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| 201 | 1 June 1909 Tonawanda News Mrs. Kinney Dead A dispatch from Lockport states that Mrs. Wilhelmina Kinney, mother of Mrs. Charles Kreidemann of North Tonawanda, died Saturday at her home on Bear Ridge. The deceased was 84 years old. Another daughter, Mrs. George Lenhart of Lockport also survives. She also has 22 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren who survive. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon | Wilhelmina (I81465)
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| 202 | 1 June 1960 Tonawanda News GOERSS-William C. Goerss, 87, of 266 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda, died Tuesday (May 31, 1960) in Buffalo, Erie County, NY Mr. Goerss was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda. He was the husband of the late Wilhelmina Werth; father of Elmer G. Goerss and Herbert A. Goerss, both of Tonawanda, and Mrs. Benjamin A. (Eleanor) Sprenger of Pittsburgh, Pa.; brother of Charles J. Witkop of North Tonawanda; grandfather of the Rev. William E. Goerss of St. Louis, MO., the Rev. Ronald G. Goerss of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Thomas Snyder of Philadelphia, Pa.; also survived by nine great grandchildren; five nieces, and three nephews. Services will be at 2 P.M. Saturday at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. The Rev. Adolph Moldenhauer will officiate. Burial will be in St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 P.M. Mr. Goerss was a life member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Laymen's League. -- 1 June 1960 Tonawanda News William Goerss Dies at Age 87 William C. Goerss, 87, of 266 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda, active in Niagara County Lutheran circles for many years, died yesterday in Buffalo. Mr. Goerss, a salesman who retired three years ago, was one of the oldest members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He was a member of the church council for 25 years; a delegate to the Niagara County Church Extension Society since its founding; a member of the Lutheran Service Society, and a member of the Lutheran Layman's League. The Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, is in charge of arrangements. | GOERSS, William C (I51696)
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| 203 | 1 June 1962 Tonawanda News BEHNKE - Alvin A. Behnke, 64, of 1284 Pierce Ave., North Tonawanda, unexpectedly Thursday (May 31, 1962). Beloved husband of Lillian M. (nee Behm) Behnke; father of Myron A. Behnke of North Tonawanda; grandfather of three grandchildren; brother of Mrs. Chester Dexheimer of North Tonawanda. Friends received at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, where services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, the Rev. Enno Schmoock officiating. Interment White Chapel Memorial Park. Mr. Behnke was a member of St. Paul's Church. | BEHNKE, Alvin Albert (I55074)
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| 204 | 1 March 1957 Tonawanda News SCHIMSCHACK - Rose Schimschack, nee Martin, 71, of Ward Rd., Town of Wheatfield, died Friday (March 1, 1957) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the St. Johnsburg Fire Company and of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mrs. Schimschack is survived by her husband, Fred; a daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Grawe of North Tonawanda, seven brothers, Henry of North Tonawanda, Albert of Tonawanda, and Fred, George, Emery, Walter and Gustav Martin, all of the Town of Wheatfield. Two grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., where services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke officiating. Burial in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. | MARTIN, Rose Auguste Wilhelmine Hulda (I67941)
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| 205 | 1 March 1963 Tonawanda News WYSKO Irene Rackowski Wysko of 244 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda, died Thursday (Feb. 28, 1963) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and had been employed at St. Marys Manufacturing Corp. She was a member of St. Marys Big Brother Foundation, the Active Hose Company Auxiliary and the Mount St. Marys Circle. She is survived by her husband, Frank; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Susan) Dieglman; a son, Daniel; her mother, Mrs. Josephine Rackowski; a grandson, Daniel Dieglman and four sisters, Miss Frances Rackowski, Mrs. Herbert (Jennie) Luther, Mrs. Henry (Olga) Ehlers and Miss Virginia Rackowski. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Skomski Funeral Home, 549 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, and at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, the Rev. Constant Kwiakowski officiating. Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. The family will be present 2-4 and 7-10 p.m. | RACKOWSKI, Irene Frances (I240)
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| 206 | 1 November 1945 Evening News of The Tonawandas Car Crash Injuries Kill 90 Year Old Struck by an automobile in front of his home on the Falls boulevard, near Bergholz, on October 12, within a short time after his aged neighbor, John Moll, was fatally injured by another motorist, William L. D. Ferchen, 90, died yesterday afternoon in the Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls, from his injuries. A lifelong resident of Bergholz, Mr. Ferchen was a member of the St. James Lutheran church in the village many years. He held various offices in the church and played in the band that provided music for the services before an organ was purchased. He is survived by four sons, John, Valerius, David and Paul; two daughters, Charlotte and Martha, all of the town of Wheatfield; 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 P.M. from the residence and half an hour later from the St. James church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate and interment will be in St. James cemetery | FERCHEN, Wilhelm Lebrecht Gottlieb (I51778)
