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- Irene H. Ensminger NT native operated Sanborn grocery store
Irene H. Ensminger, 84, of Sunnyside Drive, formerly of Sanborn, died Tuesday (Nov. 10, 1992) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in North Tonawanda on Nov. 7, 1908, the daughter of William and Bertha (Geist) Scharlau. She had resided in North Tonawanda before moving to Sanborn in 1946. She moved to Niagara Falls in 1982. Mrs. Ensminger and her husband, the late Roy E. Ensminger Sr., operated R. E. Ensminger Groceries in Sanborn from 1946 to 1960. Mr. Ensminger died in June 1992. She was past "noble grand" of the Sanborn Rebecca Lodge and was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mrs. Ensminger is survived by a son, Roy E. Ensminger Jr. of Pompano Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Sherry Werth of Sanborn; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Barbara Kesterson and sister of the late William Scharlau and Martha Webber. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, where the Rev. E. Werner Weinrich will conduct services at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Wheatfield Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda.
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