Doris Roberta Sheffer and Henry Richard Witte

HENRY RICHARD WITTE was born August 4, 1904 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,⁷³⁷⁷ and died April 24, 1986 in Philadephia, Pennsylvanis.¹¹⁷⁷⁹

He married DORIS ROBERTA SHEFFER on March 13, 1924 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky,⁸⁷⁸⁶ daughter of EDITH HORTENSE HUNT and GEORGE EDWARD SHEFFER. She was born May 28, 1906 in Indiana,²⁵⁰ and died April 29, 1990 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.^{250, 11780} She is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{11780, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William H. Thompson Descendant Report (Ancestor of Doris R. Sheffer)
  • Alexander Blair Descendant Report (Ancestor of Doris R. Sheffer)

Children of DORIS ROBERTA SHEFFER and HENRY RICHARD WITTE:

1. Son
2. RUSSELL LEON WITTE, b. June 7, 1927, St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. January 8, 2007.⁵⁶
3. Daughter

Marriage Announcements and News

Richmond Item, March 18, 1924⁸⁷⁸⁶

Announce Marriage

Mr. and Mrs. George Sheffer of 1027 Sheridan street, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Roberta, to Richard Witte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Witte, of South Twelfth street, which took place at Covington, Ky., Thursday, Mary 13. The young couple will make their home with the bride's parents.

Marriage Information

• Doris Roberta Sheffer and Henry Richard Witte were divorced before 1940.²⁴⁸⁶

Obituaries

Palladium-Item, May 1, 1990¹¹⁷⁸⁰

Roberta Witte

Roberta Witte, 83, Alhambra, Calif., formerly of Richmond, died Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.

She had lived in California since 1946 and was the widow of Henry Witte.

Survivors include one daughter, Neysa Fae Ruby of San Francisco; two sons, Russell Witte of San Francisco and Ralph Witte of Dayton, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ralph Brown, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Earlham Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 22, 1910653	Center, Delaware, Indiana	George Edward Sheffer Edith Hortense Hunt Doris Roberta Sheffer
January 10, 1920895	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	George Edward Sheffer Edith Hortense Hunt Doris Roberta Sheffer
April 10, 1930420	Chicago, Cook, Illinois	Doris Roberta Sheffer Henry Richard Witte Son Russell Leon Witte Daughter
April 18, 19402486	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	George Edward Sheffer Edith Hortense Hunt Doris Roberta Sheffer Son Russell Leon Witte Daughter