GRABAU, Rev Harold Theodore
1909 - 1995 (86 years)-
Name GRABAU, Harold Theodore Prefix Rev Birth 1 Feb 1909 Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY 
Gender Male Death 29 Jul 1995 Houston, Harris County, TX Person ID I54835 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Aug 2020
Father GRABAU, Theodore D, b. 13 Oct 1876, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 11 Sep 1968, Buffalo, Erie County, NY (Age 91 years) Mother GELLENTHIEN, Martha A, b. 25 Jul 1882, Erie County, NY d. 15 Jul 1967, Buffalo, Erie County, NY (Age 84 years) Marriage 5 Aug 1903 Buffalo, Erie County, NY Family ID F19762 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ENGELBERT, Dorothy, b. 17 May 1909 d. 2 Feb 1990, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX (Age 80 years) Marriage 13 Sep 1930 Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY Notes - Niagara Gazette - 9/18/1930
BERGHOLTZ, Sept. 18.A September
wedding or much interest to the
residents of this vicinity took place
last Saturday afternoon, September
13th, at 4 o'clock, when the Rev. Paul
C. Engelbert of 212 Pcckham street of
Buffalo, read the marriage lines, which
Joined In the holy bonds of matrimony,
hU daughter, Dorothy, to the Rev.
Harold Grabau, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Grabau of Niagara street,
this village. At the appointed hour
the bridal party entered the church,
which was artistically decorated with
palms and flowers of the season, the
bride being escorted by her brother,
who later gave her away. She looked
very charming in a wedding dress of
white bridal satin, veil of silk tulle
and a shower bouquet of roses nnd
lilies caught with streamers of silk
tulle. The three sisters of the bride
were bridesmaids and maid of honor
and looked very lovely In rainbow colored
gowns with shower bouquets to
match. The bride's brother and the
groom's brothers, Alvin and Edgar and
the groom's cousin, Hugo Grabau, were
the ushers and attended the groom.
Little Norma Grabau, sister of the
groom, was flower girl. A reception
was held at the home of the bride to
about 30 guests. The supper was served
at about 0 o'clock, tho table being
centered with a large wedding cake.
The bride and groom left early that
evening for Fair View. Kansas, where
they will make their future home. They
will stop eftroute at Illinois and . Indians,
where they arc visiting friends
snd relatives.
Children 1. GRABAU, Gretchen 2. GRABAU, Donna Jean 3. GRABAU, Lowell Family ID F19771 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Feb 2025
- Niagara Gazette - 9/18/1930
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Notes - Rev. Harold T. Grabau
Former Army chaplain grew up in Bergholz
SEGUIN, TX - A memorial service for the Rev. Harold T. Grabau was held Aug. 5 in, Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Seguin, TX. A retired Lutheran minister, Mr. Grabau, 86, died on July 29, 1995, at the home of his daughter, Gretchen Grabau of Houston, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Grabau, the son of Theodore and Martha Grabau, was raised in Bergholz. His father was a teacher at St. James Evangelical Lutheran School. Mr. Grabau left Bergholz in his early teens to study at the Martin Luther Seminary in Buffalo. When that school closed, he transferred to the Capital University Seminary in Columbus, OH. He was a pastor in Kansas and in Ohio early in his career. From 1943 to 1945, he served in the Army Air Forces Chaplain Corps in India. He returned to the military during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany. Mr. Grabau continued to serve in the Army reserves, retiring as a lieutenant colonel from the Chaplain Corps in 1962. He returned to Western New York in 1965 to serve as an administrative assistant at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Buffalo. He then transferred to a church in Scottsdale, Ariz. He retired about 15 years ago as director of development at Texas Lutheran College. His wife of 60 years, the former Dorothy Engelbert, died in 1990. In addition to his daughter, he is survived by another daughter, Dona Manley of Corpus Christi, TX; a son, Lowell Grabau of San Antonio; a brother, Dr. A. Arthur Grabau of Buffalo; several grandchildren and a great-grandchild
- Rev. Harold T. Grabau