Family/Spouse: KENDRICK, Lisa Michelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HOFFMEISTER, Micah Edward
2. HOFFMEISTER, Corbyn Elisabeth
3. HOFFMEISTER, Carson Paul

Carl married WITTKOP, Bonnie Jane on 7 Nov 1959 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Bonnie (daughter of WITTKOP, Clarence G and GOERSS, Hilda Anna) was born on 12 Sep 1942 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Sep 2010 in Hickory, Catawba County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News

In a double ring ceremony
Nov. 7 in St. Mark's
E v a n g e l i c a l Lutheran
Church, Miss Bonnie Jane
Wittkop became the bride
of Carl John Hoffmeister.
The Rev. Loren J. Shiley officiated
for the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Wittkop, 227 Linwood
Ave., and the son of Mrs.
Bernhardt C. Hoffmeister, 192
Fredericka St., and the late Mr.
Hoffmeister.
The bride wore a gown of Chantilly
lace over blush pink tulle designed
with a sweetheart neckline
and long sleeves. A pearl-trimmed
tiara held her blush pink veil and
she carried a prayer book covered
with a white orchid and snowdrift
pompons.
Miss Carol Voelker, maid of
honor, wore a forest green ballerina
length dress made with a
velvet bodice and taffeta skirt.
She carried a bouquet of yellow
chrysanthemums and pompons.
The bridesmaid, Miss Faye Wittkop,
wore an identical costume in
dusty rose and carried y e l l ow
chrysanthemums and b r o n ze
pompons.
Lyle Hoffmeister was best man.
David Werth and Mark Hoffmeister
were ushers.
The bride's mother wore a beige
lace over taffeta dress. The
bridegroom's mother chose a navy
blue over light blue silk chiffon
dress with matching accessories.
Both wore pink cymbidium orchid
corsages.
White chrysanthemums and
pompons with pink accents decorated
the bride's table for the reception
in Nashville Fire Hall.
Traveling to Florida, the bride
wore a navy blue suit and match-
ing accessories.
Pre-nuptial parties for the
bride were given by Miss Faye
and Miss Pamela Wittkop, Miss
Voelker, Mesdames Donald Schim-
schack, Howard Gath, Kenneth
Stange, Arthur Duerr and Christ
Hoffmeister.

Notes:

B. C. Hoffmeister Dies; Founder Of Lumber Firm
The founder of the Gratwick Lumber Co., Bernhardt C. Hoffmeister, 51, of 192 Fredericka St., died at his North Tonawanda home Thursday night after a long illness. Mr. Hoffmeister was treasurer of the Niagara-Orleans Lumbermen's Association and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He had served as president of the Gratwick Lumber Co. Mr. Hoffmeister is survived by his wife, the former Loa May Behm; three children, Lyle, Carl and Mrs. Donald Shimschack, all of North Tonawanda; one grandchild; a sister, Mrs. Arthur F. Duerr of North Tonawanda; and four brothers, Benjamin C, Edmund B. and Christian T. Hoffmeister of North Tonawanda, and John A. Hoffmeister of the Town of Wheatfield. Mr. Hoffmeister's body will lie in state at St. Mark's Lutheran Church before services at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Loren J. Shiley will officiate.

Bernhardt married BEHM, Loa May on 24 Jun 1933 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Loa (daughter of BEHM, Bernhardt August and BEUTEL, Eleanore Amanda) was born on 12 Dec 1912 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Aug 2008 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Verified spelling with SS Death Index for Hilda Wittkop in Hamburg, Erie County, NY - perhaps Clarence

Clarence married GOERSS, Hilda Anna on 12 Jun 1938 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of GOERSS, August Friedrich Wilhelm and RUNGE, Louisa Amelia Auguste) was born on 3 Apr 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 May 2003 in Hamburg, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/13/1938

