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Clara Otellia Lenze

Clara Otellia Lenze

Female 1891 - 1986  (95 years)


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  • Name Clara Otellia Lenze  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 22 Feb 1891  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Apr 1986  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3451  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father John L. Lenze,   b. 18 Nov 1866, Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1957, Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Anna Josephine Daniels,   b. 15 Jan 1872, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1964, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 6 May 1890  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Edward Breindel,   b. 20 May 1888, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1964, Weedville, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1914  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. William John Breindel,   b. 4 Jan 1916, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1987, Force, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Leo George Breindel,   b. 28 Apr 1918, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1983, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Clara Mary Breindel,   b. 16 Aug 1919, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1981, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Fredrick C Breindel,   b. 10 Mar 1923, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 2012, Blasdell, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Laverne Anthony Breindel,   b. 16 Jun 1924, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 2016, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Dorothy Mae Breindel,   b. 10 Jun 1928, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 2025, Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Margaret Theresa Breindel,   b. 30 Sep 1931, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1939, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S343] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: National Archives; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Misouri, USA;), Breindel, William Edward. World War II Registration Card.

    3. [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), Breindel, Frederick C.
      REINDEL - Frederick C. "Porky" of Blasdell, NY July 29, 2012; beloved husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty" (Greenthaner) Breindel; loving father of Robert (Anne), Frederick Jr. (Carolyn), Ronald (Mary Colleen), Daniel (Lisasa), David (Janet), James (Elizabeth), John (Debra) and Constance E. Breindel; son of the late William and Clara (Lenze) Breindel; brother of LaVern "Butch" (Helen) Breindel and Dorothy (Ludy) Bon and the late William (late Emma), Clarra "Sis" (late Regis) Schatz, Leo "Boots" (late Marie) and Margaret Breindel; also survived by 24 grandchildren, one great-grandson and many other family and friends. Family will be present to receive friends Tuesday 2-8 PM at the (Blasdell/Lackawanna Chapel) John J. Kaczor Funeral Home, Inc., 3450 South Park Ave., where prayers will be said Wednesday at 8:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church at 9:30 AM. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Breindel was a WW II Army Veteran, past commander at American Legion Post #60, a member of the K of C Hamburg Council #2220, and Ford Stamping Plant retiree. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Roswell Park or the American Heart Association. Share online condolences at www.kaczorfunerals.com

      Buffalo News: 31JUL2012.

    4. [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Bon, Dorothy M. (Breindel).
      Dorothy M. Bon, 96, a resident of Kane Lutheran Home and formerly of 455 Wolfel Avenue, St. Marys, passed away peacefully at the Kane Lutheran Home on Monday, January 13, 2025.

      Dorothy was born on June 10, 1928, daughter to the late William and Clara Lenze Breindel. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1947.

      On June 23, 1951, in the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dorothy married the late Ludwig L. Bon, Jr., who preceded her in death on February 14, 2013.

      Dorothy is survived by her daughter: Margaret "Peggy" Haines (Michael) of St. Marys; three sons: Joseph Bon (Bonny) of St. Marys, William Bon (Susan) of St. Marys, and Daniel Bon (Donna) of Altoona; nine grandchildren: Richard Bon (Jennifer), Meredith Bon, Joy Shaffer (Eric), Anthony Bon, Jamie Bon, Maura Jones (Patrick), Joseph Haines (Ashley), Martin Haines (Rebecca), and Rachel Wahl (Michael); thirteen great-grandchildren: Alex, Grace, Thomas, Samantha, Sabrina, Finley, Josephina, Connor, Bryce, Madison, Ronan, Ellie Jane, and Fynn; and many nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her husband and parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by a grandson, Stephen; two sisters: Clara Schatz and Margaret Breindel in childhood; and four brothers; William, LaVern, Leo, and Frederick Breindel.

      Dorothy was a devout Catholic, who attended daily Mass. As a young adult she was very active with the Girl Scouts. She enjoyed playing cards with her friends, dancing, and spending time in nature watching the birds. She was a creative person, passing her creativity down to her children and to her grandchildren. She cherished the ability to share her talents with ceramics, sewing, and painting with her family and friends, whom she loved dearly.

      Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00AM with the Rev. Thomas Curry, O.S.B., celebrating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

      Visitation will be held in the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home, 169 Center Street, St. Marys, PA 15857 from 9:00AM until 10:30AM.
      Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Christian Food Bank, PO Box 1033, St. Marys, PA 15857 or to Silver Creek Terrace Activities Fund, 791 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, PA 15857.

      Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com

      To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

      Daily Press, The: 15Jan2025
      Accessed: 16JAN2025

    5. [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Breindel, LaVern. 04JUN2016.
      LaVern A. Breindel, 91, a resident of Silver Creek Terrace and formerly of Maine and Florida, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after an illness of the past two months.

      He was born June 16, 1924, in St. Marys, son of the late William and Clara Lenze Breindel.

      He was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1943, and a graduate of Valparaiso Technical Institute in Indiana. He had worked for Sylvania in Emporium and in Bangor, Maine.

      On Aug. 17, 1946, in the St. Mary's Church, he married Helen M. Meyer and she preceded him in death on Jan. 24, 2014.

      LaVern was a member of Queen of the World Church, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War having served in the United States Navy, was an Eagle Scout in Troop 97, and enjoyed square dancing, hiking, and woodworking.

      He is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Sue Wheeler and her husband, Sherwood, of Haddonfield, N.J. and Mary Beth Schaut and her husband, Donald, of St. Marys; two sons, Thomas L. Breindel and his wife, Debra, of Dedham, Maine and Timothy J. BrBreindel and his wife, Ellen, of Holden, Maine; eight grandchildren, Angela Bennett, Kelly Salyards, Robert Schaut, Dr. David Wheeler, Anne Marie Clemens, Jody Butilier, Jill Breindel, and J.T. Breindel; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Bon of St. Marys; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Schmidt, and her husband, Wolfgang, of Colorado.

      Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Clara Schatz and Margaret Breindel; and by three brothers, Frederick, William, and Leo Breindel.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for LaVern A. Breindel will be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Tuesday, June 7 at noon with the Rev. Richard Allen, pastor, officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by the St. Marys Servicemen's Burial Detail. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.

      Visitation will be held in the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Tuesday morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

      Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Elk County Catholic School System, 600 Maurus St., St. Marys, Pa. 15857; or to the Silver Creek Terrace, 791 Johnsonburg Rd., St. Marys, Pa. 15857.

      Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
      Funeral Home
      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
      169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
      (814) 781-1410

      Published in The Daily Press on June 4, 2016
      HFA: 04JUN2016

      https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/smdailypress/name/lavern-breindel-obituary?id=16846533