Family/Spouse: GIERKE, Wilhelm. Wilhelm was born in 1828 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herman married KARING, Fredericke Karoline Albertine on 18 Nov 1883 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Fredericke (daughter of KARING, Herman Gotthold and BRATSCH, Rosamunde) was born on 22 Jun 1860 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hulda married WITTCOPP, Christian Friedrich on 1 May 1884 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Christian (son of WITCOP, Christian Friedrich and LEMKE, Wilhelmine) was born on 8 May 1847 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jan 1929 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Found in California in 1920 census.
In 1910 census living in Niagara Falls.

Family/Spouse: FORD, Frank. Frank was born about 1883 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tonawanda Resident
Dies at His Home
TONAWANDA - William E. Gierke, 65, of 412 Young St.. died unexpectedly Monday (May 13, 1957) in his home. He was a lifelong resident of this city and was employed by the Columbus McKinnon Chain Co. He was a member of Friedens Church. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Oscar Mante, Mrs. Edwin Mante and Miss Lorraine Gierke; a brother, Jacob Schwindamann; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Karsten and Mrs. Clarence Schultz.

William married HUEBNER, Ella Josephine Elsa on 20 Sep 1916 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of HUEBNER, Charles Friedrich Wilhelm and RISCHACK, Marie Magdalene Auguste) was born on 27 Jan 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 Jan 1952 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married HARTMAN, Henry George on 30 Nov 1914 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Henry (son of HARTMAN, Henry) was born about 1890 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY; died on 30 Nov 1968 in Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie married ZIMMERMAN, Johannes Albert Paul about 1932. Johannes (son of ZIMMERMAN, John and KARRE, Maria) was born on 10 Sep 1885 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Mar 1951 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie married HARTMAN, Raymond R on 21 Feb 1918 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Raymond (son of HARTMAN, Henry and STAHL, Helen) was born about Jul 1895 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 16 Jul 1928 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hildagard married MAHL, Friederich Jacob Albert on 6 Oct 1920 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Friederich (son of MAHL, Charles Friedrich Heinrich and SCHULZ, Auguste Alvine Florentine) was born on 10 Apr 1898 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Dec 1977 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry Edward Wittcopp b. 5 Feb 1885 niagara county, 1917 laborer in the brass dept at Rudolph wurliter mfg co
WW I Draft card reads & signed Witkop

Niagara Gazette - 4/20/1961

WITTKOP-Henry, suddenly April 18th.
1961, at his home 1753 Forbes St.,
North Tonawanda, surviving are his
wife Lydia, 2 sons, Clarence and
Ralph, both of North Tonawanda; 3
grandchildren, one great grandchild, a
brother, Phillip Wittkop ol the Town
of Niagara. Friends may call at the
Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver
St. at Ward Rd., where services will
be held Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev.
Robert Jaeger officiating. Interment
in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery. Mr.
Wittkop was a member of The Holy
Ghost Lutheran Church and The Lutheran
Layman's League.

Heinrich married GRASSMANN, Lydia Maria Caroline on 14 Nov 1909 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Lydia (daughter of GRASSMANN, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and RUBBERT, Wilhelmine Caroline) was born in Nov 1885 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Sep 1969 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CAMANN-In North Tonawanda, N. Y., September 1, 1941, Anna M. Camann (nee Witcop (sic)), beloved wife of William A. Camann; mother of Dorothy, N. Tonawanda, N. Y.: Mrs. Gerald Bruss of Bergholtz; Lester Camann of N. Tonawanda and Raymond Schultz of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; sister of Mrs. William Schultz, Esther Witcop (sic), Albert, Henry and Phillip Witcop (sic). Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, 40 E. Felton Street, N. Tonawanda, and at 2:45 o'clock from Zion Lutheran church, Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls, N Y. Interment at Niagara Memorial Park.

NF Gazette
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Anna M. Camann, North Tonawanda, Lived In Niagara Falls
Mrs. Anna Camann nee Witcop, 55, died yesterday at her home, 40 East Felton Street. Born in the Town of Niagara, she lived the greater part of her life in the LaSalle section of Niagara Falls, coming to North Tonawanda two years ago to make her home. She was a a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Cayuga Drive, and a member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church. Surviving are her husband William A.; two daughters. Dorothy, of North Tonawanda, and Mrs. Gerald Bruss, of Bergholtz; two sons, Lester Camann, of North Tonawanda, Raymond Schultz. of Niagara Falls; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. William Schultz of North Tonawanda, and Miss Esther Witcop of the Town of Niagara, and three brothers, Albert Witcop of Lockport, Henry Witcop of Bergholtz, and Philip Witcop of the Town of Niagara. Funeral Services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence and at 2:45 at the Zion Lutheran church. The rev George Hoyer will conduct the rites and interment will be in Memorial Park cemetery, Niagara Falls.