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| 207 | 1 October 1970 Tonawanda News SCHIMSCHACK - Hulda Magdalena Schimschack, 822, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Heuer, 2435 Washington St., Town of Wheatfield, Wednesday (Sept. 30, 1970) after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Schimschack was a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield and a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Survived by three daughters, Mrs. Norman (Irma) DeVantier, Mrs. Wallace (Edna) Pfohl and Mrs. Lewis (Eunice) Heuer, all of the Town of Wheatfield; three sons, Alvin A. and Wilbert A. Schimschack, both of the Town of Wheatfield, and Donald A. Schimschack of North Tonawanda; nine grandchildren, and eight grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, North Tonawanda. Memorial may be made to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Building Fund. | VOELKER, Hulda Magdalena (I50277)
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| 208 | 1. Family records have death as 21 May 1901. Church records have death as 21 Aug 1900. | SUPTHIN, Lucy Ann (I46941)
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| 209 | 1. From Mary Staley email 3 Jan 04: They lived in Knox County, IN. | STALEY, William David (I46975)
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| 210 | 1. Linda B. Morin at LinLB5@Ashlandnet.net 4 Nov 03Note:There is a Dauphin County, PA deed i n 1786 B-I: 34 between Christian STEHLY and wife Elizabeth of Lancaster County, PA to Samuel JON ES and Valentine SHOUFTER (sp?)of Dauphin County, PA which explains how the land was passed fro m Ulrich STEHLY to his children: Martin, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara BOYER, Mary GERBER, Fronic a KOBER, and Peter. A few lines later the list of heirs included Christian GERBER and Kedy(? ) KOBER. I was researching the GERBER line, but thought that the list of spouses would be o f interest to others as well. | STALEY, Veronica (I45146)
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| 211 | 1. Linda B. Morin at LinLB5@Ashlandnet.net 4 Nov 03Note:There is a Dauphin County, PA deed i n 1786 B-I: 34 between Christian STEHLY and wife Elizabeth of Lancaster County, PA to Samuel JON ES and Valentine SHOUFTER (sp?)of Dauphin County, PA which explains how the land was passed fro m Ulrich STEHLY to his children: Martin, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara BOYER, Mary GERBER, Fronic a KOBER, and Peter. A few lines later the list of heirs included Christian GERBER and Kedy(? ) KOBER. I was researching the GERBER line, but thought that the list of spouses would be o f interest to others as well. | STALEY, Anna Barbara (I45144)
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| 212 | 1. Linda B. Morin at LinLB5@Ashlandnet.net 4 Nov 03Note:There is a Dauphin County, PA deed i n 1786 B-I: 34 between Christian STEHLY and wife Elizabeth of Lancaster County, PA to Samuel JON ES and Valentine SHOUFTER (sp?)of Dauphin County, PA which explains how the land was passed fro m Ulrich STEHLY to his children: Martin, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara BOYER, Mary GERBER, Fronic a KOBER, and Peter. A few lines later the list of heirs included Christian GERBER and Kedy(? ) KOBER. I was researching the GERBER line, but thought that the list of spouses would be o f interest to others as well. | STALEY, Mary (I39308)
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| 213 | 1. She is John Wehmeyer's 1st cousin 4 times removed. | FOREMAN, Emily E (I47011)
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| 214 | 1. She was oine month old when the Census was taken in 1860. | SNAVELY, Virginia (I46947)
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| 215 | 1. The husband of Christina Staley. | STALEY, Joseph (I46957)
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| 216 | 1/5/2005 NIAGARA FALLS - Violet G. Cvetan, a former Niagara Falls, died Saturday in Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa., after a brief illness. She was 84. Mrs. Cvetan lived in Lebanon, Pa., for the past five years. Before that, she had lived in Avon Park, Fla., since her husband's retirement. Born Violet Wendt in Lewiston, she attended Lutheran schools in Wheatfield and North Tonawanda High School. She worked for a short time as a clerk in the Jenss Department Store on Main Street. Mrs. Cvetan was an active member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member of its St. Mary's Circle, the Forty-Niners Club, the Home Bureau and Meals on Wheels. She and her husband of 65 years, Robert, enjoyed camping and traveling. Other survivors include a daughter, Adele Kemp of Lebanon; two brothers, Reinert Wendt of St. Augustine, Fla., and Herbert Wendt of Avon Park; a sister, Minnie DuBois of Niagara Falls; a grandson; and a great-grandson. Services will be at 11 A.M. Thursday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield | WENDT, Violet Gertrude (I48836)
