John L. Lenze b. 18 Nov 1866 Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Feb 1957 Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA: Our Family History

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Name	John L. Lenze [1, 2, 3, 4]
Birth	18 Nov 1866	Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender	Male
Death	1 Feb 1957	Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Person ID	I2907	Branches and Roots
Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

Family Mary Anna Josephine Daniels, b. 15 Jan 1872, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Jan 1964, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)

Marriage 6 May 1890 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA

Children

+	1. Clara Otellia Lenze, b. 22 Feb 1891, Pennsylvania, USA d. Apr 1986, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	2. Albert Theodore Lenze, b. 26 Jan 1893, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Dec 1966, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	3. Crecentia Marie Lenze, b. 18 Feb 1895, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Nov 1946, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 51 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	4. Leo Andrew Lenze, b. 4 Jan 1897, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Dec 1951, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	5. Appolonia "Abbie" Mary Lenze, b. 28 Mar 1899, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Apr 1963, East Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	6. Cletus Henry Lenze, b. 1 Apr 1901, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 May 1937, Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	7. Anthony Louis Lenze, b. 13 Jun 1902, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Sep 1961, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	8. Margaret Mary Lenze, b. 25 Sep 1903, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jan 2003, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida (Age 99 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	9. Anna Marie Lenze, b. 2 Feb 1905, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Oct 1988, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	10. Bernetta Theresa Lenze, b. 5 Apr 1906, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Apr 1981, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. John Edward Lenze, b. 25 Nov 1907, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Dec 1907, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	12. Leonard Joseph Lenze, b. 13 Feb 1909, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Sep 1990, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	13. Lorene Margaret Lenze, b. 31 Aug 1910, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jul 1994, Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	14. Dolores Rose Lenze, b. 11 Feb 1912, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Jul 2002, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	15. Daniel George Lenze, b. 19 Jul 1913, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Feb 1962, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	16. Richard John Lenze, b. 12 Mar 1919, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 May 1983, Taveres, Lake, Florida (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F160 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Feb 2026

Notes

JOHN LENZE PASSED AWAY LAST EVENING
Feb. 2, 1957
90 Year Old Center Street Man Ill Short Time
John L. Lenze, 90, one of St. Mary's oldest residents, able to be up and around until Wednesday of this week, died at 7:25 last night at his Center Street residence.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Marys Church Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Friends are being received at the John J Lynch funeral home.
Mr. Lenze was born in St. Marys, November 18, 1866 and spent his entire life in this immediate area. He followed the lumbering occupation in and around Rathbun and Benzinger Siding for a good many years, was a salesman for a long period of time, did considerable farming and also operated his own greenhouse on Center Street.
He was married to Miss Mary Daniel of this city, in St. Marys Church May 6, 1890 and last year they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary together.
Survivors include his widow and 12 of their 16 children.
They are:
Clara, Mrs. William Briendel; Bernetta, Mrs. Norman Hoehn, St. Marys; Appolonia, Mrs. Charles Brasuell, Red Bluff Calif; Margaret, Mrs. Logan Sloan, Pompano Beach Fla.; Anna, Mrs. Martin Murphy, Erie; Lorrainne, Mrs. John Calkins, Tavares, Fla.; Delores, Mrs. Elroy Blizkey, Johnsonburg.
Albert T. Lenze, Anthony (Chippy) Lenze, Leonard Lenze, Daniel Lenze, St. Marys; Richard (Dick) Lenze, Tavares, Fla.
Also surviving arew 49 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Casper Daniel, Petoskey, Michigan.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Leo, Cletus and John Lenze Jr. St. Marys; and one daughter Crescentia, Mrs. George Salter, Mount Jewett.
Mr. Lenze was a member of the St. Joseph Society and the German Beneficial Union which he headed 27 years as president.
From the St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, August 5, 2010

