Walter + WITTKOPP, Colleen Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walter F. Smolen III of the Town of Wheatfield, entered into rest on January 23, 2022 at the age of 74. Walt was born on May 1, 1947, in North Tonawanda New York. He was the cherished son of the late Helen and Anthony Smolen Sr. Walt is survived by a brother, Anthony (Christine) Smolen and a sister, Marie (late Robert) Fleischman. He was a loving husband to the late Catherine Smolen.

Walt was the father of Walter Smolen IV, Marc Smolen, Sharon (Joseph) Kramer and Elizabeth (Casey Becker) Fedeson. Walt was an adoring grandpa and papa to Meaghan, Ryan, Zachary, Kayleigh, Cararain, Audramoon, Grant, Amanda, Aiden, Annessa, Joey, Cecilia and Sienna. He was the great-grandpa of Aubrianna, Felix, Reyna, and Dominic. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Walt attended North Tonawanda High School and Niagara County Community College.
He worked as a millwright at the General Motors Tonawanda Powertrain Plant and was a member of the UAW Local 774.

Walt was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, the La Salle Sportsmen’s Club and the North Tonawanda Loyal Order of Moose Lodge # 2163. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved travel, camping, kayaking and the outdoors. His many talents included wine making, photography, woodworking and home renovation.

Visitation will be held from 2 p.m.- 6 p.m. on Saturday January 29th at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Private interment at White Chapel Memorial Park.

Walter + DUVAL, Catherine. Catherine (daughter of DUVAL, Louis and ANTONELLI, Jane) was born on 30 Sep 1949; died on 4 Nov 2010 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Tonawanda News

TOWN OF WHEATFIELD — Catherine Smolen, 61, of the Town of Wheatfield, born on September 30, 1949 to the late Louis Duval and Jane Van Curan (Antonelli), passed away on November 4, 2010, after a long courageous battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Kitty was employed by Mercy Home Care for many years and spent the rest of her days loving and caring for children. She was a member of Garden Club of the Tonawandas, Redeemer Lutheran Church and Gilda’s Club in Buffalo. She enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing. She loved travel and leisurely trips to the spa. She mostly loved being artistic and creative which usually involved making messes and having tea parties with the many children who lovingly called her “Grandma Kitty”.

Beloved wife of Walter F. Smolen III; cherished mother of Sharon (Joseph) Kightlinger-Kramer, Elizabeth (Kristopher) Bearfield-Fedeson, Walter Smolen IV and Marc (Rheannda) Smolen. She also leaves behind 12 grandchildren. Catherine was the sister of Diana (James) VanCuran, Patricia Kupiec, Raymond (Diane) Duval, the late Joseph (Gloria) Duval and Michael (Barbara) Duval. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda. Funeral will be Monday at 11 AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in her honor to Roswell Park Cancer Institute or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Visit www.tonawanda-news.com/obituaries for online guest register.

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Birth: Aug. 18, 1941
Death: Jan. 30, 2006
Francis H. Wittkopp
Retired from Durez Division of Oxychem
Francis H. Wittkopp, age 64, of North Tonawanda, died unexpectedly, Monday, January 30, 2006 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Born August 18, 1941 in North Tonawanda, he was the son of the late Geraldine (nee Tremble) Wittkopp and had been a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda. He served in the US Air Force from 1960 until 1964, and was employed at the Durez Division of Oxychem for 30 years, before retiring in 1991. Mr. Wittkopp was a former member of the Double TT Archery Club, and was an avid hunter, fisherman, and archer.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sharon (nee Siegfried) Wittkopp of North Tonawanda; a son, Carl R. Wittkopp of North Tonawanda; a daughter, Colleen (Wally) Smolen of Lewiston; four grandchildren, Timothy and Nicholas Wittkopp, and Zachary and Kaleigh Smolen; his father, Raymond Wittkopp; and a sister, Shari (Edward) Garbus of North Tonawanda. Also surviving are a niece, Amy (Jason) Zwolinski, and two nephews, Michael (Kathy) Garbus and Richard Garbus.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 PM Wednesday at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda, where funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday. Friends invited. Interment at Elmlawn Cemetery. If desired, memorials to the American Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049, or the American Lung Association, 210 John Glenn Drive #3, Amherst, Erie County, NY 14228, are preferred by the family.

