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| 4051 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 13, 2003 Lydia S. Mueller, a homemaker, died Saturday (April 12, 2003) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. She was 81. The former Lydia DeVantier was born in the Town of Niagara and attended local schools. She enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad, and also enjoyed gardening. She also enjoyed traveling to the family hunting camp, "Mueller's Magic Mountain," with her husband and family. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and church activities as a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wheatfield. Mrs. Mueller is survived by her husband of 62 years, Norman A.; two sons, Frederick of Camarillo, Calif., and Donald of Moon Township, Pa.; a daughter, Carolyn Root of Alamogordo, NM; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery | DEVANTIER, Lydia Sophia (I51784)
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| 4052 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 14, 1994 Albert A. Harvey, 89, of North Transit Street, a retired employee of Harrison Radiator Division, General Motors Corp., died Wednesday (April 13, 1994) in Lockport Memorial Hospital. A native of Poland, he had worked at Harrison for 40 years before his retirement in 1966. Surviving are his wife, the former Carrie Buehring; two sons, Robert of Peoria, AZ., and Raymond; a daughter, Edna Jean MacDonald of Barker; a brother, Anthony of Middleport; a sister, Anna Seekins of Medina; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., with burial in Cold Spring Cemetery | PAROMKOVICH, Albert Adam (I60025)
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| 4053 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 15, 1991 Services for Samuel W. Salt, a former superintendent at Kimberly-Clark Corp., will be conducted at 11 A.M. Tuesday in Grace Lutheran Church, Cayuga Drive and Pershing Avenue. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. Salt, 83, of Munson Avenue, died Friday (April 12, 1991) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, he worked at Kimberly-Clark for 36 years until he retired in 1970 as superintendent of Mill 2. He also had been an assistant pro at Niagara Falls Country Club. Salt was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, where he ushered nearly every Sunday and was a member of the Church Council. Survivors include his wife, the former Olive Luick; a son, John W. of Windsor; a daughter, Marlene Morazzano of Hilton Head, S.C., and six grandchildren. | SALT, Samuel W (I60657)
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| 4054 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 16, 2002 Ann K. Benz, 92, who came to the United States from Austria at the age of 6, died Monday (April 15, 2002) in her home after a bout with cancer. She was 92. The former Ann Kudlek had worked as a teletype operator at Fort Niagara in Youngstown. Mrs. Benz was an active member of Wheatfield Senior Citizens and Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz, where she participated in the Ladies Aid Society. She was also a member of the Auxiliary of Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion, and served as president of the residents' council of Wheatfield Towers, where she lived for 21 years. She was the widow of Carl D. Benz. Survivors include a son, William of Lewiston; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery | KUDLEK, Ann K (I137884)
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| 4055 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 16, 2004 WHEATFIELD - Florence I. DuBois, a worker at the Nabisco plant in Niagara Falls, died Monday (April 12, 2004) in Elderwood Health Care at CrestWood, Wheatfield. She was 91. Born Florence Lemke in North Tonawanda, she attended local schools. She worked at the Nabisco plant in Niagara Falls for 15 years before her retirement and was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. She enjoyed traveling and activities at the Wheatfield Senior Citizens Center, according to her son, Richard Lemke of North Tonawanda. Her husband of many years, William, died in 1981. Besides her son, survivors include a brother, Wallace Lemke of Wheatfield; three sisters, Naomi Kreppenneck of Cambria and Betty Ernst and Alice Lewis, both of Wheatfield; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 P.M. Sunday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz | LEMKE, Florence I (I55026)
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| 4056 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 17, 1994 Services for Ella H. Luick, a Niagara Falls native, will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in the Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Luick, 89 of Ninth Street, died Friday (April 15, 1994) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. Her husband, Carl, died in 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Joan Spatorico; a son, Paul; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren ALSO Ella H. Luick Falls Homemaker Liked Cooking, Playing Piano Ella H. Luick, 89, of Ninth Street died Friday (April 15, 1994) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born March 23, 1905, in Niagara Falls, the daughter of August and Hulda (Mueller) Haseley. Mrs. Luick enjoyed collecting recipes, cooking and playing the piano. She was the wife of Carl Luick, who died in 1965. She is survived by a daughter, Joan Spatorico of Niagara Falls, a son, Paul Luick of Niagara Falls; six I grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Wayne Luick, and sister of the late Florence Loge, Sophia Allen, Elsie Rickert, Lillian Luick, Benjamin Haseley and Myron Haseley. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Monday at the Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave., where the Rev. Erwin Brese will conduct services at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. | HASELEY, Ella Hulda (I48468)
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| 4057 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 18, 1997 Walter F. Schulz, 77, of Northway Drive, a life member of the Sanborn Fire Company band, died Wednesday (April 16, 1997) in Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, after a long illness. He was born in Niagara Falls A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in Okinawa. Schulz worked at Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Niagara Falls for 17 years and then worked for Eastman Kodak, retiring in 1982. He attended Community Bible Church, Cambria. Survivors include his wife, the former June Laughlin; three daughters, Carol Croff of Niagara Falls, Andrea Bainbridge of Amherst and Patricia Meisenburg of Wheatfield; a brother, Bruno of Freeland, Wash.; seven grandchildren-; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 5 P.M. Saturday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. | SCHULZ, Walter Freebert (I48590)
