1. | WITKOP, Benjamin A was born on 17 Mar 1893 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY (son of WITTKOPF, Heinrich August Wilhelm and GRASSMAN, Lydia Marie Auguste); died on 11 Jun 1964 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
1900 Census with parents in Cambria - Wittkopf
1920 Census living next door to parents on Upper Mountain Road in Cambria with wife and children - Witkop
1930 Census living next door to parents on Upper Mountain Road in Cambria with wife and children - Witkop
NF Gazette Jun 12, 1964
B. A. Witkop
SANBORN - Benjamin A. Witkop, 71, of 3045 Upper Mountain Road, this community, died Thursday (June 11, 1964) in Mount View Hospital, Lockport, after a long illness. Born in the Town of Cambria, March 17, 1893, the son of Henry and Augusta Grossman Witkop, he lived all his life on the farm where he was born until the death of his wife, Veronica Gombert Witkop, two years ago. Since that time he made his home with his children. He was employed by the State Highway Department for 20 years and retired eight years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Philip Martin and Mrs. William Strothman. both of this community; six sons, Wilbert, Robert, Norman and Kenneth Witkop, this community. Erwin Witkop, Niagara Falls, and James Witkop, North Tonawanda, two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Stoelting and Mrs, Lydia Eggert and a brother George Witkop, all of North Tonawanda; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Pike and Jones Funeral Home,Hoover Road, this community, where services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m., Sunday by Rev. Enno Schmoock. Burial will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery. The family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Benjamin married GOMBERT, Veronica Alma about 5 Dec 1914 in Niagara County, NY. Veronica (daughter of GOMBERT, Ferdinand Wilhelm Carl and SCHIMSCHACK, Bertha Emilie Auguste) was born on 8 Aug 1894 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Mar 1962 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 12/5/1935
A delightful afternoon and evening
was spent at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Gombert of Niagara
street. Sunday, when they entertained
for Mrs. Wilhelmina Schlmschack the
occasion being her 84th birthday and
also for Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wittkopp
of Pekin. it being their wedding anniversary-
Supper was served at 6 o'clock to
20 guests. The table was centered
with a birthday and a wedding cake,
handsomely decorated. During the
evening cards and music were enjoyed.
Ben Wittkopp acted as toastmaster.
Many pretty and useful gifts
were presented to Mrs. Schlmschack.
Out-of-town guests were present.
Children:
- WITKOP, Wilbert Elton was born on 12 Jul 1915 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Nov 1985 in Friendship, Allegany County, NY.
- WITKOP, Evelyn R was born about 1917 in New York; died on 11 Apr 2003 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
- WITKOP, Erwin Harold was born on 16 Mar 1919 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Dec 1988 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY.
- WITKOP, Edith E was born in Feb 1921 in New York; died on 13 Aug 2014 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY.
- WITKOP, Norman Benjamin was born on 2 Sep 1922 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Aug 1996 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
- WITKOP, James H was born in May 1924 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Nov 2014 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY.
- WITKOP, Robert B was born on 9 Feb 1926 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Apr 2020 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
- WITKOP, Kenneth C was born on 12 Jun 1929 in New York; died on 4 Jul 1974 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
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