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| 4351 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 29, 1997 Lawson L. Finger, 78, of Akron, a founding partner in Buffalo Sheet Metals, died Thursday (June 26, 1997) in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, after a brief illness. Finger, who was born in Newstead, was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Akron throughout his life, serving as treasurer and financial secretary of the church council for many years During World War II, he served in the Army in the South Pacific and was a member of the L.L. Tillman Post 900, American Legion, and the Newstead Wars Post 3180, Veterans of Foreign. In 1954, he was one of the founding partners of Buffalo Sheet Metals, a major sheet metal and construction company in Western New York. He worked on such projects as Erie County Medical Center, the University at Buffalo, Buffalo General Hospital and North AmeriCare Park. He was also a member of many industry organizations, such as the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association and New York State Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors' Association. He was also one of the original financial partners in Dande Farms Country Club in Akron. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former R. Jean Hunt; two sons, Harold and David, both of Akron; two daughters, Helen Beutel of Baltimore and Nancy Peters of Akron; a brother, Henry of Akron; and three sisters, Emily Granke of Akron, Martha Fitzgerald of Waynesboro, Va., and Bertha Hershelman of Kenmore; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandsons. A funeral will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. John's Lutheran Church, 168 Main St., Akron. Burial will be in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Newstead | FINGER, Lawson L (I59563)
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| 4352 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 30, 1990 John Henry Luick, 84, a 40-year employee of the Nabisco Shredded Wheat plant, died Friday (June 29, 1990) at his home on Shantz Avenue. Luick was born in the former Village of LaSalle and remained a lifelong resident of the LaSalle section of Niagara Falls after the village was annexed by the city. His late father, Jacob Luick, was an early settler in LaSalle, and was one of the village's first constables. He served in Europe with the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Nabisco in 1971. His wife, the former Margaret Mullane, died in 1982. Survivors include three sisters, Dorothy Frawley of Lockport, Edna Nevling of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Olive Salt. Services will be conducted at 11 A.M. Monday at the Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave. Burial will be in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston. | LUICK, John Henry (I59602)
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| 4353 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 30, 1990 Services for Hilda B. Mueller, 88, will be held at 2 P.M. today in St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Mrs. Mueller, of Ward Road, born Hilda B. Harder, died Thursday (June 28, 1990) at her home. She was the widow of George Werth, who died in 1953 and George Mueller, who died in 1965. She was a member of St. John Church; the church Senior Citizen's Group and the Wheatfield Senior Citizen Group. Survivors are a son, Marvin E. Werth; a sister, Viola Moeller; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren | HARDER, Hilda Bertha Wilhelmine (I49461)
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| 4354 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 30, 2000 Elmer G. Heuer, 85, who operated David C. Heuer and Sons Market on Third Street, died Thursday (June 29, 2000) in St. Mary's Manor after a lengthy illness. A native of Bergholz, Heuer was 12 when he joined the Bergholz German Band, playing saxophone and singing with the group for more than 20 years. He was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School. Heuer served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Upon his return from the war, Heuer operated David C. Heuer and Sons Market, which was owned and operated by David C. Heuer and his four sons from 1905 through 1984. A lifelong member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bergholz, he served as its financial secretary for 20 years and was a member of the mixed choir and men's chorus. In addition, he was a member of Bergholz Volunteer Fire Company and Bergholz Exempt Fire Company. Known for his Bing Crosby-like voice, Heuer was a member of the Retired Men's Chorus and the Niagara Frontier Oratorio Society. While his sons were young, he also served as a Little League coach, and he passed along to them his devotion to the New York Yankees. He and the former Kathryn Ann Boyle were married for 59 years. In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Christine Schnepf; two sons, Frederick of Lewiston and Andrew; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 9:30 A.M. Saturday in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston | HEUER, Elmer George (I55305)
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| 4355 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 6, 1998 Barbara Wendt, a retired teacher's aide, died Friday (June 5, 1998) in Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, after suffering an apparent heart attack in her home. Mrs. Wendt, 65, of Saunders Settlement Road, was born Barbara Szathmary in Levittown, Pa. She moved to the Black Rock section of Buffalo as a child. The family moved to North Tonawanda in the 1940s and she graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 1949. Mrs. Wendt worked for 12 years for National Grinding Wheel in North Tonawanda. She then was employed for 15 years as a teacher's aide, working with autistic children for the Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda. She had also been active for many years as a leader in the 4-H program. Mrs. Wendt had wintered in Plant City, Fla., for the past few years. She enjoyed music, dancing, antiques and doll collecting. Mrs. Wendt is survived by her husband of 45 years, Ronald A.; two sons, Michael S. of Medina and David R.; two brothers, Paul Szathmary of North Tonawanda and Joseph Szathmary; a sister, Helen Perry; and four grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 66 East Felton St., North Tonawanda. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton | SZATHMARY, Barbara (I51628)
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| 4356 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 10, 1995 Services for Elvera E. Fuerch, a lifelong resident of Wheatfield, will be held at 3 P.M. Sunday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Luther Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Miss Fuerch, 79, of Niagara Road, died Thursday (March 9, 1995) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a long illness. Miss Fuerch worked in the Coated Abrasives Division of Carborundum Co. for 45 years until she retired in 1979. She was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Bergholz Fire Company and a member of the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. Survivors include two brothers, Melvin of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Norbert of Bergholz | FUERCH, Elvera E (I58066)
