Family/Spouse: MANTH, William C. William was born about 1830 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Evening News, October 30, 1914
The funeral of William Manth the foreman of the Adamite Abrasive Company's plant on Schenck street, who was burned to death at his post when the plant burned up yesterday morning, will be held from the family home at No. 47 Stenzel street at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and a half hour later from the St. Mark's church on Washington street, the Rev. Mr. Hemann officiating. Burial will be made at Martinsville. Besides his widow, Mr. Manth is survived by his three daughters, Clara, Helen and Augusta Manth and two sons, Edward and Gerhardt Manth. all of Gratwick. Mr. Manth lived many years at Martinsville, where he was born. He was fifty-two years old.
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Buffalo Courier, Oct 30, 1914
Gasoline and Kerosene Missing From Storage Tank - Body of Watchman Manth Found Amid Ruins of Adamite Plant.
LOSS APPROACHES $300,000; POLICE TRAIL SUSPECTED MAN
North Tonawanda. Oct 29 - With armed guards standing watch over all lumber yards in this city and two special policemen detailed to guard the swing bridge leading to Tonawanda Island, where several large lumber plants are located, the residents of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda live tonight in fear of other outrages such as hate terrorized this city last night and today. Within the last twenty-four hours lumber interests of this city have a loss approaching $300,000 from fires supposed to be incendiary. In addition to this, the Adamite company's loss will reach $50,000.
Watchman's Body Found.
The body of William Manth of Gratwick, forty-four years old, watchman at the Adamite company plant, was found shortly before 8 o'clock this evening. A large number of men, under the leadership of Thomas J. Hamilton, searched all day among the ruins for the body. When found tonight the body was about twelve feet from the front of the building, lying face downward. From a superficial examination it would seem Manth, in his endeavor to escape when he discovered the building was on fire, had started toward the Street, been overcome by smoke and burned to death. The body which was severely burned, was taken from the ruins after having been viewed by the coroner and taken to Hump's undertaking rooms, where it now lies. John Manth, sixteen years old, son of the watchman, aided much of the time today in the search for his father's body. At one time, overcome by fatigue and the uncertainty as to the whereabouts of his father, the young man fainted. After he was revived he insisted upon resuming work. When the body was uncovered tonight, he was but a short distance away. Michael Swend and Joseph Gambus, who were with Manth last, say they left him about 2 o'clock near the Brady lumber yards, where all three had been watching the fire. Swead and Gambus returned to the Adamite plant started to eat their lunch, but were driven from the building by the tire. Swead and Gambus were driven out of the building without opportunity to get their outer clothing.

William married MAERTEN, Esther about 1891. Esther (daughter of MAERTEN, Christian Frederick and BEYER, Wilhelmine) was born in 1871 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FRITZ, Wilhelm. Wilhelm was born in Oct 1860 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in 1925 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1/25/1919

Mrs. Martha A. Wittkopp, 49 years
old died at 6 a-m today at her home,
No. 1304 Linwood avenue of apoplexy.
She had been a resident of Niagara
Falls for 24 years and was born in Mar-
tineville. She leaves a husband. Albert
C Wittkopp, and two sons, Carl
and Louis.

Martha married WITTKOPP, Carl Christian Albert on 9 Apr 1896 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Carl (son of WITCOP, Charles A and WALK, Maria Elisabeth) was born on 14 May 1874 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in 1936 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MRS. HERTZ DIES
Falls Resident 40 Years Passes at Her Home after Short Illness.
Mrs. Mary Helen Hertz, 58 years old, widow of Otto Hertz, died at her home, 1716 Linwood avenue, yesterday, following an lllness of a week. The funeral will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Mehl, 2420 South avenue, at 2 p. m. Wednesday, with services at the Trinity Lutheran church, South avenue, at 2:30 p. m. Burial will be In St. Paul's cemetery. Martinsville. Mrs. Hertz was born in North Tonawanda and had lived In Niagara Falls for the past 40 years. She was a member of the Ladles' Aid Society of the Trinity Lutheran church and was well known in the north end of the city. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mehl and Henrietta Hertz, and three sons, Carl, Paul and Norman Hertz, all of this city: two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Fritz and Miss Emma Manth.

Family/Spouse: HERTZ, Otto Carl. Otto was born on 8 Jan 1868 in Germany; died on 31 Dec 1925 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married PROEFROCK, Wilhelmine about 1914. Wilhelmine (daughter of PROEFROCK, August Heinrich and HAMANN, Wilhelmine Christine) was born in Aug 1897 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Mar 1990 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 9/2/1955

NORTH TONAWANDA, Sept. 2
-Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
Bergholtz, 49. of Ward Rd., St.
Johnsburg, a practical nurse, who
died Wednesday (Aug. 31, 1955) at
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, will be
conducted by the Rev. Walter
Thiemecke at 2 p.m. tomorrow at
the Hamp Funeral Home, Interment
will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Mrs. Bergholtz was born at Niagara
Falls and lived in the Town
of Wheatfield for the last 30 years.
She is survived by her husband,
George Bergholtz; a daughter,
Sandra, this city; a sister, Mrs. Bernard
Tillman, Town of Amherst,
and two brothers, Edward and Gerhard
Manth, both of this city.