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| 217 | 10 April 1934 Tonawanda News Mrs. Wilhelmina Schmidt, 75 years old, died today at her home on the Ward road, town of Wheatfield, after an illness of a week. She was a lifelong resident of the town. She was the wife of the late William H. Schmidt, court crier in the county court at Lockport for many years, who was killed in an automobile accident at the junction of the Ward and Lockport roads a few years ago. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles Runge and Mrs. Henry Schendel, Wheatfield, and Mrs. George Reid, Niagara Falls; two sons, John and Theodore, Wheatfield; five grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Christ Ferchen and Mrs. Bertha DeVantier, and three brothers, John, William and Albert Milleville, Wheatfield. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 oclock at the residence and at 2:45 oclock at the Walmore Lutheran church. Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial will be in St. Jacobs cemetery. -- NF Gazette SCHMIDT RITES Esteemed Bergholtz Resident Is Laid to Her Final Rest. BERGHOLTZ, April 16.-Funeral services for Mrs. William H. Schmidt, nee Albertine Milleville, 75 years old, who died Tuesday, were from 2 :45 from St. Peter's Lutheran church at Walmore. The Rev. Otto Bruss officiated. Mrs. Schmidt was born on February 4, 1859, in this village. Her parents were among the first settlers of this town. She attended school here. In the year 1882 she was married to William H. Schmidt, who was for a number of years before his death court crier in county court, Lockport, and who was fatally injured several years ago in an auto accident. Mrs. Schmidt was of a kind and loving Christian character. She not only endeared herself to her own family but to every one with whom she came in contact. She was a member of the St. Jacobi Lutheran church. Six nephews were bearers. They are Martin Milleville. Gerhard Milleville, Erich Ferchen, Ben De Vantier, Edward Milleville and Philip Milleville. Honorary bearers were the Misses Sophia Milleville and Elsie Milleville, Interment was in St. Jacobi cemetery. - Niagara Falls Gazette Widow of Court Official Dead NORTH TONAWANDA, April 10-Mrs. Wilhemina (sic), Schmidt, 75, died today at her home in the Ward road, town of Wheatfield, after a week's illness. She was a lifelong resident and the wife of the late William H. Schmidt, former court crier in county court at Lockport, who was fatally injured several years ago in an auto accident at the Ward and Lockport roads. Mrs. Schmidt is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles Runge and Mrs. Henry Schundel, of Wheatfield, and Mrs. George Reid, of Niagara Falls; two sons, John and Theodore, both of Wheatfield; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Christ (sic) Ferchen and Mrs. Bertha Deventier, and three brothers, John, William and Albert Milleville, all of the town of Wheatfield. The funeral will be hed (sic) Friday afternoon at 2 o'cock (sic) from the house and at 2:45 from the Walmore Lutheran church. Interment will be in St. Jacob's cemetery. | MILLEVILLE, Albertine Wilhelmine Auguste (I51857)
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| 218 | 10 Aug 1979, Tonawanda, Erie, New York USA FRITZ - Henry W. Fritz, Friday (August 10, 1979). Mr. Fritz was a member and past Chief of the Brighton Fire Company and an employe of the Town of Tonawanda Sewer and Water Dept. Beloved husband of Myrtle (nee Hardy) Fritz; dear father of Arthur H. (Faith) Fritz and Mrs. Harvey (Kathleen Marie) Van Valkenburgh; grandfather of nine grandchildren; brother of Mrs. Libby Freeby and the late Nora Cooper; son-in-law of Florence Hardy. The family will be present to receive friends Friday 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the (Tonawanda Chapel) Amigone Funeral Home, Inc., 2640 Sheridan Drive (at Parker Blvd) where funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. Friends invited. | FRITZ, Henry W (I104412)
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| 219 | 10 January 1986 Tonawanda News HARDER - Mabel E. Harder, 64, of the Town of Wheatfield, Wednesday (January 8, 1986) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Mrs. Harder was a member of St. John Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband Norman Harder; two sons, Ronald (Beverly) Harder of Wheatfield and Dennis (Connie) Harder of North Tonawanda; five grandchildren, Deborah, David, Kevin, Christopher, and Nathan; a sister, Mrs. Frances Voelker of Wheatfield. She was the sister of the late Evelyn Brown, Clarence and Melvin Haseley; she is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., Thursday 7-9 and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. from St. John Lutheran Church. Interment in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church Roof Repair Fund. | HASELEY, Mabel Emma (I44780)
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| 220 | 10 July 1974 Tonawanda News URTEL Walter Urtel of 116 77th St., Niagara Falls, in Memorial Medical Center, July 9, 1974. Husband of Lois Urtel, father of Mrs. Dale (Frances) Neumann of North Tonawanda; stepfather of Mrs. James (Joan) Mangan of Youngstown, NY, James McCarthy of Batavia, Genesee County, NY, and Richard McCcarthy of Las Cruces, New Mexico; brother of Edward Urtel of Ransomville, N. Y., and Mrs. James (Florence) Dunn of San Jose, Calif.; also survived by 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday (July 12th) at 1 P.M., from the Lane Funeral Home, Inc., 8622 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY, with Mr. Nicholas Gehl officiating. Interment Mt. View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday and Thursday. | URTEL, Waldemar W (I58834)
