Gary married MORELAND, Jacklin Kay [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. WENDT, Garrett Richard
2. WENDT, Jason Malloy

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Donald William Wendt, formerly of Sanborn, NY, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009, in Grand Rapids, MI. He was born April 20, 1920, in Sanborn, NY, the son of William B. and Grace E. Wendt. Mr. Wendt attended grade school at St. Andrews Lutheran School and LaSalle High School and Trott vocational school. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attached to the Air Force from 1942 until 1946 in the Azores' Islands. He was also stationed at Eniwetok, Saipan, Tinian Island and Okinawa. After being honorably discharged he was employed for 42 years as an Engineer for the Niagara Junction Railway and later Conrail, retiring in December of 1981. Mr. Wendt, together with his beloved wife, Dorothy became successful entrepreneurs in the opening of Wendt's Propane Gas in 1952. The company was a major supplier of propane gas to the massive Robert Moses Power Project on the Niagara River in the early sixties as well as many local customers. He was a former member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Sanborn for many years and then joined The First Assembly of God Church in Niagara Falls. Mr. Wendt was very fond of traveling, gardening, construction, hunting and fishing. He was the husband of fifty-four years to the late Dorothy Helen (Walck) Wendt, who died in January of 2006. Together they are the parents of Gary (Jacquelyn) of Tuscaloosa, AL, Douglas ( Marion) of Grand Rapids, MI and Susan of Lockport, NY; three brothers, Glenn (Jean), Kenneth (Dianne), Forrest (late Gail) Wendt; a sister, Gracelyn (late John) Bilek, all of Sanborn, NY; brother-in-law of Norine and Darla Wendt; also survived by eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Marvin (Ruth), Bertram and William Wendt, Jr. The family will be receiving friends and family at RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Rd., SANBORN, NY, on Friday, from 2 -4 and 7-9 PM. A celebration of Donald's life will be held at The First Assembly of God Church, 9750 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY, Saturday at 10:30 AM, with the Rev. Ronald Friedersdorf, officiating. The family has requested that gifts in memoriam be made t0 Hospice of Spectrum Health, Spectrum Health Foundation, 100 Michigan NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Interment with Military Honors will be in St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, Sanborn, NY. Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 10/20/2009

Donald married WITTKOPP, Dorothy Minnie on 19 Sep 1942 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Dorothy (daughter of WITTKOPP, Philipp August Edward and PROEFROCK, Anna Wilhelmine Louise) was born on 12 Nov 1923 in Niagara County, NY; died in GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/1/1942

SANBORN, N. Y. - The marriage
of Miss Dorothy M. Wittkopp. only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Wittkopp. of Lockport road, and Mr.
Donald Wendt. son of Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Wendt, of Saunders Settlement
road, was solemnized on
Saturday. September 19. at 4:30 P
M.. at St. Peters Lutheran church
In Walmore road, The Rev Edward
Graham, pastor of the church, officiated.
Mrs. Harvey Haselcy played the
wedding music and Mr, Paul Mehls
sang "Blest Be the Tie that Binds"'
and "O Perfect Love." The bride,
who was given in marriage by her
father, wore a gown of white bridal
satin, made on princes* lines. Her
attendants were Miss Ruth Belling.
as maid of honor; Mrs. Elwood
Krull, as matron of honor: Miss
Marilyn Wendt. as bridesmaid, and
little Doris Wlttkopp. nelce of the
bride, as Junior bridesmaid.
Mr. Marvin Wendt, brother of the
groom, was best man. Mr. Raymond.
Wittkopp and Bertram Wendt
acted as ushers. .
Immediately after the ceremony
a reception and dinner for 135 guests
was held at the home of the bride
in a tent on the lawn.
Mr. .and Mrs. Wendt have returned
from their wedding trip to
Detroit, Mich., where they visited
relatives. - °
They are residing at the home of
the bride's parents In Lockport
road.

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Niagara Gazette - 11/30/1971

