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=Notable Families=
==Aretz family==
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/526203090 The News], 1940-3-23: Prospect Park: Louis Aretz: "Funeral services for Louis Aretz, 68, of 246 Fairview Ave., will be held tomorrow evening at his residence at 8 o'clock, and on Monday afternoon at the Gospel Hall, Jefferson and North Fifth street... Mr. Aretz, a plumber by trade, employed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Aeronautical Wright Aeronautical Corporation], died suddenly yesterday morning following a heart attack. He has been a resident of the borough for many years. Mr. Aretz is survived by his wife, Mrs. Johanna Abels Aretz and a son, Lester H. Aretz."
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/552856722 The Morning Call], 1940-3-25: "The deceased was very well known in the upper section of the borough where he has resided for many years. Mr. Aretz, who was a plumber by trade, was one of the oldest employees of Wright's."
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/554354042 The Morning Call], 1957-5-6: "Asleep in Jesus Sat., May 4, Johanna, wife of the late Louis Aretz, age 89 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral Tues., May 7 at the Christian Assembly, No. 5th and Jefferson Sts."
* Louis Aretz '''+1940'''
* Johanna Abels Aretz '''+1940-1957''' (b. 1868 - d. 1957 Paterson, NJ).
** Lester H. Aretz
==Auld family==
* Edmund Auld '''+1956+'''
==Bejian family==
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/530657861 ''The News'', Paterson, NJ: 1965-8-27]:
** ''Grace Bejian is Married to D.A. Loizeaux'': Franklin Park: "Miss Grace Bejian, daughter of Mrs. John Bejian of 8 Laurel St., Paterson... was married to Daniel Alfred Loizeaux of 38 West St., Colonia, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Loizeaux, Saturday at Emmanuel Home Chapel here. The double ring ceremony was performed by Brother Arthur Jones of Christian Assembly, Roselle. Mrs. Henry WWro. Brauner was organist... A reception for 40 guests followed at the Emmanuel Home. Frederick Speicher of Paterson gave the bride in marriage, Miss Joanna Renchin of Paterson was honor attendant and Clinton Shoemaker of Colonia was best man. Mr. Brauner of Franklin Park ushered. The newlyweds will visit the Christian Assemblies of Buffalo, Niagara On-The-Lake, and Toronto, Canada, during their honeymoon. On their return, Mr. and Mrs. Loizeaux will reside at 8 Laurel St., Paterson. They will later reside at the West Street address. Mrs. Loizeaux is a graduate of schools in Brooklyn and is a linotype operator with the Paterson News. She is a member of the Christian Assembly, Paterson. Her husband was graduated from Plainfield High School and is with the shipping department of Art Color Printing Co., Dunellen. He is a member of the Christian Assembly, Colonia. Mr. Loizeaux's grandfather, the late Timothy Ophir Loizeaux, was a founder of the Loizeaux Brothers Bible Truth Depot of Neptune, which was located in New York City for more than 60 years."
* John Bejian
==Boonstra family==
* Albert Klazes Boonstra (b. 1834 Neth.; emig. 1875; d. 1916 Passaic, NJ), son of Klaas Durks Boonstra (b. 1801 Veenwouden, Friesland, Neth. - d. 1849 Rinzemageest, Friesland, Neth.) & Tjitske Koenes Vandermeer Boonstra (b. 1795 Driesum, Friesland, Neth. - d. 1866 Rinzemageest, Neth.). Albert was employed as early as 1892 near Paterson as a farmer, his business address then was 2 Union Ave., now the location of [https://www.gelotti.com/ Gelotti Italian Ice Cream]. * 1st wife (1867 @ Dantumadeel, Neth.): Maaike Zijlstra Boonstra (b. 1843 Hogebeintum, Neth. - d. 1882 NJ), daughter of Hessel Jans Zijlstra (b. 1800 Lioessens, Neth. - d. 1867 Ferwerderadeel or Hogebeintum, Neth.) & Janke Eeltjes Miedema Zijlstra (b. 1800 Warga, Idaarderadeel, Neth. - d. 1885 Hogebeintum, Neth.) ** Nicholas Boonstra (b. 1869 Neth. - d. 1926 West Paterson, NJ). ""Well-known milk dealer, of 4 Union avenue, dropped dead from a heart attack while delivering milk in Murray avenue, West Paterson..." Memorial officiated by Hessel Bouma, pastor of [https://www.cedarhillchurch.org/vision Bethel CRC].* 2nd wife (1883): Elizabeth Lily Eskildson Boonstra (b. 1855 [[New York|NY]] - d. 1908 Paterson, NJ), daughter of Theodore "Theo" Eskildson (b. 1829 Dublin, Ireland) & Mary Eskildson (b. 1835 Ireland). In 1860-1861, the Eskildson family resided at 252 Edina Pl. (a cross street between Jackson & Twelfth, nearest Taylor & Twelfth), Chicago, [[Illinois]] where Theo was employed as a sailor. He enlisted in Buffalo with the NY 13th Heavy Artillery in 1864, serving on the Union side in the Civil War as a fireman, mustering out 11 months later in Norfolk, VA.** Benjamin Boonstra '''?''' (b. 1886 Paterson, NJ - d. 1976 Wayne Twp., NJ). Wife (1913): Hilda Nehring Boonstra (b. 1885 Germany; emig. 1890; d. 1966 Wayne Twp., NJ). Benjamin's obit starts, "absent from the body, present with the Lord". Dairy farmer. As per her obit, Hilda was a member of [https://www.valleybiblechapel.org/ Valley Bible Chapel] of Washington Twp., an independent church with open brethren roots. Benjamin & Hilda resided in Paterson until 1936 when they relocated to Wayne Twp. Hilda initially settled in Garfield.
