BENZ, Frederick H

1877 - 1958  (~ 80 years)

• Name	BENZ, Frederick H
  Birth	May 1877	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jan 1958	Lockport, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I137896	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	SINGER, Mary,   b. Abt 1880, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1900
  Children	1. BENZ, Raymond Anthony,   b. Abt 1902, CT d. Yes, date unknown   2. BENZ, Loretta P,   b. Abt 1905, CT d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F49182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/14/1958 Frederick H. Benz, 81, a former music writer for the Wurlitzer Co., died yesterday in Lockport after a long illness. A native of Germany, Mr. Benz was one of a group of men who transposed music scores onto the rolls that operated merrygo- round organs and player pianos. He had been a resident of North Tonawanda 30 years before going to Lockport 10 years ago. He is survived by a son, a daugh- ter and a grandson, all of North Tonawanda. Services are being arranged by the Warrengel Funeral Home. ALSO North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 1/15/1958 BENZ - Frederick H. Benz. 81, formerly of North Tonawanda, died yesterday (Jan. 13, 1958) in Lockport after a long illness. Born in Germany, Mr. Germany, Mr. Benz was formerly employed as music writ- er at the Wurlitzer Co. he was the husband of the late Mary Sing- er Benz, and is survived by a son, Raymond A., and a daughter Lo- retto P. Benz, both of North Ton- awanda, and a sister, Mrs. Harri- ett Gibson of Meriden, Conn. One grandson also survives. He was a member of Ascension Church. friends may call at the Watten- fel Funeral Home, 307 Oliver St., where services will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and at 9 a,.m. in Ascen- sion Church, with the Rev. Fran- cis J. Hunt officiating. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.