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- 20 May 1954 Tonawanda News
FUERCH - Mrs. Gertrude Fuerch (nee Mante) aged 53, died at her home, WA St., Bergholz, Wednesday (May 19, 1954). Mrs. Fuerch was the wife of the late Fred Fuerch, mother of Mrs. Benjamin Walck; grandmother of two granddaughters; sister of Wally Mante of Bergholz, Leonard Mante of Sanborn, Mrs. Francis Licht of the Town of Wheatfield and Mrs. Erna Sharts of North Tonawanda. Services will be held Saturday at 2 P.M. at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., and at 2:30 P.M. at the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The Rev. Victor W. Dahlke will officiate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery.
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Niagara Gazette - 5/20/1954
MM. Gertrude Fuerch
Found Dead in Home
BERGHOLTZ, May 20-Mrs.
Gertrude Fuerch, 53, of Washington
St., was found hanged yesterday
in the attic of her home. Dr. Walter
Altbach, Niagara County coroner,
issued a certificate of suicide, according
to the Sheriffs Depart-
ment.
Mrs. Fuerch's body was discovered
by her son-in-law, Benjamin
Walck, who was called to the home
when bis wife found the doors
locked,
Mrs. Fuerch had been ill, according
to Criminal Deputy John
Ginty, who investigated.
She was the widow of the late
Fred Fuerch. Surviving are a
dlughter, Mrs. Benjamin Walck,
Wheatfield; two granddaughters;
two brothers, Wally Monte. Bergholtz,
and Leonard Monte, Sanborn;
two sisters, Mrs. Francis
Licht, Wheatflefd, and Mrs. Erna
Sharts, North Tonawanda.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, North Tonawanda,
and at 2:30 at Holy Ghost Lutheran
Church, Bergholtz. The Rev.
Victor C. Dahlke will officiate. Interment
will be in Holy Ghost
Cemetery,
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1899 - 1954 (~ 54 years)