VOCKROTH, Herbert
1899 - Abt 1958 (~ 59 years)-
Name VOCKROTH, Herbert Birth May 1899 Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 
Gender Male Death Abt 6 Oct 1958 Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Person ID I73206 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Family BEHRENS, Hazel Estelle, b. 12 Aug 1904, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. Mar 1979, Fox Lake, Lake County, IL (Age 74 years) Marriage 9 Sep 1941 Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Notes - Niagara Gazette - 1941
Mrs. Minnie Behrens. of Pierce
avenue, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Hazel to Mr. Herbert
Vockroth. of Washlngton street.
The wedding will take place in
September.
ALSO
Niagara Gazette - 9/11/1941
The marriage of Hazel Davis.
daughter of Mrs. Minnie Burns, of
Pierce avenue, and Mr. Herbert
Vockroth of Washington street was
quietly solemnlxed Tuesday after-
noon at 3:30 o'clock at the Zion
Lutheran church with the pastor
of the church, the Rev. Arthur H.
Schmoyer, DD, officiating.
The bride chose a frock of brown
of wool with matching accessories
and a dainty corsage of Talisman
rosebuds.
Mrs. Harold Stevens, matron of
honor, wore a becoming frock of
blue wool with matching acces-
sories and a corsage of mixed flowers.
A reception was held after the
ceremony at the Red Coach Inn for
the immediate families and a few
close friends. The Bride's table
was attractive in its appointments
of bridal white and a wedding cake.
After Oct 1, Mr. and Mrs. Vock-
roth will reside at 1215 Linwood
avenue.
Family ID F19925 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
- Niagara Gazette - 1941
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Notes - Niagara Gazette - 10/19/1958
Funeral services will be held
Monday for Herbert Vockroth,
59, whose body was recovered
from the Niagara River Saturday,
two weeks after he plunged
to his death over the Falls.
A native of Brooklyn, Mr.
Vockroth had resided in Niagara
Falls for 48 years and was employed
as a laboratory technician
for 32 years at the Titanium
Alloy Manufacturing Division
of the National Lead Co.
He was a member of the company's
25-Year Club.
Services will be conducted at
1 p.m. at the Cobler Funeral
Home at 1 p.m. by the Rev.
Arthur H. Schmoyer. Burial will
be in Acacia Park Cemetery,
Tonawanda. ^
On Oct. 6 a group of tourists
reported seeing a man
plunge into the rapids at Terrapin
Point. The man was later
tentatively identified as Mr.
Vockroth when a jacket containing
a set of car keys was discovered
near the scene and led
police to an abandoned car registered
in his name.
His body was discovered at
10 a.m. Saturday by Maid of
the Mist employes near the company's
dock on the Canadian
side of the river.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs.
Hazel E. Vockroth, 2710,Whitney
Ave.
- Niagara Gazette - 10/19/1958