HOEFERT, Fred August Carl

1880 - 1957  (76 years)

• Name	HOEFERT, Fred August Carl
  Birth	2 Oct 1880	Goldenstadt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1957	Buffalo, Erie County, NY
  Person ID	I78593	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	HOEFERT, Johann Heinrich Christoph,   b. Jan 1830, Goldenstadt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	SCHULT, Luisa Dorothea Sophia,   b. 27 Oct 1847, Goldenstadt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia d. 1920, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1866	Goldenstadt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia
  Family ID	F26333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RHODE, Minnie,   b. 1882, Grand Island, Erie County, NY d. 8 May 1964, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1900
  Children	1. HOEFERT, Herbert William,   b. 7 May 1908, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 23 Dec 1985, Warsaw, Wyoming County, NY (Age 77 years)   2. HOEFERT, Adeline Sophia,   b. 20 Aug 1910, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 13 Oct 2004, Hilltown Township, Bucks County, PA (Age 94 years)   3. HOEFERT, Florence H,   b. 1913, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 22 Dec 1981, Hemel, Riverside County, CA (Age 68 years)   4. HOEFERT, Wilbert Carl,   b. 1917, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 1 Apr 2006, Sandusky, Erie County, OH (Age 89 years)   5. HOEFERT, Alma E,   b. 9 Jun 1921   d. 5 Sep 2009, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F26344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  F. A. Hoefert Dies; Retired Police Chief North Tonawanda - Frederick A. Hoefert, 76, of 298 Niagara Street, and commander of a Spanish American War Veterans unit here, died Tuesday night (Jan. 15, 1957) at Veterans Hospital, Buffalo. He was hospitalized for the last two months but had been in ill health for the last, five years. Mr. Hoefert ended a 43-year police career when he retired Dec. 31, 1945. He had served as chief for 20 years, a record for that post in this city. With Force Since 1902 He was appointed to the Police Department on April 1, 1902, after completing an enlistment in the U. S. Army, in which he served with the 8th Infantry Regiment and saw service in Cuba in the war against Spain and later service in the Philippines. Mr. Hoefert worked as a patrolman until June 1, 1924, when he was appointed on reserve duty in police headquarters on the retirement of the late Chief John F.Ryan. He was promoted to chief in 1925. Mr. Hoefert held the commandership of Albert R. Smith Camp,United Spanish War Veterans, since his retirement until death. He was active in the Niagara County Veterans Council and Niagara River Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the International Police Chiefs Assn., Sweeney Hose Co., the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Assn., and of First Evangelical United Brethren Church and its brotherhood. Native of Germany Born in Germany, Mr. Hoefert came to this country at the age of 9 with his parents, the late Henry and Louise Hoefert. The family settled on Grand Island and in 1901 moved to this city. Mr. Hoefert and his wife, the former Minnie A. Rohde, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15, 1955. Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Hoefert, are two sons, Herbert W. Hoefert, this city, and Wilbert G. Hoefert, North Java; three daughters, Mrs. Kurt H. Osberg, Philadelphia, Mrs. Walter A. Reinhard, Amherst, Ohio, and Mrs. Glenn T. Wardell, this city: eight grandchildren; and a brother, William G. Hoefert, Detroit. The Rev. Harlington M. Bahn,D.D., will conduct the funeral service at the Hilliard Funeral Home at a time to be determined. Burial will be in Whitehaven Cemetery, Grand Island.