Willard Franklin Tolles

M, #4912, b. Dec 31, 1909, d. May 1, 2002
ChartsTolles Descendants Chart
Father*Willard Proctor Tolles b. Feb 2, 1878, d. May 27, 1951
Mother*Nellie Gertrude Anderson b. Jul 10, 1877, d. Nov 22, 1935

Family 1

Louise T. Daley b. Jul 5, 1910, d. Oct 10, 1976
Children

Family 2

Bernice Katherine Obrist b. Jul 10, 1915, d. Feb 9, 2013

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 31, 1909 Willard Franklin Tolles was born on Dec 31, 1909 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
 He was the son of Willard Proctor Tolles and Nellie Gertrude Anderson
Marriage*Aug 31, 1933 Willard Franklin Tolles married Louise T. Daley on Aug 31, 1933 at Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.1 
Divorce*1949 Willard Franklin Tolles and Louise T. Daley were divorced in 1949 at New York, United States, on grounds of: not known.1 
Marriage*May 27, 1967 Willard Franklin Tolles married Bernice Katherine Obrist on May 27, 1967 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death*May 1, 2002 Willard Franklin Tolles died on May 1, 2002, at age 92 at Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, United States.1 
Burial*May 4, 2002 He was buried on May 4, 2002 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 55224477.2 
ObituaryMay 7, 2002  OBITUARY: Willard F. Tolles Willard F. "Red" Tolles, 92, of 117 Schiller Ave., Syracuse, died Wednesday May 1, 2002.

He was born in Groton on Dec. 31, 1909, the son of Nellie (Anderson) and Willard Proctor Tolles. He was the third of six children.

In 1927, he graduated from Groton High School, and in 1931 from Columbia University. In 1974, Mr. Tolles retired as district manager of Crum & Forster Insurance. He was name "Insurance Person of the Year" in 1986 from Professional Insurance Associates of Central New York. He was a member and past president of Insurance Council of Syracuse; a past Most Loyal Gander of Blue Goose International Alumni Club of Columbia University; and past president of Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi Epsilon.

Mr. Tolles is survived by his wife Bernice (Obrist) Tolles; a daughter, Gloria Foley of Long Beach, NY; a son, Willard, of Syracuse, NY; a sister, Olive Robbins of Groton; seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Louise (Daly) and a daughter, Marion Procopio. He was also predeceased by his two sisters, Alice Mercier and Eva Locke, and two brothers, Raymond and Henry Tolles.

Funeral services were held May 4, 2002 in Syracuse, with burial following in Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.

Contributions in Mr. Tolles' memory may be made to First Parish Church Unitarian of Groton, Box 457, Groton, MA 01450.

Published in the Pepperell Free Press, Mass. - May 07, 2002.3
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.