Frances married SIEGFRIED, Sharon Doreen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louis + ANTONELLI, Jane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Saturday, February 07, 2009 9:31 PM
Raymond J. Wittkopp
Raymond J. Wittkopp age 95 of North Tonawanda, June 10, 2007 in the Odd Fellow & Rebehka Rehabilitation Center, Lockport. Raymond was retired from Durez after 42 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church (E. Felton St.) where he was a former elder and treasurer. He had belonged to Deerwood Golf Course and enjoyed golfing. He was the husband of the late Geraldine (nee Tremble) Wittkopp. Father of Shari (Edward) Garbus of North Tonawanda and the late Francis Wittkopp. Father-in-law of Sharon Wittkopp of North Tonawanda. Grandfather of Richard Garbus, Dallas, TX, Michael (Kathryn) Garbus of North Tonawanda, Amy (Jason) Zwolinski of Cheektowaga, Carl Wittkopp and Colleen (Walter) Smolen both of North Tonawanda; great-grandfather of 11 great-grandchildren. Brother of Dorothy Baldwin of Savannah, GA. Fiends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc. 1241 Oiver St at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Thursday from 10 A.M. - 12 noon, a funeral service will be held at the funeral home beginning at 12 Noon, interment will be in Elmlawn
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Raymond married TREMBLE, Geraldine E on 8 Jun 1935 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Geraldine (daughter of TREMBLE, Frank and DUMKE, Mamie) was born on 24 Nov 1916 in New York; died on 12 Jun 1984 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/13/1984
WITTKOPP Geraldine
E (GerryI Wittkopp, 67, of
North Tonawanda, Tuesday
(June 12. 1984) in Buffalo
General Hospital after a
lenghthy illness
Mrs Wittkopp was a
member of St. Paul Lutheran
Church, East Felton St
She is survived by her
husband, Raymond Wit
tkopp; a daughter. Mrs
Edward (Shari) Garbus and
a son, Francis (Sharon)
Wittkopp, both of No. Tonawanda;
sister of the late
Harold and Francis Tremble;
five grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; a
brother, Sherwood (Betty)
Tremble of No Tona and
several nieces and nephews
Friends may call at the
Fretthold Funeral Home.
Inc., 1241 Oliver St at Ward
Rd , No Tona . Wednesday
and Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. Funeral Services will
be held at the funeral home
Friday at 10 a.m.. the Rev.
Paul B Rohrbacher will
officiate Interment in
Elmlawn Cemetery If so
desired. Memorials may be
made to St. Paul's Lutheran
Church. (13-141

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/15/1935

A pretty wedding was solemnized
Saturday, June 8 at 4 o'clock in
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church on East Felton street when
Miss Geraldine Evelyn Tremble,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Schulz of 78 Allen street became
the bride of Ray Witkop of Niagara
Falls, the Rev. Rudolph Grabau,
officiating.
The bride wore a gown of pink
mousseline de soie trimmed with
ruffles and tied with a large blue
sash in the back, and further
adorned with a pink ruffled cape.
She wore a large pink picture hat
lace mitts and white sandals. Her
bouquet was of white roses, sweet
peas and baby breath. Miss Ev-
elyn Burch, was maid of honor,
her gown being of powder blue
taffeta with a puffed sleeve jac-
ket. She wore a large blue hat
with lace mitts and white sandals.
She carried a bouquet of pink ros-
es, sweet peas and baby breath.
Wallace Proefrock acted a3 best
man. Mrs. August Eberbach played
the wedding march.
Mrs. Schulz, mother of the bjride
wore a pink crepe dress and a
corsage of roses and sweetpeas.
Mrs. Witkop, the groom's mother,
wore blue crepe and a corsage
of roses and sweet peas.
A wedding supper at the home
of the bride followed the ceremony.
Covers were laid for twenty-
five at the bride's table which
was centered with a large wedding
cako decorated with a miniature
bride and groom. The house was
decorated in pink and white and
cut flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Witkop have returned
from a short wedding trip
and are at home in 78 Allen
street.
Among the out of town guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Witkop
and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Witkop
of Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Harold Tremble of Felton
street entertained for the bride
at a variety shower and Mrs.
Florence Tremble of Stenzel street
at a bedroom shower.