*** Elizabeth N. Boonstra Meyers
*** Violet G. Boonstra Feltz
*** Rudolf Boonstra
*** Arnold B. Boonstra ** Ellis Theodore Boonstra '''+1928+''' (b. 1888 Paterson, NJ - 1967 Passaic, NJ). Wife: Jessie Farrar Boonstra '''+1928+'''. Ellis operated a dairy out of his home at 87 Maitland Ave. Paterson. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/527543194 ''The Herald-News''] obit 1967-3-22: '''Ellis Boonstra Dies; Retired Dairyman''': North Haledon: "Ellis T. Boonstra, 78, of 37 Walray Ave., died yesterday at home after a long illness. He was a retired dairyman, also a fire inspector. Born in Paterson, he lived in North Haledon for 24 years. After his retirement, he became a dealer in used books. Surviving are his wife, the former Jessie Farrar; two brothers, Benjamin of Wayne and Albert of Paterson; and several nieces and nephews." In 1930, Ellis resided in Paterson with his brother-in-law Richard Cornelius Yeskoo (b. 1894 - d. 1983), who owned a delicatessen. Richard was a member of [https://hawthornegospel.org/ Hawthorne Gospel Church], an independent megachurch founded in 1925 by Billy Sunday. Richard's first wife was Ellis' first sister Myrtle (1894-1965).** Anna Boonstra Moench (b. 1890 NJ - d. 1932 Preakness, NJ). Husband: Maiben E. Moench. Anna's memorial was held in the home of her brother Albert's @ 4 Union Ave.** Albert K. Boonstra (b. 1893 NJ - d. 1969 Paterson, NJ). 1st wife: Mary Elizabeth Flood Boonstra (b. 1895 Paterson, NJ - d. 1947 Totowa, NJ), daughter of Matthew Flood & Bridget Finnigan Flood. Mary was an active member of St. John's Cathedral. 2nd wife (1950 @ Broward Co., FL): Opal Geer Bachstadt-Boonstra (b. 1902 Vinton, [[Ohio|OH]] - d. 1981 Carson City, [[Nevada|NV]]), daughter of Henry Geer & Elizabeth J. White Geer. ** Myrtle Boonstra Yeskoo. Guests to Myrtle Boonstra Yeskoo's wedding included: Rev. W.P. Heeres, Mrs. H. VanDam, Mr. & Mrs. A. Luikin, Mr. & Mrs. William Yeskoo, Mr. & Mrs. H. Smith, Mrs. J. Jeffries, Mrs. L.R. Taff, all of Brooklyn; Also Mrs. C. Westall, Mr. & Mrs. J. Boer, Mr. & Mrs. E. Moench, Mr. & Mrs. A. Weinman, Mrs. C. Moeller, Mrs. H. Levi, Miss Gertrude Vogel, Helen Benneche, Anna Boer, Ruth Moench, Clazina Stam, Jessie Farrar, Bessie, Elsa & Grace Kooistra, Henrietta Boonstra, Helen Clarke, Jennie Meyerhoffer, Edna Lowe, Jennie Ihrman, Annabell Praul, Anna Boonstra, Nicholas Boonstra, Ellis Boonstra, Jacob Stam, John Kooistra, Placido Solesio, Herbert VanDam, John Boonstra, Nick Boonstra, Albert Hammersma, Maiben Moench, Harry Stamp, Bert Kooistra, John Niquet, Richard Luiken, Rudolph & Arnold Boonstra, Junior & Donald Boonstra. Many of these were Brethren, and most were from Brooklyn.
