Sharon married LARKIN, Raymond H on 24 May 1975 in Ringgold, Catoosa County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/2/1975

Mr and Mrs Alvin Witkopf
of Fletcher Street, Tonawanda,
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Sharon G Stahl, to
Raymond H Larkin, Saturday,
May 24,1975, in Ringgold, Ga.
The newlyweds are at home
in Tonawanda. The bride is the
granddaughter of Mr and Mrs.
Otto Stahl of Kohler Street,
Tonawanda. The bridegroom is
(Article Cut Off)

Sharon married GERHARDT, Martin on 29 Jan 1982 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/15/1982

Sharon Gloria Larkin
and Martin Gerhardt Jr.
were married Friday, Jan.
29. 1982. in Immanuel Lutheran
Church. Tonawanda.
with the Rev. Robert L.
Rickus officiating.
The bride, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Witkopf. is granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stahl,
all of Tonawanda. The
bridegroom is the son of
Martin Gerhardt Sr of
Tonawanda.
Miss Debra Witkopf was
maid of honor for her
sister. Barbara Gerhardt.
niece of the bridegroom
was flower girl.
Robert Russell was best
man.
The newlyweds were
honored at a reception in
Inner Harbor Yacht Club,
T o n a w a n d a . After a
honeymoon in the . Finger
Lakes Region, the couple is
at home in Tonawanda

Alvin married STAHL, Gloria Margaret on 10 Oct 1959 in North East, PA. Gloria (daughter of STAHL, Otto P and RIEMER, Margaret B) was born about 1929 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 7 Jun 1975 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/9/1975

WITKOPF - Gloria M. (nee
Stahl) Witkopf, 46, of
Tonawanda, Saturday evening
(June 7, 1975) at Roswell Park
Memorial Institute after a
brief illness A native of
Tonawanda, she was a member
of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her
husband, AlvinR. Witkopf, two
daughters, Mrs. Raymond,
(Sharon) Lark in of Tonawanda
and Miss Debra Witkopf and a
son, Richard Witkopf, both at
home; her parents, Mr and
Mrs Otto P. Stahl of
Tonawanda; two brothers,
Norman O. Stahl of Tonawanda
and LaVerne F. Stahl of
Findlay, Ohio
*
Friends may call from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m., at John O. Roth'
Funeral Home, Morgan and
William Sts , Tonawanda
where services will be
conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday
by the Rev. Paul W
Czamanske. Burial will be in
White Chapel Cemetery. If
desired, memorial contributions
may be made to
Immanuel Lutheran Church.
(9)

Notes:

Buried in North Tonawanda City Cemetery as William Witkoph

Wilhelm married KOLPACK, Adolphine in 1903 in Niagara County, NY. Adolphine (daughter of KOLPACK, Gottfried and JANOWSKY, Eva) was born on 29 Apr 1883 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Apr 1947 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Lena Witkopf, of North Tonawanda, Diet
NORTH TONAWANDA, April 30 - Mrs. Lena Witkopf, 64. of 398 Oakdale drive, died yesterday In the DeGraff Memorial hospital after a prolonged illness. She was a lifelong resident and a member of the St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church. Surviving are her husband, William Witkopf; four daughters. Miss Betty Witkopf, Mrs. Evelyn Cantor and Mrs. Edward Bothwell. and Mrs. Raymond Regnet. all of the Tonawandas; five sons, Fred and Glenwood Witkopf, of Niagara Palls, and Arthur, Alvin and William Witkopf, of North Tonawanda; 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Voelker and Mrs. James Gorman, of North Tonawanda. and four brothers, Albert Kolpack, of Buffalo, and Emil, Fred, and Henry Kolpack of North Tonawanda. The Rev. J. J Braun will officiate and interment will be in Sweeney cemetery,

Buried in North Tonawanda City Cemetery as Lena Witkoph

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

STAHL - Otto P. Stahl, 88, of
Tonawanda, Friday (May 23, 1986)
at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Born
in Getzville, he had been a resident
of Tonawanda for the past 65 years
and was the father of the late Gloria
M. Witkopf. Mr. Stahl had been
employed at Columbus McKinnon
Corp for 44 years, retiring in 1965
and was a member of Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Getzville Volunteer
Fire Department, Historical
Society of the Tonawandas and the
Tonawanda Senior Citizens
He is survived by his wife,
Margaret B. (nee Reimer) Stahl,
two sons, Norman O. Stahl of Tonawanda
and La Verne F. (Judy) Stahl
of Youngstown, N. Y., nine grandchildren,
nine great-grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. at John O. Roth Funeral
Home Inc., Morgan and William
Streets, Tonawanda, where services
will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday
by the Rev. Robert L. Rickus. Burial
will be White Chapel Memorial Park
Cemetery. If desired, memorial
contributions may be made to Immanuel
Lutheran Church. (26)

Otto married RIEMER, Margaret B on 24 Sep 1921 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/27/1921

