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North Tonawanda NY Evening News

A former North Tonawandan,
Mrs. Sophia Fehrmann,
now of Taylor Ridge,
111., is celebrating her 90th
birthday today.
Mrs. Fehrmann moved to Taylor
Ridge, about a year ago following
the death of her daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Toellner with whom
she had made her home.
She is the widow of the l a te
Charles Fehrmann, proprietor of
a hotel for many years in Lockport
Rd., Martinsville s e c t i o n .
They were parents of t h r ee
daughters, Clara. Lucinda and
Ruth and a son, Arthur. All are
deceased.
Mrs. Fehrmann, the f o r m e r
Sophia Freck, was born in the
Freck family home, Nash Rd., in
1869. She and her husband lived
their entire married life in Martinsville.
She has two grandchildren,
Walter E. Toellner, North
Tonawanda, and Artha Fehrmann
Stuebe. She makes her home with
Mrs. Stuebe.
Mrs. Fehrmann still busies herself
with light household duties,
attends church regularly and en
joys television. She retains her
membership in St. Paul's Luther-
an Church Falls Blvd.
Mrs. Fehrmann has a sister,
Mrs. Emma Zimmerman, 520 Old
Falls Blvd. Other members of her
immediate family were four sisters
and a brother, the late Mrs.
Mary Edwards. Elizabeth Ernsting,
Louise Hepp, Caroline Wollenberg
and a brother, the late
Joseph Freck.

Family/Spouse: FEHRMANN, Charles. Charles was born about 1865 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Feb 1927 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/14/1957

WHEATF1ELD — Mrs. Ruth
Fehrman Toellner, 63, of Nash
Rd., died today (Feb. 14, 1957) in
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North
Tonawanda, after a prolonged illness.
A member of St, Peter's Evangelical
and Reform Church, North
Tonawanda and its Women's
Guild, Mrs. Tocllner also was a.
member, of the Ladies Auxiliary of
Adams Hose Co, and of the De -
Graff Hospital Auxiliary.
Surviving are her husband. ,Walter
ter W. Toellner; a son, Walter.E.
Toellner; two grandchildren and
her mother, Mrs. Sophia Fehrman,
all of Town of Wheatlield.
The Rev, John Hubschmin, Buf-
falo, will conduct the funeral senice
at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, North Tonawanda.
Interment will be in White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ruth married TOELLNER, Walter W in 1918 in New York. Walter (son of TOELLNER, George C and GENTZ, Louise) was born on 1 May 1889 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Oct 1982 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Walter E. Toellner age 88, of the Town of Wheatfield, April 9, 2009 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a brief illness.Walter was a WWII veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a survivor of the HMS Rohna which was sunk on Thanksgiving 1943 resulting in the largest loss ever of American life at sea. He was a member of the American Legion Post #1451, the V.F.W. and was a 69-year member of the Adams Fire Co. Walter was active in Wheatfield politics, serving as an Assessor for 8 years and serving on the Town of Wheatfield Planning Board. He had worked a crane operator for Schebell Ready Mix for 20 years and retired from the Niagara County Water Authority. He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. He was the husband of the late Ruth E. Toellner who died in 2008. Beloved father of John (Donna) Toellner of Irwin, PA, William (Brenda) Toellner of Harrisburg, PA, James (Bernadine) Toellner of Grand Island and Joanne Walck of Wheatfield; grandfather of Jennifer, Bethany, Jonathan, Daniel, David, Benjamin, Brittany, Kristin, Nicholas and Ryan; great-grandfather of five great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 AM from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 875 Eggert Dr., in North Tonawanda, the Rev. Dr. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Adams Fire Co. Visit www.FrettholdFuneralHome.com for on-line guest register.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 4/10/2009

Walter married SIEMBT, Ruth E on 27 Jun 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of SIEMBT, Arthur and LEBIEN, Lena) was born on 6 Jul 1922; died on 18 Sep 2008 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Artha married STUEBE, John L on 29 Oct 1936 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. John was born on 9 Oct 1906 in OR; died on 13 Jan 1995 in Taylor Ridge, Rock Island County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married FERCHEN, DeEtte Suzanne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

William married DELELIO, Valerie June [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bernadine A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WALCK, Gordon Alfred. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]