Family/Spouse: REHKOPF, David C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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September 18, 2012
Ernest Charles Forth

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOCKPORT — Ernest Charles Forth, 81 of Lockport, went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2012 at Niagara Hospice surrounded by family.

A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Navy on board the USS New Jersey BB-62, in Turret 1 and was honorably discharged in July of 1954 as a Petty Officer, 2nd Class. Ernie served many years as an advocate for Heritage Christian Services.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert P. Forth; mother, Ida (Schultz) Forth; brothers, Carl, LeGrand, Herbert, Jr., Paul, Edward; and sister, Janet (Forth) Grosskopf. Survived by loving wife of 60 years, Carol (Goodman) Forth; daughters, LouAnne Rehkopf (David), Cindy Forth, Brenda Bercier (Gary) and Lisa Forth; four grandchildren, Vicki Lyngstad (Karl), Christopher Rehkopf, Jeremy Bercier (Larissa), Angela Bercier; four great-grandchildren, Devion Bercier, Jacob Bild, Mason Lyngstad and Alexa Lockhart.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lockport Alliance Church, 555 Davison Rd., Lockport, on Friday, September 21st at 11:00 AM. Family and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lockport Alliance Church,

Heritage Christian Services, or Niagara Hospice.

Visit www.lockportjournal.com/obituaries for online guest register.

Ernest + GOODMAN, Carol. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Herbert Forth
NORTH TONAWANDA - Herbert P. Forth. 71, of Shawnee Road. Town of Wheatfield, died Saturday (March 6, 1965) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield and was formerly employed by the Wurlitzer Co. for 51 years, retiring three years ago. Survivors include his widow, the former Ida Schultz; six sons, Carl Forth, Lockport. Edward Forth, Sanborn, LeGrand, Herbert Jr.,Paul, and Ernest Forth, all of this city ; a daughter. Mrs. Earl (Janet) Grosskopf, and a brother, Raymond Forth, both of this city. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brunner Funeral Home. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery.

Herbert + SCHULTZ, Ida M. Ida (daughter of SCHULTZ, Ernest W and MILLER, Fredericka) was born on 12 May 1896 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Oct 1967 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Ida Forth Dies At Age 71
Mrs. Ida M. Forth, 71, of 4607 Mapleton Road, Town of Pendleton, widow of Herbert P. Forth who died in March of 1965, died unexpectedly Tuesday (Oct. 17, 1967) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda. Mrs. Forth was stricken with a heart attack at the home of one of her sons and taken by ambulance to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Born May 12, 1896 in the Town of Porter, she was a daughter of Ernest and Fredericka Schultz. She was a resident of the Town of Wheatfield for more than 50 years, and had lived at the Mapleton Road address for several years. She was a member of Beach Ridge Free Methodist Church. Surviving are six sons and a daughter, Carl Forth of Lockport, LeGrand, Herbert Jr., Paul and Ernest Forth, all of North Tonawanda, Edward Forth of Sanborn and Mrs. Earl (Janet) Grosskopf of Tonawanda; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs of Appleton, Mrs. Winifred Harrod of Barker, Mrs. Minnie Mcintosh of Tonawanda, Ernest Schultz of Newfane and Rudolph Schultz of Appleton; also 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Pike & Jones Funeral Home, Sanborn, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and Friday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Beach Ridge Free Methodist Church where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. The Rev. C. Russell Vincent will officiate. Burial will be in Wheatfield Cemetery.

Wallace + HEIDENFELDT, Gladys A. Gladys (daughter of HEIDENFELDT, William Freidrich and PANKOW, Maria Ernestine Mayma) was born about 1907 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Cerebral Hemorrhage Proved Fatal to Town of Wheatfield Farmer
NORTH TONAWANDA. Feb. 23. - William Forth, 68 years old, died suddenly yesterday at his home on the Schultz road, town of Wheatfield. Coroner J. E. Helwig gave the cause of death as cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Forth was apparently in the best of health when he retired. He had been chopping wood on his farm yesterday. Mrs. Forth heard her husband gasping for breath but he died before a physician could be summoned. Born in Germany. Mr. Forth had resided in Wheatfield for th« last 53 years. He is survived by his wife, Anna; four sons, Edward. Tonawanda; Herbert and Raymond, Wheatfield, and Elmer. North Tonawanda; a daughter, Mrs. Kempton Briggs, Tonawanda; nine grandchildren and. two sisters, Mrs. Fred Rockwood. Cambria. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3:10 o'clock at the home. Burial will be in the Wheatfield cemetery.

Wilhelm married ULRICH, Caroline Hannah on 17 Dec 1884 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Caroline (daughter of Caroline) was born on 1 Feb 1864 in Grammentin, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 7 Jun 1933 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Hannah Forth Rites Are Held
Had Spent Most of Her Life on Farm at Shawnee.
SHAWNEE, July 12. - The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Forth, widow of William Forth, was held Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kempton Briggs, of Tonawanda. Mrs. Forth had been in good health and suffered a heart attack while at her nephew's home in Wilson. She had spent most of her life on a farm here. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Briggs, and four sons, Edward, of Tonawanda, Herbert, of the Shawnee road, Elmer, of North Tonawanda. and Raymond, of Pekin, and twelve grandchildren. Burial was in Shawnee cemetery.

Ernest + MILLER, Fredericka. Fredericka was born in Jan 1865 in Germany; died on 19 Nov 1945 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/17/1948

William Heidenfeldt Dies
In North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA, April 17
—William F. Heidenfeldt. 76. of 339
Frontier avenue, died Thursday. He
Is survived by his wife. Marie Pankow
Heidenfeldt; four sons, Daniel
and LeRoy Heidenfeldt, of Wlson,
Elmer H e i d e n f e l d t . of North
Tonawanda, and Earl Heidenfeldt,
of Buffalo: four daughters. Mrs.
Adam Melsenberg and Mrs. Wallace
Goodman, of Tonawanda. Mrs. Julia
Donner. of Jamestown and Mrs.
William Taylor. this cltv; a brother,
George Heidenfeldt. of St Clair,
Mich., and 22 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 2 pm. from the resid-
dence and at 2:10 o'clock at St
Mark's E v a n g e l i c a l Lutheran
church. Interment will be In St,
Matthew's cemetery.

William married PANKOW, Maria Ernestine Mayma about 1899 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Maria (daughter of PANKOW, August Carl Wilhelm and BEHM, Bertha Ernestine Louise) was born on 21 Nov 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Jul 1973 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Heidenfeldt - Marie (nee Pankow) Heidenfeldt, 93 formerly of 166 Homestead Drive, North Tonawanda Wednesday (July 11, 1973); in the Fairchild Manor Nursing Home, Lewiston, NY. Mrs. Heidenfeldt was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Adam (Gertude) Meisenberg and Mrs. Wallace (Gladys) Goodman both of Tonawanda, Mrs. Julius (Rene) Donner of Jamestown and Mrs. William (Florence) Taylor of North Tonawanda, two sons Daniel Heidenfeldt of Largo, FL and LeRoy Heidenfeldt of Wilson, NY and the late Elmer Heidenfeldt; 27 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; a sister Mrs. Louise Lee of North Tonawanda. The family will receive friends at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc. 1241 Oliver Street at Ward Road, North Tonawanda from 7 to 9 this evening and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday. Services will be held Friday at the Funeral Home. Rev. Edward C. Goehner will officate. Internment in the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church.