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| 4058 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 19, 2000 Deceased Name: IVAN R. KLETTKE, FIRE POLICE OFFICER Ivan R. "Corky" Klettke , 72, an active member of the Bergholz Fire Company until his death, died Tuesday (April 18, 2000) in his home while under the care of Niagara Hospice. He was the founder of Klettke Land Surveyors and a member of the Niagara Frontier Land Surveyors Association. Klettke was born in Niagara Falls. He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees from 1950 to 1954 during the Korean War, and was a charter member of the Navy Seabees Veterans of America Island X-8, North Tonawanda. A member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, he had served as vice chairman, chairman, trustee, elder and membership chairman of the Lutheran Laymen's League. Klettke was a member of the Fire Police of the Bergholz Fire Company and a member of the Niagara County Fire Police Association. Klettke participated in the Bergholz Bowling League for 45 years and was a member of the Wheatfield American Legion Horseshoe League for about 12 years. He also enjoyed traveling. Survivors include his wife, the former Jean Camann; four sons, Neal of Sanborn, Russell of Chicago, Bart of Lewiston and Matthew; a sister, Florence Nevelson of Bridgeport, Conn.; and eight grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery | KLETTKE, Ivan R (I52858)
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| 4059 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 24, 1996 Lucille E. Camann, a retired employee of the Niagara-Wheatfield School District, died Tuesday (April 23, 1996) in Northgate Manor Health Care Facility. Mrs. Camann, 83, of Binkley Street, was born Lucille E. Wilksen in Thayer, Neb., and was valedictorian of her high school class in Benedict, Neb. She had lived in Wheatfield since 1934. Mrs. Camann was an active member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz and served on its Altar Guild. She also was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and the Lutheran Layman's League. She was employed by the Niagara-Wheatfield School District for 10 years, as an audiovisual secretary and a library aide. She also was a member of the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. Survivors include her husband, Waldemar H. Friday, the day of her funeral, would have been their 55th anniversary. Other survivors include three sons, William of Kent, Dr. Keith of Okemos, Mich., and Richard of Plymouth, Mich.; four daughters, Cecile Beutel of Fairport, Barbara Sniffen of Gainesville, Fla., Audrey Pfohl of Littleton, Colo., and Donna Zygmont of Salem, NH; a brother, Leslie Wilksen of Benedict; a sister, Violet Wurm of Lincoln, Neb.; 20 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friday's services will be conducted at 11 A.M. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield. | WILKSEN, Lucille E (I47586)
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| 4060 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 24, 1998 Gustav N. Pfohl, 88, of Upper Mountain Road and formerly of Saunders Settlement Road, died Wednesday (April 22, 1998) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital. A native of Wheatfield, Pfohl was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Walmore, where he had served on various committees and as president, elder and trustee. He worked for 10 years at the former Sales Book County, now Moore Business Forms, and then for 32 years as a stationary engineer at the Nabisco plant in Niagara Falls until he retired in 1974. Pfohl was a member of the Sanbornites Senior Citizens. His wife, Anna Mueller Pfohl, died in 1984. Survivors include two sons, Lawrence of Sanborn and Walter of Pendleton; a brother, Wallace of Wheatfield; a sister, Erna Stenzel of North Tonawanda; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | PFOHL, Gustav Nathaniel (I48675)
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| 4061 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 28, 1994 . Funeral services for Esther H. Toellner, 79, of Ontario Avenue, will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz. Mrs. Toellner died Tuesday (April 26, 1994) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. The former Esther H. Buerger was born in the Town of Wheatfield and was employed at the former Spirella Co. and the former Niagara Search Light Co. during the 1930s. She was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, Donald W.; two daughters, Dana Waselus of the Town of Niagara and Carol Foshee; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren | BUERGER, Esther Helene Agnes (I54930)
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| 4062 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 28, 1995 Services for David G. Haseley, 57, of Rochester Road, a truck driver for the Niagara County Highway Department, will be held at 9 A.M. Saturday in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St. He died Thursday (April 27, 1995) in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, after a brief illness. A native of the Town of Cambria, he was a veteran of the Army. Survivors include his wife, the former Roanne Welton; a son, Timothy D.; a daughter, Teresa Benson of Medina; four brothers, Laurence, Warren, Wayne and Richard; and four grandchildren. | HASELEY, David G (I50534)
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| 4063 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 3, 2001 Services for Verone E. Haseley, a retired Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center employee, will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Haseley, 89, died Sunday (April 1, 2001) in Riverwood Health Care Center, Grand Island. A longtime Lewiston resident, the former Verone Pfohl enjoyed cooking and baking. She was employed for 10 years in the central services office at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. She was the widow of Mervin. Survivors include a son, Paul A., and two sisters, Eleonore Craft and Lizzie Pfohl, all of Sanborn. | PFOHL, Verone Eleanore (I48702)
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| 4064 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 30, 1997 Emma M. Moll, 84, of Maple Drive died Monday (April 28, 1997) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. The former Emma Andrees was born in Wheatfield. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid Society. Her husband, Philip, died in 1993. Survivors include a son, Bruce; a daughter, Beverly Harder; a brother, William of North Tonawanda; and four grandchildren. Services were held today in St. John's Lutheran Church, Ward Road at Niagara Falls Boulevard. Burial was in St. John Lutheran Cemetery | ANDREES, Emma M (I50667)