==Broegeler family==
*** Doris Huebner
*** Marlyn Huebner
*** Roy Huebner. '''1931-1953+''' (1931-2008). Served with the Navy in 1954 at Bayonne, NJ. He later joined the TW's and was part of a division in 1985 away from them known as Shrewsbury. He founded [https://www.presenttruthpublishers.com/ Present Truth Publishers] which has reprinted many old PB writings, and in 1986 started [https://www.presenttruthpublishers.com/precepts.html Thy Precepts], a doctrinal/devotional magazine active thru 2007. He was also a notable writer on the subject of dispensationalism, and an engineer by profession.
*** Kenneth Huebner
* Raymond Ferdinand Huebner
==Kuehler family==
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/532503922/ The News], 1960-8-23: Prospect Park: "Services for Rudolph Kuehler, 55, of 46 N. 17th St., will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Assembly, N. 5th and Jefferson St... Mr. Kuehler, the husband of Claire Weise Kuehler, died yesterday at his home after a brief illness. Born in Paterson, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Emma Kuehler and was married Sept. 29, 1928. Mr. Kuehler was associated with the Manhattan Rubber Co., of Passaic 37 years. He was a member of Christian Assembly. Surviving are his wife, four children, Harold of Propsect Park, Ernest of North Haledon, and Miss Edith Kuehler and Rudy Kuehler, both at home; two grandchildren, David and Ruth Kuhler, of Prospect Park; one sister, Mrs. Herman Fiedler of Paterson, and nieces and nephews." * William Rudolph Kuehler '''+1960''' (b. 1905 Paterson, NJ - d. 1960 Steadfast, NJ)* Claire Weise Kuehler '''+1960-2003''' (b. 1909 Ronsdorf, Ger. - d. 2003 Prospect Park, NJ), daughter of Ernst Weise & Selma Weise. Memorial @ WCA. Sister of Edith Grossweischede.
** Ernest Kuehler - Maitland, FL
** Rudolph "Rudy " Kuehler - Denver, CO** Edith Kuehler Meyer '''+1960+''' - Verona, NJ** Harold Kuehler - '''+1960+''' (d. 1999 Bloomfield, NJ).
==Kuehn family==
**** Janet Kuehn
**** Beverly Kuehn
*** Walter Kuehn - Verginnes, VT& St. Louis, MO
*** Raymond Kuehn - North Haledon, NJ
** Elsa Kuehn Drexler '''+1975''' (b. 1905 Germany - d. 1975 Haledon, NJ). Husband: Albert J. Drexler. Elsa's memorial was at WCA (Paterson), officiated by Hans Weise & Arthur Bickten.
==Rink family==
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/531940037 The News], 1986-6-24: Helma Rink, 87: Wayne: "Helma (Rang) Rink, 87, died yesterday in Wayne General Hospital. Born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, she came to this country in 1926 and lived in Prospect Park before moving to Wayne 16 years ago. Mrs. Rink was a member of the Wayne Christian Assembly. Surviving are a daughter, Helen Weinmann of Wayne; two sons, John Rink of Haledon, and Herbert Rink of Wayne; a sister, Anna Rink of North Haledon; a brother, Jacob Rang of West Palm Beach, Fla., nine grandchildren and a great-granddaughter." [https://www.newspapers.com/image/532503922 The Herald-News], 2015-8-30: "Lenard "Lenny" E., age 51, of Hamburg, NJ, died peacefully on Fri., Aug. 28, 2015. Born in Pequannock, he grew up in Wayne, living there until 1998 when he moved to Hamburg. From the time he was a young boy, Lenny loved cars. He worked as a mechanic while pursuing his teaching certification from [https://www.kean.edu/ Kean University] and went on to teach in the Cedar Grove and Newark Public School Systems. In 1998, Len began teaching auto shop at Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston, retiring in 2013. He was a member of Wayne Christian Assembly and an inspiration to many." * Johann Rang (b. 1875)* Katharina Heckenbender Rang (b. 1872)* Eric * Erich Rink '''+1970''' (b. 1903 Eiserfeld, Ger. - d. 1970 Paterson, NJ). Erich was employed in 1930 in Paterson as a housepainter. Wife: Helma Rang Rink '''+1970-1986''' (b. 1899 Bad Kreuznach, Ger. - d. 1986 Wayne, NJ). *** Hans Rink (b. 1930 NJ)* Helma ** Helen Eleanor Rink Weinmann. Husband (1959 @ Paterson, NJ): Roland Weinmann.