Beverly married ZDROJEWSKI, Jeffrey C [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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PHILLIP E. MAERTEN
The Buffalo News - Wednesday, December 18, 1991
Phillip E. Maerten , 81, a retired electrician for the former Wurlitzer Co., died Tuesday (Dec. 17, 1991) in his Sanborn home after a long illness. Maerten retired from Wurlitzer in 1975. He was an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in North Tonawanda and an exempt member of the Rescue Fire Company of North Tonawanda. Survivors include his wife, the former Evelyn Witkop; a son, Gary of Cambria; a daughter, Beverly Zdrojewski of Middleport; a brother, Harold of North Tonawanda, and four grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, North Tonawanda.

Philip married WITKOP, Evelyn R in 1954. Evelyn (daughter of WITKOP, Benjamin A and GOMBERT, Veronica Alma) was born about 1917 in New York; died on 11 Apr 2003 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1930 Census - with parents in Cambria

EVELYN R. MAERTEN
Buffalo News, The (NY) - Saturday, April 12, 2003
Evelyn R. Maerten , 86, a longtime Sanborn resident who moved here three years ago, died Friday (April 11, 2003) in Lockport Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Maerten was born Evelyn Witkop in Lewiston. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School.
She worked for 15 years as an assembly worker in the Wurlitzer Co. plant, North Tonawanda.
Mrs. Maerten was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, where she belonged to the Ladies Aid Society, the Lutheran Service Society and the Parent-Teacher League.
She was also a member of the Friendship Club in Sanborn.
Her husband of 49 years, Philip E., died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Gary Sr. of Lockport; a daughter, Beverly Zdrojewski of Hartland; two brothers, Robert Witkop and James Witkop, both of North Tonawanda; a sister, Edith Strothmann of Sanborn; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, North Tonawanda.

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AUGUST MAERTEN
August Maerten, 79, a former resident of North Tonawanda, died Wednesday at his home on the Angling Rd., town of Ridgeway, N. Y. He was born in the town of Wheatfield and had resided in this vicinity the greater part of his life. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, Martinsville, and a charter member of the Rescue Fire Company. Surviving are his wife, Louise, nee Krull; three sons, Theodore of Tonawanda, Harold of North Tonawanda and Philip E. of the town of Ridge way; a daughter, Mrs. Lester Eggert of Sanborn; nine grandchildren, three brothers, Joseph of North Tonawanda, Henry of Wheatfield and William of Pendleton, and two sisters, Mrs. William Stange of St. Johnsburg and Mrs. August Stolzenburg of North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held from the Hamp Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. F. A. Hinners will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul's cemetery.

August married KRULL, Louise in 1888 in Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of KRULL, Christian George and BETTAC, Ernestine) was born in Mar 1872 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Dec 1956 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette Dec 10, 1856
Mrs. Maerten, 84, Dies in Sanborn
SANBORN - Mrs. Louise Maerten 84, of Saundets Settlement Rd, died Saturday (Dec. 8, 1956) at her home after a lengthy illness. She resided with her daughter, Mrs. Lester Eggert, for the last nine years;. She was the widow of August Maerten. Mrs. Maerten was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, where she had resided before taking up residence here, in addition to her daughter, she is survived by three sons. Theodore Maerten, Tonawanda city electrician, Philip Maerten, Sanborn, and Harold Maerten, North Tonawanda; four sisters, Mrs. Bertha Demler and Mrs. Agatha Dornfeld, both of Summers Point, NJ., Mrs. Julia Kuhn and Miss Agnes Krull, North Tonawanda;and a brother, George Krull, North Tonawanda. The Rev. Frederick Hinners will conduct the Funeral service at 2 pm Tuesday at the Hamp Funeral Home, North Tonawanda. Interment will be in St. Paul Cemetery, North Tonawanda.