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| 4065 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 7, 1994 Services for Elma Karsten, 91, of Willow Street will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in Trinity Lutheran Church, 67 Saxton St. The former Elma Haseley, a native of Walmore, died Tuesday (April 5, 1994) in United Church Colony Home, Gasport. She was a past president of the Missionary Guild of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was the widow of Walter E. Karsten | HASELEY, Elma Martha Helene (I48295)
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| 4066 | 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 | HUMPHRIES, Helen Gertrude (I53671)
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| 4067 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 1, 1990 A funeral service for Esther E. Wolanske, who operated Wilbert's Tavern for about 20 years, will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Wolanske, 83, of Luther Street died Monday (July 30, 1990) at her daughter's home in the Town of Niagara. Born in Wheatfield, she also worked for the Carborundum Co. for many years and was a lifetime member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was the widow of Albert Wolanske and Adrian Frerichs. Survivors include her daughter, Lois Haseley of the Town of Niagara; a son, Donald, of Wheatfield; a sister, Hilda Stenzel of Wheatfield; a brother, Clarence Wolf of Wheatfield; 14 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren | SCHIMSCHACK, Esther Edna Auguste (I51084)
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| 4068 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 12, 1998 Anna W.H. Moll, a lifelong resident of Wheatfield, died in her Luther Street home Tuesday (Aug. 11, 1998) while under the care of Niagara Hospice. She was 92. The former Anna Milleville attended St. James Lutheran School. She was a member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and was active with its Ladies Aid. Her hobbies included sewing, quilting, and flower gardening. Mrs. Moll's husband of 42 years, Elmer, died in 1979. She is survived by a son, Harold of North Tonawanda; a brother, Albert Milleville of Wheatfield; four sisters, Sophia Schultz of Wheatfield, Mabel Klemm of South Dakota, Judith Stroble of Ohio, and Louise Wendt. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield | MILLEVILLE, Anna Wilhelmine Helene (I53287)
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| 4069 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 13, 1995 Martin J. DeVantier of Niagara Road, a life-long member of St. James Lutheran Church, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 1995) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. DeVantier, 77, was born in Wheatfield and lived in Bergholz all his life. He served in Europe with the U.S. Army during World War II. DeVantier was a member of Wheatfield Post, American Legion, and the LaSalle Sportsmen's Club and was an exempt member of Bergholz Volunteer Fire Company. He worked at National Grinding Wheel in North Tonawanda for 43 years, retiring in 1983. Survivors include his wife, Mildred E.; two sons, Dale and David, both of Wheatfield; and three grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. | DEVANTIER, Martin J (I51769)
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| 4070 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 15, 1991 Marie Retzlaff Rensch, 92, of Wheatfield Towers, a native of Austria who came to Western New York at the age of 14, died Wednesday (Aug. 14, 1991) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. She worked in Buffalo as manager of a rooming house at 77 Linwood Ave. and later in food service for the doctors' and nurses' dining area in the former Deaconess Hospital. She moved to Wheatfield in 1920 after her marriage to Theodore Retzlaff, who died in 1938. Her second husband, Norman Rensch, died in 1982. Mrs. Rensch was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz, where services will be conducted at 11 A.M. Saturday. A prayer service will be held at 9 P.M. Friday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Mueller and Gertrude Schmidt of Bergholz; five grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren | BREMER, Maria (I53642)
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| 4071 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 15, 1995 Grave side services for William W. Orr, a former president of the Niagara Falls Bar Association, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in Oakwood Cemetery, 763 Portage Road. Orr, 78, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 1995) in his home on Maple Avenue after an illness of four months. A native of Niagara Falls, he was a 1934 graduate of Niagara Falls High School, where he was on the varsity swim team and was a member of Sigma Psi social fraternity. He was a 1938 graduate of Cornell University and received his law degree there in 1940. While in college, Orr was business manager of the Cornell humor magazine, a member of the senior honor society and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon social fraternity. He was admitted to the State Bar in 1940 and was an associate of the law firm of Wallace, Orr, Brydges & Suitor from 1940 to 1945; an associate of Wallace, Orr & Wilcox from 1945 to 1946; a partner of Orr, Brydges & Orr, later Orr, Brydges, Orr & Dowd and The Orr Partnership from 1946 to 1986. He retired from the general practice of law in 1986. Orr enlisted as a private in 1940 in the 209th Coast Artillery (anti-aircraft) of the New York National Guard and he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1941 at Camp Stewart, Ga. He was stationed at Fort Pepperrell in Newfoundland from 1942 to 1945, when he was discharged with the rank of captain. He was a member of the Falls Bar Association, Niagara Falls Legal Aid Society, Niagara Falls Lions Club, Niagara Falls Boys Club, Family and Children's Service of Niagara Falls and the Oakwood Cemetery Association. Orr was a treasurer of the Niagara Falls Chapter of the American Red Cross, a director of the United Way of Niagara, secretary of the board of governors of Niagara Falls Country Club, chairman of the Erie and Niagara County Advisory Committee of Ticor Title Guarantee County, a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He was a former licensee of amateur radio station W2OWQ and holder of an amateur radio advanced class operators license. He was a communications officer for the Niagara Falls Civil Defense Agency. His first wife, Geraldine Walck Orr, died in 1976. Survivors include his wife, the former Margaret Thompson; two daughters, Elizabeth Anne of Denver and Geraldine Caroline Eggleston of Huntington, L. I.; a brother, George A. Jr. of Youngstown; and four grandchildren | ORR, William Wallace (I49335)