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| 221 | 10 July 1979 Tonawanda News Gorden Shell dies at age 74 Gorden C. Shell, 74, the organizer of Tonawandas Day at Crystal Beach, died yesterday at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. In 1977 Twin Cities officials honored Mr. Shell, who resided at 269 Hinds St., Tonawanda, by proclaiming Tonawandas Day Gorden Shell Day. He said the proclamation made it the happiest day of my life. Mr. Shell, when serving as president of the Tonawandas Lions Club in 1958, was seeking a way to obtain funds to improve the community when he thought of starting Tonawandas Day. I was disgusted with selling light bulbs to raise money. So I was a man looking for a project, he said, in explaining how he thought of such an event. Besides serving as president of the Lions Club, he also served as vice president and district governor of the organization. He was employed at the Courier-Express as a newspaper distributor for 42 years and retired in 1969. Mr. Shell, active in political campaigns in North Tonawanda, where he had resided for many years, also served as a member of the Lumber Citys Housing Authority. He is survived by his wife, Thelma H. (nee Haseley) and his children, Mrs. Tom (Madelyn) Lary of Paramount, Ca.; Mrs. Charles (Geraldine) Applegarth of Buffalo, Gorden C. Shell, Jr. of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Louis (Judith) Bird of Akron, Mrs. Thomas (Sharon) Henderson, Mrs. Peter (Gail) Wolf, both of Tonawanda, and Miss Nancy A. Miller of Newark, N.Y. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Creasey Memorial Chapel Inc., in Tonawanda. | SHELL, Gordon C (I61341)
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| 222 | 10 June 1943 Evening News of the Tonawandas Mrs. Barbara Meisenburg Mrs. Barbara Meisenburg, 53, died this morning after a prolonged illness at the family home, Lockport avenue, Town of Pendleton. She was born in Austria and had lived in this country about 25 years. She is survived by her husband, John, two daughters, Geraldine, at home, and Mrs. Elmer Zastrow of North Tonawanda; three sons, Peter, at home; Sgt. Adam of San Fernando, Cal., and Seaman, 1st Class Franklin Meisenburg of Tillamook, Ore. Also by five grandchildren, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Adam Meisenburg of Tonawanda and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Snitzer of Schoendorf, Austria. Funeral will be Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the home and at 9 from the church of the Good Shepherd with the Rev. Anthony Nichter officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | MIHILOVICH, Barbara F (I1325)
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| 223 | 10 June 1949 Tonawanda News Benjamin K. Schmidt, 58, of Wurl St., Bergholtz, died this morning in Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, after a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of the town of Wheatfield. He is survived by his wife, Ida, nee Haseley; three sons, Harold at home, Clarence of Niagara Falls and Richard of Tonawanda; three daughters, Mrs. Lester Schumacher and Mrs. Tony Jensen of Tonawanda and Mrs. Ervin Moll of Lockport; three brothers, Philip and Otto of Tonawanda and Fred of Newfane; two sisters, Mrs. Herman Sattelberg of Wheatfield and Mrs. Josephine Ginet of Lockport. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St. Burial will be in the Holy Ghost cemetery. | SCHMIDT, Benjamin Karl Wilhelm Julius (I59765)
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| 224 | 10 March 1943 Evening News of the Tonawandas Julius J. Stieg, prominent citizen of Wheatfield, where he was a lifelong resident, died suddenly yesterday at his Krueger road home of a heart attack. He was taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. He held many political offices, being town councilman at the time of his death. He was a justice of the peace for 14 years, former school tax collector and former assessor. He was a member of the Adams Fire company and the St. Paul's Lutheran church, East Felton street. He is survived by one brother, Van of Wheatfield, and a sister, Mrs. Lydia Brack of Twining, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 3:30 from the residence with the Rev. Rudolph Grabau officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount cemetery. | STIEG, George Juliius Heinrich (I53523)
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| 225 | 10 May 1974 Tonawanda News PROHASKA – John T. Prohaska, 64, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., Thursday (May 9, 1974) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Prohaska was a lifelong resident of the Tonawandas, a retired postal employee and member of St. Mark Lutheran church. He is survived by his wife, Mildred (nee Vogt) Prohaska; a son, Arthur A., and two daughters, Mrs. Norbert (Carol) Schultz and Mrs. Philip (Sharon) Durlick, all of North Tonawanda; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Frank of Buffalo, Peter of Alden and Joseph Prohaska of North Tonawanda; two sisters, Miss Ann Prohaska of New York City and Mrs. James (Helen) Polizzi of Buffalo. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, North Tonawanda, Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in St. Mark Lutheran Church, Monday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Edward C. Goehner will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church or the Lutheran Hour. | PROHASKA, John T (I63970)