JOHN LENZE PASSED AWAY LAST EVENING
Feb. 2, 1957
90 Year Old Center Street Man Ill Short Time
John L. Lenze, 90, one of St. Mary's oldest residents, able to be up and around until Wednesday of this week, died at 7:25 last night at his Center Street residence.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Marys Church Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Friends are being received at the John J Lynch funeral home.
Mr. Lenze was born in St. Marys, November 18, 1866 and spent his entire life in this immediate area. He followed the lumbering occupation in and around Rathbun and Benzinger Siding for a good many years, was a salesman for a long period of time, did considerable farming and also operated his own greenhouse on Center Street.
He was married to Miss Mary Daniel of this city, in St. Marys Church May 6, 1890 and last year they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary together.
Survivors include his widow and 12 of their 16 children.
They are:
Clara, Mrs. William Briendel; Bernetta, Mrs. Norman Hoehn, St. Marys; Appolonia, Mrs. Charles Brasuell, Red Bluff Calif; Margaret, Mrs. Logan Sloan, Pompano Beach Fla.; Anna, Mrs. Martin Murphy, Erie; Lorrainne, Mrs. John Calkins, Tavares, Fla.; Delores, Mrs. Elroy Blizkey, Johnsonburg.
Albert T. Lenze, Anthony (Chippy) Lenze, Leonard Lenze, Daniel Lenze, St. Marys; Richard (Dick) Lenze, Tavares, Fla.
Also surviving arew 49 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Casper Daniel, Petoskey, Michigan.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Leo, Cletus and John Lenze Jr. St. Marys; and one daughter Crescentia, Mrs. George Salter, Mount Jewett.
Mr. Lenze was a member of the St. Joseph Society and the German Beneficial Union which he headed 27 years as president.
From the St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, August 5, 2010
JOHN LENZE PASSED AWAY LAST EVENING
Feb. 2, 1957
90 Year Old Center Street Man Ill Short Time
John L. Lenze, 90, one of St. Mary's oldest residents, able to be up and around until Wednesday of this week, died at 7:25 last night at his Center Street residence.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Marys Church Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Friends are being received at the John J Lynch funeral home.
Mr. Lenze was born in St. Marys, November 18, 1866 and spent his entire life in this immediate area. He followed the lumbering occupation in and around Rathbun and Benzinger Siding for a good many years, was a salesman for a long period of time, did considerable farming and also operated his own greenhouse on Center Street.
He was married to Miss Mary Daniel of this city, in St. Marys Church May 6, 1890 and last year they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary together.
Survivors include his widow and 12 of their 16 children.
They are:
Clara, Mrs. William Briendel; Bernetta, Mrs. Norman Hoehn, St. Marys; Appolonia, Mrs. Charles Brasuell, Red Bluff Calif; Margaret, Mrs. Logan Sloan, Pompano Beach Fla.; Anna, Mrs. Martin Murphy, Erie; Lorrainne, Mrs. John Calkins, Tavares, Fla.; Delores, Mrs. Elroy Blizkey, Johnsonburg.
Albert T. Lenze, Anthony (Chippy) Lenze, Leonard Lenze, Daniel Lenze, St. Marys; Richard (Dick) Lenze, Tavares, Fla.
Also surviving arew 49 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Casper Daniel, Petoskey, Michigan.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Leo, Cletus and John Lenze Jr. St. Marys; and one daughter Crescentia, Mrs. George Salter, Mount Jewett.
Mr. Lenze was a member of the St. Joseph Society and the German Beneficial Union which he headed 27 years as president.
From the St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, August 5, 2010

JOHN LENZE PASSED AWAY LAST EVENING
Feb. 2, 1957
90 Year Old Center Street Man Ill Short Time
John L. Lenze, 90, one of St. Mary's oldest residents, able to be up and around until Wednesday of this week, died at 7:25 last night at his Center Street residence.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Marys Church Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Friends are being received at the John J Lynch funeral home.
Mr. Lenze was born in St. Marys, November 18, 1866 and spent his entire life in this immediate area. He followed the lumbering occupation in and around Rathbun and Benzinger Siding for a good many years, was a salesman for a long period of time, did considerable farming and also operated his own greenhouse on Center Street.
He was married to Miss Mary Daniel of this city, in St. Marys Church May 6, 1890 and last year they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary together.
Survivors include his widow and 12 of their 16 children.
They are:
Clara, Mrs. William Briendel; Bernetta, Mrs. Norman Hoehn, St. Marys; Appolonia, Mrs. Charles Brasuell, Red Bluff Calif; Margaret, Mrs. Logan Sloan, Pompano Beach Fla.; Anna, Mrs. Martin Murphy, Erie; Lorrainne, Mrs. John Calkins, Tavares, Fla.; Delores, Mrs. Elroy Blizkey, Johnsonburg.
Albert T. Lenze, Anthony (Chippy) Lenze, Leonard Lenze, Daniel Lenze, St. Marys; Richard (Dick) Lenze, Tavares, Fla.
Also surviving arew 49 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Casper Daniel, Petoskey, Michigan.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Leo, Cletus and John Lenze Jr. St. Marys; and one daughter Crescentia, Mrs. George Salter, Mount Jewett.
Mr. Lenze was a member of the St. Joseph Society and the German Beneficial Union which he headed 27 years as president.
From the St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, August 5, 2010

Sources

[S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Daniel, John (1945).
John Daniel Passes Away At Age of 86

Aged Man Died Wednesday Night At Son’s Home. Burial Rites Tomorrow.

John Daniel, 86, ill the past five weeks, died Wednesday night at 10:30 at the home of his son, Casper Daniel, 332 Rosely street, and will be buried from St. Marys church tomorrow morning with requiem mass being celebrated at nine o’clock. Interment will be made in St. Marys cemetery.

