Individual Details
Walter Toenjes
(1 Apr 1895 - 17 Jan 1982)
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska Walter appears with his parents and siblings.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Steilacoom, Pierce Co., Washington, Walter Toenjes appears in a list of employees of Western State Hospital for Insane. He is married and works as an attendant. His wife is listed on another page. Viola S. is also an attendant at the hospital but last name is Joenjes.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Walker, Kent Co., Michigan, Walter Toenjes, appears with his wife Viola L. and daughters Eileen V. and Joanne C. Walter is a horticulturist. Walter is a veteran of World War I.
Various newspapers in Michigan from 1945 to 1962 describe Walter Toenjes as Superintendent Michigan State University's Graham Experiment Station and later as superintendent of the Ingham Experimental Station in Kent County.
Greenville Daily News, January 18, 1982: Walter Toenjes, 86, 315 W. Cass St., died Sunday at Belding Community Hospital. Mr. Toenjes was born April 1, 1895 in Ida. He was a retired research horticulturist and received his master's degree from Michigan State University. He was a member of Michigan State Horticultural Society, Kent - Ottawa Horticultural Society and was a World War I Army overseas veteran. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Eileen) Smith, Grand Rapids, Mrs. Henri (Joanne) Barbour, Columbus, Ohio; a son, Robert, Glendale, Ariz.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held today at Marshall Funeral Home, Greenville, Pastor Dennis L. Thompson officiating. Interment was in Rosedale Memorial Park, Grand Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Steilacoom, Pierce Co., Washington, Walter Toenjes appears in a list of employees of Western State Hospital for Insane. He is married and works as an attendant. His wife is listed on another page. Viola S. is also an attendant at the hospital but last name is Joenjes.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Walker, Kent Co., Michigan, Walter Toenjes, appears with his wife Viola L. and daughters Eileen V. and Joanne C. Walter is a horticulturist. Walter is a veteran of World War I.
Various newspapers in Michigan from 1945 to 1962 describe Walter Toenjes as Superintendent Michigan State University's Graham Experiment Station and later as superintendent of the Ingham Experimental Station in Kent County.
Greenville Daily News, January 18, 1982: Walter Toenjes, 86, 315 W. Cass St., died Sunday at Belding Community Hospital. Mr. Toenjes was born April 1, 1895 in Ida. He was a retired research horticulturist and received his master's degree from Michigan State University. He was a member of Michigan State Horticultural Society, Kent - Ottawa Horticultural Society and was a World War I Army overseas veteran. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Eileen) Smith, Grand Rapids, Mrs. Henri (Joanne) Barbour, Columbus, Ohio; a son, Robert, Glendale, Ariz.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held today at Marshall Funeral Home, Greenville, Pastor Dennis L. Thompson officiating. Interment was in Rosedale Memorial Park, Grand Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1895 | Ida, Monroe Co., Michigan |  | ||
| Marriage | 1918 | Viola Lettie Smythe | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1941 | Margaret H. Mittelstaedt | |||
| Death | 17 Jan 1982 | Belding, Ionia Co., Michigan | | ||
| Burial | Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge, Ottawa Co., Michigan | |
Families
| Spouse | Viola Lettie Smythe (1894 - 1939) |
| Child | Eileen Viola Toenjes (1921 - 1986) |
| Child | Jo Anne Clarice Toenjes (1924 - 1976) |
| Spouse | Margaret H. Mittelstaedt (1901 - 1991) |
| Child | Robert S. Toenjes (1944 - ) |
| Father | John Gerhard Toenjes (1851 - 1922) |
| Mother | Ernestine Sarah Meuschke (1857 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Johanna Toenjes (1877 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Marie Toenjes (1879 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Theodore William Henry Toenjes (1881 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Ernestine W. Toenjes (1883 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Paul Gerhard Toenjes (1885 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Carl Toenjes (1886 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Maria Magdelena "Lena" Toenjes (1889 - 1972) |
| Sibling | John Martin Toenjes (1891 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Martha G. Toenjes (1893 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Olga Toenjes (1898 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Clara Anna Toenjes (1901 - 1904) |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.
2. Greenville Daily News, Obituary of Walter Toenjes (n.p: January 18, 1982, n.d).
3. Ancestry.com.
4. 1930 Census Kent Co., Michigan.
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. Michigan Marriages.
7. Phone call to Rosedale Cemetery (n.p: July 18, 2005, n.d).