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| 226 | 10 May 1974 Tonawanda News WYSKO Frank Wysko, 64, of North Tonawanda, suddenly Wednesday (May 8, 1974). Born in Poland, Mr. Wysko lived in North Tonawanda for the past 50 years. He was a 25-year member of Active Hose Company, a member of Dom Polski and the Foam Blowers Club. Husband of the late Irene (nee Rackowski) Wysko; dearest father of Mrs. Donald (Susan) Diegelman of the Town of Wheatfield and Daniel (Diane) Wysko of North Tonawanda; dear grandfather of Daniel and Melissa Diegelman; brother of Mrs. Stephanie Wallace, Mrs. Albert (Bertha) Soos, Mrs. Joseph (Emily) Kovach, Mrs. August (Hattie) Toth, all of North Tonawanda, and the late Edward Wysko; also survived by several nieces and nephews. The family will be present to receive relatives and friends from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Skomski Funeral Home, 549 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, where funeral services will be held Saturday, May 11th at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 from Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, the Rev. Chester F. Kotkiewicz officiating. Interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Christian Wake Services will be held on Friday evening at 8 oclock. | WYSKO, Frank (I233)
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| 227 | 10 September 1951 Evening News of the Tonawandas Mrs. Minnie Pokelwaldt, 74, 60 Cleveland Ave., died Sunday after a long illness. Born in Berlin, Germany she had lived in this area 27 years, the last seven in Tonawanda. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, Herman; two daughters, Mrs. Otto Krenzin, Berlin, Germany, and Mrs. Edward Bugenhagen, North Tonawanda, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 P.M. Tuesday in Hamp Funeral Home, 37 Adam St. The Rev. Walter Thiemecke will preside. Burial in St. John's Cemetery | BRUENING, Wilhelmine Emilie (I213158)
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| 228 | 10/19/2004 WHEATFIELD - Harold E. Pankow, a longtime member of St. Johnsburg Fire Company, died Saturday in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after a brief illness. He died a day before his 83rd birthday. Mr. Pankow was born in North Tonawanda and was a lifelong member of St. John Evangelical Church. He attended parochial school. He worked at National Grinding Wheel, Walck's Dairy and the state Department of Transportation, retiring in 1985. Mr. Pankow had been a fire company member for 50 years. He enjoyed doing crafts and spending his winters in Florida. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, the former Jennis A. Walck; a daughter, Betty Cash-Willis of Fort Myers, Fla.; a son, Robin of Rome; two sisters, Lorena Heuer of Port Orange, Fla., and Jane Heuer of Wheatfield; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 A.M. today in St. John Evangelical Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery | PANKOW, Harold E (I49572)
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| 229 | 10/19/2004, NF Gazette NIAGARA FALLS - Ruth D. Schultz, who formerly taught millinery classes at the Niagara Falls Adult Education Center, died Sunday in Schoellkopf Health Center after a brief illness. She was 91. Born Ruth Ziemer in Zimmerman, MN, she graduated from high school in Hanover, Ont., and moved to Niagara Falls in 1930. A member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, she was an active member of American Lutheran Church Women, holding several offices in the local and district organizations. Mrs. Schultz enjoyed teaching Sunday school, making quilts, sewing, weaving and gardening. She was a member of the Hyde Park Garden Club, the Niagara County Horticultural Society and Niagara Weavers. She had been a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for 26 years. She and her husband of 66 years, Alfred E., were married by her father, the Rev. Gustav Ziemer, in St. Paul Lutheran Church. In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Linda Dillinger of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, James A. of Fayetteville, Ga., and Paul T. of North Tonawanda; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz. -- Buffalo News, The (NY) - October 19, 2004 Ruth D. Schultz, who formerly taught millinery classes at the Niagara Falls Adult Education Center, died Sunday in Schoellkopf Health Center after a brief illness. She was 91. Born Ruth Ziemer in Zimmerman, MN, she graduated from high school in Hanover, Ont., and moved to Niagara Falls in 1930. A member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, she was an active member of American Lutheran Church Women, holding several offices in the local and district organizations. Mrs. Schultz enjoyed teaching Sunday school, making quilts, sewing, weaving and gardening. She was a member of the Hyde Park Garden Club, the Niagara County Horticultural Society and Niagara Weavers. She had been a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for 26 years. She and her husband of 66 years, Alfred E., were married by her father, the Rev. Gustav Ziemer, in St. Paul Lutheran Church. In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Linda Dillinger of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, James A. of Fayetteville, Ga., and Paul T. of North Tonawanda; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz. | ZIEMER, Ruth Dorothy (I48733)
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| 230 | 10/28/1903 - Rochester Democrat Chronicle Richard Donaby. Niagara Falls, Oct. 27.This morning at 0 o'clock Richard Donaby, superintendent of car repairs at this point for the New York Central, dropped dead in his office in the lower'Central yards. The cause of death was heart failure. He was born hi England, December 5, 1835, and was, therefore, about ti8 years old. He came to Niagara Falls from Albany twenty-eight years ago, and had always been in the employ of the New York Central. He was a mechanic of acknowledged ability and a man respected by ail. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George A. Watson, Mrs. Clark Shipston, Miss Edna Donaby, and one SOB, John.' The family home is at No. 2,340 Lockport street. He was a member of Niagara River Lodge, No. 785, F. and A. M. | DONABY, Richard (I71814)