Family/Spouse: BERGHOLTZ, George O. George (son of BERGHOLTZ, Otto and PANKOW, Anna) was born in 1905 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 May 1961 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CARL, W. WITTKOPP
DANSVILLE - Carl W. Wittkopp, 82, of Dansville died January 10, 1981, in Livingston County Skilled Nursing Facility, Geneseo, following a long illness. A native of Niagara Falls, he was a retired salesman for the Duncan Ford Motor Agency, Niagara Falls. He had lived in Dansville for the past two years. Survivors are his wife. Mrs. Norma Tyrill Wittkopp; two daughters, Mrs. Joan Vance of Craig, Col. and Mrs. Janet Cannon of Nunda; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Funeral services are at the convenience of the family with burial in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Carl married TYRILL, Norma Louise on 6 Mar 1925 in St Catherines, Lincoln Township, Ontario, Canada. Norma (daughter of TYRILL, William Walter) was born on 22 Sep 1901 in Canada; died on 15 May 1997 in Canton, St Lawrence County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/5/1930

WTTTKOPP—Died, in this city Nov. 3. 1930.
Louis Wlttkopp, aged 21 years, son of
Albert C. Wittkopp; brother of Carl of
this city. Private funeral services will be
held from Dykstra Bros, Funeral Parlors
Thursday afternoon

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/4/1930

Locked In a cell at police headquarters
on a disorderly charge last night,
Louis Wittkopp, 21 years old, 1506 Linwood
avenue, .hanged himself with his
belt.. His body was found dangling
from the bars of his cell at 11:30 o'clock
last night by Patrolman Anson Lalone
when the officer made a round of the
cell room on the first floor to look over
the prisoners. Lalone cut. the belt
with his knife, releasing the youth, but
Wittkopp was dead.
Wittkopp had been arested at 5:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Patrolman
Raymond Confer. With him was
arrested his father, Albert C. Wittkopp,
52 years old, also of 1506 Llnwood avenue.
Confer said the father and son
had been fighting on the street at
Pierce avenue and Fifteenth street and
had been creating a disturbance. Resi
Residents
of the neighborhood had complained
to police.
When young Wittkopp ended his life
his father occupied the cell next to
his. The elder Wittkopp was asleep
when Lalone discovered his son's body.
Awakened by the comotion that resulted
in the discovery of. his son's
lifeless form hanging from the cell
bars, the father sensed that something
was wrong and asked police if his son
had ended his life. They magnanimously
assured him that he had not and
removed the father to a cell on the
upper floor, detaining him in headquarters
all. night as a precaution for
his own safety.
Coroner W. L. Draper said that young
Wittkopp had been dead only a short
time when discovered by Lalone. The
body was sent to the Dykstra funeral
chapel to be prepared for burial. Besides
his father, young Wittkopp is
survived by a bother, Carl, this city.

Carl married RUSS, Loretta Barbara Augusta on 14 Sep 1926 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Loretta (daughter of RUSS, Friedrich Wilhelm and WITTKOPF, Emilie Christine Wilhelmine) was born on 9 Jul 1905 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jul 1930 in Rochester, Olmsted County, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruffena married MEHLS, Ernst Albert Edward on 31 May 1914 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Ernst (son of MEHLS, Friedrich Carl Wilhelm and BUERGER, Anna E) was born on 10 Jun 1893 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Jan 1963 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary J. Mary was born on 17 May 1920; died on 17 Sep 2003 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Winifred R. Werth (Manth) passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017 at the age of 95, in Lockport, N.Y. Mrs. Werth was a lifelong resident of North Tonawanda and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. Winnie as she was lovingly known by family and friends, was born in North Tonawanda to Edward C. and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Manth, nee Proefrock, on April 11, 1921. She started her career as a billing clerk for Wurlitzer and National Grinding Wheel. Her soon to be husband also worked for NGW. She married the love of her life Erwin H. Werth on July 3, 1941, five months after he proposed on Valentine's Day. After Erwin's death in 1981, Winnie became a Foster Grandparent at Meadow Elementary School. She enjoyed working with the students and teachers; it gave her purpose. She retired after 20 plus years of service. Winnie also enjoyed sewing and baking. We will miss her contagious smile, sense of humor, generous heart, soft hands and her homemade Kris Kringle cookies and fruit cake. She is survived by her daughter Carol A. Werth Poppe (Daniel), son Gary E. Werth (Carol J.), grandchildren: Michelle Hasch (Neal), Kelley Coons (Randy), David Werth (Wendy) and Marc Werth (Rebecca). Step-grandchildren Victor Moore (Amanda), Terry Wolfe, and the late Diana Harris. She is survived by 15 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Burton, Gerald and Roger. Viewing will be at Fretthold Funeral Home, 1241 Oliver Street, N. Tonawanda on Sunday from 3-6 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1135 Oliver St. N. Tonawanda, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church. Guest register available at frettholdfuneralhome.com

