George Koelle
b. 17 March 1873, d. 15 February 1943
- Father: Georg R. Kölle b. 12 July 1849, d. 4 August 1898
- Mother: Cäcelie Walter b. circa 3 December 1849, d. 28 June 1942
- George Koelle was born on 17 March 1873 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
- He was baptized/christened on 11 May 1873 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, sponsored by Johann Georg Seitz and Margaretha Fink.
- Georg R. Kölle and Cäcelie Walter appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Suspension Bridge, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included George Koelle, Susan Anna Koelle, Dorothea Koelle and Katharine Scheck.
- He married Augusta Schultz.
- He was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Walter George Bates on 20 December 1899 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, New York.
- He was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Francis Ernst Bates on 20 December 1899 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, New York.
- Cäcelie Walter appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1415 Whirlpool Street. Other members of the household included George Koelle, John Koelle, Margaret Koelle, Christian Koelle, Marie Koelle and Wilhelmina C. Koelle.
- He was a clerk, according to the 1900 census.
- George Koelle died on 15 February 1943 at age 69 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at Memorial Hospital.
- Augusta Schultz became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston, Niagara County, New York.
- The following appeared on 15 February 1943 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: George Koelle, of 1335 Whitney avenue, a native and lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, died this morning in Memorial hospital. He was 70 years old. He had been ill but a short time.
Mr. Koelle, employed as a clerk in a Red and White store on Ontario avenue and Thirteenth street, was a member of the Niagara Falls Exempt Firemen's association.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Augusta Kolle; two daughters, Ethel Koelle and Mrs. David Biederman; two grandchildren; two brothers, John and Chris Koelle; and four sisters, Mrs. Frank McKinnon, Mrs. William Zinter, Mrs. Bert McConnell and Mrs. Dempster Hardy, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the family home Thursday afternoon, with Rev. Dr. Arthur H. Schmoyer officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
- Last Edited: 30 Nov 2014