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| 231 | 104, a lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 25, 2017, in Niagara Hospice House, Lockport, NY. He was born on August 20, 1913 the son of the late Albert and Elsie [Schultz] Moje. Elmer graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 1931. He was a Master Sergeant with the US Army in the European Theater, during World War II. Elmer was a general foreman with National Grinding Wheel in North Tonawanda for over 38 years, before retiring in 1976. He became a fixture at the North Tonawanda Farmers Market with his granddaughter Carly, where he was affectionately known as the "Honey Man" and later as the "Garlic Man". Elmer was a dedicated member of the Shawnee Fire Company for the past 65 years, serving as financial secretary and on many of company's committees and boards over the years. He was a member of the Niagara County Fireman's Association, the Western New York Fireman's Volunteer Association, the New York State Fireman's Association and the Tonawanda American Legion Post 264. He also served on the Town of Wheatfield planning board. Elmer was an avid Buffalo Bills fan and a member of the Bobcats. He was the husband of the late Ester L. [Paschka] Moje, who passed away in January of 1994. Elmer is survived by a daughter Beverly (John) Freiert, a son Robert (Sandy) Moje, seven grandchildren Carly (Mackenzie) Fabiny, Richard (fiancé' Brittnee) Freiert, Eric Moje, Nicole Thomas, Jinnette Horan-Moje, Tim Walsh, Stanley Wesolowski, a niece Jeanne (Paul) Greasley and his dear friend Marilyn Moritz, also several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was the father of the late David Moje and brother of the late Donald Moje. His family will be present on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-3 & 6-8 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY. The Shawnee Fire Company will hold services on Thursday at 7:00 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Friday at 10:00 AM at St. Paul's United Church of Christ-Shawnee, 3921 Mapleton Road, North Tonawanda, NY, with the Rev. Ronald Lord officiating. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be made in his name to St. Paul's UCC Shawnee, the Shawnee Fire Co. or to Niagara Hospice. Interment with military honors in Wheatfield Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield, NY. | MOJE, Elmer B (I191956)
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| 232 | 11 April 1964 Tonawanda News 2 Brothers Killed in Auto Accident AKRON (UPI) Two brothers were killed today when their car went out of control and hit a tree near this Erie County village. Authorities at Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia identified the victims as James Mellenthien, 21, of East Pembroke, who was dead on arrival, and Allen, 27, of Batavia, who died at the hospital. | MELLENTHIEN, Allen (I77785)
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| 233 | 11 April 1964 Tonawanda News 2 Brothers Killed in Auto Accident AKRON (UPI) Two brothers were killed today when their car went out of control and hit a tree near this Erie County village. Authorities at Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia identified the victims as James Mellenthien, 21, of East Pembroke, who was dead on arrival, and Allen, 27, of Batavia, who died at the hospital. | MELLENTHIEN, James (I77784)
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| 234 | 11 children born. Only the first two born survived. | HILSENBECK, Christian (I4366)
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| 235 | 11 January 1962 Tonawanda News O. A. Strassburg Dies at Age 81 Otto A. Strassburg, 81, of 38 North End Ave., Kenmore, died Tuesday in Meyer Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, after a lengthy illness. A retired carpenter, Mr. Strassburg was a member of Newfane Lodge 947, F&AM. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Alice Bailey of Newfane, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Four sisters and a brother also survive. Services will be at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Ward Road, North Tonawanda, at 1:30 P.M. Saturday with the Rev. Russell R. Meyers officiating. Burial will be in Corwin Cemetery, Newfane. | STRASSBURG, Otto August Carol Heinrich (I55076)
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| 236 | 11 Jul 1983, Colden, Erie, New York, USA GRAWE David E., July 11, 1983, of Colden, N.Y., father of Lori Jean and Michael David Grawe; son of the late Edwin and Laura Grawe; dear nephew of the late William and Irene Rauch; survived by other aunts and uncles. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Colden, N.Y., Sat. at 10 AM No prior visitation. Flowers gatefully declined. Memorials may be made to the Colden Fire Co. Rescue Squad. Mr. Grawe was a member of Colden Fire Co. | GRAWE, David E (I63766)
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| 237 | 11 July 1977 Tonawanda News KRIEDEMANN Jessie M. (nee Thompson) Kriedemann, 67, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (July 9, 1977) at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Kriedemann was a member of St. Peter's American Lutheran Church, the Woman's Auxiliary to DeGraff Memorial Hospital and former member of Sweeney Hose County, Auxiliary. Beloved wife of William Kriedemann; mother of Mrs. Bert (Janice) DeVantier of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; grandmother of Bert W. and Lee DeVantier of Niagara Falls; aunt of several nieces and nephews. Friends received by the family Monday and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda. Services Wednesday (July 13th) at 11 a.m., from St. Peter's American Lutheran Church, the Rev. Luther Lautenschlager officiating. Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park. At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Peter's Church. | THOMPSON, Jessie Martha (I59857)