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| 4357 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 10, 2004 Albert E. Milleville of Wheatfield died Sunday (March 7, 2004) in Mount View Health Care Facility, Lockport. He was 85. Born in Wheatfield, he graduated from LaSalle High School in 1936 and married the Elizabeth Ziemendorf on July 19, 1947. He served as a Wheatfield assessor during the 1950s and was employed at Moore Business Forms for 27 years. He also worked for Summit Park Mall for 20 years, retiring in 1991. Mr. Milleville was a lifelong member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bergholz, where he served as president of many committees. He had a great interest in Christian education and evangelism. He also enjoyed gardening and woodworking. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Nancy of Sanborn; two sons, Dan of Arnold, Md., and Jon of Wheaton, ILl.; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Road and Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. | MILLEVILLE, Albert Edwin (I47628)
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| 4358 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 11, 2004 Services for Milton H. Mueller of Sanborn, an industrial arts teacher, were held Wednesday in St. James Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial was in St. James Lutheran Cemetery in the Town of Wheatfield. Mr. Mueller died Saturday (March 6, 2004) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after suffering a heart attack at home. He was 71. He was born in Niagara Falls and attended St. James Lutheran School. He graduated from LaSalle High School in 1950 and from Buffalo State Teachers College in 1954. As a college student in the early 1950s, Mr. Mueller worked on the construction of the Niagara Power Project. He served with the Army from 1954 to 1956. Mr. Mueller began his teaching career in 1956 in the Lewiston-Porter Central School District. In 1959 he transferred to Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District, where he taught for 31 years before retiring. He was a longtime member of St. James Lutheran Church, where he was an elder. Mr. Mueller and his wife, Fern, traveled to Russia and China as missionaries, distributing Bibles. He was the television cameraman for the Niagara Ministries television program "Digging In," which is shown throughout the United States and Canada. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former Fern S. Channell; two sons, Jeffery of Fargo, ND, and Douglas of Niagara Falls; a daughter, Deborah Bennion of Macomb, Mich.; a brother, Myron of North Tonawanda; two sisters, Audry Walck of Sanborn and Marilyn Mueller of New Orleans; and 10 grandchildren | MUELLER, Milton Harold (I52010)
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| 4359 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 12, 1989 Funeral services for Esther Walck DeVantier, a retired employee of the Carborundum Co. in Niagara Falls, will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Monday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. DeVantier, 86, died Friday (March 10, 1989) in Niagara Falls Memorial Center after a short illness. She was born in Wheatfield and was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Ladies Aid, Lutheran Women's Missionary League, Altar Guild and Women's Quilting Group at the church and a member of the Carborundum Alumni Association and the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. She was the widow of Benjamin DeVantier. Survivors include a son, Dennis, of Wheatfield; a sister, Louise Stoelting of Wheatfield, and five grandchildren | WALCK, Esther Albertine Dorothea (I51859)
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| 4360 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 16, 1993 Services for Isadora L. LaFleur Haseley, 86, will be held at 10 A.M. Thursday in Trinity Lutheran Church, 67 Saxton St. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Haseley, who was active in church and volunteer work, died Monday (March 15, 1993) in her Lockport home. The former Isadora Sy, a native of Lockport, was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church and had been a secretary in the church office. She also was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Mrs. Haseley worked at several former Lockport companies, including Williams Bros. department store, Niagara Textile and Loblaw's. She also worked for the Lockport Board of Elections. A member of the Lockport YWCA, she was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and Niagara County RSVP. She was a member of the Women's Republican Club. Mrs. Haseley also was a member of the Niagara County Genealogical Society and the Historic Society of North German Settlements in Western New York. She was the widow of Leonard LaFleur and Harold Haseley. Survivors include a son, Ronald LaFleur of Bennington, VT.; a daughter, Barbara Sanford; two stepdaughters, Bonnie Haseley of Sanborn and Barbara Haseley of Gasport; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter | SY, Isadora Louise (I48904)
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| 4361 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 16, 1995 Services for L. Milton Haseley, 79, a retired Niagara County employee, formerly of Wheatfield, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery. He died Wednesday (March 15, 1995) in Mount View Health Facility, Lockport. A native of Cambria, he worked with the Niagara County Highway Department for 30 years as a heavy-equipment operator and foreman, retiring in 1977. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of North Tonawanda, a charter member of Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company and a member of the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's Association. He also was a member of the state Firemen's Association and a social member of Friendship Post 1168, American Legion. Survivors include his wife, the former C. Marie Masters; a son, Neil E. of Lockport; a daughter, Dorial Donner of Lockport; two sisters, Thelma Shell of the City of Tonawanda and Dolores Schuler of Sanborn; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren | HASELEY, L Milton (I48706)
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| 4362 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 17, 1993 Alfred A. Wendt, 77, formerly of Townline Road and former operator of a garage here, died Tuesday (March 16, 1993) in Fairchild Manor Nursing Home, Lewiston, after a long illness. A native of Sanborn, Wendt and his father, the late Edward Wendt, built a repair shop for tractors, trucks and farm equipment. The shop eventually was expanded to include automotive services and a gasoline station. Wendt worked for five years at the former Clarence Kline Garage in Sanborn and then for five more years at the Falls Garage in Niagara Falls. He opened his own garage in 1939 on Townline Road. He retired after suffering a stroke in 1979. He was a lifelong member of St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he was baptized and confirmed. Wendt was a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League, a charter member of Sanborn Lions Club and an exempt member of Pekin Volunteer Fire Company. Survivors include his wife, the former Harriett Brick; a son, Capt. Ronald A. of the Salvation Army in Cincinnati; two brothers, Norman J. and Edmund R.; and two grandsons. Services will be private. Burial will be in Mount View Cemetery, Pekin. | WENDT, Alfred August Christian (I50863)
