Reid Christopher Hoenicka b. 19 Jul 1888 Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 18 Dec 1965 Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

1888 - 1965 (77 years)

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Name	Reid Christopher Hoenicka
Birth	19 Jul 1888	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Gender	Male
Death	18 Dec 1965	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Notes	Mr. and Mrs. Reid C. Hoenicka, 202 Columbia street, announce the marriage of their daughter, Pauline Louise, to Corporal Charles Arlen (sic: Arthur), son of Mrs. Ruth Simons, 315 Frederick street. The double ring ceremony was performed Friday, December 24, in the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles W. Bogan officiating. Miss Mary Frances Ratke was the maid of honor and Francis Becker served as best man. The bride was attired in a soldier blue dress with which she wore black accessories. A corsage of red rosebuds completed her costume. The maid of honor wore a gold-colored dress with brown accessories. Her corsage was of Talisman roses. The bride attended Catholic Girls’ Central High School and Catherman’s Business School. Corporal Moyer has served with the U.S. Army in the Hawaiian Islands and Panama. He is stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. (No source listed, but a handwritten date of 1943 is on the clipping.) Reid C. HOENICKA was born on 19 Jul 1888 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland. He died on 18 Dec 1965 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland. Former Cumberland Fire Chief Reid C. Hoenicka, 77, of 119 Polk Street, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital where he had been a patient 12 days. Chief Hoenicka had been in ill health one year. Chief Hoenicka joined the Cumberland Fire Department in 1910, three years after the paid department replaced the volunteers in Cumberland. At the time, the department was composed of 23 firemen with two stations, one on the West Side at Spruce Alley, and the other in South End on Browning Street. Mr. Hoenicka was named fire chief in 1916 and retired in 1948. He once recalled when he joined the department the city owned two horse-drawn hose wagons. A native of Cumberland, Chief Hoenicka was born July 19, 1988, a son of the late Christopher and Sophia (Hess) Hoenicka. His wife Bernadette (McKenzie) Hoenicka preceded him in death. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Police and Firemen's Welfare Association and Cumberland Aerie 24 FO Eagles. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Helen Clark, Mrs. Sarah Dorsey, Mrs. Pauline Moyer, Mrs. Bernadette Leidinger and Mrs. Rita Keplinger, all of this city; three sons, John R. Hoenicka, Baltimore, and Charles E. and Phillip F. Hoenicka, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Hetzel, city; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body is at the Silcox Funeral Residence where the family will receive friends today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A requiem high mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a. m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church and interment will be in the parish cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 8:45 p.m. The FOE will conduct a memorial service in the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m. The Cumberland Sunday Times, December 19, 1965.
Person ID	I00960	McKenzie Genealogy
Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

Father	Christopher Hoenicka d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sophia Hess d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F00595	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bernadette Veronica McKenzie, b. 25 Jul 1889, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 13 Mar 1959, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 69 years)

Marriage 12 May 1909 St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Maryland

Children

	1. Margaret Regina Hoenicka, b. 17 Dec 1909, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 21 Jan 1964, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Helene Elizabeth Hoenicka, b. 11 Aug 1911, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 19 Jan 1982, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. John Reid Christopher Thomas Hoenicka, b. 6 Dec 1913, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 16 Oct 1975, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Sarah Lillian (Lil) Hoenicka, b. 26 Oct 1915, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 20 Jun 1992, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Charles Edward Hoenicka, b. 31 Mar 1918, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 10 Jun 1990, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Baby Hoenicka, b. 12 Dec 1919, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 12 Dec 1919, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Pauline Louise Hoenicka, b. 6 Feb 1921, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 14 May 2008, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Mary Cecilia Hoenicka, b. 25 Feb 1923, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 3 Jun 1931 (Age 8 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Bernadette Veronica Hoenicka, b. 17 Apr 1925, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 7 Feb 2017, Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Rita Virginia Hoenicka, b. 18 Jul 1927, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 15 Feb 2014, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Phillip Francis (Frank) Hoenicka, b. 9 Oct 1930, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 7 Nov 1987, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F00594 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2021