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| 238 | 11 June 1946 Tonawanda News Mrs. Augusta A. F. Mahl Mrs. Augusta A. F. Mahl, 87, died yesterday noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Milleville, Old Falls boulevard, town of Wheatfield. Born in Germany, she had resided in the town of Wheatfield the past 77 years, residing most of that time in St. Johnsburg. She was the wife of the late Charles Mahl. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Milleville, Mrs. Henry Krull of the town of Wheatfield, and Mrs. William Reachoff of Newfane; a son, Fred of North Tonawanda, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, four step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Hartwig of Pekin, Mrs. Ida Schultz of Tonawanda, Mrs. William Hanneman and Mrs. William Lynn of Newfane, and two step-sons, Charles of Newfane and John of Tonawanda. Rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 from the Milleville residence and at 2:30 from the St. John's church, St. Johnsburg, the Rev. Walter Thiemecke officiating. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery. | SCHULZ, Auguste Alvine Florentine (I52148)
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| 239 | 11 June 1956 Tonawanda News HASELEY Mrs. Ida Haseley, 69, of 445 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, Saturday evening (June 9, 1956) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Born in Lewiston, she had lived in North Tonawanda 60 years. She was a member of St. Peters American Lutheran Church, and the Priscilla Guild and Katherine Von Bora Society of the church. Surviving are her husband, Edward J. Haseley; a brother, Herman Reinecke, and a sister, Mrs. Ernest Winters, all of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at Wattengel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. M. L. Baseler officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park. | REINECKE, Ida Hermine (I48085)
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| 240 | 11 June 1970 Tonawanda News SCHIMSCHACK - Robert C. Schimschack of 2791 Upper Mountain Road, Pekin. A native of Tonawanda, he had operated Schimschack's Restaurant in Pekin with his father, the late Otto Schimschack, for more than 35 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the United States Navy. He was a former treasurer of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church and a member of Pekin Fire Company and Sanborn American Legion Post 969. He is survived by his wife, Mary, two sons, Robert J. and Richard D. of Pekin; two stepsons, Donald Smyth of Florida and James Smyth of Pekin; a brother, Al Schimschack of California; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Eleanor) Tomm of Sanborn and Mrs. Joseph (Grace) Hassan of Hinsdale, N.Y., and two grandchildren. Funeral services at Pike and Jones Funeral Home Inc., 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Albert H. Gaal of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church will officiate. Interment in Elmlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Andrew's Church. Member of Sanborn American Legion Post 969 will conduct services at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Family will be present from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. | SCHIMSCHACK, Robert C (I56294)
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| 241 | 11 June 1985 Tonawanda News STOELTING Herbert F. Stoelting, 85, of the Town of Wheatfield, in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, on Sunday evening (June 9, 1985). Survived by his wife, Lydia (nee Mueller) Stoelting; four brothers-in-law, Lester Wurl of Tucson, AZ, Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller, Mr. Ben Mueller, both of Wheatfield, Mr. Gustav Pfohl of Lewiston and one sister-in-law, Lydia Stoelting of Wheatfield. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 8904 S. Military Rd., Niagara Falls, Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 12, at 2:30 P.M. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz with Rev. Stephen P. Roehrs officiating. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church | STOELTING, Herbert Friedrick Julius (I52427)
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| 242 | 11 March 1912 Tonawanda News Mr. William Dall Mr. William Dall, aged 77 years, died Saturday at his home in Bergholtz. He is survived by a wife, two sons, William and Herman Dall; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Mittlestaedt, Mrs. Albert Broeker and Mrs. Gust Kroening; three brothers, Mr. Fred Dall of Germany, Mr. John Dall of Canada and Mr. Fred Eggert of Bergholtz; one sister, Mrs. John Stolzenburg of Reed City, Mich. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house and at 2:30 o'clock from the Lutheran Church, the Reverend Mr. Sparck officiating. Interment will be made in Bergholtz cemetery. | DALL, Wilhelm (I59154)
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| 243 | 11 May 1912 Tonawanda News Mrs. Anna D. Ferchen Mrs. Anna D. Ferchen, 61 years old, wife of John Ferchen of Bergholtz, died at the family home Thursday night. Mrs. Ferchen was born in Bergholtz, and lived there all her life. Besides her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Albert Haseley, Mrs. Albert Milleville, and Mrs. Albert Dubois; four sons, Henry, John, Philip and Edward Ferchen of Bergholtz; and three brothers, Henry Voelker of Bergholtz, Fred Voelker of Chicago and Philip C. Voelker of LeValley, Canada, survive. The funeral will be held from the late home at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and a half hour later from the Grabau Lutheran Church at Bergholtz. Burial will be made in Bergholtz. | VOELKER, Anna Dorothea (I47566)
