SCHARLAU, William Carl Jr

1892 - 1954  (61 years)

• Name	SCHARLAU, William Carl
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	Nov 1892	Tonawanda, Erie County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jan 1954	Buffalo, Erie County, NY
  Person ID	I184545	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	SCHARLAU, Wilhelm Carl,   b. 12 Aug 1861, Barkow, Mecklenburg, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	GEIST, Bertha,   b. Jun 1871, Prussia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1887	Niagara County, NY
  Family ID	F54318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BUDNIK, Phyllis (Philomena),   b. 30 Dec 1910, New York d. 7 Sep 1989, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1934
  Notes	North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/11/1934 Mrs. M. Winiatowski of 596 Oli- ver street announces the engage- ment of her sister, Philomena H. Budnick to Mr. William Scharlau. Jr.. of 787 Payne avenue. The wed- ding will take place in the near future.
  Children	1. SCHARLAU, Mary Ann
  Family ID	F67720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Buffalo NY Courier Express - 1/5/1954 North Tonawanda, Jan. 4--Fu- neral services will be held at 2 p.m.. Thursday in the Wattengel Funeral Home for William C. Scharlau, 61. of 476 Esther St., who died early today in Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo. The Rev. Herman B. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Elm- lawn Cemetery. Mr, Scharlau, a fireman since 1920, had been On sick leave since November. He was one of the oldest firemen here in length of service and for the last 20 years served with the Sweeney Hose Co. A lifelong resident of the City, he was a member of Tonawandas Elk Lodge 860 and the North Tona- wanda Volunteer Firemen's Be- nevolent Association. Survivors include his wife, Philomena; a daughter, Mary Ann and two sisters, Mrs. Roy Ensmln- ger of Sanborn and Mrs. Frank Weber of Niagara Falls