SANBORN - William B.
Wendt St., 81, of 3064 Saunders
Settlement Road, died Monday
(Nov. 29, 1971) in a Buffalo
hospital after a long illness.
Born in Detroit, Mich., he
came to this village in 1901,
operating a dairy farm here for
many years.
His father, the late William
Wendt, tapped the first gas
well in Niagara County in 1927,
and in 1938 Mr. Wendt and his
brothers began operating the
Wendt Brothers Gas Co.
The company supplied
Sanborn residents with gas
until 1956, when the franchise
was sold to the Iroquois Gas
Co.
Mr. Wendt also worked for a
time at the Buffalo Pump Co.
as a machinist.
A member of St. Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
North Tonawanda, he was an
exempt member of. the Sanborn
Volunteer Fire Co.
He is survived by his widow
Grace Wendt; seven sons,
Donald Wendt of Niagara
Falls, and Marvin, Bertrum,
Glenn, Kenneth, Forrest and
William B. Wendt Jr., and a
daugher, Mrs.John(Gracellyn)
Bilek, all of Sanborn.
Also surviving are two
brothers, Alton Wendt of
Lockport and Arnold Wendt of
Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs.
Benjamin (Laura) Walck Sr. of
Sanborn, 25 grandchildren a/id
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, North
Tonawanda, Thursday at 2:30
p.m., with the Rev. Matthew
Pushkar officiating. Burial
plans have not been completed.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Funeral Home today
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m.

William married WENDT, Grace E about 1919. Grace (daughter of WENDT, Wilhelm Christian and MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich) was born on 6 Aug 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Feb 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette
WITTKOPP - In Lockport, N.Y., Sept 19, 1945. Phillip A., age 64. husband of Anna. Wittkopp (nee Profrock); father of Clarence of this city, Raymond and Edward of Tonawanda., Mrs. Donald Wendt at home; brother of Mrs. A. Lang of this city. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, Funeral at the home, Lockport Road, Walmore, Saturday, Sept. 22, at 2:30 and 3 p.m. in St. Peter's Church. Walmore, Rev. Edward A. Grabau officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Cemetery, Walmore.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 9/19/1945

WALMORE, N.Y., Sept. 19-Phil-
lip A. Wittkopp, 64, retired farmer,
of the Lockport road, died today at
a Lockport hospital after a long
period of failing health. Mr. Wlttkopp
had pneumonia about a year
ago and never fully recovered. He
was born on the Lockport road farm
and was a farmer there until most
of the land was sold when the Bell
Aircraft plant was built. Since then
he had worked at a Tonawanda
plant. He was a member of st. Peters
church, Walmore, and was active
In its organizations.
Mr. Wittkopp. is survived by his
wife, Mrs, Anna Profrock Wittkopp
at home three sons, Clarence, of
Niagara Falls, NY., and Raymond
and Edward, both of Tonawanda; one-
daughter, Mrs. Donald Wendt.
at home; one sister, Mrs. A. Lang,
of Niagara Falls, N.Y.., and nine
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock and at 3 o'clock at St. Peters
church. The Rev. Edward A. Grabau
will offlcate. Interment will be
in St Peter's cemetery

Philipp married PROEFROCK, Anna Wilhelmine Louise on 27 Sep 1906 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Anna (daughter of PROEFROCK, Christian Friedrich and SEEFELDT, Wilhelmine Therese) was born on 7 Sep 1884 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Oct 1962 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette - 10/19/1962

WITTKOPP - Anna Louise, of 1291 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda, October 18, 1962. Wife of Philip A. Wittkopp of Walmore, N.Y. Mother of Clarence, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Raymond and Edward of the Tonawandas; Mrs. Leonard (Dorothy) Baldwin, GA; 14 grandchildren and 14 grerat (sic) grandchildren. Sister of John, Gustav, Edward, George, William Proefrock, and Mrs. Otto Wyers, all of the Tonawandas; Mrs. Lucy Metor of Nevada. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, where services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Theodore Rehkopf will officiate. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in Walmore, N.Y. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid Society of the church.

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Pioneer Resident Is Laid to Rest
SANBORN, Feb. 23-The funeral of William F. Wendt, 76, who died Saturday at his home in Saunder's (sic) Settlement road, was held from the home yesterday at 2:30 p. m. and at St. Peter's church, at Walmore, at 3 o'clock and was attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends.
The bearers included: Ben Wendt, Philip Wendt, Robert Wendt, Edwin Beutel. Rudolph Beutel and William Beutel. Flower bearers were Donald Wendt, Merwyn (sic), Wendt, Ben Walck, Jr., and Lawrence Walck. The Rev. Edward A. Graubau (sic) was the officiating Clergyman. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery, Walmore.

