Jonathan married WITKOP, Kathleen Fay [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married RIETSCH, Ilene F in 1935. Ilene (daughter of RIETSCH, William August and KOSKE, Louise) was born on 29 Aug 1909 in New York; died on 28 May 1994 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/29/1984

WITKOP - Frederick W. Witkop,
77, of North Tonawanda, Saturday
(October 27, 1984) at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Witkop was a member of
Gratwick Fire Co. for 57 years, a
member of St. Paul Lutheran
Church (Old Falls Blvd), the Lutheran
Layman's League and was
also a North Tonawanda school
crossing guard.
He is survived by his wife, Viola
(nee Priding) Witkop; two daughters,
Mrs. William (Marlene) Leal
of California and Mrs. Jonathan
(Kathleen) Brauer of North Tonawanda;
a son, Thomas (Jacqueline)
Witkop of Riverhead, L.I.; six
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Ruth Jendrian of North Tonawanda
and Mrs. Josephine Moll of
Pendleton and several nieces and
nephews. A sister-in-law, Arlene
Witkop of North Tonawanda.
Friends may call at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St.,
at Ward Rd., North Tonawanda
TUESDAY 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday
at 11 a.m., from St. Paul
Lutheran Church. Interment St.
Paul Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to
St. Paul Lutheran Church. (29-30)

Frederick married FRIELING, Viola W on 4 May 1935 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Viola (daughter of FRIELING, Herman and NEUBAUER, Sarah Albertine Emilie) was born on 5 Jul 1910 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Jul 2009 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/14/09

Witkop, Viola W.

Viola W. Witkop (nee Frieling), age 99, of North Tonawanda, died July 13, 2009, in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church (Old Falls Blvd.), the Women of St. Paul and the Friendship Club.She was the wife of the late Frederick W. Witkop, who died in 1984. Beloved mother of Marlene (William) Leal of Lincoln, CA, Kathleen (Jonathan) Brauer of North Tonawanda and Thomas (Jacqueline) Witkop of Baiting Hollow, Long Island. Grandmother of Kierstin (Donald), John, Rebecca (Robert Jr.), David (Lisa), Susan (Jeremy) and Thomas Jr.; and seven great-grandchildren. Sister of Theresa Demmin on North Tonawanda; aunt of several nieces and nephews.Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd., in North Tonawanda, on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 8th at 11 AM from St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Rev. Karl Haeussler will officiate. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church. Guest book available at frettholdfuneralhome.com.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/6/1935

Mr. Herman Frieling, Fllner avenue,
announces the marriage of
his daughter Viola to Fred Witkop
of North Tonawanda. They
were married Saturday afternoqn
at St. Paul's parsonage with Rev.
Frederick Hinners officiating.

Frederick married DISSE, Emma Regina on 26 May 1892 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Emma (daughter of DISSE, John Frederick Ignatz and HACHMANN, Marie) was born on 26 May 1871 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 5 May 1934 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/7/1934

Besides the survivors named in
The News Saturday Mrs. Emma E.
Brauer, who died at her home,
202 Robinson street, leaves a husband,
Frederick W. Brauer. The
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the
house and half an hour later at the'
Redeemer Lutheran church. Burial
will be in Elmlawn.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/5/1934

Mrs. Emma R. Brauer, 62 years
old. died today ot her home, 202
Robinson s t r e e t She was born in
Buffalo but had resided in the Tonawandas
the greater part of her
life. She is survived by four
daughters, the Misses Anna and
Esther R. Brauer, Mrs. Harvey
Haseley, all of North Tonawanda,
and Mrs. Elmer Goerss, Tonawanda;
a son, Martin, Jr., North Tonawanda,
and four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the resi-
dence and half an hour later at the
R e d e e m e r Lutheran church. Rev.
H. G. Kleiner will officiate. Burial
»^ill DA at J»ine Hill.

Notes:

William A. Wrietsch, 78, died suddenly last night in his home, 50 Allan St. Born in Germany, Mr. Wrietsch had been a resident of North Tonawanda 70 years. Surviving are his wife, Nora, nee Loxley; foster daughter, Mrs. Martin Brauer; stepdaughter, Mrs. Clarence Thompson; stepsons, Loyal Kepner and Ivor Kepner; brothers, August and Herman Wrietsch; sisters: Mrs. Hattie Dauck, Escanaba, Mich., and Mrs. George Stoeckel, Lockport. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the family residence. The Rev. Theodore Rehkopf officiating. Burial in St. Matthews Cemetery.

