William "Bill" Leroy WEHOFER

1928 - 2004  (75 years)

• Name	William "Bill" Leroy WEHOFER
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	4 Apr 1928	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Education	High School
  FamilySearch ID	GCZV-GJX
  Residence	1930	Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois   [1]
  Residence	1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois   [1]
  MilitaryService	5 Sep 1946	Dearborn, Michigan   [1]
  Death	1 Apr 2004	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
  Obituary	6 Apr 2004	Arizona   [1]
  Social Program Correspondence	[2]
  	Social Program Correspondence
  Name	William Leroy Wehofer  [2]
  Occupation	Baker
  Religion	Lutheran
  _UID	7A8BFF14DD2645FE874826C60D46FDC52E10
  Person ID	I8890	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Pal "Paul" WEHOFER,   b. 7 May 1897, Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) d. 27 Oct 1993, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Clara Elsie STARK,   b. 19 Aug 1908, Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan d. 17 Oct 1990, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1926	Cook County, Illinois
  Alt. Marriage	3 Sep 1926	Cook, Illinois   [3]
  Family ID	F4983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce Marilyn KEMNITZ,   b. 26 Dec 1932, Herron, Michigan d. 16 Jul 2008, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1953	Herron, Michigan
  Children	1. Barbara Jean WEHOFER   2. Lois Ann WEHOFER   3. Arnold Paul WEHOFER   4. Charles Richard WEHOFER
  Family ID	F3915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Leroy Wehofer Confirmation
  		William Wehofer and Eric Carney
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• Notes

  Born in Chicago and moved to Alpena when 16, where he worked in family business - Bakery. Lived in Alpena, Mi after marriage 1953 - 1959. Moved to Aneheim, CA for 6 months in 1959, then to Tucson, AZ from 1959 - 1962, where they had a bakery. Moved to Santa Ana, CA from 1962-1964 , and then to Phoenix, AZ in 1964-1969, in Maryvale area. Then moved back to Alpena from 1969-1971 to help Paul and Clara with their bakery. Moved back to Phoenix in 1971 and subsequently moved to Mesa, AZ area since, where Joyce and Bill had a bakery (Yum-Yum Tree Bakery) for several years. Sold bakery, retired and worked as security guard for a time, until caring for wife Joyce, who had advanced Parkinson's became a full time task. Died of heart attack 3 days prior to 76th birthday. 662-04-5833 98 SSA Number DNA Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Lois Wehofer , GEDmatch kit # QS4353303, and Anonymous Kosary, GEDmatch kit # M554589, (compare kits), her 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Rudolph Stark and Marie Greschke, the great grandparents of both Lois Wehofer and Anonymous Kosary. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 2nd cousin, based on sharing 222.6 cM across 56.5 segments. DNA test taker Lois Wehofer is the daughter of Bill Wehofer, the son of Clara Stark, the daughter of the common ancestors Rudolph Stark & Marie Greschke. Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 02:19, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 18 Nov 2021), entry for William "Bill" Leroy WEHOFER, person ID GCZV-GJX. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Oct 2024), entry for William "Bill" Leroy WEHOFER, person ID GCZV-GJX. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Nov 2022), entry for Pal "Paul" WEHOFER, person ID LR46-23M. (Reliability: 3).