GOERSS, Rufus Heinrich

1890 - 1958  (68 years)

• Name	GOERSS, Rufus Heinrich
  Birth	22 Sep 1890	Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Nov 1958	North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I56357	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	GOERSS, Johannes Friedrich,   b. 1848, New York d. 1920, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age 72 years)
  Mother	BROECKER, Henriette Dorothea Charlotte,   b. 22 Sep 1853, New York d. 18 Jul 1925, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1871	Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY
  Family ID	F16739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WEINHEIMER, Clara,   b. Aug 1896, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1919	Niagara County, NY
  Children	1. GOERSS, Violet C   2. GOERSS, Esslie   3. GOERSS, Irma M
  Family ID	F19766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  11 November 1958 Tonawanda News GOERSS – Rufus H. Goerss, 68, of 979 Nash Rd., North Tonawanda, died Monday (Nov. 10, 1958) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in the Town of Wheatfield, Mr. Goerss had resided in North Tonawanda for more than 40 years. He was a veteran of World War I, having served in France with the U. S. Army. He had been employed at Buffalo Bolt Co. for 22 years. Mr. Goerss was a member of St. Peter’s American Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Clara (nee Weinheimer); two daughters, Miss Violet C. Goerss and Mrs. Esslie Kraft; three brothers, Anton, Rudolph and Hubert Goerss, and two sisters, Miss Sophia and Miss Charlotte Goerss, all of North Tonawanda. Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home Inc., 37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday. The Rev. Merton L. Baseler will officiate. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Park