Marie P. Hertel

b. 13 August 1899, d. 9 September 1993
  • Marie P. Hertel was born on 13 August 1899 in New York.
  • Herman C. Hertel and Mary Kraft appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1103 South Avenue. Other members of the household included Marie P. Hertel, Caroline Louise Hertel, Edward H. Hertel, Mildred C. Hertel and Olive Corinne Hertel.
  • Herman C. Hertel and Mary Kraft appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, New York, at 1103 South Avenue. Other members of the household included Marie P. Hertel, Caroline Louise Hertel, Edward H. Hertel, Mildred C. Hertel, Olive Corinne Hertel and Pauline K. Hertel.
  • She married Felix Walter Hartwig, son of William A. Hartwig and Henriette Wilhelmine Caroline Ziehl, circa 1919, date estimated.
  • Felix Walter Hartwig and Marie P. Hertel appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1838 Willow Avenue.
  • Felix Walter Hartwig and Marie P. Hertel appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 737 Pierce Avenue. Other members of the household included William Herman Hartwig, Jeanette Carolyn Hartwig and Pauline K. Hertel.
  • Marie P. Hertel became a widow at the 15 February 1958 death of her husband Felix Walter Hartwig.
  • The following appeared on 17 February 1958 in the Niagara Falls Gazette:
         Felix W. Hartwig, 62, of 1711 Forbes St., North Tonawanda, a former Niagara Falls resident for 50 years and former chief engineer with the Chisholm Ryder Corp. here, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 1958) of a heart ailment at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda.
         Mr. Hartwig was employed in the engineering department of the Ross Heater Exchange Division of the American Standard Co. in Buffalo. He was born in North Tonawanda and was employed by the Chisholm Ryder Corp. in this city for 38 years. Mr. Hartwig moved to North Tonawanda five years ago.
         Mr. Hartwig is a former choir director for the Zion Lutheran Church here and was a member of the Niagara Falls Kiwanis Club and past master of the Niagara River Lodge No. 785, F & AM.
         Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marie P. Hartwig; two daughters, Mrs. John M. Koch, this city, and Mrs. Jeanette Haseley, Thurmont, Md; a son, Dr. William H. Hartwig, Austin, Tex; three brothers, C. Fred, John C. and Hugo M. Hartwig, all of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Maggs, this city, and Mrs. Gertrude Holland, Kenmore, and six grandchildren.
         Members of the Niagara River Lodge will conduct memorial services at the Gridley Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
         Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Herman B. Miller, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church, North Tonawanda, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, this city.
         The family said that donations to the Heart Fund will be acceptable as tributes.
  • Marie P. Hertel was living in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at St. Mary's Nursing Home.
  • Marie P. Hertel died on 9 September 1993 at age 94.
  • She was interred on 13 September 1993 at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
  • A single grave marker identifies the graves of Felix Walter Hartwig and Marie P. Hertel.
  • Last Edited: 18 Mar 2012

Family: Felix Walter Hartwig b. 9 February 1896, d. 15 February 1958