August Hoeft (husband of Augusta Weinrich)
Chicago Tribune (IL) - January 02, 1958
August Hoeft, late of 105 S. Dunton, Arlington Heights; loving father of Henry, Carl, Mrs. Fred Behrens, and the late Paul; dear brother of Herman; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Resting at chapel, Northwest highway and Vail avenue, Arlington Heights. Service at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church, Arlington Heights. Will lie in state at church from 12 noon until time of service.
The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) 9 January 1958
Obituaries: August Hoeft
A resident of this area for 30 years, August Hoeft died in his home at 105 S. Dunton, Arlington Heights. Services were held January 3 in St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church with Rev. Luther V. Stephan officiating.
Mr. Hoeft was born October 19, 1868 in Germany and was married to Augusta Weinrich in 1895 in St. Peter church. He leaves 2 sons, Henry and Carl; a daughter, Mrs. Elvira Behrens of Oelwein, Iowa; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and a brother Herman Hoeft of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his wife and a son, Paul.
Black’s Memorial home was in charge of arrangements and burial was in St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran cemetery, Arlington Hieghts.
Augusta Weinrich Hoeft
The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) 30 May 1913
Mrs. August Hoeft
Auguste Weinrich was born at Arlington Heights March 10, 1871, was christened March 24 and confirmed by Pastor Roeder March 29, 1885. She married August Hoeft July 2, 1895; to them six children were born, two died in infancy. Mrs. Hoeft was in failing health the last 13 years and passed quietly away early Sunday morning, aged 42 years, 2 months, 15 days. She leaves her sorrowing husband, her parents, four children, Henry, Carl, Elvira, and Paul; five borhters: Rudolph of Reed City, Mich., Eberhard, Ernst, Arthur and Oscar; four sisters, Alwine (Mrs. Wm. Hinrichs), Henrietta (Mrs. F.W. Geffert), Hedwig, Mrs. Wm. Guenther and Elfrida all of Arlington Heights.
The funeral took place Wednesday at 1:30 from her late home to St. Peters Lutheran church and cemetery. Her five brothers and one brother-in-law acted as pall bearers to show their last honor toward their beloved sister.
Those from out of town who attended the funeral were: Chas. Weinrich of Glen Ellyn, Mrs. Elizabeth Bernhard, Miss Rosa Berhard, Mrs. Mary Carpenter, Mrs. Aug. Seehausen, Miss Laura Krieger and Rev. N. P. Uhlig, all of Chicago and Miss Lillie Griebenow of Milwaukee.
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Henry W. Hoeft
Chicago Tribune (IL) - November 23, 1958
Henry W. Hoeft, late of 105 S. Dunton, Arlington Heights, beloved husband of Emma; fond father of Dorothy Philbin, Ruth Wheeler, and Lorraine Dolinajec; grandfather of four; brother of Carl, Elvira Behrens, and the late Paul. Resting at chapel, Northwest highway and Vail avenue, Arlington Heights. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church. Will lie in state at church from 12 noon until time of service. Interment St. Peter's cemetery.
The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) 27 November 1958
Obituaries
Henry W. Hoeft
Services for Henry W. Heoft, 62, lifetime resident fo Arlington Heights, were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church, Arlington Heights, with Rev. Robert C. Bartz officiating. Black’s Memorial Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hoeft who lived at 105 S. Dunton, died November 21 in St. Francis hospital, Evanston.
He is survivied by his wife, Emma; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Philbin, Mrs. Ruth Wheeler and Mrs. Lorraine Dolinajec, all of Arlington Heights; a borther, Carl Hoeft of Arlington Heights; a sister, Mrs. Fred Behrens of Mesa, Ariz., and four grandchildren.
Gertrude Hoeft (wife of Carl)
Chicago Tribune (IL) - 14 May 1949
Gertrude Hoeft, nee Seegers, beloved wife of Carl, fond mother of Mrs. Irene Henk, Elmer and LeRoy. Resting at chapel, 207 N. Vail avenue, Arlington Heights. Service Sunday, 2:30 p.m., at St. Peter's Ev. Luth. church, Arlington Heights. Interment St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery.