Family/Spouse: WERTH, Erwin Hubert. Erwin (son of WERTH, Wilhelm Carl Johannes and BLUHM, Augusta Albertine Maria) was born on 16 Sep 1917 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Nov 1981 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Roger A. Manth, age 79, of North Tonawanda, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. Born in North Tonawanda, he was the son of the late Edward and Minnie (nee Proefrock) Manth and served in the New York Air National Guard from 1949 to 1955, including his active duty during the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. A lifelong resident of North Tonawanda, Roger was a member of Zion United Church of Christ in the Town of Tonawanda and a former member of Friedens United Church of Christ, where he was a former council member. He had worked for the New York Central Railroad and then the United States Postal Service in North Tonawanda from 1959 until his retirement in 1992, and was presently employed at Shawnee Country Club. Mr. Manth was a member of the American Legion, Stephen Sikora Post #1322, the New York State Big Buck Club, the Inner Harbor Yacht Club, of which he was Commodore in 1994, International Order of Blue Gavel, which consists of past commodores of yacht clubs, and was a former member of the Swiftwater Power Squadron and the Senior Citizens in both North Tonawanda and Honeoye, NY. Roger was an avid fisherman and hunter, loved gardening, his cottage on Honeoye Lake, and boating. He was the brother of the late Burton (Mary) Manth and Gerald (Evelyn) Manth.He is survived by his wife, Arlene (nee Gorman) Manth; and a sister, Winifred (Erwin) Werth. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and cousins, and his beloved cat, Brandy, and three other cats, Chessie, Shawnee and Taffy. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday only at the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday at Zion United Church of Christ on Koenig Road in Tonawanda. Friends invited. Interment with Military Honors will be at Elmlawn Cemetery. If desired, memorials to Zion United Church of Christ are preferred by the family. Complete obituary, condolences and directions at www.hampfuneral.com.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 1/18/2010

Family/Spouse: GORMAN, Arlene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

ST. CYR, SANDRA ANN (nee Bergholtz)
Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 14, 2020 surrounded by her family, she was 76. Born in Buffalo, the only child of the late George O. and Helen (nee Manth) Bergholtz. Sandra was a 1962 graduate of Niagara Wheatfield Central School and then received an Associated Degree from Bryant and Stratton in 1964. She married her beloved husband of 55 years, Larry F. St. Cyr, on June 5, 1965 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheatfield. Sandra loved to go out to local restaurants, spend time with her children and play games with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by everyone. She is the loving mother of Susan H. (Michael) Stromberg and Larry J. (Susan) St. Cyr; cherished grandmother of Ashley (Nick) Ardino, Jordan Stromberg, Logan (Nicole) St. Cyr and Madison St. Cyr; adored Gigi of Aubreyelle and Milana. Arrangements by AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday at Niagara Frontier Bible Church, 5287 Bronson Drive, Lewiston, NY from 2-4 PM with the service to follow at 4 PM. Friends invited. If desired, memorials may be made in Sandra's name to Niagara Hospice, Inc. Please share condolences at www.AMIGONE.com

Sandra married ST CYR, Larry F on 5 Jun 1965 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Larry (son of ST CYR, James Z and PHIKES, Mildred) was born on 9 Jun 1943; died on 24 Sep 2021 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joan married VANCE, Roy Nelson on 24 Apr 1948 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Roy (son of VANCE, Roy N and DENNIS, Katherine) was born on 5 Jan 1925; died on 23 Sep 2014 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet married CANNON, Richard E. on 3 Nov 1950 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

VERNA M. MEHLS
Buffalo News, The (NY) - Saturday, May 11, 2002
Verna M. Mehls , 85, a retired secretary, died Thursday (May 9, 2002) in Niagara Geriatrics Center after a long illness. She had been a patient there for about two months.
Miss Mehls was a Niagara Falls native and a graduate of Niagara Falls High School.
She was a secretary at Spirella Co. from 1941 to 1960, when she went to work as a private secretary at the Niagara Power Project, retiring in 1987.
She belonged to Grace Lutheran Church and several secretarial organizations.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Otto Redanz Funeral Home, 2215 Military Road, Town of Niagara.

Notes:

EDWARD A.F. MEHLS
The Buffalo News - Thursday, June 25, 1992
Services for Edward A.F. Mehls , a retired electrician, will be held at 10:30 a.me. Friday in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cayuga Drive and Pershing Avenue, Niagara Falls. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria.

Mehls , 72, of Townline Road, died Tuesday (June 23, 1992) in Veterans Hospital, Buffalo, after a long illness.

A native of Niagara Falls, he moved to Ransomville in 1965. He was an electrician for Vanadium Corp. from 1939 to 1941, when he entered the Army. He attained the rank of corporal during World War II and returned to Vanadium in 1945.

When Vanadium closed in 1960, Mehls joined the State Power Authority as an electrician, retiring in 1981.

Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; a son, Robert H. Strachen of Niagara Falls; a daughter, Patricia Ann Fechner; a sister, Verna Mehls of Niagara Falls; six grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.

Family/Spouse: DEL DUCE, Josephine A. Josephine (daughter of DEL DUCE, Gregory) was born on 23 Jul 1917 in New York; died on 8 Jan 2008 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]