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Note: !CHRISTENING: Deutsche Ev. Luth. St. Matthews(St. Matthews Lutheran Church).
West Hoboken, NJ. Sponsors -John Hofmann, Maria Hofmann. Pastor Adolf Gurschke.
!CENSUS: 1900 Hudson County NJ T1060 Reel 63-64.
!DEATH: Records of George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ.
Funeral card from Hennessey-Powell Funeral Home, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
!MARRIAGE: Records of St Matthews Lutheran Church, Union City, NJ.
A very gentle woman, a peacemaker. Would never argue.
Was always understanding of other people. Because of her
gentleness she was sometimes pushed around and taken advantage of by other
people. Would often say "life is short, we shouldn't fight".
Married at home by Rev. George J. Steinert, pastor St Matthews Luth
Church of West Hoboken. Witnesses- Theodore Elsasser, best man and Olga
Rathman, maid of honor. Wedding supper was held in plumbing shop. About 90
guests. According to Newspaper account, Wennie was from Hoboken. "At midnight,
the young couple left for an extended honeymoon through the south, visiting
Washington and several other cities of interest". Helen was employed as a
bookeeper by Schwarzenbach-Huber Company prior to marriage.
Raymond: "Helen was a meek and mild, go-along-with-the-tide type of person.
She worked hard. When Wennie wasn't working, she'd go accross the street to
the factory and get ties to press. Bert and Nana would help. They'd get 2-3
cents per tie. They'd also get cloth belts to turn inside out and press.
"Helen was a perseverer; she was just a hard worker; she was always very nice;
she was always nice to me; I got along with her fairly well."
Helen was always an excellent baker of cakes and pies. At Christmas, she would
always have a vast array of cookies.
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