MELLENTHINE, Violet Ruth

1922 - 1978  (55 years)

• Name	MELLENTHINE, Violet Ruth
  Birth	27 May 1922	North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Apr 1978	North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I56585	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	MELLENTHINE, Helmut C,   b. Jan 1896, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 8 Dec 1936, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	STENZEL, Eleanora E,   b. 10 Mar 1901, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 5 Apr 1995, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1920	New York
  Family ID	F20507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STRASSBURG, August F,   b. 30 May 1918, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 3 May 2000, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1943	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD
  Notes	Married: 9 November 1943 Evening News of the Tonawandas Strassburg-Mellenthine Rites Took Place in Church at Sioux Falls, S.D. Miss Violet Mellenthine, daughter of Mrs. Eleonora Mellenthine and Private August F. Strassburg, son of Mrs. Emma Strassburg were married Wednesday afternoon, November 3, at 1:30 o’clock in the Zion Lutheran church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. A. Troenel of Sioux Falls. The bride was lovely in her gown of white satin, and net skirt. A sweetheart neckline and three-quarter length sleeves completed the dress. Her veil of illusion was held by a juliet cap, and she carried a bouquet of white asters and roses. The groom is serving with the armed forces at the air base at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her only attendant, Mrs. Hugo Belling, the former Marjorie Butzbach, was matron of honor. She wore a dusty blue taffeta dress with a spray of blue flowers in her hair, and carried a bouquet of yellow asters and roses. P. F. C. Wilbert Ostwald of Ward road, Niagara Falls, N. Y., who is stationed at Sioux Falls was best man. The reception was held at Carpenter Hotel. Mrs. August Strassburg and Mrs. Hugo Belling will return shortly and the bride will make her home with her parent for the duration.
  Children	1. STRASSBURG, Terry August   2. STRASSBURG, Gary Daniel
  Family ID	F20509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Tonawanda News, April 24, 1978 Violet R. Strassburg. 55, of Albion. N.Y., formerly of North Tonawanda, Sunday (April 23,1978) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness, Mrs. Strassburg was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, August Strassburg; two sons Terry (Carol) Strassburg, of Kansas City, Kansas. Gary (Janice) Strassburg of Niagara Falls, N.Y. two grandchildren David and Amanda; her mother Mrs. Elenora Mellenthine of North Tonawanda and a brother Calvin Mellenthine of Kenmore. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home., 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in St. Mark Lutheran Church Tuesday at 10 a.m. the Rev. Thomas K. Spahn will officiate. Interment in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery, In lieu of flowers, memorials, may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church or to the Leukemia Society.