Charles Henry Tonsing^[1]

1889 - 1974  (85 years)

• Gender	Male
  Occupation	Chief Clerk Of The Grand Rapids Indiana Railroad; Examiner Penna RR Co.
  Cemetery	Rosedale Memorial Park
  Death Notice	Grand Rapids Press, October 19, 1974, p. 5B and October 20, 1974, p. 2F TONSING-Charles H. Tonsing, aged 85, of Villa Elizabeth, passed away Friday at Ferguson Droste Hospital. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary H. Blair and Mrs. Bernard E. (Helen) Boman, both of Grand Rapids; four grandchildren, nine great-greatchildren; a sister; Mrs. Rose Rolape; several nieces and nephews, all of Fort Wayne, Ind. The deceased was with the Pennsylvania Railroad as Chief Clerk to Trainmaster at Grand Rapids for 58 years, retiring in 1963. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at 12 o’clock noon in St. Fracis Xavier Church. Interment Rosedale Memorial Park. Mr. Tonsing reposes at the Ronan-Mortuary, 1701 Madison Ave. where a Scripture Service will be held Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The family will meet friends at the mortuary Saturday from 7 to 9 and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 t 9.  [2]
  Residence(s)	1900: 10 Oak, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1909-10: 1123 Summit St., Fort Wayne, Indiana 1911: 2409 Winter, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 1917-20: 321 E. William, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 1930-36: 312 Cass Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 1939-41: 1027 Underwood av SE, Grand Rapids, MI  [1, 3, 4]
  Birth	30 September 1889	Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, USA   [1, 5]
  Death	18 October 1974	Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA   [2]
  Burial	Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA   [2]
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  Person ID	I5935	Lisa's Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 November 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Tonsing           b. 23 June 1865, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany           d. 10 April 1948 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anna A Schnorberger           b. May 1866, Indiana, USA           d. 25 May 1952 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 November 1886	Allen Co., Indiana, USA   [6, 7, 8]
  Residence(s)	1900: 10 Oak, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1910: 1123 Summit St., Fort Wayne, Indiana  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F4049	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Grace Bell Reynolds           b. about 1885, New Haven, Indiana, USA           d. 13 January 1968, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	7 February 1911	Allen Co., Indiana, USA   [9]
  Children	1. Helen Elisabeth Tonsing           b. 22 January 1916, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, USA           d. 23 February 2007, Kent Co., Michigan, USA (Age 91 years)   2. Mary Hortense Tonsing           b. 3 April 1913, Indiana, USA           d. 24 February 1998 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F4051	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S831] . [S2078] . [S832] . [S1376] WWI Draft Registration Cards. [S1376] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 30 Sep 1889. [S831] ca 1887. [S255] Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920, 24 Nov 1886. [S1496] . [S255] Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920.