Mr. Daniel was born in St. Marys, April 22, 1859, in the Theresia Road section. He worked at Petoskey, Mich., Dubois and Medix Run lumbering operations before returning to this section where for many years he operated a farm near the president site of the Decker Chapel.

His wife died 23 years ago.

The deceased is survived by one daughter, Margaret, Mrs. William Heiberger, St. Marys, and four sons; Frank, Casper and Louis Daniel, St. Marys; William, Long Island, N. Y.

He is also survived by three sisters; Mrs. John Lenze, Mrs. Matilda Feldbauer, St. Marys; Mrs. George Pistner, Medix Run, two brothers, Frank and Casper Daniel, Petoskey, Mich., 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

One of his grandson, Sgt. Joseph Daniel, was killed in action in the European theater of war.

The following step-children also survive:

Mrs. Joseph Mertel, George and Frank Feile, St. Marys; Clemens Feile, Youngville, Pa.

Deceased was a member of St. Joseph Society.

The body can be viewed at the Casper Daniel home, Rosely street.

Historical Society of St. Marys & Benzinger Township
Daily Press, The: 21NOV1945
HFA: 26MAR2023
[S318] Historical Society of St. Marys & Benzinger Township, Lenze, Albert T.
EATH COMES TO RESIDENT OF CHURCH STREET

Military funeral Monday at 10 for Albert T Lenze

Albert T. Lenze, 73, of 547 Church Street, passed away this morning at four o'clock in Kaul Memorial Hospital. He had been in ill health for some time, and hospitalized since Thursday.

Mr. Lenze was born in St. Marys on January 26, 1893, the son of the late John and Mary Daniel Lenze.
He was a lifelong resident of St. Marys and was a self-employed businessman most of his life.

On June 29, 1929, he married the former Anna Haberberger. She passed away on May 12, 1940.

Surviving are four daughters and seven sons. They are; Catherine. Mrs. Harry Chatlenston of Washington D.C.; Anna, Mrs. Samuel Trunzo of Connecticut; Helen, Mrs. Ron Ericson; Hartford Connecticut; Walburga, Mrs. Patrick Deeghan, Canton, Pa.; John P., Vincent and Edward Lenze of St. Marys; Frederick Lenze of Ridgway; George of Newton, N.J.; Theodore of Lapel, Ind.; Paul of Chino, Calif.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Albert Jr., on March 27, 1964, and Michael. His father passed away on February 21, 1957, and his mother on January 16, 1964.

Other survivors include 28 grandchildren as well as five sisters and two brothers. They are Ann, Mrs. Martin Murphy of Erie; Clara, Mrs. William Briendel and Betty, Mrs. Norman Hoehn of St. Marys; Margaret, Mrs. Logan Sloan, and Lorraine, Mrs. John Calkins, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Delores, Mrs. Elroy Bliskey of Johnsonburg, Leonard Lenze of St. Mary’s-

St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society: 05AUG2010
Daily Press, The: 10DEC1966
[S285] Facebook, The Historical Society of St. Marys & Benzinger Township [William Hoehn]. 12SEP2024. Facebook Messenger.
Fantastic ! I was wondering why the reference to Louie. First, I am not a volunteer at the Historical Society, but set up the F.B. page for Marcia. For some reason, you came to my attention when checking the Historical Society's page for span and other things. I have an interest in railroading here, and as soon as I saw youe question, I knew you were talking about the P S & N. We probably have more in common than you realize. I see that Marcia has jumped in here, so I better clarify that this is a text from Bill Hoehn. My mother was Bernetta T Lenze Hoehn. She was the daughter of John L. and Mary O.Daniel Lenze. Her father was Theodore. That is why I knew about Appolonia Wegemer. I or Marcia's husband Don can probably help with most of the St. Marys and a part of the Petoskey Michigan bunch.

About Louie. He was an old bachelor that lived alone in a shanty on West Mill St. Ext. and raised rabbits and chickens, kept a garden, had no running water and carried his meager use of that liquid from a spring across the railroad track behind his house. He had a deal with the local A & P Market to pick up outdated produce for his animals, but he likely used some of that himself. Marcia will likely remember him pulling a wagon through town with the scraps from the store. The lot he owned, sold to him by my grandparents was never completely paid for, but because he had little or no income, foreclosure was never a possibility. I think he made his own wine and liked to tipple a little. You can probably help me with some of The Older stuff. You have a lot of thoughts spinning in this old head. Many Daniel related young children had a problem with their feet turning inward. The old time solution was to put their shoes on the wrong feet to help with turning the toes outward. Supposed to have been American Indian genes that caused this. One of my own children had this trait. Any truth to the American Indian Ancestry ?
[S411] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Veteran's Compensation Application, Lenze, Albert T.