburgh, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. Walter Hetzel of Salem Church will officiate. Interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Park.

Herman married SCHROEDER, Louise A in 1909 in New York. Louise (daughter of SCHROEDER, Ferdinand and HASELEY, Ernestine Elizabeth) was born on 18 Jun 1890 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Feb 1988 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Marguerite married HURTUBISE, Clarence Eugene on 24 Nov 1928 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Clarence was born on 4 Apr 1907 in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY; died in Dec 1991 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/22/1946

Lumber City
Publisher Dies
NORTH TONAWANDA, Oct. 22.
—Addison B. Sommer, 35, associate
publisher of the Tonawanda Daily
Press, died early today at his home,
704 Niagara street, after a short illness.
The funeral plans have not
been completed.
Mr. Sommer was born here and
was a graduate of the North Tonawanda
high school. He played end
on the school football team of 1929
and was chosen as the Western New
York all-star right end .of that
year.
Upon leaving school he became
associated with the Curtis Publishing
company as district manager.
Later he worked with his father,
Herman B. Sommer, publisher of the
Press. At the time of his death he
was advertising manager.
He was a member' of the Columbia
Hook and Ladder company and
the Payne avenue Church of Christ.
Besides his parents, he Is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Muriel Smith
Sommer; one son, Thomas B. Sommer;
two daughters, Barbara Gall
and Patricia Leigh Sommer, all at
home; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence E.
Hurtublse and Mrs. John Helmgartner,
this city and Luctle Williams,
Buffalo, and one brother, Stirling
C. Sommer, this city.

Addison married SMITH, Muriel Elizabeth on 4 Jun 1938 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Muriel (daughter of SMITH, Sidney F and WOODRUFF, Inez Cutler) was born on 23 Dec 1914 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, OH; died on 11 May 1994 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WOODRUFF, Inez Cutler. Inez (daughter of WOODRUFF, Stillman C and Mary E) was born on 30 Jan 1888 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Jul 1967 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Constance E. Constance was born on 22 Sep 1916; died on 2 Apr 1997 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HEIMGARTNER, John W. John (son of HEIMGARTNER, Joseph L and Mary F) was born on 9 Feb 1912 in New York; died on 4 Apr 1994 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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November 1, 2012
Clarence "Herk" E. Hurtubise

The Tonawanda News

NORTH TONAWANDA —
Clarence "Herk" E. Hurtubise, age 83, of North Tonawanda, passed away on November 1, 2012 at Buffalo General Hospital. Mr. Hurtubise was born on July 16, 1929 in North Tonawanda, son of the late Clarence and Marguerite (nee Sommer) Hurtubise.
Mr. Hurtubise was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a graduate of RIT and the University of Houston. Mr. Hurtubise was owner of Your Type Printing in North Tonawanda. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in North Tonawanda, where he served as a Eucharist minister. Clarence served as president and on the board of directors for various organizations through out the area.
Mr. Hurtubise is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Margaret "Midge" Mary (nee Spencer) Hurtubise; devoted father of Kenneth (Deborah), Stephen (Sharon), Michael Hurtubise, Betsy Jackson, Patricia Geist and Nancy (Wyatt) Yee; brother of Donald (Barbara), Douglas (Sandy), Joseph (Barbara) and Daniel (Shirley) Hurtubise; proud grandfather of 15.
The family will greet relatives and friends on SUNDAY from 7-9 PM in the WATTENGEL Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. A Memorial Mass will be held on Monday at 10 AM from St. Jude the Apostle Parish, 800 Niagara Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Meals on Wheels of Niagara County or Red Jacket Club.
Online guest registry at www.Wattengel.com.

Family/Spouse: SPENCER, Margaret Mary. Margaret (daughter of SPENCER, Daniel and Sarah) was born on 26 Aug 1932 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY; died on 5 Jan 2015 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hurtubise - Hurtubise - Donald Age 84, native of North Tonawanda, NY, passed August 24, 2016 in Oak Ridge, TN where he'd been a resident since 1956. Survived by wife of sixty years, Barbara Ann Hurtubise; children, Karen Lynn Hurtubise and husband John Matthew Clarke, Kevin Donald Hurtubise and wife Susan Williams Hurtubise, and their children Matthew and Kristen Hurtubise; brothers, Douglas Hurtubise and wife Sandy, Joe Hurtubise and wife Barbara and Daniel Hurtubise and wife Shirley; and numerous extended family of cousins, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his oldest brother Clarence Hurtubise and wife Midge of North Tonawanda, NY. Information at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.

Family/Spouse: Barbara Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CHASE, Barbara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith married ZACHER, William H on 1 Aug 1959 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ZACHER, Richard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carole married MAUDSLEY, Robert L on 24 Jul 1965 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Roger B. Heimgartner, age 76, of the Town of Wheatfield, January 26, 2016 in Elderwood at Wheatfield. Mr. Heimgartner worked as an art teacher at the Edward Town Middle School for 35 years. He was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and received a Master's Degree from U.B. Mr. Heimgartner took pride in designing and building his own house, he enjoyed landscaping and building model airplanes. He had coached both softball and baseball and was very involved in his children's activities. Beloved husband of Carole (nee Sisson) Heimgartner for over 49 years. Dear father of Robin Heimgartner, John (Janelle) Heimgartner and Karen (Christian) Bock. Grandfather of John and Ronald Guiher and great-grandfather of John W. Guiher. Brother of Judith (late Richard) Zacher and the late Carol Maudsley. Brother-in-law of Robert Maudsley. Uncle 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 P.M. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 10 A.M., interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. If so desired memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Family/Spouse: SISSON, Carole Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]