The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) 20 May 1949
Gertrude Hoeft
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Hoeft, nee Seegers, late of 442 S. Dunton st., Arlington Heights, were held Sunday from Karstens funeral home to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev. L.V. Stephan officiated and interment was in St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Hoeft was born July 10, 1902 in Des Plaines. She was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Mount Prospect. September 5, 1925 she was united in marriage to Carl Hoeft at the same church. Following their marriage they moved to Arlington Heights.
She was an active member of St. Peter Lutheran church, where she was also a member of the Ladies Aid. Mrs. Hoeft died May 11, at a Chicago hospital following a prolonged illness.
Survivors include her husband, Carl; one daughter, Mrs. Irene Henk of Des Plaines; two sons, Elmer and Leroy; her father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Seegers; one grandchild, William Henk, Jr.; four brothers, John, Clarence, Oscar and Conrad Seegers; and six sisters, Alma Mecklenburg, Ida Gaitsch, Hulda Winkelmann, Ruth Pankonin, Helen Elliott and Mabel Burhke.
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William F. Henk (husband of Irene Hoeft)
Chicago Tribune (IL) - 14 February 1973
William F. Henk of Des Plaines, beloved husband of the late Irene, nee Hoeft; dear father of Shirley [Leon] Rainbolt, William [Doris] and James Henk; one granddaughter; fond brother of Marvin Henk. Visitation Thursday from 2 to 10 p.m. at Oehler Funeral Home, Lee at Perry Streets, Des Plaines, where services will be held Friday 1 p.m. Interment Ridgewood.
The Daily Herald, Chicago, Illinois, 14 Feb 1973, page 6
William F. Henk, 45, a long time reisdent of Des Plaines, died Monday in Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, after a short illness.
An employe for the City of Des Plaines Street Department, he was a veteran of World War II, U.S. Army. Mr. Henk was born in Des Plaines on May 20, 1927.
Visitation is tomorrow from 2 to 10 p.m. in Oehler Funeral Home, Lee and Perry streets, Des Plaines, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday.
The Rev. R.K. Wobbe of Christ church, Des Plaines, will be officiating. Burial will be in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines.
Preceded in death by his wife, Irene, nee Hoeft, in December 1972, surviviors include two sons, William and daughter-in-law Doris Henk of Streamwood, and James of Des Plaines; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley (Leon) Rainbolt of Northlake; one grandchild and a brother, Marvin Henk of Fremont, Calif.
Irene Hoeft Henk
Chicago Tribune (IL) - 21 December 1972
Irene A. Henk of Rosemont, beloved wife of William; dear mother of William E., Shirley Rainbolt and James; one grandchild; sister of Elmer and LeRoy Hoeft. Visitation after 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Oehler Funeral Home, Lee at Perry Streets, Des Plaines, where services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. Interment Ridgewood Cemetery.
The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) 21 December 1972
Irene A. Henk
Mrs. Irene A. Henk, 44, nee Hoeft, of 10491 Doris Ct., Rosemont, died Tuesday in Lutheran Gernal Hospital, Park Ridge. She was born Oct. 19, 1928, in Peoria.
Visitation is today in Oehler Funeral Home, Lee and Perry streets, Des Plaines, from 2:30 to 10: p.m.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel of the funeral home. The Rev. R.K. Wobbe of Christ Church, Des Plaines will be officiating. Burial will be in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines.
Surviving are her husband, William; son, William E. of Streamwood and James of Rosemont; daughter, Mrs. Shirley Rainbolt of Northlake; one grandchild, and two brothers, Elmer Hoeft of Rolling Meadows and LeRoy Heoft of Genoa, Ill.
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Elvira Hedwig Hoeft Behrens
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) - April 6, 2002
Elvira Hedwig Behrens, 96, of Mesa Arizona, died Thurs., April 4, 2002. Service on Sat., April 6, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at Pilgrim Evangelical Luthern Church, 3257 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ.
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Paul E. Hoeft
Chicago Tribune (IL) - March 07, 1956
Paul E. Hoeft, beloved husband of Marie, nee Spidale; dear son of August and the late Augusta; brother of Henry, Carl, and Elvira Bahrens; son-in-law of Michael Spidale. Funeral Friday, 1 p.m., from funeral home, 3722 W. Chicago avenue, to St. Peter's Lutheran church, Arlington Heights. Interment St. Peter's cemetery.