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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]

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Mrs. Witkop Is Dead at 67
PEKIN - Mrs. Veronica Alma Witkop, 67, of Upper Mountain Road, died today (March 9, 1962) at Mt. View Hospital, Lockport, after a lengthy illness. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, Aug. 8, 1895, Mrs. Witkop was a daughter of Ferdinand and Bertha Gombert. She lived in this area for 50 years. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda. Surviving are her husband, Benjamin A. Witkop; two daughters, Mrs. Philip (Evelyn) Maerten and Mrs. William (Edith) Strothmann, both of Sanborn; six sons, Wilbert, Erwin, Norman, Robert and Kenneth Witkop all of Sanborn,and James Witkop, North Tonawanda; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Mielke, Sanborn, and Mrs. Edward Moll, St. Johnsburg; 14 grandchildren and one-great-grandchild. Friends may call at the Pike and Jones Funeral Home Sanborn, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday by Rev. Enno Schmoock. Burial will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery.

NOTE - apparent error in obit - birth year per headstone - 1894

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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.

Christian married BEYER, Wilhelmine in 1868. Wilhelmine (daughter of BEYER, Johann and Ernestine) was born on 27 Jan 1846 in Prussia; died in 1909 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married BETTAC, Ernestine about 1869. Ernestine was born in Jul 1848 in Prussia; died on 17 Jun 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary from The Evening News
Tuesday, June 17, 1913
Mrs. Ernestine Krull, 65 years old, died at her home in Martinsville early this morning. She had been ailing for several years. The deceased was the widow of Christian Krull. Mrs. Krull was born in Germany. She had lived in this country for the last forty-four years of her life, most of that time being spent in the North Tonawanda suburb. Six daughters, the Misses Amanda and Agnes Krull, Mrs. August Martin and Mrs. Ernest Demler of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Edward C. Kuhn of Washington, D. C ., and one son, George C. Krull of North Tonawanda, survive. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence and half an hour later from the St. Paul's church in Martinsville, Rev. W. J. Schmidt officiating.

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1860 Census with parents in Royalton
1870 Census with parents in Royalton - Witcap/Witcup
1880 Census with wife, son and father in Wheatfield - Wittkopf
1900 Census with wife and children in Cambria - Wittkopf
1910 Census with wife and Benjamin in Cambria - Witkop
1920 Census with wife on Upper Mountain Road in Cambria - Witkop
1930 Census with wife on Upper Mountain Road in Cambria - Witkop

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/21/1947

Henry A. Wittkopf, 86, died
Sunday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. William Eggert on the
Upper Mountain road, town of
Cambria. He is survived by his
wife, two daughters, Mrs. Eggert
and Mrs. William Stolting of North
Tonawanda; two sons, George
Wittkopf of North Tonawanda and
Benjamin Wittkopf of Sanborn;
22 grandchildren and 34 great
grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the
Eggert home. Interment will be
in St. Andrew's cemetery, Pekin,

Heinrich married GRASSMAN, Lydia Marie Auguste on 17 Oct 1878 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of GRASSMAN, Wilhelm and ZABEL, Helena Magdalene) was born on 27 Jul 1858 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Jun 1951 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/20/1951

LOCKPORT. June 20-A lifelong
resident of Niagara county, Mrs.
Augusta Wittkop, 92, widow of Henry
Wittkop, died yesterday after a long
illness at the home of, her daughter,
Mrs. William Eggert, Upper Mountain
road, Town of Cambria.
She was born July 27, 1858 in the
Town of Wheatfield but had lived
many years in Cambria where her
husband, a farmer, died several years
Besides Mrs. Eggert she is survived
by another daughter, Mrs. Herman
Stoelting. Cambria; two sons.
George of North Tonawanda, and
Benjamin of Cambria.
Services will be held Friday at
1:30 at the Gaul Funeral home, 263
East avenue and at 2:30 at St. Pauls
'Lutheran church, North Tonawanda.
Burial will be in St. Andrew's cemetery,
Pekin.

Ferdinand married SCHIMSCHACK, Bertha Emilie Auguste in 1893 in New York. Bertha (daughter of SCHIMSCHACK, Albert August and SCHROEDER, Louise) was born in Aug 1876 in Blumberg, Brandenburg, Germany; died before 1910 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]