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| 244 | 11 May 1979 Tonawanda News JAGOW Anna M. (nee Siegmann) Jagow, 97, of the Town of Pendleton, N. Y., Friday (May 11, 1979) after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of the North Tonawanda area, she was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda and was the wife of the late William B. Jagow. She is survived by her daughter, Miss Luella V. Jagow and many nieces and nephews. The family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Sts., Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, the Rev. Dr. John W. Franzmann officiating. Interment at Acacia Park Resthaven Cemetery | SIEGMANN, Anna Maria (I53041)
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| 245 | 11 May 1981 Tonawanda News ZIEHL Alice P. (nee Wurl) Ziehl, 80, of North Tonawanda, Saturday (May 9, 1981) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Amherst, N.Y., she had been a resident of North Tonawanda for more than fifty-five years and was the wife of Walter A. Ziehl who died in 1953 and mother of Andrew W. Ziehl who died in 1965. Mrs. Ziehl was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Edward (Frieda) Wehrung, of E. Amherst, N.Y., Mrs. Arthur (Laura) Miles of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Lois E. Ziehm of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Eleanor R. Szeliga of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; two sons, Elton (Dorothy) Ziehl of North Tonawanda and Robert E. Ziehl of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Edna Bush of Sanborn, N.Y. and a brother, Elmer Wurl of North Tonawanda; twenty-four grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at John O. Roth Funeral Home, Morgan and William Sts., Tona., where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. David B. Kaplan. Burial at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. | WURL, Alice Pauline Ella (I56178)
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| 246 | 11 November 1958 Tonawanda News GOERSS Rufus H. Goerss, 68, of 979 Nash Rd., North Tonawanda, died Monday (Nov. 10, 1958) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, Mr. Goerss had resided in North Tonawanda for more than 40 years. He was a veteran of World War I, having served in France with the U. S. Army. He had been employed at Buffalo Bolt Co. for 22 years. Mr. Goerss was a member of St. Peters American Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Clara (nee Weinheimer); two daughters, Miss Violet C. Goerss and Mrs. Esslie Kraft; three brothers, Anton, Rudolph and Hubert Goerss, and two sisters, Miss Sophia and Miss Charlotte Goerss, all of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home Inc., 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday. The Rev. Merton L. Baseler will officiate. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Park | GOERSS, Rufus Heinrich (I56357)
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| 247 | 11 November 1969 Tonawanda News SATTELBERG - Albert C. Sattelberg, 82, 0f 3542 Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, Monday (Nov. 10, 1969) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Beloved husband of Mrs. Ada (nee Roggow) Sattelberg, father of Mrs. Edwin (Melva) Howell, Albert M. and Alvin R. Sattelberg, all of North Tonawanda; brother of John Sattelberg of North Tonawanda; grandfather of seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 13). The Rev. Luther Knauff will officiate. Interment in St. Marks Cemetery. At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Martin's Lutheran Church building fund. | SATTELBERG, Albert Christian Gottfried (I54724)
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| 248 | 12 April 1973 Tonawanda News WURL Stanley F. Wurl, 65, of 48 Fillner Ave., North Tonawanda, Tuesday (April 10, 1973) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wurl was a supervisor for the North Tonawanda Parks and Recreation Dept., retiring in 1971. He was a member of the Rescue Fire Company No. 5, and retired Public Employees Association. He is survived by his wife, Edna Peter Wurl; two sons, Douglas and Donald; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Dolores) Ackerman; one sister, Mrs. Helen Diebold, all of North Tonawanda and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wattengel Funeral Home, Inc., 307 Oliver St., North Tonawanda where funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Enno Schmoock officiating. Burial in St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church General Fund. | WURL, Stanley Frederick (I57801)
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| 249 | 12 children born to this union. Two sons fell in WW I as soldiers. A couple daughters married. I have recorded just the two sons where m. in Mundingen or nearby Ehingen. I think it is Gottlieb Adolf's children who live today in Mundingen. | BOLAY, Johann Georg (I6637)
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| 250 | 12 July 1927 Tonawanda News Evelyn Bertha Allard, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Allard of 342 Fredericka street died last night at the home of her parents after only a few days illness. The child is survived by two brothers in addition to her parents. Services will be conducted from the late residence Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. Harry A. Depfer officiating. Interment will be at Elmlawn. | ALLARD, Evelyn Bertha (I49195)
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