Gertrude married HUMPHRIES, Edgar W about 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Edgar (son of HUMPHRIES, Thomas and ROE, Agnes) was born in 1898 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 7, 1995
Services for Helen G. Frerichs, an evangelist, gospel singer and church pianist, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Frerichs, 74, formerly of Wheatfield Towers on Plaza Drive, died Wednesday (April 5, 1995) in Niagara Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center, Buffalo, after a long illness.
A native of Niagara Falls, the former Helen G. Humphries was a 1939 graduate of LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls.
She was a payroll cashier at Olin Mathieson Co. in Niagara Falls from 1939 to 1943.
Beginning in 1943, she and her husband operated a dairy farm in Bergholz.
Her husband, Theodore W., died in 1981.
As an evangelist and Christian musician, Mrs. Frerichs played the piano for many church events.
Survivors include a son, Russell; three daughters, VeNorma Ascari of Paterson, NJ, Pauline Rule of Washougal, Wash., and Claire Knowles; two brothers, Edgar Humphries of Newfane and Wilfred Humphries of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a sister, Joan Peters of East Syracuse; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren

Helen married FRERICHS, Theodore W in Nov 1942. Theodore (son of FRERICHS, Herman N and RETZLAFF, Clara Auguste Ernestine) was born on 17 May 1915 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Nov 1981 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KRULL, Isabelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 31, 1997
Russell W. Frerichs, who grew up on his family's Bergholz dairy farm and became an advocate for the small farmer, died Monday (Dec. 29, 1997) in Sisters Hospital, Buffalo, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 54.
A Niagara Falls native, Frerichs helped develop local markets for high-value crops from small farms, including strawberries, garlic, herbs and spices. He was a charter member of the Garlic Seed Foundation of New York State.
He and his wife, the former Diane M. Haseley, grew strawberries and garlic on a small farm on Saunders Settlement Road.
Frerichs was a 1960 graduate of Niagara-Wheatfield High School. He graduated in 1962 from Greer Technical Institute, Chicago, with an associates degree in heavy-equipment maintenance and operation. He was certified by the American Welder Society as a core welder.
He was specially trained for hazardous materials removal and worked on local and state cleanups.
Frerichs was Vietnam-era veteran of the Army Corps of Engineers.
He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Wheatfield, and Local 463, International Union of Operating Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, the former Diane M. Haseley; three daughters, Kelli Kaminska of North Tonawanda, Kristen Schuey of Youngstown and Kim DeVantier; three sisters, VeNorma Ascari of Paterson, NJ, Claire Knowles of Wheatfield and Pauline Rule of Washougal, Wash.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery

Russell W. Frerichs NF Gazette
Family Farm advocate had plans for market
Lewiston - Russell W. Frerichs. 54, of Saunders Settlement Road, died Monday (Dec. 29, 1997) in Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He was born, Feb. 3, 1943, in Niagara Falls, the son of the Late Theodore and Helen (Humphries) Frerichs.
Raised n a dairy farm in Bergholz, he attended St. James Lutheran Parochial School. He was a 1962 graduate of Greer Technical Institute, Chicago, where he earned his associate's degree in heavy equipment maintenance and operation. He was a (sic) A. W. S. certified core welder.
Mr. Frerichs served in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1962 - 1967.
He married Diane M. Haseley on Oct. 6, 1966.
Mr. Frerichs was specially trained for hazardous material removal and worked on in-state and out-of-state hazmat cleanup and new Superfund construction sites.
He was a small farm advocate and was a member of carious organizations that supported and encouraged the preservation of family farms. He was developing a local market with high value crops for the small farm, which included strawberries, ethnic garlic, herbs and spices.
Mr. Frerichs was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Wheatfield, and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 463, and was a charter member of the Garlic Seed Foundation of New York state.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Kim DeVantier of Lewiston, Kelli Kaminska of North Tonawanda, and Kristen Schuey of Youngstown; three sisters, VeNorma Ascari of Paterson, NJ, Claire Knowles of Wheatfield and Pauline Rule of Washougal, Wash.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Lois R. Frerichs.
Visitation will be from 6 -9 p.m. today and 2 -4 and 7 -9 p.m. Thursday at the DuBois Funeral Home. 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. The Rev. Allen Griep will conduct services at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, its (sic) parochial school, or to Tillers International Ltd.

Russell married HASELEY, Diane Martha on 6 Oct 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ASCARI, Valmiro F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Claire married STOELTING, Roy Albert [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: RULE, Frederick H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Family/Spouse: KAMINSKA, Randolph Desmond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SHUEY, Gregory Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]