The wedding of Miss Hilda
Goerss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
August Goerss of Ward road, town
of Wheatfield ,to Clarence Witkop,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Witkop, of Bergholtz, was solemnized
Sunday afternoon, June 12th
at 4.30, in St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran church, the Rev. W. J.
Thiemecke, officiating.
The church was decorated with
palms and baskets of peonies, and
an archway over the front pews,
was beautifully decorated with
roses and beauty bush. Mrs. Thiemecke
sang, "We at Thine Altar
Stand," by DeKoven and "Wedding
Hymn," by N. J. Hong with
August Huebner at the organ.
The bride wore a white satin
gown, fashioned with a lace yoke
and the fitted bodice was trimmed
with tiny white satin buttons.
The sleeves were long, extending
to a point at the wrist, and the
skirt flowed into a long train. Her
long tulle veil fell from a halo
of pearls and she carried a shower
bouquet of bridal roses.
The maid of honor. Miss Pearl
Durow, of Niagara Falls, cousin
of the bride, wore a peach colored
chiffon dress, made with a shirred
bodice. She wore blue flowers in
her hair and carried a bouquet of
delphinium and talisman roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Beatrice
Stenzel, cousin of the bride
and Miss Margaret Durow of Niagara
Falls, also a cousin of the
°ride. They wore blue chiffon
dreSsea, with peach colored flowers
In their hair and carried bouquets
of talisman roses and delphinium.
Joyce Millville, niece of the
bride was flower girl, and wore
a long pink taffeta dress and carried
a basket of sweet peas. Howard
Strassburg, cousin of the groom
wtis ring bearer and wore a
white satin suit.
Robert Eichorn, of Buffalo, was1
best man. The ushers were Norman
and Carl Goerss. brothers
of the bride and Frederick and
Arthur Witkop, cousins of the
groom.
The mother of the bride was
attired in a blue printed crepe
dress, and the groom's mother a
black lace gown with bolero. Each
wore a corsage of roses and sweet
peas.
Following the ceremony, a dinner
and reception for seventy-five
guests was held in the Holy Ghost
school hall, Bergholtz. The hall
and tables were decorated in a
color scheme of yellow and white.
The bride's table, with covers laid
for sixteen, was centered mith a
wedding cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Witkop left for
a motor trip to Michigan. After
July 1st, they will take up their
residence in their new home in
Niagara road, Bergholtz.

Notes:

NORTH TONAWANDA, May 14 - Christian G. Hoffmeister, 84 of 22 Monroe St died yesterday (May 13, 1955), at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, he-had lived here for the last 60 years. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs Arthur Duerr; five sons: Benjamin, John, Edmund, Bernhardt and Christ Hoffmeister, all of this city, 13 grandchildren; three great grand children; a brother Carl of Altamont, Ill, and two sisters, Miss Minnie Hoffmeister and Mrs. Anna Mueller both of Niagara Falls. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Fretthold Funeral
home: and at 2:30 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Interment will be in St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery.

Christian married WITCOP, Helene M on 19 Apr 1897 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Helene (daughter of WITCOP, Johannes August Ferdinand and Catharina) was born on 16 Jun 1873 in New York; died on 12 Sep 1951 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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13 September 1951 Evening News of the Tonawandas

Mrs. Helene M. Hoffmeister, nee Witkop, died yesterday in her home, 22 Monroe Ave., after a long illness. Surviving are her husband, Christian; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Duerr; five sons: Benjamin, John, Edmund, Bernhardt and Christ Hoffmeister; a half-brother, Carl Witkop, all of the Tonawandas; a step-sister, Mrs. Anna Stoelting, Cambria, a step-brother, William Goerss, North Tonawanda; 13 grandchildren. Services will be Saturday at 2 P.M. in the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., 2:30 P.M. in St. Mark Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul H. Fretthold will officiate. Burial in St. Marks Cemetery.

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Tonawanda News, Sep 20, 1968
Bernhard A. Behm, 85, of 57 E. Felton St. North Tonawanda, Thursday Sep 19, 1968 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr Behm was a member of St Mark's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Eleanore (nee Beutel) Behm. two daughters, Mrs. Howard Gath of North Tonawanda and Loa Hoffmeister of the Town of Wheatfield, a son Arthur L. Behm of Williamsville, six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, a brother Albert Behm, and a sister, Mrs. Elma Klemer, both of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at Fretthold funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St, and Ward Road, North Tonawanda until 11;30 am Saturday. the body will lie in state in St marks Lutheran Church from noon until 2 pm Saturday, the time of service. The reverend Edward C. Gaehner will officiate. Interment in St mark's Lutheran Cemetery.