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| 4072 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 15, 2002 A service for Seth M. Walck, 24, of Buffalo, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in Riverside Presbyterian Church, 815 84th St. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. Walck died Monday (Aug. 12, 2002) in Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, of injuries he suffered as a passenger in an automobile that crashed July 21. A native of Niagara Falls, he lived on Grand Island until moving to Buffalo a year ago. He graduated from Grand Island High School and received his bachelor of science degree in commerce and marketing from Niagara University in 2000. Walck had been employed as a sales representative for Advanced Business Machines in Cheektowaga for the past two years. He was public relations director of the Niagara University Marketing Association, a volunteer with the Niagara University Community Action Program and a member of the Niagara University Division I swim team, the American Marketing Association and the Tau Kappa Epsilon board of officers. Survivors include his parents, Millard and Patricia of Grand Island, and a sister, Sarah Sperry of Niagara Falls. | WALCK, Seth Millard (I53955)
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| 4073 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 16, 2002 Norman A. Mueller, 84, who worked as a machine tender at Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Niagara Falls for 47 years, died Wednesday (Aug. 14, 2002) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a lengthy illness. He had resided in St. Mary's Nursing Home, Niagara Falls, for six weeks prior to his death. He was born in Niagara Falls and attended local schools. Mueller served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a flight instructor. He worked at Kimberly-Clark until he retired in 1982. Mueller enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling and taxidermy. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Sunday school class in Wheatfield. He was a past trustee there as well. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, the former Lydia S. DeVantier of the Town of Niagara; two sons, Frederick of Camarillo, Calif., and Donald of Moon Township, Pa.; a daughter, Carolyn Root of Tulerosa, NM; six grandchildren-; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. -- Norman A. Mueller, age 84, of Lockport Rd. Town of Niagara, died Wednesday, Aug 14, 2002 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, after being a resident in St Mary's Nursing Home for six weeks, after a lengthy illness. Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY on January 7, 1918 to Philip and Augusta (Wolf) Mueller. He is a US Army veteran, serving from 1942-45, in which he was a flight instructor with the WW II Training Service. He was employed as a machine tender by Kimberly Clark, (later changing it's name to Cellu, then Nitec) in Niagara Falls for 47 years retiring in 1982. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling, and doing taxidermy. A member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sunday School class in Walmore, where he is also a past trustee. He was united in marriage to Lydia S. Devantier on Feb 15, 1941, and their marriage was blessed with three children, Frederick (Gloria) Mueller of Camarillo, CA, Donald (Tillie) Mueller of Moon Township, PA, Carolyn Root of Tulerosa, NM, six grandchildren, Kristen, James, Kim, Jason, Jerad, Nathan, three great grandchildren, Gavin, Jacob, and Emma Grace and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, five brothers, Paul, Henry, Mark, Albert, and Daniel and two sisters, Louise Beutel & Helen Mueller. Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Rd (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Bruce Gamache on Saturday (Aug 17) at 11;00 AM in St Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Walmore Road. Interment in St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Wheatfiled. Memorials may be made to St. Peters Ev. Lutheran Church or School or to a charity of your choice. | MUELLER, Norman Adolph Arthur (I51819)
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| 4074 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 17, 1997 James W. Scherrer, 31, of Stoelting Street, a plumber, died Saturday (Aug. 16, 1997) in his home after a long illness. Born in North Tonawanda, he was a graduate of Niagara-Wheatfield High School He worked eight years for Camann Plumbing and Heating, Wheatfield. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and skiing. Survivors include his wife, the former Rebecca A. Voelker; a son, Mitchell; a daughter, Mariah; his parents, Henry A. and Dianne F. of Wheatfield; a brother, Mark of Niagara Falls; and a sister, Debra of Amherst. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery | SCHERRER, James W (I52958)
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| 4075 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 17, 2000 Hilda E. Milleville, a member of St. James Lutheran Church, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) in Northgate Health Care Facility. The former Hilda Pfitzinger was born in Columbia, Mich., and moved to Pendleton in 1925. She moved to Wheatfield in 1936, and had been a resident of the facility since last year. Mrs. Milleville worked as a finisher for the former Wurlitzer Co. in North Tonawanda for several years. For most of her life, however, she was a homemaker. Her husband, William, died in 1962. Survivors include three sons, Kent, Dennis and Dean; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst. | PFITZINGER, Hilda Emilie (I52151)
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| 4076 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 18, 1999 Ruth B. Wendt, 86, of Shawnee Road, who was a homemaker most of her life, died Monday (Aug. 16, 1999) in Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, after a long illness. The former Ruth Broeker was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield and a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Ervin R.; four sons, Roger of North Tonawanda, Noel of Littleton, Colo., Gerald and Leon; a sister, Helen Human; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in St. Paul Church, Old Falls Boulevard, North Tonawanda. Burial will be in the church cemetery | BROECKER, Ruth Bertha (I50894)
