LINDHURST, Benjamin H

1891 - 1963  (72 years)

• Name	LINDHURST, Benjamin H
  Birth	1891	North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1963	North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I203479	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	25 May 2020

  
  

  Father	LINDHURST, Karl Friedrich,   b. 8 Jan 1852, Welzin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 1924, Niagara County, NY (Age 71 years)
  Mother	DEMMIN, Rachel Frederica Wilhelmine,   b. 24 Apr 1858, Daberkow, Prussia d. 1939, Niagara County, NY (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1878	North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY
  Family ID	F76114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STRASSEL, Florence Ruth,   b. 9 Jan 1893, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 13 Apr 1976, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1915	Niagara County, NY
  Children	1. LINDHURST, Kenneth G,   b. 1916, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY   2. LINDHURST, Geraldine Ruth,   b. 1919, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY   3. LINDHURST, Jeanette Francis,   b. 7 Feb 1924, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 13 Feb 2009, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 85 years)   4. LINDHURST, Calvin A,   b. 1926, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 1927, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F26135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette Former City Alderman Dies at 72 NORTH TONAWANDA— Benjamin H. Lindhurst 72, of 251 Payne Ave., a former city alderman, died Tuesday (Sept. 24, 1963) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a lifelong resident of this city and a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church and a member of the official board of St. John's Home for Children in Buffalo. Mr. Lindhurst, a letter carrier here for 40 years, retired in 1951. He was a longtime member of the National Association of Letter Carriers and also a member of the National Association of Retired Civil Service Employes. He was a member of Columbia Hook and Ladder Co. No 1, North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Survivors include his widow, Florence Strassel Lindhurst; a son, Kenneth Lindhurst; two daughters, Mrs. Louis Ri c h e r t and Mrs. Albert Krueger; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Doody and Mrs. Nelson Forsyth, and nine grandchildren all of this city. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wattengel Funeral Home where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Rev. Howard E. Funk officiating. .Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park.