1. | TOELLNER, Benjamin John August was born on 31 Mar 1887 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (son of TOELLNER, George C and GENTZ, Louise); died on 2 Oct 1980 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Benjamin married WURL, Hilda Auguste Olivia on 14 Jun 1911 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of WURL, Frederick Johannes and ZIEHL, Auguste Louise) was born on 4 Mar 1890 in Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Feb 1987 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 6/16/1961
WHEATFIELD - Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin J. Toellner,
7157 Nash Road, celebrated
their golden anniversary.
The Adams Volunteer Fire
Co. Auxiliary honored them
with a buffet dinner and re-
ception in the firehall, which
was attended by 70 guests.
Mr. Toellner is a charter
member of the Adams Fire
Co. and Mrs. Toellner a char-
ter m e m b e r and one of the
founders' of the Ladies Aux-
iliary of the Fire Company.
The former Hilda Wurl of
Martinsville was married to
Benjamin Toellner on June
14, 1911 in her parents home.
They have two sons, Don-
ald and Roy Toellner, and
two daughters, Mrs. James
Grieser and Mrs. LaVern
Doebler. They have 10 grand-
children and one grandchild.
Mrs. Joseph Weigand, pre-
sident of the auxiliary, pre-
sented Mrs. Toellner a cor-
sage and a gift of a vase an d
flowers from the auxiliary.
Mrs. Leonard Bray, chap-
lain for the auxiliary, led a
prayer for the couple.
Children:
- TOELLNER, Violet Selma
- TOELLNER, Donald Wurl was born on 29 Feb 1912 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Oct 1996 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
- TOELLNER, Ruth A M was born on 5 Jul 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died.
- TOELLNER, Leona Mary Ruth was born about 1918 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Jun 2011 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
- TOELLNER, Roy W was born on 4 Jan 1923 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Sep 2002 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
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