Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/13/1928

Gertrude H. Eckstrom, a daughter,
has been awarded letters testamentary
on the estate of Bertha Hofert of
this city, who died March 4, leaving
$1,100 and upwards real and $3,000
and upwards personal property. The
will leaves the estate to four children,
Gertrude H. Eckstrom and Laura
Chase of this city, Carl Hofert of Ap-
pleton, and Walter Hofert of Warsaw.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/5/1928

Mrs. Bertha A. Hofert passed away
a t her home. 219 S a x t o n street, Sunday
evening. March 4, 1928, a t 4
o'clock. She i s survived by two.
sons and t w o d a u g h t e r s . Walter C
Hofert, Warsaw. N. Y - and Carl I
Hofert, North Hart land, Mrs. Gertrude
Eckstrom and Mrs Laura Chase,
both of this city, a l s o s i x grandchildren
and o n e brother Edward Barndt
of Lockport, Funeral services will
be held from her l a t e home, 219 Saxon
street, Wednesday, March 7th.
at 2 o'clock, and 2:30 at Lutheran
Trinity church. Burial at Hartland
Central cemetery

Bertha married HOFERT, Charles about 1885. Charles was born in Dec 1861 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/9/1963

HOFERT - Walter C. Hofert of
4960 Ridge Road passed away
suddenly Sunday December 8,
1963; He Is survived by his wife
Edna B., two sons and five
daughters Donald C. Hofert,
Mrs. Joyce DeMarco, Mrs. Dominick
Farina all of Lockport,
Kenneth Cornell of Silver
S p r i n g s . N.Y., Mrs. Arthur
Schwertfeger of Churchville,
N.Y., Mrs. James Briggs
of Geneva, N.Y., Mrs. Howard
Lewis of Batavia, a sister Mrs.
Laura Chase of Lockport, 17
grandchildren and several great
grandchildren. Friends received
at the Joseph M. Kennedy Funeral
Home Inc., 122 Walnut St.
where the funeral will be held
Wednesday December 11 at 10:30
a.m. The family will be present
from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Interment
in Hartland Central Cemetery.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 12/9/1963

LOCKPORT - A retired
farmer, Walter C. Hofert, 77,
of 4960 Ridge Road, died
Sunday (Dec. 8, 1963) at Lockport
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hofert was born in
Royalton Aug. 15, 1886, the
son of Charles C. and Bertha
Berndt Hofert. He was a
farmer in this area all his
life and retired 12 years ago.
Survivors include his . widow,
Mrs. Edna B. Hofert; two
sons, Donald C. Hofert, of
Lockport, and Kenneth Ho
fert, of Silver Springs, N.Y.;
five daughters, Mrs. Dominic
Farina, and Mrs. Joyce De-.
Marco, both Lockport, Mrs.
Arthur S ch w e r t s e g e r of
Churchville, N.Y., Mrs. James
Briggs, of Geneva, and Mrs.
Howard Lewis, of Batavia; a
sister, Mrs. Laura Chase, of
Lockport; 17 grandchildren
and several great grandchildren.
°
Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Joseph M. Kennedy Funeral
Home Inc. Rev. W. James
Westhafer, of the First Presbyterian
Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Hartland
Central Cemetery

Walter married BROOKS, Edna L about 1911. Edna (daughter of BROOKS, Frederick C and NORRIS, Sarah E) was born on 12 Jan 1892 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Feb 1970 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/8/1962

LOCKPORT-Mrs. Gertrude
E. Volls, 73, of 49 Nicholls St.,
wife of Fred W. Volls, died
Monday (April 2, 1962) at
Lockport Memorial Hospital
after a lengthy illness.
She retired in 1945 after
being employed at Harrison
Radiator Division, General
Motors Corp. She was born
May 21, 1888, at Orangeport,
daughter of Charles and Ber-
tha Berndt Hofert. She had
lived in Lockport for 46 years.
In addition to her husband,
she is survived by a daughter
Mrs. Edward Noon; a sister,
Mrs. Laura Chase; a brother,
Walter Hofert, all of Lockport,
a grandson and two
great-grandchildren.
Rev. Robert E. Heffner, First
English L u t h e r a n Church,
Lockport, will conduct services
at 2 p.m., Thursday at
the Gaul F u n e r a l Home.
Burial will be in Wright's
Corners Cemetery

Family/Spouse: VOLLS, Frederick W. Frederick (son of VOELS, Rudolph Fritz Wilhelm and GANSHAW, Hulda T) was born on 7 Oct 1898 in New York; died on 27 Aug 1966 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/17/1957

NEWFANE-Carl J. Hofert,
61, of Francis Rd., Batavia, husband
of the late Florence Aikin
Hofert, formerly of this community,
died Monday night (Dec. 16,
1957) in Genesee Memorial Mospital,
Batavia.
He was born in the Town of
Hartland, the son of Charles and
Bertha Berndt Hofert.
Surviving arc a daughter, Mrs.
James Morrrson, California; two
sojhs, LaVerne and David Hofert,
at home; two grandchildren; a
brother, Walter Hofert. Warren's
Corner, and two sisters, Mrs.
Fred Bolls, Lockport, and Mrs.
Laura Chase, of Batavia.
Service will be conducted at
the home of a niece, Mrs. Charles
Tall, 492 Walnut St., Lockport, at
2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be
in Wright's Corners Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: AIKEN, Florence. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/3/1967

