John Witt

Date of birth: June 1890

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland

Parents: Michael Wittkofsky

Barbara Wittkofsky

Spouse: 17 April 1913: Mary A. Dorsey

Children: 18 August 1913: Edith B. Witt

Date of death: 17 February 1956

Place of death: Baltimore, Maryland

Date of burial: 21 February, 1956

Place of interment: New Catheral Cemetery

Biography: John Witt was born in June of 1890 to Michael and Barbara Wittkofsky, John later shortened his name to Witt. He met and married Mary A. Dorsey and they had one child together. On his death certificate it is listed that he worked for the City of Baltimore as a Asst. Supervisor for the highwat dept.He died in February 1956 and is buried in New Catheral Cemetery along with his wife and young daughter. the obituary as taken out of the Baltimore Sun Papers reads as follows: "Witt----On February 17, 1956, John A. of 460 BrunswickStreet, the beloved husband of Mary A. Witt (nee Dorsey). Mr Witt rests at the Howard H. Hubbard Funeral Home 4107 Wilkens Avenue at Leeds Avenue. Prayers on Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. Requiem Solemn High Mass in St. Benedict's Church at 9:00 A.M.. Interment in New Catheral Cemetery. Visiting hours from 2 until 10 P.M. Witt----- The Patapsco Council # 1960 Knights of Columbus announces with deep regret the death of BROTHER JOHN WITT. Members are requested to meet at Hubbards Funeral Home, 4107 Wilkens Ave.,near Leeds Ave. on Monday, February 20, at 8:00 P.M.

My Thoughts: As I remeber Uncle John, what comes in to mind is, when we used to go to see Uncle John and Aunt May he would always take us into the living room and tell us that if we knelt and prayed that pennies would come from heaven, boy I used to pray hard and it always seemed that my prayer were answered. I always remebered Aunt May and Uncle John living on Brunswick Street and can still remeber the trains that used to run behind their house.

those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it