Joyce Marilyn KEMNITZ

1932 - 2008  (75 years)

• Name	Joyce Marilyn KEMNITZ
  Birth	26 Dec 1932	Herron, Michigan
  Gender	Female
  Education	High School
  Occupation	Baker Assistant, Technical Assembly Worker
  Religion	Lutheran
  Residence	1940	Wilson Township, Alpena, Michigan, United States   [1]
  Residence	3 May 1950	Wilson Township, Alpena, Michigan, United States   [1]
  _FSFTID	LT9L-Q3B
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT9L-Q3B
  _UID	486B383F416C4E09BF4A2A91429B355E6285
  Death	16 Jul 2008	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
  Person ID	I7779	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert William KEMNITZ,   b. 17 Sep 1902, Wilson Township, Alpena, Michigan d. 31 May 1987, Herron, Wilson Township, Alpena, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Edna Geneva HASSE,   b. 23 Jul 1908, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan d. 12 May 1997, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1930	Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
  Family ID	F6148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William "Bill" Leroy WEHOFER,   b. 4 Apr 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 1 Apr 2004, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1953	Herron, Michigan
  Children	1. Barbara Jean WEHOFER,   b. 4 Jun 1954, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan d. 16 Mar 2025, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina (Age 70 years)   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		Joyce Wehofer
  		William and Joyce Wehofer

  
  

• Notes

  Biography Joyce was born in 1932. She passed away in 2008. She grew up on farm and was oldest of 12 children. Left to work in town at 16 as a house maid. 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 her husband Bill and her 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 parents-in-law 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. Diagnosed in approx 1972 with Parkinsons Disease. DNA Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Lois Wehofer , GEDmatch kit # QS4353303, and Phillip Osbourne, GEDmatch kit # M183826, (compare kits), her 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Hasse and Rosine Bethke, the great great grandparents of Lois Wehofer and 2x great grandparents of Phillip Osbourne. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 72.1 cM across 32.1 segments. Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 05:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC) Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Lois Wehofer and William Clark, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Herman Kemnitz and Ernestina Krueger, the great grandparents of Lois Wehofer and 2x great grandparents of William Clark. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: William is Lois's 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 72 cM across 44 segments. DNA test taker Lois Wehofer is the daughter of Joyce Kemnitz, the daughter of Albert Kemnitz, the son of the common ancestors Herman Kemnitz & Ernestina Krueger. Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 20:40, 9 November 2024 (UTC) Sources Daughter Lois Carney (Wehofer) and from certificates of birth, death, confirmation and personal interviews by her and Jim Carney. Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Lois Wehofer and Peggy Harmon, her 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Kemnitz and Christina Funke, the great great grandparents of Lois Wehofer and 2x great grandparents of Peggy Harmon. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 65 cM across 30 segments. DNA test taker Lois Wehofer is the daughter of Joyce Kemnitz, the daughter of Albert Kemnitz, the grandson of the common ancestors John Kemnitz & Christina Funke. Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 20:48, 9 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 2 Aug 2024), entry for Joyce Marilyn KEMNITZ, person ID LT9L-Q3B. (Reliability: 3).