Melva married AGANSKI, Samuel on 2 Sep 1928 in Sanborn, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. Samuel was born on 31 May 1907 in Czechoslovakia; died on 25 Oct 1993 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/7/1928

SANBORN, Sept. 7. - Samuel Aganski
of North Tonawanda and Melva C.,
Benzino of Tonawanda, N. Y., were
married on Sunday evening, September
2nd at the Methodist Episcopal church
parsonage by the Rev. William B. Arn-
old.

1. AGANSKI, Marilyn Paula

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/27/1922

George F. Benzino, fifty years old.
died suddenly at his home, 301 Broad
street, early this morning. Stricken
with heart failure at 11 o'clock last
night, he died at 2 o'clock.
While on a fishing trip to Port Mait
land, Ont., last week symptoms of
heart disease developed and he was
forced to seek medical attention sev
eral times before arriving home. Ben-
zino's condition was not consider-
ed serious, however, until a short time
before his death.
Benzino was born in Buffalo. He
came to the Tonawandas to reside
nineteen years ago. During, his resi-
dence here, he was engaged most of
the time in the produce and grocery;
business. He had conducted stores in
various parts of the Tonawandas, his
last location being at 18 Young street.
He was a member of Tonawandas
Aerie, F.O.E.; Swift Water Tribe,
Redman; Gratwick Tent, K.O.T.M.,
and the Eldredge Bicycle Club.
Surviving are a wife, two sons,
Frank W. and George J. Benzino; two
daughters, Mrs. Franklin Diedrich and
Miss Melva C. Benzino; a mother, Mrs.
A. L. Frost of Erie, Pa., a brother,
Charles Benzino of North Tonawanda,
and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie B. Mills,
of Boston, Mass., and Mrs. John Hana-
van of Buffalo.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon.

George + KOHLER, Rose. Rose was born about 1879; died on 24 Nov 1957 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/1957

TONAWANDA -Mrs. R o se
Benzino, 78, of 301 Broad St.,
died Sunday (Nov. 24, 1957) at
DeGraff Hospital after a lengthly
illness.
A lifelong resident of this city,
she formerly operated a fruit and
vegetable store in Young .St. for
many years. She retired 25 years
ago. Her husband, the late George
Benzino died in May of 1922.
She was a member of Salem
United Church of Christ and the
Home Department of the church.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Franklin Deid.rich and Mrs.
Samuel Aganski; two sons, Frank
and George Benzino, 10 grandchildren
and 11 great grandchildren;
a sister Mrs. Ida Reist; and
two brothers, Joseph Kohler, all
of this city; and Edward Kohler,
Buffalo.
The Rev. Walter F. Hedzel will
conduct the funeral service
10:30 a.m. Wednesday in -
Hamp Funeral Home. Burial in
Elmlawn Cemetery.

George + Catherine. Catherine was born about 1851 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]