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Niagara Gazette - 6/25/1929

RANSOMVILLE, June 25-Funeral
services for August Witt, 73, who died
Sunday, will be held from the family
home, Balmer road, two miles west of
this village on Wednesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock standard time. The Rev.
Walter Rimmer of Niagara Falls will
officiate. Interment will be in North
Ridge cemetery.
Mr. Witt was born in German y but
had resided in the Ransomville vicin-
ity for the past 55 years. He was a
farmer and active in town affairs dur-
ing his younger days. He is survived
by three daughters and four sons, Mrs.
Alfred Broeker, of Youngstown, Mrs.
Fred Zilm, of Niagara Falls, Ella, at
home, Augusta and Adolph, of Niagara
Falls, Albert of Lockport, and Richard
of Ransomville, and 12 grandchildren.

August married LITSCHNER, Augusta in Jan 1898. Augusta (daughter of LITSCHNER, Johann and LASS, Carolina) was born in Aug 1863 in Germany; died on 22 Aug 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - Wednesday - August 28, 1935

RANSOMVILLE, Aug. 28.—Funeral services for Mrs. Augusta Witt, who died In Niagara Falls last Friday, were held here from the home of her son. Richard Witt, yesterday, the Rev.Marcel Desgaller, pastor of the Church of God, Niagara Falls officiating. The services were attended by a large number of friends from both Niagara Falls and this village,where she formerly resided. Interment was in the family plot in North Ridge cemetery.

Johann + LASS, Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]