WITKOP, Benjamin A

1893 - 1964  (71 years)

• Name	WITKOP, Benjamin A
  Birth	17 Mar 1893	Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1964	Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I45033	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	WITTKOPF, Heinrich August Wilhelm,   b. 6 Jun 1860, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY d. 20 Apr 1947, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY (Age 86 years)
  Mother	GRASSMAN, Lydia Marie Auguste,   b. 27 Jul 1858, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 19 Jun 1951, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1878	Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY
  Family ID	F5391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GOMBERT, Veronica Alma,   b. 8 Aug 1894, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 9 Mar 1962, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 5 Dec 1914	Niagara County, NY
  Notes	Niagara Gazette - 12/5/1935 A delightful afternoon and evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gombert of Niagara street. Sunday, when they entertained for Mrs. Wilhelmina Schlmschack the occasion being her 84th birthday and also for Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wittkopp of Pekin. it being their wedding anniversary- Supper was served at 6 o'clock to 20 guests. The table was centered with a birthday and a wedding cake, handsomely decorated. During the evening cards and music were enjoyed. Ben Wittkopp acted as toastmaster. Many pretty and useful gifts were presented to Mrs. Schlmschack. Out-of-town guests were present.
  Children	1. WITKOP, Wilbert Elton,   b. 12 Jul 1915, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 19 Nov 1985, Friendship, Allegany County, NY (Age 70 years)   2. WITKOP, Evelyn R,   b. Abt 1917, New York d. 11 Apr 2003, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age 86 years)   3. WITKOP, Erwin Harold,   b. 16 Mar 1919, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 13 Dec 1988, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY (Age 69 years)   4. WITKOP, Edith E,   b. Feb 1921, New York d. 13 Aug 2014, Rochester, Monroe County, NY (Age 93 years)   5. WITKOP, Norman Benjamin,   b. 2 Sep 1922, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 21 Aug 1996, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 73 years)   6. WITKOP, James H,   b. May 1924, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 24 Nov 2014, Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY (Age 90 years)   7. WITKOP, Robert B,   b. 9 Feb 1926, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 25 Apr 2020, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age 94 years)   8. WITKOP, Kenneth C,   b. 12 Jun 1929, New York d. 4 Jul 1974, Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F15309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Census with parents in Cambria - Wittkopf 1920 Census living next door to parents on Upper Mountain Road in Cambria with wife and children - Witkop 1930 Census living next door to parents on Upper Mountain Road in Cambria with wife and children - Witkop NF Gazette Jun 12, 1964 B. A. Witkop SANBORN - Benjamin A. Witkop, 71, of 3045 Upper Mountain Road, this community, died Thursday (June 11, 1964) in Mount View Hospital, Lockport, after a long illness. Born in the Town of Cambria, March 17, 1893, the son of Henry and Augusta Grossman Witkop, he lived all his life on the farm where he was born until the death of his wife, Veronica Gombert Witkop, two years ago. Since that time he made his home with his children. He was employed by the State Highway Department for 20 years and retired eight years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Philip Martin and Mrs. William Strothman. both of this community; six sons, Wilbert, Robert, Norman and Kenneth Witkop, this community. Erwin Witkop, Niagara Falls, and James Witkop, North Tonawanda, two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Stoelting and Mrs, Lydia Eggert and a brother George Witkop, all of North Tonawanda; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Pike and Jones Funeral Home,Hoover Road, this community, where services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m., Sunday by Rev. Enno Schmoock. Burial will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery. The family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.