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North Tonawanda, April 8 - Mrs. Wilhelmina Graffman, 47 years old, wife of William Graffman of Bergholtz, died at her home yesterday. She was born in Bergholtz, Germany. She had lived at Bergholtz, Niagara county, for the last 32 (I think that's what it is) years. Besides her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Herman Strassburg and Mrs. George Eichborn of Buffalo and Mrs. Henry Witkopf of La Salle, and one sister, Mrs. John Kolbe of Bergholtz, survive. The funeral will be held on Monday afternoon.

Wilhelmine married GRASSMANN, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm on 13 May 1875 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Christian (son of GRASSMAN, Wilhelm and ZABEL, Helena Magdalene) was born on 18 Aug 1849 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: EICHBORN, George. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette

Death Summons Mrs. Strassburg
BERGHOLTZ, Sept. 27.-Mrs. Herman Strassburg, 46, a lifelong resident of this village, died last night at the family home in Cayuga street after an illness of several years. Funeral services will be held from the home on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 2:30 from the Holy Ghost church. Interment will be in Holy Ghost cemetery. Mrs. Strassburg was formerly Eleanor Grassman. She was born in this village and her loss will be mourned by a wide circle of relatives and friends. Besides her husband, Herman, she is survived by one son, Herbert, of Bergholtz, and. two sisters, Mrs. George Eighorn (sic), of Buffalo, and Mrs. Henry Wittkopp, also of this village.

Eleanor married STRASSBURG, Herman G W in 1903 in Niagara County, NY. Herman (son of STRASSBURG, Herman Friedrich Wilhelm and MOLL, Maria Wilhelmine Elisabeth) was born on 13 Dec 1877 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Aug 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/19/1969

WITTKOP-Lydia W., age 83,
of 1753 Forbes St., North Tonawanda,
Friday, September 19, 1969. after a
lengthy illness. She was a lifelong
member of Holy Ghost Lutheron Church.
Wife of the late Henry Wittkop. Mother
ol Clarence G. and Ralph H. Wlttkop,
both of North Tonawanda. 4 grandchildren,
5 great grandchildren. Several
nephews. Friends may call at
The Frettheld Funeral Home Inc, 1441
Oliver St. of Ward Rd., North Tonawanda.
Time of service to be Announced.
Rev. Albert W. Bahr will
offlciate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran
Cemetery

Lydia married WITTKOP, Heinrich Eduard on 14 Nov 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Heinrich (son of WITTCOPP, Christian Friedrich and GIERKE, Hulda Alwine Anna Bertha) was born on 5 Feb 1885 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Apr 1961 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KOLBE, John Anton. John (son of KOLBE, Joseph Johann Anton and RUBBERT, Augusta Albertine) was born in Apr 1886 in New York; died on 31 Aug 1956 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/2/1972

HERBERT STRASSBURG
WILSON - Herbert W.
Strassburg, 68, of Lake Street,
zied Saturday (September 30,
1972) at Newfane Intercommunity
Hospital after a
brief illness.
He was the widow of Myrtle
(Steidman) Strassburg.
Retired in 1966, he had been a
supervisor at Bell Aerosystems
Co.
He Is survived by two sons,
Victor of Niagara Falls, and
Howard of Nunda, N.Y.; a
daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Zellner
of North Tonawanda and six
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the
Hamilton and Clark Funeral
Homefwith the Rev. Allen H.
Goss officiating.
Friends may call at the
funeral home today from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m.

Family/Spouse: STEIDMAN, Myrtle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herbert married MASTERS, Evelyn G on 19 Sep 1926 in New York, and was divorced about 4 May 1956 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Evelyn (daughter of MASTERS, James and NERBER, Grace) was born about 1908 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Verified spelling with SS Death Index for Hilda Wittkop in Hamburg, Erie County, NY - perhaps Clarence

Clarence married GOERSS, Hilda Anna on 12 Jun 1938 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of GOERSS, August Friedrich Wilhelm and RUNGE, Louisa Amelia Auguste) was born on 3 Apr 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 May 2003 in Hamburg, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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RALPH H. WITTKOP
The Buffalo News, October 11, 1991

Services for Ralph H. Wittkop, an employee of Exolon County, will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz.
Wittkop, 63, of Violet Circle died Wednesday (Oct. 9, 1991) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda.
Born in Bergholz, he was a longtime member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II.
He worked for Exolon in the City of Tonawanda for the past 35 years.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, the former Lucille Sahr; a son, Daniel R., and a brother, Clarence of North Tonawanda.

Family/Spouse: SAHR, Lucille Pauline. Lucille (daughter of SAHR, Benjamin Martin and JAENECKE, Pauline Ottilie Bertha) was born in May 1929 in New York; died on 20 Apr 2017 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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Victor H. Strassburg Sr., a longtime resident of Lewiston, passed away at his
home on Monday, June 3, 2019. He was 88. Born in Niagara Falls, New York on
November 25, 1930, he was the son of Harold and Evelyn (Masters) Strassburg.
Victor was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He served his country proud at
the early age of 18. His career led him back into servicing the military in a
different capacity, as a government contractor for most of his career.
Victor was the Founder and CEO of Steele Circle Building Corporation, which
serviced and maintained military housing units across the country.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ellen Rose (Whitehead) Strassburg; two
daughters, Dawn Marie (Lawrence) Houck and Lessa (Josh) “Leeza” Edholm; a
sister, Eleanor Murphy; grandchildren, Dayna; Erika; Stefanie and Nickolas; great
grandchildren, Chase, Andrew, and Riley, several nieces and nephews. He was
predeceased by his son, Victor H. Strassburg Jr. and two grandsons, Steven and
Eric.
As a true testament to Victor’s life as a very generous man, he gifted himself to
the University of Rochester medical school.
The family will be present on Friday, June 21 from 2-4 PM in the LANE FUNERAL
HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, where Memorial services with Military Honors
will be held at 4 PM.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to the John R. Oishei Children’s
Hospital, 818 Elliott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203 or to the University of Rochester,
Anatomical Gift Program, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642.
The interment will be held privately at a future date by the family.

Victor married BATOR, Charlotte about May 1951 in Raleigh, Wake County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WHITEHEAD, Ellen Rose. Ellen (daughter of WHITEHEAD, Albert and CRITELLI, Lena) was born on 24 Jul 1936 in Cold Springs, NY; died on 1 Apr 2020 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/20/1934

Twin Son Dies
One of the twin sons born to Mrs.
Herbert Strassburg, Sanborn, in
Memorial hospital Tuesday night, died
this morning at 2:10 o'clock in Memorial
hospital.

Family/Spouse: SCOTCHMER, Joan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bonnie married HOFFMEISTER, Carl John on 7 Nov 1959 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Faye married WALDERS, Thomas [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: THOMAS, Harold T. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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