BUTTE DES MORTS -- Raymond A. Benedict, 80, a lifelong resident of Butte des Morts, died unexpectedly Saturday at his home.
He was born April 4, 1915 in Butte des Morts, the son of the late Oura and Lavina Johnston Benedict.
He honored his country in the United States Army serving under General Patton, fighting in all the major battles of World War II and serving from December 1, 1942 to December 28, 1945. After the war, Raymond returned to Butte des Morts and married his childhood sweetheart, Ruth Huntington, on February 18, 1947. He was employed with Courtney and Plummer Inc. of Neenah for many years, retiring in 1976. His wife preceded him in death on October 5, 1993.
Ray was an avid sportsman and loved his cabin in Rush County, which he built. Ray's whole life was his wife and he was the greatest father on earth. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Winneconne, a member of the VFW, a member of Giles-Luce American Legion Post 364 of Winneconne, a charter member of the Butte des Morts Citizens Association, a member of the National Rifle Association and the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association.
He is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws, Richard and Marie Benedict of Winneconne and Raymond and Linda Benedict Jr. of Butte des Morts; five daughters and four sons-in-laws, Luella and Ronald Heagle of Butte des Morts, Arletta Joas of Oshkosh, Delores and Carl Cihlar of Butte des Morts, Dorothy and George Malone and Judy and Howard Fuhs, all of Oshkosh; 28 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Along with his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, six sisters and one grandson, Richard Heagle.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Lake View Memorial Park Chapel, Oshkosh, with Rev. Mark Albrecht and Rev. John Covach officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mueller Funeral Home in Winneconne on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. where a tribute to a veteran's service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friends may continue to call at Lake View Memorial Park Cemetery Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
Mueller Funeral Home Inc.
(Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Sunday, December 17, 1995)
US Army Veteran of WWII - served with the 94th Infantry Division in Europe
BUTTE DES MORTS -- Raymond A. Benedict, 80, a lifelong resident of Butte des Morts, died unexpectedly Saturday at his home.
He was born April 4, 1915 in Butte des Morts, the son of the late Oura and Lavina Johnston Benedict.
He honored his country in the United States Army serving under General Patton, fighting in all the major battles of World War II and serving from December 1, 1942 to December 28, 1945. After the war, Raymond returned to Butte des Morts and married his childhood sweetheart, Ruth Huntington, on February 18, 1947. He was employed with Courtney and Plummer Inc. of Neenah for many years, retiring in 1976. His wife preceded him in death on October 5, 1993.
Ray was an avid sportsman and loved his cabin in Rush County, which he built. Ray's whole life was his wife and he was the greatest father on earth. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Winneconne, a member of the VFW, a member of Giles-Luce American Legion Post 364 of Winneconne, a charter member of the Butte des Morts Citizens Association, a member of the National Rifle Association and the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association.
He is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws, Richard and Marie Benedict of Winneconne and Raymond and Linda Benedict Jr. of Butte des Morts; five daughters and four sons-in-laws, Luella and Ronald Heagle of Butte des Morts, Arletta Joas of Oshkosh, Delores and Carl Cihlar of Butte des Morts, Dorothy and George Malone and Judy and Howard Fuhs, all of Oshkosh; 28 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Along with his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, six sisters and one grandson, Richard Heagle.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Lake View Memorial Park Chapel, Oshkosh, with Rev. Mark Albrecht and Rev. John Covach officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mueller Funeral Home in Winneconne on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. where a tribute to a veteran's service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friends may continue to call at Lake View Memorial Park Cemetery Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
Mueller Funeral Home Inc.
(Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Sunday, December 17, 1995)
US Army Veteran of WWII - served with the 94th Infantry Division in Europe
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Clara Mae Benedict Perry
1896–1973
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George Oura Benedict
1897–1959
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Mary Henrietta Benedict Andrews
1902–1961
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Margaret Irene Benedict Sweeney
1902–1952
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Cyrus J. Benedict
1904–1965
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Vivien Gertrude Benedict Starkey
1907–1989
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Lavina Edith "Viney" Benedict Schneider
1911–1995
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Gerald Benedict
1917–1917
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Lillian Isabell Benedict Hunt
1918–1956
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Warren Ormen Benedict
1919–1992
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Malcolm David Benedict
1922–1922
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