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Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 12/29/1980

Gerald H.S. Bensley, 86, of
Church Street, died suddenly
Friday afternoon at Medina
Memorial Hospital. Prayers
were said at 8:30 this morning
at Houseman Funeral Home,
228 Park Ave., followed by a
mass of Christian burial at St.
Mary's Church at 9 a.m.
The Rev. George B. Yiengst
officiated and burial was in St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Born in Catfield, England, on
April 29, 1894, he came to
Orleans County as a youth and
had spent the last 70 years in
Medina. He was self-employed
in the used car and car parts
business until his retirement in
1958.
Mr. Bensley was a member
of St. Mary's Church and was a
member of the Lincoln Post No.
1483 V.F.W. of Medina, having
served in the U.S. 'Army
Engineers during World War I
in France.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Johanna Redmond; five
sons, Walter of Middleport,
Gerald R., Raymond W.,
Robert and Donald E., all of
Medina; four daughters, Mrs.
Phyllis Thompson of West
Seneca, Mrs. Roger (Rita)
Barry, Mrs. Harold (Mary)
Whiting, Mrs. George (Lucille)
Hotchkiss, all of Medina; 27
grandchildren and 35 greatgrandchildren.
Memorials to St. Mary's
Church would be appreciated
by the family.

Gerald married REDMOND, Johanna on 8 Jul 1914. Johanna (daughter of REDMOND, William and Bridgett) was born on 5 Apr 1892 in Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Sep 1982 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 7/7/1981

MIDDLEPORT - Walter S.
Bensley of 52 Sherman Road,
died yesterday at Veterans
Hospital in Batavia following a
long illness.
Mr. Bensley was born in
Medina April 23, 1915 the son of
Gerald and Johanna (Redmond)
Bensley. He was a
career man in the U.S. Army
for 26 years, retiring in 1968 as
a sargeant major. He had
served in World War H in the
Pacific.
He had lived in Middleport
for the past 13 years and was a
member of the Medina Moose,
Medina VFW Post and the
Middleport American Legion
Clute-Phillips Post. -
Surviving are his wife, Ellen
(Davey) Bensley; two sons and
one daughter, Dennis M.
Bensley of Baltimore, Md.,
Mrs. Richard (Mary) Stillinger
of Medina, Gary L. Bensley, at
home; six grandchildren; his
mother, Mrs. Johanna Bensley
of Medina; four brothers,
Gerald R. Bensley, Raymond
Bensley, Robert Bensley and
Donald Bensley, all of Medina;
four sisters, Mrs. Phyllis
Thompson Of West Seneca,
Mrs. Roger (Rita) Barry, Mrs.
Harold (Mary) Whiting and
Mrs. George (Lucille) Hotchkisss
all of Medina; several
aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call today (2-4,
7-9) at the Bates, Wallace and
Heath Funeral Home Inc., 38
State St., where a vigil service
will be held tonight at 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 9 a.m. at St.
Stephen's Roamn Catholic
Church where a mass of
Christian burial will be
celebrated by the Rev. Samuel
J. Faiola.
Burial will be in St. Stephen's
Cemetery.

Walter married DAVEY, Ellen T on 14 Sep 1935 in Jeddo, Orleans County, NY. Ellen (daughter of DAVEY, George and WILLIS, Irene) was born on 20 Jul 1918 in Medina, Orleans County, NY; died on 10 Jul 1982 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 2/18/1985

Gerald R Bensley, 725 Church St,
died Friday at the Veteran Hospital,
Buffalo after a long illness.
He was born Dec. 15, 1916 in
Medina to Gerald H. and Johanna
(Redmond) Bensley. He was a
former heavy equipment operator
and was a World War II veteran
having served in the U.S. Army. He
was a member of St. Mary's Church.
Survivors include one son, George
(Arlene) Bensley of Hilton; three
grandchildren, Gerald Bensley of
Hilton, Sandra of Virginia,
Tamara Bensley of Hilton; three
brothers and four sisters, Raymond
(Cecelia) Bensley, Robert (Ann)
Bensley, Donald (Marilyn) Bensley,
all of Medina, Mrs. Phyllis Thompson
of West Seneca, Mrs. Roger
(Rita) Barry and Mrs. Harold
(Mary) Whiting, both of Medina,
Mrs. George (Lucille) Hotchkiss of
Pennsylvania; several nieces and
nephews.
He was also brother of the late
Walter Bensley.
Funeral services were held today
at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's R.C.
Church where a mass of Christian
burial was celebrated by the Rev.
George Yiengst Burial was in St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by
Bates-Cleary Funeral Home, 232
Park Ave.
Memorial gifts may be made to
the American Kidney Foundation