Wilhelm married BEUTEL, Emilie Helene on 9 Jan 1890 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emilie (daughter of BEUTEL, Friedrich Wilhelm and FAHRENWALD, Henriette Charlotte) was born on 19 Mar 1870 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jan 1951 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Wm. Wendt. Daughter of Wm. Beutel and his wife Henrietta, née Fahrnwald. Born Mar 19, 1870. Attended our Christian Day School. Confirmed may 14, 1883, by Pastor John Grabau. Jan 9, 1890 married to Wm. Wendt, who died Feb 19, 1938, had 5 children. Right after marriage, moved to Detroit Mich, there until 1901, then moved to present home of Alton Wendt, near Sanborn where she died. Jan. 3 lapsed into a coma and fell asleep Sun. morning Jan 7 (at) 3:25. Survivors: 3 sons, Alton and Wm. of Sanborn, Arnold of Bergholz; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ben Wendt Sr. of Sanborn and Mrs. Edna Walck of Median; 25 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Suffered from hardening of the arteries which it seems weakened her brain and affected her mind, this was already apparent about 15 yrs. ago, but was serious only in the past 6 yrs. or so. Was taken care of in home of her son Alton. Whole service was in Eng. Text: Is. 55:6-9

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William Wendt.
The funeral of William Wendt was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence on Lockport avenue and a half an hour later at St. Paul's church in Martinsville. The services were conducted bv Rev. William T. Schmidt and were largely attended. Burial was in the St. Paul's cemetery. The pallbearers were: A. W. Babel, John Ziehl, August Martin, John Jagow, August Errick and Charles Fehrman, residents of Martinsville and the Town of Wheatfield.

Wilhelm married MAILLEFERT, Elizabeth Tugendreich on 14 Apr 1887 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of MAILLEFERT, Carl August Wilhelm and LINKE, Wilhelimine) was born in Feb 1859 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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13 June 1942 Evening News of the Tonawandas
Mrs. Elizabeth Wendt, nee Maillefert, aged 83 years, died yesterday morning in her home, 692 Falls boulevard. Born in Buffalo, she had resided in North Tonawanda the past 22 years. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Reinhardt Ziemendorf of the town of Wheatfield, Mrs. Walter Strassburg and Miss Elizabeth Wendt of Niagara Falls, Mrs. William Wendt of the town of Cambria and Mrs. Vernon Steele of Kenmore; two sons, Edwin of Niagara Falls and Alvin at home; 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a sister, Miss Dorothy Maillefert of Cambria. Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the residence and half an hour later at the St. Paul?s church, Martinsville, the Rev. F. A. Hinner officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul?s Cemetery.

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1860 Census with parents in Royalton
Can't find him past the 1860 census
1870 Census in Sanborn with wife - Witcup
1880 Census in Wheatfield with wife and children - Whittkopf

Charles married WALK, Maria Elisabeth about 1867 in Niagara County, NY. Maria (daughter of WALK, Christoph Friedrich and WENDT, Frederike Wilhelmine) was born in Jul 1843 in Wallmow, Brandenburg, Prussia; died on 1 Jan 1923 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette

Man Struck By Train, Killed
NORTH TONAWANDA, July 8.-Believed to have been struck by a southbound passenger train of the New York Central railroad's Niagara Falls branch at the Washington street crossing, the lifeless body of Christian Proeforck (sic), 74 years old, of 44 Stenzil (sic) street, was found this afternoon in a ditch beside the railroad track. The body was badly mangled and was ordered removed to Ramp's funeral home, in Adams street, by Coroner Jacob Helwig, who investigated the accident. He said that there were indications that the man was struck on the crossing and had been dead about an hour. It was learned that there is a southbound train which passes over the New York Central tracks at that point at about noon and authorities believe that this train struck the man, its crew unaware of the accident. He is survived by his wife, Wilhelmina Proeforck (sic); five sons, John, of Tonawanda, August, of St. Johnsburg, and Edward, William and George, of North Tonawanda; three daughters, Mrs. Philip Witkopf and Mrs. Rudolph Blank, of Walmore, Mrs. Arnold Weyers, of North Tonawanda; one brother, August, of North Tonawanda, and one sister, Mrs. Gustave Schendel, of Nashville. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock from the home and 4 o'clock from St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church. Interment will be in St. Mark's cemetery, Niagara Falls boulevard.

Christian married SEEFELDT, Wilhelmine Therese about 1878 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Wilhelmine was born on 20 Dec 1858 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 15 Sep 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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16 September 1944 Tonawanda News
Mrs. Wilhelmina Proefrock
Mrs. Wilhelmina Proefrock, 85, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 44
Stenzel street. Born in Germany, she had resided in North Tonawanda 76
years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Philip Witkop and Mrs. Louise
Blank of Walmore and Mrs. Otto Weyers of North Tonawanda; five sons, john of
Tonawanda and August, Edward, William and George of North Tonawanda; 24
grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren., and a sister, Mrs. Edward Smith.
Rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 from the residence and at 2:30 from
the St. Mark's Lutheran church. The Rev. Paul Fretthold will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Mark's cemetery.