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| 4077 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 2, 1998 Elwood E. Kysor Jr., 73, of Mohawk Street, a former employee of the Niagara Gazette, died Friday (July 31, 1998) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Town of Tonawanda, after a long illness. Born in Niagara Falls, he had worked at the Niagara Gazette for 17 years, retiring in 1978 as district supervisor in circulation. Kysor was a former member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls, and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz. He was an avid bowler for many years. He and his wife, the former Janice N. Milleville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997. He also is survived by a daughter, Sandra A. Schultz of Wheatfield; a brother, Donald G. of Plant City, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery | KYSOR, Elwood Eugene (I60527)
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| 4078 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 25, 1989 Services for Walter K. Ferchen, a native of Wheatfield, will be conducted at 2 P.M. Saturday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Mount View Cemetery, Pekin. Ferchen, 74, died Wednesday (Aug. 23, 1989) in Marietta, Ga., where he lived for the last 21/2 years. He lived in Wheatfield until 1967, when he moved to Oakfield, NY He worked at the former Zimmerman Builders Supplies in Wheatfield, was a former member of St. James Lutheran Church of Bergholz and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, the former Margaret Willard of Georgia; two sons, Stephen of Elba, and Randy of Cincinnati; two daughters, Barbara Robinson of Marietta, Ga., and Andrea Austin of Byron; a brother, Fremont Ferchen of Bergholz; five sisters, Mildred Gensler of Florida, Esther Thiemecke of North Tonawanda Gladys Clayton of Canada, Edna Zimmerman and Frances Wienke; seven grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. | FERCHEN, Walter Karl (I47546)
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| 4079 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 25, 2002 Edna A. Haseley, the longtime owner of a family farm on Saunders Settlement Road, died Thursday (Aug. 22, 2002) in CrestWood Health Care Center, Wheatfield. She was 95. The former Edna Kroening was born in the Town of Lewiston in 1906. She married Erwin Haseley in 1932. Together, they worked on the family farm until his death in 1962. She was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, where she had been active in its Ladies Aid Society and worked on church dinners. She also was a member of the Sanbornites Senior Citizens Group and enjoyed quilting and crafts. Mrs. Haseley is survived by a son, Ernest of Niagara Falls; two daughters, Ruth Grose of Daphine, Ala., and Gretchen Plough of Jefferson City, TN.; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6169 Walmore Road. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery | KROENING, Edna Augusta Louise (I50332)
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| 4080 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 27, 1999 Alma Haseley, 95, formerly of 87th Street and an active member of Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, died Sunday (Aug. 22, 1999) in Bethel Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Croton-on-Hudson, after a four-month illness. Born Alma Koch in Niagara Falls, she lived in Youngstown for several years before returning to Niagara Falls to live for many years. She moved to Croton-on-Hudson in 1989. Mrs. Haseley had served as a deacon and as a member of the Priscilla Circle at her church. In addition, she was a volunteer in the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center gift shop for 20 years. Her husband, Paul F., died in 1987. Survivors include two daughters, Jane Murff of Irvington and Carol Kalberer of Colonial Heights, Va.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were private. Burial was in Oakland Rural Cemetery, Youngstown | KOCH, Alma A (I48909)
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| 4081 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 27, 2003 Joyce Camann, 77, of Niagara Falls, a member of Riverside Presbyterian Church, died Monday (Aug. 25, 2003) in her home after a long illness while in the care of Niagara Hospice. She was born Joyce Prince in Camden, NJ, where she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She moved to Niagara Falls in 1946. Her husband, Paul, died in 1997. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Kalita of Niagara Falls and Janet Garthwait of Cheshire, Conn.; two brothers, George of New Jersey and David of Philadelphia; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 A.M. Thursday in Riverside Presbyterian Church, 815 84th St., Niagara Falls. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston | PRINCE, Joyce Elinor (I53059)
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| 4082 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 30, 2000 Ronald G. Coleman, 74, a retired Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. line foreman, died Tuesday (Aug. 29, 2000) in his home after a lengthy illness. He was under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Niagara Falls, he lived in the Sanborn area for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy's aviation arm during World War II in the South Pacific. When Coleman returned from the war in 1946, he continued his education and graduated from LaSalle High School. He retired from Niagara Mohawk in 1986 as a line foreman after 38 years. Coleman was the first constable to be appointed in the Town of Lewiston and served for many years. He was a member of the American Legion in Sanborn and was an exempt member of Sanborn Fire Company. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, the former Jean Pokelwaldt; three sons, William R., Richard T. and Douglas P.; a brother, Robert of Cambria; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in Hope United Methodist Church, Upper Mountain Road and Grove Street, Pekin. Burial will be scheduled in Wheatfield Cemetery | COLEMAN, Ronald George (I59049)
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| 4083 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 30, 2003 Alice J. Schulz, 82, who worked as a senior companion with Niagara County Senior Companion for the past 10 years, died Thursday (Aug. 28, 2003) in Erie County Medical Center from injuries she suffered in a car accident July 25 on Shawnee Road south of Slusaric Road. The former Alice Laughlin was born in Chicago and moved to Niagara Falls with her family as a child. She was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and later received her licensed practical nurse degree from Trott Vocational School. Mrs. Schulz enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and her family. Her husband, Walter, died in 1997. Survivors include three daughters, Carol Croff of Niagara Falls, Andrea Bainbridge of Amherst and Patricia A. Meisenburg of Wheatfield; four brothers, Dave Laughlin of Wheaton, ILl., Velzie Laughlin of Lockport, Ronald Laughlin of the Town of Tonawanda and Daniel Laughlin of Kentucky; a sister, Beulah DeLelio of Wheatfield; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 A.M. Monday in Lighthouse Baptist Church, 383 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda | LAUGHLIN, Alice June (I48591)
