Dora Fink

b. 6 May 1863, d. 9 September 1951
  • Dora Fink was born on 6 May 1863 in Niagara County, New York.
  • She was baptized/christened on 5 July 1863 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, sponsored by Dorothea Walter.
  • Konrad Fink and Margaretha Walter, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Suspension Bridge, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Dora Fink, Christian Fink, Christiana Fink, Jacob Fink and Margaret Fink.
  • Konrad Fink and Margaretha Walter appeared in the New York state census of 1 June 1875 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Dora Fink, Christian Fink, Christiana Fink, Margaret Fink and Maria Elisabeth Fink.
  • She was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Frederick James Hollenbeck on 26 September 1880 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, New York; as "James Frederick."
  • She was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of John Balthasar Kammerer on 16 October 1881 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suspension Bridge, Niagara County, New York.
  • 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 Dora Fink, Margarete Walter, Marie Ruth Fink and Samuel K. Ade.
  • She was a saleswoman in a grocery store, according to the 1900 census.
  • George C. Haeberle and Margaret Fink appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 927 South Avenue. Other members of the household included Dora Fink, Walter George Haeberle, Charlotte Haeberle and George Haeberle.
  • She was employed as a clerk in a drygoods store, according to the 1920 census.
  • George C. Haeberle and Margaret Fink appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Niagara Falls, New York, at 927 South Avenue. Other members of the household included Dora Fink, Walter George Haeberle.
  • George and Marguerite Haeberle and her sister Dora Fink arrived in the Port of New York on 28 March 1939 aboard the SS Santa Clara, having departed Balboa, on the 22nd. According to the passenger manifest, they were all living 927 South Avenue in Niagara Falls.
  • At the time of her death Dora Fink was living in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at Park Place.
  • Dora Fink died on 9 September 1951 at age 88.
  • She was interred at Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
  • The following appeared on 10 September 1951 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Miss Dora Fink, 88, daughter of the late Conrad and Mary [sic] Fink, this city, died yesterday morning. A native of this city, she had been a life member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church. Miss Fink was the sister of Mrs. George C. Haeberle, in this city, and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Heywang, Ransomville. Friends may call at the Dykstra Funeral Home until 1 p.m. tomorrow. Funeral services will be at the convenience of the family, with the Rev. Arthur Schmoyer, D.D., officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
  • Last Edited: 30 Nov 2014