Family/Spouse: CAMANN, Wilhelm Arthur Christian. Wilhelm (son of CAMANN, Charles Gotthilf and GRASSMAN, Helena Wilhelmina Emilie) was born on 4 Nov 1880 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in May 1967 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married SCHULZ, Friedrich Wilhelm August on 2 Feb 1905 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Friedrich (son of SCHULZ, Ferdinand William and HASELEY, Justine Wilhelmine) was born on 12 Feb 1877 in Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Aug 1923 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/2/1960

Mrs. Schultz, 72, Dies in Hospital;

NORTH TONAWANDA - Mrs. Lydia L. Schultz, 72, of 169 Jackson Ave., widow of William F. Schultz, died - unexpectedly Thursday, (Dec 31, 1959) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
Born in Town of Niagara, Mrs. Schultz resided in this city for the last 35 years and was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stange, this city; two brothers, Philip Wittcop, Niagara 'Falls, and Henry Wittcop, this city.
The Rev. Lauren J. Shiley will conduct the funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fretthold Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery

Lydia married SCHULZ, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm on 21 Feb 1909 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Karl (son of SCHULZ, Ferdinand William and HASELEY, Justine Wilhelmine) was born on 6 Feb 1873 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Oct 1943 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/28/1948

Esther M. Wittcop of 1287 Payne
Ave. died yesterday afternoon after
a brief illness. She was born
in the Town of Niagara and had
resided in North Tonawanda the
past two and a half years. She is
survived by a son, Frederick Wittcop
of North Tonawanda; a sister,
Mrs. Lydia Schultz, and three
brothers, Albert of Lockport,
Henry of Bergholtz and Philip of
the Town of Niagara. She was a
member of the St. Peter's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Walmore.
Funeral services will be held Monday
at 2 p. m. from the residence
and at 2:45 p. m. from the St.
Peter's Church. Friends are invited.
Burial will be in St. Peter's
cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/2/1965

SANBORN-Philip A. Wittcopp;
74, formerly of Tuscarora
Road Town of Niagara,
died u n e x p e c t e d l y Friday
(Oct. 1, 1965) in Lockport
where he had been a resident
for about four years.
He was born in the Town of
Niagara Jan. 19, 1891, a son
of Christian and Hulda Wittcopp.
He had lived in that
area throughout his Iife until
going to Lockport. He was
employed by the Town of Niagara
highways department
until his retirement several
years ago.
Mr. Wittcopp also had worked
for the L a S a 11 e Sportsmen's
Club of which he was
a member.
Survivors include several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral s e r v i c e s will be
held at the Pike and Jones
Funeral Home here at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Rev. M. A. Pushkar
of St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
North Tonawanda, officiating.
Burial will be in Wheatfield
Cemetery, Shawnee.

NOTE: in 1930 Census he is listed as single with no child living with his sister Esther as Philip Witkop

Philipp married in 1917 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Muriel married MANTE, Oscar J on 13 Jul 1940 in Niagara County, NY, and was divorced in 1961 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Oscar (son of MANTE, Albert Martin and KANDT, Augusta Pauline Elisabeth) was born in 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Mar 1963 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KIPA, Matthew. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Muriel married ZIEHM, Arthur W about 1935 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Arthur (son of ZIEHM, August and POERSCHKE, Auguste E) was born on 14 Aug 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Oct 1980 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MANTE, Edwin R. Edwin (son of MANTE, Albert Martin and KANDT, Augusta Pauline Elisabeth) was born on 15 Oct 1907 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 May 1983 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eileen married THIELE, Henry C on 9 Nov 1938 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Henry (son of THIELE, Heinrich T and SCHROEDER, Helena E) was born on 29 Jun 1914 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 May 1978 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anna Elizabeth. Anna was born on 14 Feb 1926 in New York; died on 22 Aug 2016 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doris married BILLINGS, Thomas R about Jul 1944 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Thomas (son of BILLINGS, H T) was born on 3 Dec 1922; died on 27 Jun 2006 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: THIELE, Jeanette H. Jeanette (daughter of THIELE, Heinrich T and SCHROEDER, Helena E) was born in 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Nov 1969 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Donna F. Belling

Of the Town of Pendleton, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023, in Niagara Hospice House. She was born in Tonawanda, NY, on June 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Raymond and Elsie [Gierke] Hartman.
 