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| 4084 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 31, 1997 Gerald W. Beutel, 55, a former employee of Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems in Lockport, died Friday (Aug. 29, 1997) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after being stricken at his home on Upper Mountain Road. Born in North Tonawanda, he was a graduate of North Tonawanda High School. He had lived in Pekin since 1966 He worked for several years at Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Niagara Falls, then for a year in the Town of Wheatfield's Water Division. He later was employed by Harrison Radiator, which became Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, from 1964 until he took a medical retirement in 1992. He was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church and Local 686, United Auto Workers. He enjoyed hunting. Beutel is survived by his wife, the former Linda J. Witkop; a son, Robert; three daughters, Brenda Campbell and Denise Fetterhoff, both of Brandon, Fla., and Sherri Hausler of Lockport; a brother, Wilfred of Wheatfield; a sister, Marilyn Schieferof Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.; and three grandchildren- | BEUTEL, Gerald Walter (I51513)
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| 4085 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 31, 1998 Kermit A. Haseley, 76, a retired dairy farmer on Saunders Settlement Road, died Saturday (Aug. 29, 1998) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. He was born in the Town of Niagara and attended local schools. In addition to operating the family farm, Haseley was a volunteer firefighter. He was an exempt member of Sanborn Fire Company and played in its band for about 40 years. He was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Walmore Road. Haseley enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling and gardening. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, the former Janice Werth; a son Rodney; a brother, Franklin of Florida; a sister, Alice Wolf; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | HASELEY, Kermit August Philipp (I48539)
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| 4086 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - August 8, 1999 Glen P. Smith, a retired Olin Corp. employee, died Friday (Aug. 6, 1999) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a long illness. Smith was born in DuBois, Pa. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Smith worked for Olin for 30 years and had been working as a relief operator when he retired in 1983. He was a member of Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion. He was predeceased by two wives, the former Ruby Horn, who died in 1956, and the former Alice Heuer-Ferchen, who died in 1993. Smith is survived by three sons, Duane Ferchen of Wyoming, Neil Ferchen and Richard Smith, both of Niagara Falls; a daughter, Patricia Pfohl; two sisters, Annie Gonterio of Burlington, Iowa, and Ruby Lines; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private grave side services will be held by the family in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. NOTE - Birth Date per SS Records | SMITH, Glen P (I55315)
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| 4087 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 14, 1996 Jeanette C. Haseley, a former accounting clerk at Moore Business Forms, died Wednesday (Dec. 11, 1996) in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon , ILl., after a brief illness. The former Jeanette Hartwig, 72, was living in Charleston, ILl., for the past five years. She was born in the cataract city and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School. Mrs. Haseley worked at Moore Business Forms for several years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Charleston, and its Ladies Aid, where she was a former secretary. She was also a volunteer with assembling Braille books for the blind in Charleston. Her husband, Wilbur J., died in 1961. Survivors include a son, Paul of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two daughters, Carolyn Campbell of Charleston and Merle Davis of Saco, Maine; a sister, Norma Koch; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Burial will be in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston. | HARTWIG, Jeanette Carolyn (I93621)
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| 4088 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 15, 2002 Donald J. Milleville, who worked for 42 years at the Carborundum Co. in Wheatfield, died Friday (Dec. 13, 2002) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center following a brief illness. He was 71. A Niagara Falls native, Milleville- was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and a Korean War-era veteran of the Army. He worked as a machine operator and expeditor for Carborundum, retiring in 1992. He also operated a roadside stand, selling produce. Milleville was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Sanborn and served as an elder, trustee, custodian and on various committees, including 10 years on the Evangelism Committee. He enjoyed beekeeping, fishing, bowling and gardening. His first wife, the former Gladys DeVantier, died in 1997. Survivors include his wife, the former Joyce A. Herby of the Town of Niagara; four sons, Thomas of Wheatfield, Joel and Todd, both of the Town of Niagara, and the Rev. Deron of Skaneateles; a daughter, Barbara of Vienna, Va.; a stepson, David Herby of Buffalo; a brother, Richard of Bergholz; five sisters, Florence Mielke, Winifred Proefrock and Alice Lange, all of Wheatfield, Beatrice Nehrboss of Newstead and Janice Kirchner of Lewiston; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6169 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemeteryBuffalo News, The (NY) - December 15, 2002 Donald J. Milleville, who worked for 42 years at the Carborundum Co. in Wheatfield, died Friday (Dec. 13, 2002) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center following a brief illness. He was 71. A Niagara Falls native, Milleville- was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and a Korean War-era veteran of the Army. He worked as a machine operator and expeditor for Carborundum, retiring in 1992. He also operated a roadside stand, selling produce. Milleville was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Sanborn and served as an elder, trustee, custodian and on various committees, including 10 years on the Evangelism Committee. He enjoyed beekeeping, fishing, bowling and gardening. His first wife, the former Gladys DeVantier, died in 1997. Survivors include his wife, the former Joyce A. Herby of the Town of Niagara; four sons, Thomas of Wheatfield, Joel and Todd, both of the Town of Niagara, and the Rev. Deron of Skaneateles; a daughter, Barbara of Vienna, Va.; a stepson, David Herby of Buffalo; a brother, Richard of Bergholz; five sisters, Florence Mielke, Winifred Proefrock and Alice Lange, all of Wheatfield, Beatrice Nehrboss of Newstead and Janice Kirchner of Lewiston; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6169 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery | MILLEVILLE, Donald James (I51838)
