Richard married BERNDT, Betty Joan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/8/1969

BERNDT - Walter L.
Berndt, 73, died Saturday morning
(Dec 6, 1969) at his residence,
372 Broad St., Tonawanda.
Born in Arnprior, Ont.
Mr. Berndt had resided in
Tonawanda 52 years.
He was the husband of the
late Marion Groffenberger
Berndt. He is survived by
three daughters, Miss Mary
Ann Berndt and Mrs. Charles
(Eilene) Dalton, and Mrs.
Richard (Betty) Papoi of Denison,
Tex.; one son, Walter W.
Berndt; seven grandchildren;
two brothers, Arthur R. and
Julius F. Berndt, and a nephew,
Gerald Berndt, all of
Tonawanda.
Mr. Berndt was a member
of Grove Street Christian
Church. He was a committeeman
of Troop 570, Boy Scouts
of America; assistant district
commissioner of the Greater
Niagara Frontier Council, BSA.
He was a merit badge counselor
and was a member of
the Order of Arrow, Lodge
159; Tonawandas Post 264,
American Legion; and was a
50-year member of Electric
City Lodge 663, IOOF. He
was a retired employe of Weber
Service Station.
Friends may call from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Hilliard Funeral Home Inc.,
147 Delaware St., Tonawanda,
where services will be held
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the
Rev. Donald L. Gardner officiating.
Interment in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery. Memorials may be
made to Grove Street Christian
Church.
Memorial services will be
conducted at the funeral home
this evening by Troop 570,
Boy Scouts of America at 7
p.m., Tonawandas Post 264 at
7:30 p.m. and the Odd Fellows
service at 8 p.m.

Walter married GROFFENBERGER, Marion E about 1926. Marion (daughter of GROFFENBERGER, William N and Anna) was born about 1899 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 5 Jul 1961 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/6/1961

BERNDT - Mrs. Marion E
Berndt, 372 Broad St., Tonawanda,
died unexpectedly Wednesday
(July 5, 1961) in Kenmore Mercy
Hospital. She was born in Buffalo
and had resided in Tonawanda
most of her life. She was a mem-
ber of St. Francis Church, Ladies
of Charity and the Altar Society
of the church, Tonawnada Home
Demonstration Day Unit, Ken-
more Mercy and DeGraff Memo-
rial Hospital Auxiliaries, St.
Mary's of the Angels Aid Society
and Wende Guild. She taught
craft work to the Golden Age
Club at the YWCA. She is sur-
vived by her husband, Walter L.
Berndt; three daughters, Miss
Mary ann Berndt, Mrs. Charles
(Eilene) Dalton of Tonawanda
and Mrs. Richard (Betty) Papoi
of North Tonawanda; one son,
Walter W. Berndt of Tonawanda;
four grandchildren, Deborah, Barbara
and Judith Dalton, and Michael
R. Papoi and one brother,
George Groffenberger of Tonawanda.
Friends may call at Hil-
liard Funeral Home, 147 Delaware
St., Tonawanda. Prayers will be
said there Saturday at 9 a.m. and
at 9:30 a.m. in St. Francis
Church. The Rev. Wilbur Yeager
will officiate. Burial in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/30/1936

A. C. Bruno Bemdt, 69 years old,
died suddenly last night from a
heart attack at his home, 7 Elmwood
Park, South. Born in Germany
he had* lived in Canada and
America the past 50 years. He
came to Tonawanda from Canada
20 years ago. He was- a member
of the High Street Baptist church
Buffalo. He leaves a wife, Mary.
L.; three sons, Arthur, R., Julius
and Walter L., and five grandchildren,
all of Tonawanda. Services
will be held Wednesday 'afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the
residence. Rev. P. Geissler of
Buffalo, will officiate. Burial will
be in Acacia Park. Tonawanda
Lodge, No. 247, F.&A.M., of which
Mr. Bemdt was a member will 'be
I in charge.

A married REDTMAN, Mary L about 1891. Mary was born about 1875 in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Feb 1949 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/14/1949

Mrs. Mary L, Berndt, 74, died
Saturday evening at her home, 7
Elmwood Park, E., after a brief
illness. Born in Arnprior, Ont.,
she had resided in Tonawanda the
past 32 years. She was* a member
of the First Church of Christ
and its Community Class. Surviving
art three sons, Arthur A.,
Julius F. and Walter L. Bemdt,
all of the Tonawandas; five grandchildren,
one great grandson, two
brothers , Robert Redtman or Arnprior
and William Redtman of
Tonawanda, and two sisters, Mrs.
William E. Gladstone and Mrs.
Alex Woermke of Arnprior. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday
at 2 p. m. In the Hilliard
Funeral Home, 147 Delaware St.
The Rev. Norman Crawford will
officiate. Buffalo will be in Acacia
Park.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/2/1938

GROFENBERGER - - William N.
Grofenberger, 71, died yesterday
afternoon at his home, 489 Adam
street, after a prolonged illness.
Bom in Swormsville, he resided
in Tonawanda the past 50 years.
He was a member of Tonawandas
Aerie, No. 1411, F. O. E. and the
St, Francis church. Surviving are
a wife, Anna, nee Lorich; a
daughter, Mrs, Walter Berndt,
two sons, Joseph W. and George
J.; three brothers, Joseph, John
W. and George, and seven grand-
| children, all of Tonawanda. Rites
will be heM Friday morning at
8:30 from the residence and at
9 o'clock from the St, Francis
church. The Very Rev. John A.
Weismantel will officiate and bur.
ial will be in St. Mary's cemetery,
Swormsville.

William + Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]