Family of Frederick H. Willenbrock and Mary Blauss
Mary Elizabeth Blauss (John,
Israel)
was born Nov 1872 in Brooklyn, New York. She was referred to as "Mae"
or "May". She died 28 Jul 1943 in Amityville, New York at the age of
70. She is buried in Linden Hill Cemetery, New York.
Her obituary in the New York Times, 30 Jul 1943, read:
She married Frederick H. Willenbrock on 12 JUL 1892 in New York, New York¹. He died 21 OCT 1931 in Yonkers, New York.
His obituary in the New York Times, 22 Oct 1931, read:
In the 1910 Federal Census, the Willenbrocks are listed as having a servant named Wallie Lehine, aged 16 yrs. from Germany (born 1894), living in a private house on the property.
The Willenbrock family were wealthy due to Frederick's occupation as a coal dealer, and they owned a mansion at 100 Grandview Blvd, Yonkers, New York.
Residence:
1900 Residence: 96 Street, Manhattan, NY. Rented home.
1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: 100 Grandview Blvd, Yonkers, NY.
Frederick Willenbrock and Mary Blauss had the following children:
i. Frederick W. Willenbrock was born 14 JUN 1893 and died JUN 1978.
ii. Arthur Willenbrock was born FEB 1898 and died 20 APR 1963.
¹ NYC Bride Index
Her obituary in the New York Times, 30 Jul 1943, read:
WILLENBROCK - July 28, 1943, at
the home of her son, Frederick W. Willenbrock, Amityville, L[ong]
I[sland], Mary Elizabeth Blauss, wife of the late Frederick H. and
mother of Frederick W. and Arthur Willenbrock. Reposing at the Benedict
Home, 150 West 13th St., New York City. Service at Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Temple, 7th Ave, at 13th St., Saturday afternoon at
2 o’clock. Interment Linden Hill Cemetery.
She married Frederick H. Willenbrock on 12 JUL 1892 in New York, New York¹. He died 21 OCT 1931 in Yonkers, New York.
His obituary in the New York Times, 22 Oct 1931, read:
FREDERICK
H. WILLENBROCK
Retired New York Coal Dealer at Home in Yonkers
Special to the New York Times
YONKERS, NY., Oct. 21 - Frederick H. Willenbrock, retired coal dealer, of New York City, died today of pernicious anemia at his home here, 100 Grandview Boulevard, Colonial Heights, at the age of 61.
Mr. Willenbrock retired four years ago because of ill health. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Mary B. [E.] Willenbrock; two sons, Frederick and Arthur, and his father of New York; three brothers, Albert of Yonkers, John of New York, and William of Rochester, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Barenburg of Trenton, NJ.
Retired New York Coal Dealer at Home in Yonkers
Special to the New York Times
YONKERS, NY., Oct. 21 - Frederick H. Willenbrock, retired coal dealer, of New York City, died today of pernicious anemia at his home here, 100 Grandview Boulevard, Colonial Heights, at the age of 61.
Mr. Willenbrock retired four years ago because of ill health. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Mary B. [E.] Willenbrock; two sons, Frederick and Arthur, and his father of New York; three brothers, Albert of Yonkers, John of New York, and William of Rochester, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Barenburg of Trenton, NJ.
In the 1910 Federal Census, the Willenbrocks are listed as having a servant named Wallie Lehine, aged 16 yrs. from Germany (born 1894), living in a private house on the property.
The Willenbrock family were wealthy due to Frederick's occupation as a coal dealer, and they owned a mansion at 100 Grandview Blvd, Yonkers, New York.
Residence:
1900 Residence: 96 Street, Manhattan, NY. Rented home.
1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: 100 Grandview Blvd, Yonkers, NY.
Frederick Willenbrock and Mary Blauss had the following children:
i. Frederick W. Willenbrock was born 14 JUN 1893 and died JUN 1978.
ii. Arthur Willenbrock was born FEB 1898 and died 20 APR 1963.
¹ NYC Bride Index