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| 4089 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 18, 2001 Edwin D. Walck, 94, a longtime farmer, died Monday (Dec. 17, 2001) in CrestWood Health Care Center after a brief illness. Walck was born in Wheatfield and attended St. James School in Bergholz. Before becoming a farmer, he worked as a machinist in Niagara Falls for 14 years. Most of his working years were spent operating farms in the Town of Niagara, Pendleton and Cambria. Among cash crops he harvested were wheat, corn, oats and hay. Walck moved to the health care facility three years from his home in Cambria. He was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn, where he served as an elder and trustee. He was also a member of the Farm Bureau and Niagara County Extension. He and his wife of 59 years, Frances Haseley Walck, enjoyed spending winters in Florida. She died in 1994. Walck also had enjoyed hunting on land he owned in northern Pennsylvania. Survivors include two sons, Donald of Pendleton and Darrell of Cambria; a daughter, Suzanne Milleville of Wheatfield; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in St. Peter's Church, Walmore Road, Sanborn. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | WALCK, Edwin David Nathaniel (I48680)
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| 4090 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 2, 2005 CAMBRIA -- Violet A. Steingasser, formerly of Wheatfield, died Wednesday in her granddaughter's home after an illness of five months. She was 90. Born Violet Becken in Lewiston, she attended local schools. Mrs. Steingasser was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz, and her hobbies included gardening, crafts, sewing and traveling. Her husband of 49 years, Jacob L., died in 1986. Survivors include three daughters, Carol Shafer of Newport, TN., Judith Toellner of Queen Creek, Ariz., and Joyce Schmidt of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons, Larry of Sanborn and Robert of Wheatfield; a sister, Jean Walck of Sanborn; a brother, Carl Becken of Sanborn; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Dubois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst. | BECKEN, Violet A (I40556)
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| 4091 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 20, 2002 Elinor R. DeVantier, 78, an active member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, died Wednesday (Dec. 18, 2002) in her Wheatfield home. The former Elinor Burow was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield. She had worked for Carborundum Co. and Sears, Roebuck & Co. Mrs. DeVantier taught Sunday school at St. James and was an active member of Women of the Church. She also was a member of the Garden Club, the Senior Citizens, the Wheatfield Historical Society and the Republican Club. She enjoyed baking and gardening. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Ray; a son, Daniel R. of Los Angeles; two daughters, Donna of Wheatfield and Deborah Bourne of Amherst; three sisters, Harriet Proksch of Niagara Falls, Marlene Zimmerman of North Tonawanda and May Carol Dalby of California; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday in St. James Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz. | BUROW, Elinor Ruth (I52593)
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| 4092 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 22, 1993 Funeral services for James E. Robinson, 58, of Marietta, Ga., and formerly of Niagara Falls, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Robinson died Monday (Dec. 20, 1993) in Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. A native of Warsaw, he lived in Batavia and moved to Niagara Falls in 1977. He worked as a warehouse manager at Stetson Chemical Co. in Buffalo for 10 years. Robinson moved to Marietta in 1987. He enjoyed golfing and bowling. Survivors include his wife, the former Barbara Miller; a daughter, Emma Jezewski of Castile; and a brother, David of Joplin, MO | ROBINSON, James E (I49495)
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| 4093 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 22, 1993 Funeral services for Roland J. Ferchen, a retired machinist, will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in St. James Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield. Ferchen of Errick Road died Monday (Dec. 20, 1993) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. He was 71. A lifelong resident of the Town of Wheatfield, Ferchen was employed by Teledyne-Taber Instruments in North Tonawanda for 20 years. He retired in 1985. He was a member and past trustee of St. James Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking. Surviving are his wife, the former Jean Heinhard; one daughter, Marcia of Newfane; two sons, Mark of the Town of Niagara and David of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Gertrude and Ruth; one brother, Wilbert; and six grandchildren | FERCHEN, Roland J (I52524)
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| 4094 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 22, 1995 William N. Beutel, 92, a retired well driller, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 1995) in his home on Tallman Street. A native of Wheatfield, Beutel was a lifelong member and former trustee of St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Walmore. He was a grain thresher from 1920 to 1950 in the towns of Wheatfield, Lewiston and Cambria. He then worked as a well driller throughout Niagara County from 1950 until he retired in 1965. Survivors include his wife, the former Clara L. H. Bartel; two sons, John of the Town of Tonawanda and Herman; a daughter, Hilda Snyder; a sister, Agatha Schaal of Gasport; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Walmore. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery | BEUTEL, Wilhelm Nathaniel (I48671)