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| 4363 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 17, 1995 Edith Feathers, 100, a former kindergarten teacher, died Thursday (March 16, 1995) in Heathwood Health Care Center, Amherst, where she lived in recent years. A native of Buffalo, Mrs. Feathers taught kindergarten briefly in Buffalo public schools and then in New York City. The former Edith L'Hommedieu lived in Kenmore for more than 50 years before she moved to Sanborn. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls, where she taught Sunday school for many years. Her husband, Harold E. Sr., died in 1963. Survivors include two daughters, Eleanor Kelleher of Van Nuys, Calif., and Marilyn Luick; a son, Harold E. Jr. of Amherst; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday in Grace Lutheran Church, 736 Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls | L'HOMMEDIEU, Edith (I59537)
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| 4364 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 17, 2002 Harold Marcks, 82, who worked as a dairy farmer for 35 years, died Saturday (March 16, 2002) in Ladder Road Nursing Home, Rochester, after a brief illness. He was born in Wolcottsville, where he attended school. In 1935, he married Clara A. Bishing. She died in 1993. He lived in Wilson from 1940 until 1995, when he moved to Rochester to live with his daughter. He was a resident of the nursing home for about a year. Marcks was president and a director of Niagara County Milk Producers. He was a member of the Niagara County Extension Service and received the Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to agriculture in the community. He also sold Hoffman Seeds for 50 years and received many sales awards. He was a longtime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilson and president of the church council. Survivors include two daughters, Mona Baker of Rochester and Marlene Schotz of Wilson, and six grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, McChesney and Young streets. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria. | MARCKS, Harold G (I58406)
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| 4365 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 17, 2003 Helen L. Hassan, 81, a homemaker who worked in her family's grocery store for many years, died Thursday (March 13, 2003) in her Grand Island home after a long illness. Born Helen Grobengieser in Niagara Falls, she worked in the family grocery store for many years after graduating from Niagara Falls High School in 1940 with top honors. Grobengieser & Sons, the family store, was located on 18th Street and South Avenue in Niagara Falls for 65 years. A homemaker for most of her life, she was a lifelong member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls. She enjoyed bowling, cooking, gardening and trips to the family cabin in Canisteo. Her husband, Daniel, died in 1979. She is survived by three sons, Robert of Crossville, TN., James of Wolcott and Mark of Grand Island; a brother, Edward Grobengieser of Niagara Falls; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held today in St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls. | GROBENGIESER, Helen Louise (I54252)
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| 4366 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 18, 2000 Norman J. Wendt, a retired insurance agent, died Thursday (March 16, 2000) in Mount View Health Facility, Lockport. He was 81. Wendt was a native of Sanborn. He worked for a time for the Wurlitzer Plant in North Tonawanda and the Carborundum Co. in Niagara Falls. Wendt then became an agent with the Nationwide Insurance Co. and retired in 1980 after 30 years. He was an active member of St. Andrew's Church in Pekin, serving as an elder, a trustee and as a member of the Lutheran Layman's League. His wife, the former Hilda F. Haseley, died in 1981. Wendt is survived by three sons, Edward J. of North Tonawanda; Frank P. and David N.; two daughters, Elizabeth C. LaRock and Judy E. Dawson, both of Ransomville; a brother, Edmund R.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery | WENDT, Norman Johannes (I50861)
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| 4367 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 2, 1993 George S. Sears, 74, of Drake Settlement Road died Monday (March 1, 1993) in Newfane Inter-Community Memorial Hospital. A lifelong farmer, Sears was a member of the Cooperative Extension Service. Survivors include his wife, the former Dorothy Haseley, and a sister, Doris Seeloff of Appleton. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in Rutland-Corwin Funeral Home, 2670 Main St. Burial will be in Corwin Cemetery | SEARS, George S (I48870)
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| 4368 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 2, 2000 Ruth E. Milleville, 97, who enjoyed flower gardening, crocheting and refinishing furniture, died Wednesday (March 1, 2000) in CrestWood Health Care Center after a brief illness. Born Ruth Goerss in Wheatfield, she had been a resident of CrestWood since 1996. Her husband, Herbert A., died in 1982. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Schroeder of Bergholz; a sister, Hilda Wittkop of Amherst; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery. | GOERSS, Ruth E (I52140)
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| 4369 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 20, 1995 Services for Arthur J. Stoelting, who served in Bergholz Fire Company for 60 years, will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Luther Street and Niagara Road. Stoelting, 86, died Saturday (March 18, 1995) in his home on Stoelting Street. He was born in Wheatfield, lived there all of his life and was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Stoelting was an exempt member of Bergholz Fire Company. He also volunteered for many years with Tri-Community Ambulance Service. He was a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League and had been a member of the Bergholz Fire Company Band in the 1930s and '40s. Stoelting worked on his family's dairy farm until 1948, when he went to work at American District Steam Co. in Buffalo. He retired in 1972. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, the former Mathilda Stenzel; a son, Duane A. of Bergholz; three daughters, Helen M. Haseley of Walmore, Margaret E. Jensen of Tucson, AZ., and Mary Lou Milroy of Niagara Falls; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren | STOELTING, Arthur Julius Johannes (I56602)