Bernhardt married BEUTEL, Eleanore Amanda on 20 Dec 1905 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Eleanore (daughter of BEUTEL, Friedrich Martin and BEHM, Albertine Henriette) was born on 11 Sep 1886 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Nov 1972 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tonawanda News, Nov 20, 1972
BEHM - Eleanor A. (nee Beutel) Behm. 86, of 21 Linwood Ave.. North Tonawanda. Saturday (Nov 18, 1972), in the Abbey Nursing Home after a brief illness. Mrs. Behm was the wife of the late Bernhard A. Behm, who died in September of 1968. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Howard (Nora) Gath of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Ralph (Loa) Campbell of the Town of Wheatfield; a son, Arthur Behm of Newberry, Mich.; six grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services were held this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from St. Mark Lutheran Church, the Rev. Edward C. Goehner officiating. Interment was held in St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements by Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc

Notes:

Henry Edward Wittcopp b. 5 Feb 1885 niagara county, 1917 laborer in the brass dept at Rudolph wurliter mfg co
WW I Draft card reads & signed Witkop

Niagara Gazette - 4/20/1961

WITTKOP-Henry, suddenly April 18th.
1961, at his home 1753 Forbes St.,
North Tonawanda, surviving are his
wife Lydia, 2 sons, Clarence and
Ralph, both of North Tonawanda; 3
grandchildren, one great grandchild, a
brother, Phillip Wittkop ol the Town
of Niagara. Friends may call at the
Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver
St. at Ward Rd., where services will
be held Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev.
Robert Jaeger officiating. Interment
in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Mr.
Wittkop was a member of The Holy
Ghost Lutheran Church and The Lutheran
Layman's League.

Heinrich married GRASSMANN, Lydia Maria Caroline on 14 Nov 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of GRASSMANN, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and RUBBERT, Wilhelmine Caroline) was born in Nov 1885 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Sep 1969 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/19/1969

WITTKOP-Lydia W., age 83,
of 1753 Forbes St., North Tonawanda,
Friday, September 19, 1969. after a
lengthy illness. She was a lifelong
member of Holy Ghost Lutheron Church.
Wife of the late Henry Wittkop. Mother
ol Clarence G. and Ralph H. Wlttkop,
both of North Tonawanda. 4 grandchildren,
5 great grandchildren. Several
nephews. Friends may call at
The Frettheld Funeral Home Inc, 1441
Oliver St. of Ward Rd., North Tonawanda.
Time of service to be Announced.
Rev. Albert W. Bahr will
offlciate. Interment in Holy Ghost Lutheran
Cemetery

Notes:

NF Gazette, Dec 29 1957
A. F. Goerss Rites Slated
N 0 R T H TONAWANDA - Services for August F. Goerss, 86. of 44 Ransom St. who died Friday (Dec. 27, 1957) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, will be conducted by the Rev. J. Walter Thiemecke at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fretthold Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. Mr Goerss was born in the Town of Wheatfield and lived the greater part of his life in this city. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and was a carpenter. He retired 15 years ago. Surviving are his wife Mrs. Louis Rung Goerss, three daughters, Mrs. Theodore Jagow, Niagara Falls, Mrs. Herbert A. Milleville and Mrs. Clarence Witkop, both of this city, two sons, Carl A. Goerss, and Norman W. Goerss of Lockport, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

August married RUNGE, Louisa Amelia Auguste on 13 Sep 1896 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Louisa (daughter of RUNGE, August Heinrich Albert Erdmann and WERTH, Ernestine) was born in 1877 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Mar 1962 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GOERSS - Louise, age 85, March 25, 1962 in a Lockport Hospital after a long Illness. Wife of the late August Goerss; mother of Mrs. Herbert Milleville and Mrs. Clarence Wittkop, both of North Tonawanda, Carl of Sanborn and Norman of Lockport, and the late Mrs. Theodore Jagow, 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; sister of. Mrs. Theodore Durow of Florida.; Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Road, where services will be held, Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Clarence W. Rabe will officiate. Interment In St. John's Lutheran Cemetery