Gerald married DAVEY, Ruth on 26 Feb 1936 in Barker, Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married GRABOWSKI, Cecelia on 22 Jan 1938 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. Cecelia (daughter of GRABOWSKI, Joseph) was born on 17 Jan 1918; died on 8 Feb 1991 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WASVARY, Anne A. Anne (daughter of WASVARY, Julius and KONTOS, Rose) was born on 12 Nov 1924 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Dec 2020 in Albion, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: THOMPSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PRITCHARD, Marilyn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: STILWELL, Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BARRY, Roger L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary B. Whiting, 90, of Medina passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020.
Mary was born on March 14, 1930 in Medina, daughter of the late Gerald and Johanna (Redmond) Bensley. She worked for Fisher-Price Toys in Medina, where she eventually retired. She also was employed at Bells Supermarket. Mary was a lifelong parishioner of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, St. Mary’s Church in Medina and had a deep love for God. She was an avid New York Yankees and Buffalo Sabres fan. Mary enjoyed spending time with her family and attending her children and grandchildren’s school and sporting events. She also played softball in the Medina women’s league for many years and bowled in area bowling leagues.
Beside her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Harold Whiting; daughter, Janice Colonna; son, Barry Whiting; brothers, Gerald, Walter, Donald, Raymond and Robert Bensley; and her sister, Phyllis Thompson.
She was a loving and selfless mother to daughters, Deborah (Jeffrey) Foster and Melinda “Jello” Whiting both of Medina; grandmother to Stephanie (William) Harris of Medina, Stephen (Ashley) Foster of Henrietta, Thomas Foster of Medina, Stacey Costich of Medina and Scott (Carrie) Colonna of Lockport; great-grandmother to Zachary, Brandon and Evan Harris, Bryson and Tessa Costich; Tucker and Jackson Colonna; her sisters, Rita Barry of Medina and Lucille Hotchkiss of Henrietta; many nieces and nephews; and several cherished grand-dogs.
No prior visitation. A graveside committal service will be held for her and her husband, Harold on Saturday, Aug. 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Medina. Masks and social distancing will be mandatory. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to PAWS Animal Shelter, 3371 Gaines Basin Rd., Albion, NY 14411 or the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library, 620 West Ave., Medina, NY 14103. Arrangements are in the care of Cooper Funeral Home, 215 W. Center St., Medina.

Family/Spouse: WHITING, Harold A. Harold (son of WHITING, Ralph W and HALE, Erma J) was born on 19 Oct 1929 in Hammond, Lake County, IN; died on 19 Dec 2016 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HOTCHKISS, George H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Medina NY Tribune - 1/6/1938

-Walter William Bensley Jr., 1
month old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bensley. of the Marshall
road, died Saturday morning in
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
Besides his parents he is
survived by one brother, Dennis.

Family/Spouse: STILLINGER, Richard A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DUJENSKI, Arlene M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LAPP. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: EVANS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BORELLO, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Noreen E. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 7/19/1988

Janice L. Colonna, 34, of 325
South Ave., died Thursday at the
Medina Memorial Hospital after a
long illness.
She was born July 15, 1954 in
Medina. Her parents are Harold and
Mary (Bensley) Whiting.
Mrs. Colonna had lived in Medina
all of her life. She was a graduate of
Medina High School and a member
of St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church. She was a former member
of the Medina Memorial Hospital
Twig Association. Having an interest
sports, she had been a member of
several bowling and softball teams.
At one time she worked at Fisher-
Price in the engineering office.
Mrs- Colnnna is survived-by_her husband,
Raymond Colonna; two
children, Stacey and Scott Colonna,
both at home; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs- Harold Whiting of Medina; two
sisters, Mrs, Jeffery (Deborah) Foster
Of Medina and Melinda Whiting
of Bedford Hills, N.Y.; one brother,
Barry Whiting of Rochester; her
grandmother, Mrs. Ralph (Erma)
Whiting of Medina; her father-inlaw,
Raymond "Babe" Colonna of
Albion; several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
-There are no prior calling hours,
A memorial, mass will be held Tuesday
evening at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's
Church. Funeral arrangements were
made through the Bames-Tuttle Inc.
Funeral Homer 236 Bead St.
Memorial gifts may be made to a
special fund in her name to the
Medina YMCA or to the Lee-
Whedon Memorial Library.

Family/Spouse: COLONNA, Raymond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FOSTER, Jeffrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeffrey married BENTLEY, Connie Denise [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: POLICK, Pauline. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HASELEY, Scott R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: COSTICH, Timothy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Carrie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ashley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]