Notes:

Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 5/24/1982

Henry W. Benthin, 84, of
Venice, Fla., died around
midnight Saturday in a nursing
home.
He was a retired building
contractor and was formerly of
the Medina-Albion area. Born
Nov. 21,1897 in Bane, he was
the son of Edward and Louise
(Bruning) Benthin. He was a
member of Lakeside Lutheran
Mr. Benthin is survived by
bis wife, the former Olive
Harding Seely; one son, Lynn
E. of Appalachian, N.Y.; one
daughter, Lois of Batavia; one
sister, Mrs. Esther Hyde of
Barker; and three grandchildren.
Friends may call Tuesday
(2-4, 7-9) at the Turner Mortuary,
403 East Main St.,
Batavia, where services will
be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Mount Albion
Cemetery

Family/Spouse: KRAATZ, Nina. Nina (daughter of KRAATZ and Emma) was born about 1896 in New York; died on 18 Jul 1935 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married HARDING, Olive after 1935. Olive was born on 19 Apr 1904; died on 18 Sep 1997 in Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married SANFORD, Carmen M between 1935 and 1940. Carmen was born about 1910 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BENTHIN, Lynn Edward
2. BENTHIN, Lois

Notes:

Buffalo NY Evening News - 2/22/1927

ALBION, Feb. 2.-The funeral of
Edward Ernest Benthin, former supervisor
from the town of Barre. was
held Monday afternoon at his farm
home, one mile west of Barre Center,
the Rev. C. Poeckler of Medina officiating.
.Mr. Benthin died Friday
evening at the Saint Jerome hospital,
Batavla, N. Y., after an operation.
He was 53 years old. having been
born at Wolcottville, N. Y. Mr. Benthin
leaves "his widow: one son, Henry
Benthin, and two daughters,
Misses Ada and Esther Benthin of
Barre, N.Y., besides three brothers,
John Benthin of Barre, Charles Benthin
of Buffalo and Albert Benthin
of Medina, N. Y.

Edward married BRUNING, Louise M about 1895. Louise (daughter of BRUNING, Henry Daniel Leopold and STAAEK, Mary Sophia Friedericke) was born on 27 Mar 1877 in New York; died on 29 May 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William + BRUNING, Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina was born about 1840 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 2/26/1930

WOLCOTTSVILLE. Feb 26-
The funeral of Henry D. Bruning, 89,
was held on Saturday afternoon at 1:30
from the home and at 2 o'clock from
Trinity Lutheran church of which he
was a member.
He left to mourn his loss three
daughters, Mrs. David Hellart, of Me-
dina, Mrs. Fred Zieman, of Middleport,
and Mrs. Edward Benthene, of West
Barry, N.Y., 17 grandchildren and 16
great grandchildren. Mr. Bruning was
the father of Henry Bruning, Jr., who
died last May and of the late Mrs. John
Urtle.
He came from Germany when a boy
eight years old, and he also served
throughout the civil war.
The bearers were John C. Fink, Gus-
tave Williams, John Sy, Fred Yayo,
Hermany Klienhans and John Rhodes.
Interment was in Wolcottsvillel ceme-
tery.

Henry married STAAEK, Mary Sophia Friedericke in 1866 in Niagara County, NY. Mary was born on 17 Nov 1845 in Mecklenburg, Germany; died in 1906 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Karl + MEIER, Wilhelmine. Wilhelmine was born on 18 Oct 1799 in Prussia; died on 28 Apr 1880 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]