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| 4370 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 22, 2001 Services for Elizabeth C. Milleville, a longtime homemaker, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Milleville, 88, died Tuesday (March 20, 2001) in CrestWood Health Care Center. Born Elizabeth Haseley in Lewiston, she attended local schools. She was a homemaker much of her adult life and enjoyed making quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Her husband, Martin G., died in 1998. Survivors include a son, James of Plymouth, Mich.; three daughters, Susan Dunbar of Aurora, OH, Marilyn Ruppel of Kenmore and Carol Moll of Bergholz; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren ALSO Niagara Gazette Elizabeth C. Milleville Quilter for Lutheran World Relief Elizabeth C. (Haseley) Milleville, 88, of the Town of Lewiston, died March 20, 2001, in Crestwood Health Care Center. Born in Lewiston on May 13, 1912, to Edward and Ella (Williams) Haseley. Predeceased by husband Martin G. Milleville on February 6, 1998. Lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore, were she enjoyed making quilts for Lutheran World Relief. She was a homemaker for her adult life. Survivors include four children: James (Anne) Milleville of Plymouth, Michigan; Susan (Delbert) Dunbar of Aurora, Ohio; Marilyn (Irv) Ruppel of Kenmore; Carol (Len) Moll of Bergholz; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was also predeceased by a brother, Erwin Haseley, and a sister, Christine Pfohl. Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz in Wheatfield. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Bruce Gamaché on Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Rd., Wheatfield. Interment in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church or to Lutheran World Relief. | HASELEY, Elizabeth Caroline Emma (I48684)
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| 4371 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 24, 2004 Ethel L. Strassburg, a former school bus driver from Dorwood Park, died Sunday (March 21, 2004) in Newfane Intercommunity Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was 87. Born in Wilson, she lived her entire life in the area and was a 1935 graduate of Wilson High School. She and her husband worked on the family farm, selling their produce at Buffalo's Clinton-Bailey market. She also worked as a school bus driver for Ransomville Bus Lines for 14 years, retiring in 1981. Mrs. Strassburg was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge and its Ladies Aid Society. She married William A. Strassburg in 1938. He died in 1996. Survivors include two sons, Robert F. of Ashland, Ky., and Timothy K. of Wilson; a daughter, Karen J. Carr of Oswego; three sisters, Dorothy Schultz and Ruth Wickham, both of Ransomville, and Gladys Keicher of Cowlesville; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services were held today in St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, Cambria. Burial was in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery. | SCHULZ, Ethel L (I54901)
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| 4372 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 25, 1995 A memorial service for Mabel L. Haseley, 73, a native of Pendleton, will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 322 Old Falls Boulevard, North Tonawanda. She died Saturday (March 18, 1995) in Chicago after a long illness. She worked as a nurse at Millard Fillmore Hospital for about three years before she moved to Chicago 45 years ago. Survivors include three sisters, Lydia of Pendleton, Mildred Hijazi of Carlsbad, Calif., and Ruth Berger of Annapolis, MD.; and two brothers, Gordon of Pendleton and Louis of Holiday, Fla | HASELEY, Mabel Luella (I48879)
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| 4373 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 25, 2001 Deceased Name: EDISON C. STIEG, BAND DIRECTOR, ARMY VET Edison C. Stieg, 85, a well-known musician who played several instruments and directed many bands, died Friday (March 23, 2001) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after a long illness. Born in Wheatfield, he was an Army veteran of World War II and played in the 174th Infantry Army Band. He played several instruments and for 35 years directed many bands, including the Bergholz German Band, the Sanborn Volunteer Fire Company Band, the Wheatfield Community Band and the Wheatfield Senior Citizens Band. On several occasions he traveled with his bands to Germany, Hawaii, California and Florida. He was a 50-year member of Adams Fire Company and was a member of Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion, and St. John Lutheran Church. His wife, the former Verna Wollenberg, died in 1995. Survivors include his fiancee, Gracia Sweeney Docenko; two stepdaughters, Marilyn Updegraff of Fairport and Donna Burolla of Ontario, N.Y.; and a stepson, Kenneth May of Sanborn. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. John Lutheran Church, Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | STIEG, Edison (I68099)
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| 4374 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 28, 1995. Services for Elmer G. Burge, a former process foreman for Hooker Chemical Corp., will be held at noon Wednesday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Dickersonville Cemetery. Burge, 75, of Callan Drive, died Saturday (March 25, 1995) in Veterans Hospital, Buffalo, after a long illness. He was born in Philipsburg, Pa., and moved to this area when he was 18. He was a member of the U.S. Marines for four years, serving in Nevada, CA, Samoa and the South Pacific. He worked for 40 years in the heavy chemicals department of Hooker Chemical, which became part of Occidental Petroleum during his employment. He retired in 1982. He enjoyed gardening and fishing and was a member of the Hooker Retirement Club. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, the former Lorraine Hasley; two sons, Brian and Curtis; a brother, William of Monongahela, Pa.; four sisters, Marie Fedak of Laurinburg, N.C., Jane Coggiano of Lake Forest, Calif., Louise Libby of Orono, Maine, and Beulah Muir of Philipsburg; and two grandchildren. | BURGE, Elmer G (I58831)
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| 4375 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 28, 2001 Services were held for well-known dairy farmer Bernard E. "Barney" Haseley, who died March 18, 2001, on the Ridge Road farm where he lived all his life. Haseley, 81, had cancer for five years. He was one of the original members of the Niagara County Milk Producers Co-op and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in North Ridge. He also was an original member of the Wild Turkey Federation and enjoyed hunting, especially wild turkeys. Haseley is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Ruth L. McFeaters; a daughter, Linda Rodger of Lockport; a sister, Dorothy Sears of Appleton; and three grandchildren. Burial was in Budd Cemetery. | HASELEY, Bernard Eley (I48869)