William married KOSKE, Louise in 1896 in Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of KOSKE, Friedrich and Augustina) was born in 1876 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Sep 1931 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tonawanda News, Sep 16, 1931
MRS. LOUISE RIETSCH
Mrs. Louise Rietsch, 55 years old, died this morning at her home, 50 Allen street. Born in Niagara Falls, she had resided in North Tonawanda for the last 50 years. She is survived by a husband, William Rietsch; a daughter, Miss Irene Rietsch; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Lemke and Mrs. Theodore Demler, North Tonawanda, and four brothers, August Koske, Niagara Falls, Fred and Frank Koske, North Tonawanda and Otto Koske, Buffalo. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence. Rev. Rudolph W. Grabau of the St. Paul's church, East Felton street, will officiate and interment will be in the St. Matthews cemetery

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/21/1945

10 YEARS AGO

William Rietsch of Allen street announces the marriage of his
daughter, Irene F„ to Martin J. Brauer of Robinson street.

Notes:

1920 Census in NT - Witkof
1930 Census in NT - Witkop

People Finders for William, Jr in 2009 - shows Witkop

William August J. Witkop, 4 Jul 1874, driver for White, G, & Mitchell in North Tonawanda
1918 WW I draft card

8 December 1949 Tonawanda News

William J. Witkop

William J. Witkop, 75, died suddenly in his home, 27 Stenzel St., after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Witkop, a native of Tonawanda, had lived in North Tonawanda 40 years. Survivors include his widow, Julia, nee Heuer; two daughters, Mrs. Bernhardt Moll and Mrs. Albert Jendrian; two sons, Frederick and William J. Jr.; 10 grandchildren, all of North Tonawanda; two brothers, Albert of Tonawanda, August of Pekin, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Strassburg, North Tonawanda. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St., and at 2:30 p.m. in the St. Marks’s Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul Fretthold will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery.

William married HEUER, Julia Elizabeth about Dec 1899 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Julia (daughter of HEUER, Heinrich Georg and HOFFMEISTER, Christine Wilhelmine Johanna) was born in Sep 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Apr 1957 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/24/1957

WITKOP - Julia Elizabeth Witkop.
77, formerly of 27 Stenzil St.,
North Tonawanda died today after
a long illness. Wife of the late Wil-
liam J. Witkop; mother of Mrs.
Bernard Moll, Fred, William, and
Mrs. Albert Jendrian, all of North
Tonawanda; sister of Henry and
John Heuer of the Town of Wheatfield,
the Rev. Louis Heuer of Illinois,
Mrs. John Gombert, Mrs.
Louis Voelker and Mrs. Fred Dinger
all of Niagara Falls. Ten
g r a n d c h i l d r e n also survive.
Friends may call at the Fretthold,
Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver St. at
Ward Rd., where services will be
at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev.
Paul H. Fretthold officiating. In-
terment in St. Mark's Lutheran'
Cemetery.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/1/1939

Mr. and Mrs. William Witkop
of 27 Stenzel Street were pleasantly
surprised last evening by
large number of relatives and
friends the occasion being their
fortieth wedding anniversary.
The Rev. Louis Heuer of Bergholtz,
brother of Mrs. Witkop,
gave an appropriate talk appro
priate to the occasion. The evening
was spent in playing games.
Four children and five grandchildren
of the couple were present.
The children are Mrs. Bernard
Moll, Mrs. Ruth Ziehm, William
Witkop and Fred Witkop.
Mrs. Phillip Schultz of Niagara
Falls, was one of the guests. She
was a bridesmaid at the wedding
which took place in St. Johns
church, St. Johnsburg in 1899.
Later In the evening luncheon
was served to thirty-two guests.

Notes:

FRIELING - Herman, of 28 Filner Ave. North Tonawanda. Jan. 4th, 1960. Father of Mrs. Fred Witkop, Mrs. Raymond Moll, Mrs. Kenneth Demmin, and Gilbert Frieling, all of North Tonawanda. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, a sister of Mrs. Marie Hahn of Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home 1241 Oliver St., at Ward Rd. North Tonawanda where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Fredrick Hinners will officiate. Interment in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Frieling was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Rescue Fire Co. The Fireman's Benevolent Assoc. and employee of the Wurlitzer for 54 years, retiring in Sep 1956.

Herman married NEUBAUER, Sarah Albertine Emilie on 21 May 1908 in Niagara County, NY. Sarah (daughter of NEUBAUER, Albert August Ferdinand and BECKEN, Wilhelmina Louise Henriette) was born on 6 Nov 1886 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Apr 1933 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NORTH TONAWANDA, April 3. - Mrs. Sarah Frieling, 46 years old, 28 Fllner avenue, died Saturday at the DeGraff Memorial hospital after an illness of two weeks. She wag born in st. Johnsburg and had lived in the town of Wheatfield and North
Tonawanda all her life., She is survived by her husband, Herman; three daughters, Viola, Loretta and Theresa; a son, Gilbert; mother, Mrs. Wllhelmina Neubauer; sister, Mrs. Fred Meyer, arid two brothers, John and Benjamin. All are of North Tonawanda, except the brother, Benjamin, whose home is Thibodeux, La. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the home and half an hour later at St. Paul's church, the Rev. F. A. Hinners officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's cemetery.