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

Grace married BENTON, Thomas S about 1901. Thomas was born on 2 Jul 1877 in WI; died in Oct 1965 in Chaffee, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/5/1962

GRAND ISLAND-Funeral services will be conducted
Wednesday for the town's first fire chief, Thomas S.
Benton Jr., 59, of 2677 Staley Rd., who died Sunday
(Nov. 4, 1962) at Kenmore Mercy Hospital He had been
in poor health.
Mr. Benton was fire chief
from 1938 to 1943. He was a
charter member of the Grand
Island Volunteer' Fire Co. and
a life member of the Erie
County Firemen's Association..
For the last 25 years,.Mr.
Benton was employed by the
Grand Island School System.
He was one of the system's
first bus drivers, and for the
last 10 years, served as custodian
at the Kaegebein Elementary
School. At one time,
Mr. Benton worked for the
Semet-Solvay Co., B u f f a l o,
and conducted a water business
on the island.
Mr. Benton was born in Buffalo
and lived on the Island
for 30 years.
. In addition to his widow,
Alice Ackerman Benton, surviving
are a son, Thomas S.
Benton III, Staley Road; three
daughters, Mrs. David Velzy,
Akron, Ohio, and Nancy and
Christine Benton, at home;
and two grandchildren; four
sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Bletzer,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs.
Kenneth McKinley, Mrs. Carl
Rodler, and Mrs. Frank Mari
nell, all of Buffalo; and three
brothers, Richard H., Wesley
E. and Donald C. Benton, all
of Buffalo.
Rev. John Larsen, pastor of
Trinity Evangelical U n i t ed
Brethren Church, will conduct
a service at 2 p.m., Wednesday
at the Campbell Funeral
Home, 2067 Niagara St., Buffalo.
Burial will be Staley
Cemetery, W. River Road.

Family/Spouse: ACKERMAN, Alice. Alice (daughter of ACKERMAN, Henry and STALEY, Elvina) was born on 1 Aug 1908 in New York; died on 26 Dec 1994 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BLETZER, Lawrence C. Lawrence (son of BLETZER, Charles L and KIMMINS, Elizabeth) was born on 24 Jul 1905 in New York; died on 21 Mar 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MCKINLEY, Kenneth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/1/1928

BUFFALO, Dec. 1 -With a picture of
a little girl clutched in his left hand
and a 45-caliber revolver lying at his
feet, the body of nineteen-year-old
Harry S. Benton. I l l Beatrice street,
was found last night In the truck he
had been driving for the past three
vears and which had been parked in
East Park drive north of Ensminger
road in the town of Tonawanda.
Although both Medical Examiner
Charles E. Long and Police Chief Mang
of Tonawanda believe the young man
committed suicide, both are conducting
investigations and no death certificate
will be issued until the enquiries are
completed.
Benton was found by Russell Corrie.
an employe of t h e Town of Tonawanda
highway department, who was driving
along the lonely road en route heme.
T h e body was slumped in the seat of
the truck. A revolver with one cartridge
discharged was found on t h e floor Cor-
rie notified Chief Mang.
The suicide theory. Chief Mang said
was strengthened when a younger
brother of the dead boy said Harry had
a revolver similar to the one found
on the floor.
The picture the dead man had In his
hand has not yet been identified, so
Chief Mang and Medical Examiner
Long are not certain what bearing it
had in t h e tragedy.

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

Family/Spouse: MARINELL, Frank L. Frank (son of MARINELL, Lee and Catherine) was born on 3 Jun 1918; died on 21 Oct 2007 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hilda G. (Benton) RODLER
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RODLER - Hilda G. (nee Benton) Of Buffalo, July 13, 2012; wife of the late Carl J. Rodler; mother of the late Dennis R. (late Jean Freeman) Rodler; loving grandmother of Patricia (Carmen) Solano, Wayne (Trina) Rodler and Denise (Dean Dion) Rodler; great- grandmother of Kyle Rodler. Hilda was predeceased by many brothers and sisters and is survived by nieces and nephews. Friends may call at D. LAWRENCE GINNANE FUNERAL HOME, 3215 Delaware Ave., Kenmore, Thursday 2-5 PM, where funeral services will be held Friday at 10 AM. Interment Elmlawn Cemetery. Memorials to Father Baker Manor, 6400 Powers Rd., Orchard Park 14127 are preferred. www.ginnanefunralhome.com

Published in the Buffalo News from July 17 to July 18, 2012

Family/Spouse: RODLER, Carl J. Carl (son of RODLER, Charles and TOTT, Mary) was born on 19 Dec 1913 in New York; died on 3 Apr 1993 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married WEBB, Betty on 22 Apr 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: VELZY, David G. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Family/Spouse: FREEMAN, Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]