A most attractive Fall wedding took
place Saturday evening at Immanuel
Lutheran church when Miss Margaret
B. Riemer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Schreiber of 15 Elmwood Park
became the bride of Mr. Otto P. Stahl
of Getzville. The service took place
at eight o'clock with the Rev. F. O.
Scholz officiating.
The bride wore a gown of white
French voile. Her veil was held in
place with a bandeaux of pearls and
she wore a necklace of pearls, the gift
of the groom. The maid of honor, her
sister. Miss Martha Reimer, wore a
lavendar organdie frock with large picture
hat to match and carried a bou
quet of purple asters. Miss Irene Ensminger
of Getzville, the bride's maid,
wore a corresponding gown of pink or
gandy with hat and bouquet to match.
Mr. Julius Reimer was best man and
Mr. Allen Stahl, brother of the groom,
was groom's-man. Mr. Ernest Witte
and Mr. Walter Lien were the ushers
The bride's mother wore a brown crepe
meteor gown, with hat to match, and
Mrs. Stahl, mother of the groom, wore
black satin
Immediately after the ceremony, a
reception was held at the home of the
bride for sixty guests. The bride's
table was attractively decorated in
pink and white and covers were laid
for twelve. After the reception Mr.
and Mrs. Stahl left for their new home
in 35 Glenwood avenue, where they
will be at home to their friends after
October 1st.
The bride's gift to her sister was a
finger ring and to her bride's maid a
bar pin. The groom presented his at-
tendants with small watch-chain pen-
knives.
Among the out of town guests were:
the Misses Eva and Bertha Sauers of
Rochester; Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Rie-
mer and family, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs
Fred Claxton, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Marks of Niagara Falls; Mr. and
Mrs. Wulf of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs
Frank Stahl and sons Elmer and Allen
and daughter, Viola and Miss Irene
Ensminger of Getzville; and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Schreiber and family of El-
licottville.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/29/1979

THIS BIT of family history from
Mary K. Sciandra of Buffalo:
"I don't know why my greatgrandfather
decided to leave
Bergholtz, Brandenburg, Prussia, in
1873, but he knew he was going
- to a new life.
"My grandmother, Maria Wittkopf,
was only three. Sister Augusta was
six and baby brother Albert six
months. Six more children were born
to Christian and Wilhelmina, all bona
fide Americans.
"The German immigrant adapted
generally well to the American ways
and usually by the next generation the
mother tongue was almost lost.
"The people were religious, most
being Lutherans. St. Johns, St.
Peters, St. Marks and St. Matthews
Church registrars are full of German
names. Each written in German, ir.
the old German script, each a history
of a family, the good and the sad.
"My great-grandfather had a farm
on Nash Road. It was while living
here that my grandmother, now
called Mary, met my grandfather,
August Harms. He was about 23 and
came from Gruenhof, Mecklenburg.
"My grandparents lived in
Wheatfield for a number of years.
About 1900, they and their children
and my great-grandfather (who was
now a widower) built a house on East
Robinson Street in North Tonawanda.
It was in this house that the first
generation to the new land, my greatgrandfather,
died, and also where in
1910 my dad, Theodore, was born. My
dad's brother, Benjamin, still lives in
this house.
"My dad lived all his young years in
North Tonawanda. He and mom lived
there for several years after their
marriage and although I was born in
Williamsville, my earliest memories
are of North Tonawanda.
"Dad was a volunteer fireman at
the Sweeney Hose. We spent many
summer days at the fireman's picnics.
Dad would parade with the
firemen. I can still smell the chowder
and remember how good the creme
soda tasted. Mom would take the
younger three of her six children to
the park which was across from the
hose company at this time, so that we
could play in the swings.
"Dad passed away in 1978. My
mom, wanting to show him a last sign
of her love, had him brought back
'home' to North Tonawanda. He is
buried in White Chapel Cemetery,
resting now not far from where his life
began, a place he loved, North
Tonawanda, Niagara County, U.S.A."

ALSO

Evening News of the Tonawandas
Wednesday, April 21, 1926
Christ Witkopf, age 80 years, died last evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. August Harms, 728 East Robinson street. Mr. Witkopf was an invalid for the past sixteen years. Surviving are three sons, William of North Tonawanda and Christ Witkopf, Jr. and Edward Witkopf of Niagara Falls and two daughters, Mrs. Harms and Mrs. Ferdinand Grosskopf of North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the late residence. Interment will be in St. John's cemetery, St. Johnsburg, Rev. Walter Thiemecke officiating.

Johann married SCHLUSSER, Wilhelmine on 25 Feb 1869 in Prussia. Wilhelmine was born in Jul 1841 in France; died on 21 Jun 1910 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gottfried married JANOWSKY, Eva about 1882. Eva was born in Jul 1862 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/7/1953

STAHL - Frank E. Stahl Sr., 87,
of Lapp Rd., Clarence Center, died
last night, July 6, 1953, after a
five-week illness. Born in Germany,
he was a former resident
of the Tonawandas and the Town
of Amherst. He was formerly employed
for 26 years by Columbus
McKinnon Chain Corp. where he
was a member of the union. He
was a former member of the Re-
publican committee in the-Town of
Amherst. Mr. Stahl was the hus-
band of the late Margaret Klein
and Winifred Miller. He is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Edwin J.
Wolf of Buffalo and Mrs. Fred
Luchterhand of Clarence Center;
four sons, Reuben W. and Otto P.
of Tonawanda, Elmer A. of Clar-
ence Center and Allen F. of Getz-
ville; two brothers, Fred Stahl of
Getzville and Edward Stahl of Lancaster;
17 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren. He was father
of the late Frank E. Stahl Jr.
Friends may call at the Hilliard
Funeral Home, 147 Delaware St.,
where services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday, the Rev. Leo J. Griffin
officiating. Burial will be in
Williamsville.

Frank married KLEIN, Margaret about 1889. Margaret was born in Feb 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]