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| 4376 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 28, 2003 Sylvia Nora Mahar, owner of Mahar Farms for 60 years, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) in Newfane Inter-Community Memorial Hospital. She was 90. Born Sylvia Haseley, she was a lifelong resident of this area and operated the family farm with her husband, Emmett J., from 1943 until his death in 1960. She continued to run the farm with the help of her children. She also worked for 10 years at Southland Foods in Barker. Mrs. Mahar was a lifelong member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Wolcottsville. She loved watching hummingbirds and growing African violets. Survivors include three sons, David of Wilson, James of Middleport and Larry of Gasport; a daughter, Linda McDonough of Olcott; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in St. Michael's Church, 6379 Wolcottsville Road, Akron. Burial will be in Hartland Central Cemetery. | HASELEY, Sylvia Nora (I48814)
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| 4377 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 30, 1996 Funeral services for C. Marie Haseley will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday in St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 3921 Mapleton Road. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery. Mrs. Haseley, 76, formerly of Wheatfield, died Thursday (March 28, 1996) in Mount View Health Facility, Lockport, after a long illness. The former C. Marie Masters was born in Wheatfield and was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ. Her husband of 56 years, L. Milton Haseley, died a year ago. She is survived by a son, Neil E. and a daughter, Dorial Donner, both of the Town of Lockport; a sister, Norma Witkop of Sanborn; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren | MASTERS, Clara Marie (I50576)
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| 4378 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - March 7, 1998 Norman Larry Coble, 58, an Air Force veteran and former Wheatfield resident, died Wednesday (March 4, 1998) in Baptist Medical Center, Montgomery, Ala. Coble of Fayetteville, Ga., was born in Allport, Pa. He worked for Emery Air Freight for 15 years and then in customer relations at Wilson Universal Transcontinental Corp. in Atlanta for the past 15 years. He is survived by his parents, George and Leah of Curwensville, Pa.; two sons, Kent of Niagara Falls and James of Lewiston; two daughters, Brenda Holland of Toronto and Amy Nicolia of Grand Island; two sisters, Jean Varney of Wilson and Marion Eichelberger of Marcellus; and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. | COBLE, Norman Larry (I41346)
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| 4379 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 10, 2000 Helen L. Schimschack, 75, of Bergholz, who was a cook in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, for many years, died Tuesday (May 9, 2000) under Hospice care in her sister's Sanborn home after a long illness. Born in Lewiston, the former Helen Kroening was a resident of Bergholz for the past 50 years. She was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz, Holy Ghost Ladies Aide, Lutheran Women's Missionary League and the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. In addition, she had been an active member of the Bergholz Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, serving as an active trustee until recently. She enjoyed crafts, needlework and flowers. Her husband, Wilbert, died in 1995. She is survived by a brother, Clyde Kroening, and a sister, JoAnn Pfohl, both of Sanborn. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, at Niagara Road and Luther Street in Bergholz | KROENING, Helen Louise (I52001)
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| 4380 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 12, 1992 Services for Jerry J. Beutel, 55, a retiree of Harrison Division, General Motors Corp., will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Old Niagara Falls Boulevard, Martinsville. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. Beutel, of Campbell Boulevard, died Sunday (May 10, 1992) in his home after a long illness. He retired in February as a mold maker after a 34-year career with Harrison. Survivors include his wife, the former Gail Uschold; two sons, Troy J. of Cambridge, MA., and Darin L. of Salt Lake City; his mother, Gladys Bartel Beutel of Sanborn; three brothers, Howard of Sanborn, David of North Tonawanda, and Raymond, and a sister, Bonnie Forth | BEUTEL, Jerry Jerome (I50255)
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| 4381 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 12, 1996 Doris M. Flett, 77, of Sunnydale Drive died Friday (May 10, 1996) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. Born in Wheatfield, the former Doris Camann lived in Niagara Falls for many years. She attended Holy Ghost Lutheran School, Bergholz. Mrs. Flett worked for Wurlitzer Co. in North Tonawanda in the late 1940s. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and a former member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz. She is survived by her husband, Harold D.; a son, Donald; a brother, George Camann of North Tonawanda; and five grandchildren-Grave side services will held at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday in Memorial Park, Lewiston. | CAMANN, Doris M (I53014)
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| 4382 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 14, 1994 Funeral services for Leona DeVantier, 78, of Washington Street, will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. DeVantier died Thursday (May 12, 1994) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after suffering a heart attack. The former Leona Grawe was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and the Wheatfield Senior Citizens. She was a past Sunday school teacher. Her husband, John W. DeVantier, died in 1977. Surviving are three daughters, Priscilla Bowen of Buffalo, Nancy Stuckwisch of Pendleton and Karen Stoelting; a sister, Mabel Matheson of Alabama; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter | GRAWE, Leona E (I52084)
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| 4383 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 17, 2000 Wayne A. Rohring, 48, a manager for Tops Markets, died Monday (May 15, 2000) in Buffalo General Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Waynesboro, Va. He is survived by his wife, the former Susan Moore; a son, Jason; a daughter, Jennifer Gill; his parents, Floyd Rohring of Lockport and the former Madelyn Holt of Florida; two sisters, Susan McCoy and Beth Bluestein; and a granddaughter. Services will be held at 9:30 A.M. Friday in Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 6965 Chestnut Ridge Road. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery. | ROHRING, Wayne Allan (I58436)