Mrs. Belling graduated from Niagara Falls High School. She loved being a homemaker taking care of her family. Mrs. Belling was a member of the Home Bureau and enjoyed doing crafts.

She was the wife of the late Ralph E. Belling, who passed away in January of 2011. Mrs. Belling  is survived by her sons Roger J. Belling and Roy D. (Patti) Belling, four grandchildren Kimberly (Shawn) McIntyre, Kevin Belling, Angel and Lisa Hartman, great-grandchildren Ella, Cole, Michael-Jacob, also many additional great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Douglas Hartman.

Her family will be present on  Thursday October 12,  from 3-7 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY.

Funeral services will be held  on Friday October 13, at 10:00 AM at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 322 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, NY, with the Rev. Meghan James officiating.

Memorials in her name to NCCC Foundation for the Home Bureau Scholarship, 3111 Saunders Settlement Road Sanborn, NY 14132. 

Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park, Amherst, NY.

Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.

Donna married BELLING, Ralph E on 23 Sep 1950 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Ralph (son of BELLING, John Gregor Conrad and WOLF, Elsa Anna Helene) was born on 25 Sep 1922 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY; died on 28 Jan 2011 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MARKOWITZ, Richard E. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: YOUNG, William. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Verified spelling with SS Death Index for Hilda Wittkop in Hamburg, Erie County, NY - perhaps Clarence

Clarence married GOERSS, Hilda Anna on 12 Jun 1938 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of GOERSS, August Friedrich Wilhelm and RUNGE, Louisa Amelia Auguste) was born on 3 Apr 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 May 2003 in Hamburg, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

RALPH H. WITTKOP
The Buffalo News, October 11, 1991

Services for Ralph H. Wittkop, an employee of Exolon County, will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday in the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz.
Wittkop, 63, of Violet Circle died Wednesday (Oct. 9, 1991) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda.
Born in Bergholz, he was a longtime member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II.
He worked for Exolon in the City of Tonawanda for the past 35 years.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, the former Lucille Sahr; a son, Daniel R., and a brother, Clarence of North Tonawanda.

Family/Spouse: SAHR, Lucille Pauline. Lucille (daughter of SAHR, Benjamin Martin and JAENECKE, Pauline Ottilie Bertha) was born in May 1929 in New York; died on 20 Apr 2017 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married BRUSS, Gerald H on 24 Apr 1927 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Gerald (son of BRUSS, Otto Carl August and GRABAU, Grace Minna) was born on 17 Feb 1904 in Columbia Township, Tuscola County, MI; died on 4 Jul 1982 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette
Raymond W.Schultz
Worked at Carborundum 43 years
Raymond W. Schultz, 79, of Jacob Place, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 1986) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston. Born in Cambria, he lived in this area all his life. He was employed in the Coated Abrasives Division of the Carborundum Co. for 43 years, retiring in 1970 and was a member of the Carborundum Retired Men's Club. He is survived by his wife, Edna May (Pack) Schultz; daughters, Mrs. James (Dolores) Hughes of New Mexico and Mrs. Donald (Sandra) Quick of Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs. Gerald (Gertrude) Bruss of Bergholz, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. There is no prior visitation. Private services are Tuesday at the Lane Funeral Home Inc., 8622 Buffalo Ave. with the Rev. Erwin Brese officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston.

Raymond married PACK, Edna May on 28 Nov 1929 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Edna (daughter of PACK, Isaac and COWLING, Hester) was born on 23 Dec 1911 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Mar 2004 in Alamogordo, Otero County, NM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/9/1968

Mrs. Mildred Stange
NORTH TONAWANDA—Mrs. Mildred Schultz Stange, 57, 169 Jackson Ave., a resident here for 33 years, died today 7 to 9 pm (Aug. 9, 1968) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.

She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her husband, Arthur E. Stange; a son, Richard A. Stange, at home; a daughter, Mrs. James (Sharon) Rupp, Williamsville, and a granddaughter, Wendy Lynn Rupp.

Friends may call today from 7 to 9 at the Fretthold Funeral Home, on Saturday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in St Mark Church, the Rev. Edward C. Gaehner officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark Cemetery.

Mildred married STANGE, Arthur Ernest in Jun 1939 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Arthur (son of STANGE, August Wilhelm Christian and BLUHM, Wilhelmine Christine Elisabeth) was born in 1909 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Oct 1980 in TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HANDELAND, Ruby M. Ruby was born on 29 May 1913; died on 12 Jul 1982 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]