*** John Rink. '''+1951+''' Wife: Gladys Tanis Rink. Their wedding was officiated in 1951 by [https://www.moodybible.org/news/2024/honoring-george-sweeting/ George Sweeting], pastor of the Grace Church of Passaic, at the Gospel Hall of Paterson. Gladys was employed that year with the Manhattan Shirt Co., of Paterson. John was stationed with the Army Signal Corps at Camp Rucker, AL. *** Herbert Rink (b. 1931 NJ - d. 1996 Wayne, NJ). Wife (1962 @ St. Albans Assembly, NY): Ela Barolin Rink, daughter of Raquin Barolin. Arthur Jones officiated their wedding.** Anne Ran Rink (1905-1994)** Werner Rink (1906-1982)** Jacob Rang (b. 1910 Bretzenheim, Ger. - d. 1997 Palm Beach, FL). Wife: Claire Marguerite Emma Saul Rang (1916-2007), daughter of August Saul (b. 1888) & Ida Speck Saul (1890-1967). * Edwin Rink '''+1992''' (b. 1909 Eiserfeld, Ger. - d. 1992 Carmel Hills, Charlotte, NC). Worked as a color mixer for Allied Textiles in Paterson. Later at Charlotte Gospel Hall. * Johanna H. Bergerhoff Rink (b. 1909 Ger.)** Edmund Rink (b. 1936). Wife (1962 @ Woodbridge Twp., Mid., NJ): Shirley A. Skaling Rink, daughter of Thomas Russell Skaling (b. 1920 North Bay, [[Ontario|ON]] - d. 2002 Charlotte, NC) & Margaret Adell Skaling. Thomas Skaling served with the RCAF during WWII, grad. Philosophy @ Univ. of BC, then studied Greek & Hebrew @ Fuller. Founded the Lowry Family Bible Camp in [[Minnesota]] in 1952, and in 1959 started an annual winter youth conference, and ministered as an itinerant for 30 years. *** Lenard "Lenny" E. Rink '''+1992-2015''' (b. 1964 Pequannock, NJ - d. 2015 Hamburg, NJ). Wife: Sandy Rink-Leo. *** Lisa Rink MacMoyle. Husband: Glenn.** Edith Rink Klemm (d. 1989)** Elsie RinkWeimann
==Roeser family==
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/532532313 The News] 1963-4-1: "D. Henry Roeser, 85, of 143 N. 5th St., died yesterday at home, following a brief illness. Born in Germany he came to this country in 1923 and settled in Jersey City. He resided in this city for the past 17 years. Husband of Kate Bock Roeser, he was a knitter prior to his retirement Mr. Roeser was a member of the Christian Assembly Hall. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., in the Christian Assembly Hall, corner of North Fifth and Jefferson Streets... Survivors, in addition to his wife, are two sons: George of Prospect Park, and Henry of Lake Wales, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Arnold (ELfriede) Huebner of Patterson and Mrs. Carl (Margaret) Hoffmann of Lake Wales; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a brother, William of Germany." * David HHenry Roeser '''+1963''' (b. 1878 Germany - d. Roeser1963 Paterson, NJ)* Kate Bock Roeser '''+1963-1967''' (b. 1884 - d. 1967 Paterson, NJ). Memorial at WCA (in Paterson).
==Tielmann family==
==Weinmann family==
* Arthur Weinmann '''+1928+''' (b. 1896 Wayne Twp., NJ - d. 1943), son of August William Weinmann (b. 1858 Wuppertal, Ger. - d. 1918 Preakness, NJ) & Julia Thelan Weinmann (b. 1860 Solingen, Ger.; emig. 1882; d. 1939 Preakness, NJ). Arthur was killed as a civilian on the [https://www.amazon.com/No-Greater-Glory-Chaplains-Dorchester/dp/0812966090 S.S. Dorchester], which was hit by a U-Boat torpedo and sank on Feb. 3, 1943.
* Ella Clara Froehlich Weinmann
** Doris Weinmann
** Marjorie Aileen Weinmann Davies (b. 1926 Paterson, NJ - d. 2014 Rocky Mount, Franklin, VA). Husband (1950-2014): Donald "Don" Davies (b. 1928 - '''d. 2020''' Rocky Mount, VA). Marjorie's [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213953777/marjorie_aileen_davies obit] indicates that her "life was a testimony of her love for the Lord". They served together many years at [https://thechapel.org/ Jacksonville Chapel], Lincoln Park, NJ, an independent, then with [https://franklinheights.org/ Franklin Heights Baptist] for 20 years in Rocky Mount. Jacksonville Chapel was the church founded by Tom Allen, who officiated the memorial for Emil Dickten, Sr. (1873-1957), see Dickten family.
==Weise family==