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| 4384 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 19, 1999 Thekla E. DeVantier, a lifelong member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bergholz, died Sunday (May 16, 1999) in Fairchild Manor Nursing Home. She was 101. The former Thekla Milleville was born in Wheatfield and she lived in Wheatfield and Niagara Falls before moving to the nursing home. Mrs. DeVantier was a member of the Women of the Church organization at St. James. Her husband of 55 years, Edward R. DeVantier Sr., died in 1978. She was a homemaker who enjoyed hearing about travels from her grandchildren who are spread out across seven states. Mrs. DeVantier is survived by four sons, Edward R. Jr. of Niagara Falls, Roger of Cherry Hill, NJ, the Rev. Vernon of Blissfield, Mich. and Loren; a sister, Helen Milleville of Niagara Falls; 15 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. today in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road at the corner of Rohr Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield | MILLEVILLE, Thekla Elizabeth (I51900)
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| 4385 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 20, 1999 Viola E. Pfohl, 90, of Fairchild Manor Nursing Home, formerly of Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, who was a homemaker for most of her life, died Tuesday (May 18, 1999) in the nursing home after a long illness. The former Viola Walck was born in Sanborn and had lived in Fairchild Manor since 1991. Mrs. Pfohl, who enjoyed traveling, was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls, and was active with the church's Altar Guild. Her husband, Martin, died in 1992. Survivors include two sons, Melvin of Niagara Falls and Delbert of Sanborn; two daughters, Marilyn Cornelius of Wellsville and Lorraine Steingasser of Sanborn; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Wheatfield. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery | WALCK, Viola Esther (I50008)
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| 4386 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 21, 1999 Norman G. Moll, owner of Moll Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, a refrigeration and electrical sales and service business, died Thursday (May 20, 1999) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a long illness. Moll, 82, of Niagara Falls Boulevard, was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield as well as a lifelong member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz. He attended Holy Ghost Lutheran School. He had been employed for 20 years by the Carborundum Company. In 1959 he began his own sales and service business, which he operated until his retirement in 1990. Moll is survived by his wife, the former Eleanor E. Lange; two sons, Barry of Sanborn and Randall of Scio; two daughters, Claudia of Atlanta, and Sheila of Lewiston; a sister, Dolores Silade of Connersville, IN.; two brothers, Wallace of Lewiston and Robert of Chicago; and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 3 P.M. Saturday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Niagara Road at Luther Street, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery | MOLL, Norman Gustav (I50102)
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| 4387 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 28, 2004 RUBY M. LUICK JULY 22, 1928 -- MAY 25, 2004 Ruby M. Luick, a homemaker, died at home Tuesday under Hospice care. She was 75. She was born Ruby M. Brady in Niagara Falls. Mrs. Luick enjoyed cooking, gardening, fishing, reading, knitting, crocheting and needlework. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and Chapter 1940, Women of the Moose. Her husband, Robert, died in 1990. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Scofield of Youngstown; two sons, Richard Scofield of Louisville, KY., and Louis Scofield of Wheatfield; a brother, Robert Brady of Niagara Falls; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 A.M. Saturday in Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston. | BRADY, Ruby Marie (I49275)
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| 4388 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 29, 1991 A memorial service for Ann Strasburg, 75, formerly of Pine Avenue, will be conducted at 1 P.M. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church, 311 Rainbow Blvd. North. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Strasburg died Monday (May 27, 1991) in Mount St. Mary's Nursing Home, Lewiston, after a long illness. A native of Rotterdam, N. Y., the former Ann Hecker moved to Niagara Falls with her family when she was a child. Survivors include her husband, Robert N. Strasburg; two sons, R. Dwight of Caledonia and Bruce H.; two daughters, Joan Dunlavy of Salt Lake City and Janice E. Brewer of Rochester, and 10 grandchildren | HECKER, Ann (I57307)
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| 4389 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 31, 1994 Arnold E. Walck of Robinson Road, an employee of the Niagara County Parks and Highway departments since 1979, died Sunday (May 29, 1994) in Lockport Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Walck, 61, a Lewiston native, served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959. He was a past member of the Sanborn Fire Company Band and a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore, where he was a trustee. He also attended The Chapel in Amherst. Walck formerly worked for Kroening's Garage in Sanborn and Harvey H. Pfennig Inc. Surviving are two sons, Kent and Dale of North Tonawanda; three daughters, Janet Smith of Rockwall, TX, Marsha Johnston of Raleigh, NC, and Marlene Horvath of Rowlett, TX; two brothers, Gilbert and Gerald, both of Sanborn; two sisters, Norine Wendt of Sanborn and Janice Wick of Medford, NJ; and 10 grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore Road, Walmore. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Walmore. NF Gazette ARNOLD E. Walck, 61, of Tonawanda Sunday, May 29, 1994, in Lockport. Memorial Hospital of a heart attack. He was born March 23, 1933, in the Town of Lewiston to Edward and Florence (Pfohl) Walck. A lifelong Niagara County resident, he served in the us Army from 19561959. He was a past member of the Sanborn Fire Company Band and, St. Peter's Lutheran Church where he served a trustee. He also attended The Chapel in Amherst. He was employed by the Niagara County Parks and Highway Departments since 1979. Prior employment included Kroening's Garage, Sanborn and Harvey H. Pfennig Inc. Surviving are five children: Kent (Mary Lou) Walck of North Tonawanda, Dale (Barbara) Walck of North Tonawanda, Janet (Kerry) Smith of Rockwall, TX, Marsha (Brian) Johnston of Raleigh, NC, and Marlene (Scott) Horvath of Rowlett, TX, two sisters, Norine Wendt of Sanborn and Janice Wick of Medford, NJ; two brothers, Gilbert and Gerald Walck, both of Sanborn, 10 grandchildren., and 10 niece's and nephews. Funeral Services were held today, June 2, in St. Peter Lutheran Church, Wheatfield, with interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Arrangements by DuBois Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church building fund or to St. Peter's Lutheran School. | WALCK, Arnold Edward (I49003)