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| 4095 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 25, 1989 Services for Alex P. Klettke, a retired surveyor, will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday in Trinity Lutheran Church, 1339 South Ave., Niagara Falls. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. Klettke, 93, of Stoelting Street and formerly of Lewiston, died Friday (Dec. 22, 1989) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. A native of Lydda, ILl., he moved to Niagara County 77 years ago. He served in the Army during World War I. Klettke was a licensed land surveyor for Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. for 45 years until he retired in 1961. He also founded Klettke Land Surveyors in Bergholz. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Mohawk Pioneers Club. His wife, the former Ida M. Kanehl, died in 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Florence Nevelson of Bridgeport, Conn.; a son, Ivan R. Klettke; two brothers, Walter G. Klettke of Sheboygan, WI., and Richard W. Klettke of Niagara Falls; a sister, Hattie Schroeder of Chisholm, MN; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. | KLETTKE, Alex P (I59976)
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| 4096 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 28, 1999 Viola L. Milleville, 92, died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) in Schoellkopf Health Center, Niagara Falls, after a brief illness. She had been a patient there for the past few months. Born Viola Haseley in the Town of Niagara, she worked for a few years at the Nabisco Shredded Wheat plant in Niagara Falls as a biscuit packer before marrying Carl J. Milleville on Oct. 16, 1927. They operated a dairy farm, which is still run today by their son and grandsons. Her husband died in 1974. Mrs. Milleville was a member of the Wheatfield Senior Citizens and loved to crochet, make quilts and travel. Survivors include her son, Wilbert; three daughters Elva Walck, Jean St. John and Lois Bush, all of Sanborn; 16 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery | HASELEY, Lone Naomi Viola (I48273)
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| 4097 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 29, 2004 SEPT. 25, 1927 -- DEC. 26, 2004 Shirley L. Ferchen of Bergholz, a member of the Bergholz German Band, died Sunday in Elderwood Heath Care Center at CrestWood, Wheatfield. She was 77. Born Shirley Brooks in Toronto, she moved to the Niagara Frontier at an early age. She attended local schools. Mrs. Ferchen was an active member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz. She is survived by her husband, Nathan O. of Bergholz; a son, Russell of Lockport; three daughters, DeEtte, Charlene Scherrer and Justine Wright, all of Bergholz; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. | BROOKS, Shirley Lorraine (I52633)
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| 4098 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 30, 1995 Gladys E. Voelker, 76, a retired school bus driver, died Friday (Dec. 29, 1995) in her Niagara Road home after a lengthy illness. The former Gladys Mellenthine was born in North Tonawanda and had lived in Bergholz since 1941. Mrs. Voelker was employed by the Niagara Wheatfield School District as a bus driver for about 25 years, retiring in 1980. She enjoyed gardening and refinishing furniture. Mrs. Voelker was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. Her husband, Melvin Voelker, died in 1980. Surviving are two sons, Mark and Earl; a daughter, Lynn Blake; a brother, Ralph Mellenthine of North Tonawanda; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday at St. James Church, 2437 Niagara Road. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery | MELLENTHINE, Gladys Elisabeth Charlotte (I41332)
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| 4099 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 31, 1992 Martin F. Pfohl, 88, a retired employee of the former Dobbie Foundry, died Wednesday (Dec. 30, 1992) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. Born in Sanborn, Pfohl worked at the foundry in Niagara Falls for 43 years, retiring in 1966. On Feb. 9, he and his wife, the former Viola E. Walck of Fairchild Manor in Lewiston, celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. He was a member of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, where he was once an elder. He lived on Saunders Settlement Road. Besides his wife, Pfohl is survived by two sons, Melvin of Niagara Falls and Delbert; two daughters, Marilyn Cornelius of Wellsville and Lorraine Steingasser; a sister, Edna Wienke; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield --------- Niagara Falls Gazette Martin F. Pfohl Sanborn native was former church elder SANBORN - Martin F. Pfohl, _ 88, of Saunders Settlement Road died Wednesday (Dec. 30, 1992) at Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. The native of Sanborn was born on Feb. 20, 1904, to Albert and Ida (Haseley) Pfohl. He worked at the former Dobbie Foundry in Niagara Falls for 43 years. He retired in 1966. Pfohl was a member of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, where he was once an elder of the church. On Feb. 9, 1992 he and his wife, Viola E. Walck Pfohl of Fairchild Manor, Lewiston celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Melvin Pfohl of Niagara Falls and Delbert Pfohl of Sanborn; two daughters, Marilyn Cornelius of Wellsville, and Lorraine Steingasser of Sanborn; a sister, Edna Wienke of Sanborn; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Albert Pfuhl. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 P.M. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Friday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. The Rev. Herbert R. Maxwell will conduct services at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Sanborn. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. | PFOHL, Martin Ferdinand (I48600)
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| 4100 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 31, 1992 Viola Ella Furry, 72, a Wheatfield resident who worked for many years at Viola's Submarine House in Niagara Falls, died Wednesday (Dec. 30, 1992) in Douglas General Hospital, Douglasville, Ga., while visiting family over the holidays. Born in Wheatfield, the former Viola Ella Camann was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. She and her husband, Roland H. Furry, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary Sept. 12. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Dawn C. Rich of Providence, KY., Diane A. Weaver of Douglasville, Ga., and Denise L. Beane of Niagara Falls; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery | CAMANN, Viola Ella (I52866)
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