Mrs Laura L. Chase, 76, of
492 Walnut St., partner in a local
window cleaning firm, died
Monday evening (Jan. 2, 1967)
in Lockport Memorial Hospital
after a three-month illness.
She was the widow of Glenn
W. Chase, who died in 1945. He
was the founder of the Service
Window Cleaning Co., and
since his death she has been a
partner in the firm.
Born Dec. 28, 1890 in t he
Town of Hartland, she was the
daughter of Charles and Bertha
Berndt Hofert, and had lived in
Lockport most of her life.
She was a member of Companions
of Foresters L o d g e,
Women's Benefit Association
and the Senior Citizens.
She is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. Charles O. Tall; two
grandchildren, Charles D. Tall
and Mrs. Laura Natter, of Lockport
and seven great - grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2 to 5
and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Joseph
M. Kennedy Funeral H o me
Inc., 122 Walnut St., where funeral
services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday. Dr. Harry
D. Hawthorne, pastor of First
English Lutheran Church, will
officiate.
Burial will be in Hartland
Central Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: CHASE, Glenn W. Glenn died in 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 7/25/1970

GENEVA - Mrs. Joyce De Marco, of
Lockport, and formerly of Geneva, died
yesterday in Buffalo General Hospital
after a long illness.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11
a.m. at the Hanky Funeral Home in
Lockport.
Survivors are two sons, James of
Kendall, and Robert of Lockport, one
grandson, two brothers, Kenneth Cornell
of Silver Springs and Donald Hofert of
Lockport, four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Schwertfeger
of Churchville, Mrs. James R.
Briggs of Geneva, Mrs. Howard Lewis of
Batavia, and Mrs. Dominick Farina of
Lockport.
In lieu of. flowers, donations may be
made to the Cancer Fund.

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

Mary married BRIGGS, James R about Jul 1942 in Geneva, Ontario County, NY. James (son of BRIGGS, Clarence and GALE, Orvilla) was born about 1918 in Johnson City, Broome County, NY; died on 21 Sep 1971 in Geneva, Ontario County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LEWIS, Howard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Betty Farina

Betty Irene Farina passed away February 9, 2016 in Niagara Hospice. Born in January 24, 1928 in Warsaw she was the daughter of Walter and Edna (Brooks) Hofert. Betty worked for Harrison radiator in production for 27 ½ years retiring in 1990. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Betty was predeceased by her husband Dominick Farina on May 29, 2015.


Betty is survived her children Kenneth (Sharon) Bowerman of Middleport, Daniel (Sharon) Bowerman of Barker, Marie (Donald) Walters of Gasport, Mark Farina and Dominick (Pamela) Farina both of Lockport. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister of Donald (Norma) Hofert of Lockport, Ruth Lewis of Albion and predeceased by several brothers and sisters; also survived by several nieces and nephews.


No prior visitation. Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of life on Saturday, Feb. 13th at 11 AM in the Solid Rock Assembly of God, 8590 Rochester Rd., Gasport. Memorial donations to the church or to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094 would be appreciated. Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Family/Spouse: FARINA, Dominick. Dominick (son of FARINA, Lewis and DEANGELO, Antonietta) was born on 2 Jan 1931 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 May 2015 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Obituary of Donald C. Hofert

Donald C. Hofert passed away October 24, 2021 under the care of Niagara Hospice.  Born May 23, 1933 in Geneva, NY he was the son of Walter and Edna (Brooks) Hofert.  Donald served in the US Army from 1953-1955 during Korea.  He was also a Coast Guard Licensed Captain as well and was also aa private pilot owning his own plane.  Donald worked for the City of Lockport where he was a fireman from 1957-1995.  He will be remembered as a beloved family man.
Donald is survived by his wife of 68 years, Norma (Cleveland) Hofert, whom he married August 22, 1953; sons Duane (Pat Crawshaw) Hofert and Douglas (Donna Baron) Hofert; grandchildren Elisha Hofert, Shawna (Greg) Bancroft, and Derrick (Samantha) Hofert; six great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service Friday, October 29th at 7 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport.  A graveside service will be held Saturday, October 30th at 11 AM in Hartland Central Cemetery.  Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Donald married CLEVELAND, Norma on 22 Aug 1953. Norma (daughter of CLEVELAND, Holly and MCINTYRE, Marjorie) was born on 13 Apr 1935 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Oct 2022 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 9/20/1932

The funeral of Walter C. 'Hofert.
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter C. Hofert, of 340 Exchange
street, who died Thursday
was held this morning with a
private prayer service at 9 o'clock
at the family residence with the
Rev. Arch C. Tllford. assistant
pastor at the Methodist church,
officiating. Burial was at Lockport.

Family/Spouse: SCHWERTSEGER, Arthur. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NOONAN, Edward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MORRISON, James. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TALL, Charles O. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: SHERMAN, Pamela. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: WALTERS, Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: CRAWSHAW, Pat. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BARON, Donna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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