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| 4390 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 4, 1996 Dolores B. Schuler, 65, died Friday (May 3, 1996) in her Stoelting Road home under the care of Niagara Hospice, following a long illness. The former Dolores Haseley was a lifelong Cambria resident and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Robert L.; two daughters, Shirley of Sanborn and Linda Nye of Lockport; a son, Daniel of Sanborn; a sister, Thelma Shell of Tonawanda; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn. Burial will be in St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery | HASELEY, Dolores B (I48707)
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| 4391 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 7, 1996 The Rev. Carl F. Duwe, a North Tonawanda native and a Lutheran minister for 72 years, died Friday (May 3, 1996) in Timken Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH, after a brief illness. Mr. Duwe, 93, retired in 1967 in Ohio but returned to North Tonawanda for several years and served as interim pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn, and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. He also served at other churches as needed. He was ordained in the former American Lutheran Church, which later merged into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, after graduating from the former Martin Luther Seminary in Buffalo. Early in his ministry, Mr. Duwe served at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, Ont., and Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Webster. In Ohio, he served for 19 years as pastor of Grace Lutheran in East Palestine and St. Luke's in Petersburg. He was pastor of Euclid Lutheran Church in Euclid for 18 years. He is survived by two sons, Herbert C. of Negley, OH, and Gordon E. of Richmond Heights, OH; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 P.M. Wednesday in Euclid Lutheran Church. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst. Birth: Carl Duwes mother died 9 days after his birth resulted in his being taken in and reared by Mr and Mrs John Ewald Sr. - 45th Ordination Anniversary Bulletin Occupation: NF Gazette 22 Jun 1969 The Rev. Carl F. Duwe, Pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn, will observe the 45th anniversary of his ordination into the Lutheran ministry Sunday. The Rev. Harold L. Baum of Pittsburgh, Pa., will be the guest minister at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services. A dinner for the family and guests will be served in the church hall at noon. The Rev. Mr. Duwe now lives with his wife in North Tonawanda. Since April he has been interim pastor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn. The Rev. Mr. Duwe was ordained in St. Luke Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, Ont., on June 22, 1924. He served at a parish in Webster, N.Y., a church in Paris-Mapleton, OH, and at Grace Lutheran Church, East Palestine, OH, the latter for 10 years. He concluded his services at Fairport Harbor, OH where he retired in 1967 as pastor emeritus of the American Lutheran Church He is a graduate of Martin Luther College and Theological Seminary, Buffalo. During his ministry, Mr. Duwe served as president of the Augustana Conference of the Eastern District, American Lutheran Church, and was secretaryof the Eastern Distict American Missions Committee for 12 years | DUWE, Rev Carl Friedrich (I54829)
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| 4392 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 9, 1990 Services for John P. Cindrich Sr. of Luther Street, a retired employee of the state Department of Transportation, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Luther Street and Niagara Road. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Cindrich died Monday (May 7, 1990) in Veterans Hospital. He was 71. He was born in Niagara Falls and served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired in 1981 after working 12 years for the DOT. Before that he was employed for 20 years by the former Hall Baking County, Buffalo, and for four years by Bell Aircraft Corp., Wheatfield. He was a charter member of Wheatfield Post 1451, American Legion, an exempt member of the Bergholz Volunteer Fire Company and a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Layman's League. Surviving are his wife, the former Eloise Camann; a daughter, Brenda Butry of Niagara Falls; three sons, Richard of Niagara Falls, John P. Jr. and Rodney; a brother, Martin of Pekin; seven sisters, Anne Mittelsteadt, Mary Schimschack, Rose Lederhouse and Mildred Dooley, all of Pekin, Frances Broeker and Helen Knox, both of Sanborn, and Catherine Behnke of Wheatfield; a granddaughter, and three stepgrandchildren | CINDRICH, John P (I53074)
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| 4393 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 9, 1996 Ruth Amalie Emma Walck, 81, of Saunders Settlement Road, who had operated a family farm and sold produce at the Niagara Falls city market for many years, died at her residence Tuesday (May 7, 1996). The former Ruth Retzlaff was born in Wheatfield. She was an active, longtime member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Walmore Road, where she was baptized, confirmed and married, all by the same minister, the Rev. Edward Grabau. She belonged to the Women of the Church group. Mrs. Walck also was a member of the Sanbornite Senior Citizens. She and her husband, Irwin E., who died in 1966, operated the family farm together. Survivors include a son, Glenn; two daughters, Fay Poli of Pendleton and Nancy Dzialak; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road. -- NF Gazette Ruth A. E. Walck Active church member; nursing home volunteer SANBORN - Ruth Amalie Emma (Retzlaff) Walck, 81, of Sanders Settlement Road, died May 7, 1996, at her residence. She was born in Wheatfield on June 8, 1914, the daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Jagow) Retzlaff. A lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Walmore, she was baptized June 21, 1914, confirmed April 1, 1928, and was married to Irwin E. Walck on Oct 3, 1937, all be the Rev. Edward Grabau at the church. Mr. Walck died Sept. 27, 1966. An active church member, she belonged to the Women of the Church group. She was also a member of the Sanbornite Senior Citizens and did volunteer work at local nursing homes. Mrs. Walck enjoyed family life and gardening. She and her husband operated the family farm and sold produce to the Niagara Falls City Market for several years. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Dzialak of Sanborn and Fay Poli of Pendleton; a son Glenn Walck of Sanborn; seven grandchildren and a great-grandson. She was the sister off the late Lillian Walck. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. today at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. The Rev. Allen Griep conducted services Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Burial was in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church Entrance Fund or to St. Peter's Lutheran School. Arrangements were made by DuBois Funeral Home, Bergholz. | RETZLAFF, Ruth Amalia Emma (I52170)
