Marie Ruth Fink

Marie Ruth Fink

• Father: Konrad Fink b. 2 August 1835, d. 20 May 1916
• Mother: Margarete Walter b. 10 January 1868, d. 15 September 1956

• Marie Ruth Fink was born on 22 April 1897 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
• The following appeared on 23 May 1897 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Fink of North Main Street are rejoicing over the arrival of a handsome baby girl.
• Konrad Fink appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 907 Niagara Avenue. Other members of the household included Marie Ruth Fink, Margarete Walter, Dora Fink and Samuel K. Ade.
• She married William Mentz Crandall, son of Walter E. Crandall and Lillian Elizabeth (?), on 3 April 1918 in Niagara County, New York.
• William Mentz Crandall and Marie Ruth Fink appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 328 Jefferson Avenue.
• William Mentz Crandall became a widower at her death.
• William Mentz Crandall and Marie Ruth Fink appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Niagara Falls, New York, at 328 Jefferson Avenue living in the same household as his father Walter as owners, with a number of other families renting there.
• The following appeared on 29 January 1936 in The Niagara Falls Gazette: William B. Graves died this morning at 11 o'clock in his home, 1428 Fort avenue, after a lingering illness. Funeral arrangements were being completed this afternoon.
       Mr. Graves was a son of the late Charles Graves and a member of one of the best known and most prominent families of the Niagara section. He was a native of Niagara Falls and had always lived here. For a number of years he was employed by the Niagara Falls Power company.
       Surviving Mr. Graves are his wife, Mrs. Frieda Graves; two children, Jessie May and Charles Coolidge Graves; his mother, Mrs. Emma O. Graves, and two sisters, Mrs. Lucy F. Read and Miss Emma A. Graves. The late Charles E. Graves was a brother.
• The following appeared in the Niagara Falls Gazette: [Died] In this city, Sept. 15, 1956, Margaret Fink of Mentz Apts. Wife of the late Conrad Fink; mother of Mrs. William M. Crandall, this city; grandmother of William M. Crandall Jr., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Walter F. Crandall, St. Joseph, Mo. She is also survived by 5 great grandchildren. Funeral service at Cornell & Daggett Chapel, 1517 Main St., Tuesday, Sept 18, at 2 p.m. Rev. Arthur H. Schmoyer, D.D., officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
• The following appeared on 17 September 1956 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: The Rev. Arthur H. Schmoyer, D.D., pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate tomorrow at funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Fink, 88, a resident of this city for 70 years, who died Saturday (Sept. 15, 1956) after a short illness.
       Mrs. Fink, the widow of Conrad Fink, who operated a tavern in Main street for many years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William M. Crandall, Metz Apartments.
       A native of Germany, Mrs. Fink came to Niagara Falls in 1886. Her husband died 30 years ago. Mrs. Fink was one of the early members of the Zion Lutheran Church and was an active member of the Ladies Aid Society of that church for many years.
       Besides her daughter she is survived by two grand children and five great-grandchildren. The services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Cornell and Daggett Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
• At the time of her death Marie Ruth Fink was living in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio.
• Marie Ruth Fink died on 22 April 1985 at age 88 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2011