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| 4394 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 9, 2002 Howard W. Catlin, 81, who worked as a truck driver for local construction contractors, died Tuesday (May 7, 2002) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. He was born in Oil City, Pa., and was a graduate of Oil City High School. Catlin attended the Curtiss Wright Technical School in Santa Monica, Calif. He then moved to Western New York, where he worked as an aircraft mechanic at Bell Aircraft, Wheatfield, for several years. He also worked for the Niagara Falls Gazette and several contractors. Catlin was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, the former Elverna Haseley of the Town of Niagara; a son, Gary of Sanborn; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday in Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. | CATLIN, Howard W (I50982)
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| 4395 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 13, 2001 Arlene A. Luick, 77, who worked as a stenographer at Bell Aerospace Textron, Wheatfield, for 40 years, died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a brief illness. Born Arlene Strasburg in Niagara Falls, she was a graduate of LaSalle High School. She retired in 1986 from Bell Aerospace. Mrs. Luick was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church and was a member of the Bell Aerospace Girls Club and its Quarter Century Club. Her husband of 49 years, Earl E., died in 2000. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Majka of Niagara Falls; a brother, Earl Strasburg of Niagara Falls; a sister, Gladys Beningo of Spring Hill, Fla.; and two grandsons. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in Grace Church, 716 Cayuga Drive. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston | STRASBURG, Arlene Alberta (I55800)
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| 4396 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 14, 2002 T. Howard Garner, 85, who worked as a milkman for R. Milleville Dairy for 30 years, died Monday (Nov. 11, 2002) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Niagara Falls and attended area schools. Garner was a graduate of Simmons School of Mortuary Science, Syracuse. A licensed mortician, he operated Garner Funeral Home with his father for many years. He then worked as a milkman. Garner was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for more than 50 years, serving on the church council and as treasurer and usher. In addition, he was a longtime officer of the Niagara Falls Council of Churches and served as treasurer for the American Cancer Society. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, the former Eleanor Milleville - of Niagara Falls; a daughter, Gail Lawler of Cheektowaga; a son, the Rev. Kent H. of Fairport; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in St. Paul's Church, 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz | GARNER, Thomas Howard (I52119)
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| 4397 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 18, 1993 Funeral services for former Niagara Falls resident Margaret A. Ferchen will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Mount View Cemetery, Pekin. Mrs. Ferchen, 73, died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1993) at her home in Marietta, Ga. A native of Oakland, Calif., the former Margaret A. Willard came to Niagara Falls with her family as an an infant. She had lived in Marietta since 1987. She was a former member of St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz. Her husband, Walter K., died in 1989. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Robinson of Marietta and Andrea Austin of Byron; two sons, Stephen of Elba and Randy of Cincinnati; a brother, Howard Willard; three sisters, Dorothy Lundy of Cohoes, Norma Siford and Ruth Downey; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren | WILLARD, Margaret Ann (I47649)
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| 4398 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 18, 2001 Mabel L. Beutel, 72, died Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a short illness. Mrs. Beutel was born Mabel DeVantier in the Town of Niagara. She attended area schools and was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. A homemaker, Mrs. Beutel was an excellent baker. Her family said they will especially remember her pies. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Leonard H.; two sons, Larry J. of Iowa Lake, TX, and Loren H. of Wheatfield; a daughter, Linda J. Haseley of Pendleton; two sisters, Elaine Pfohl and Virginia DeVantier, both of Niagara Falls; and six grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery | DEVANTIER, Mabel Louise (I51664)
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| 4399 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 19, 1994 Frances A. Wienke, 84, formerly of Sanborn, died Friday (Nov. 18, 1994) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after she suffered a heart attack in her home on Jagow Road. A native of Wheatfield, the former Frances A. Ferchen lived in Sanborn until 1984. Mrs. Wienke was a member of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church of North Tonawanda and a former member of Calvary Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls. Survivors include her husband, Walter A. Wienke; a son, Glenn of Sanborn; a brother, Fremont Ferchen of Bergholz; four sisters, Edna Zimmerman of Grand Island, Mildred Gensler of Port Richey, Fla., Gladys Clayton of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Esther Thiemecke; three granddaughters; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday in Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 1534 Ruie Road, North Tonawanda. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton. | FERCHEN, Frances Anna (I47549)
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| 4400 | Buffalo News, The (NY) - November 2, 1999 Donald Stenzel, 66, of Elderberry Place, Cayuga Village, who had worked as a maintenance supervisor in the city's waste water treatment plant, died Saturday (Oct. 30, 1999) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Niagara Falls and attended local schools. Stenzel served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He worked in the waste water treatment plant from 1970 until retiring in 1991. Stenzel was a member of Forest Avenue Church of God and the Retired Men's Service Club. He enjoyed playing golf and horseshoes with his son. Survivors include his wife, the former Joann Langford; a son, Scott; three daughters, Pam Snyder of Tonawanda, Sandy Shepler of Schenectady and Laurie Balcom of Youngstown; three stepdaughters, Darlene Cappetta of New Milford, Conn., Rhonda Healey of Hicksville, OH, and Tammy Klinger; three stepsons, Kevin Klinger, Jeffery Klinger and Tom Klinger; a sister, Diane Buchholz of Wellsville; a brother, Douglas of Montrose, Scotland; five grandchildren; and 19 stepgrandchildren. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton | STENZEL, Donald F (I54312)
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