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Benjamin F “Ben” Kelm

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Benjamin F “Ben” Kelm

Birth
Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois, USA
Death
10 May 1985 (aged 75)
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Oconee, Shelby County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Benjamin F. Kelm, 75, of 2075 N. Church St. died 10:32 a.m. Friday (May 10, 1985) in his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Brintlinger's Persing Funeral Home, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Oconee Mound Cemetery, Oconee.
Mr. Kelm was born in Martinsville, son of James and F. A. (Effie) Kelm. He was a retired maintenance department employee for the U. S. Postal Service, a minister and member of Jehovah's Witnesses. He married Helen L. Diefenthaler in 1948. She died in 1983.
Surviving are his son Frederick of Decatur; sister Mabel Thomas of Rossville; four grandchildren. Two brothers, Ralph and Seibert, preceded him in death.

Obituary from Decatur Herald & Review, May 12, 1985
Benjamin F. Kelm, 75, of 2075 N. Church St. died 10:32 a.m. Friday (May 10, 1985) in his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Brintlinger's Persing Funeral Home, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Oconee Mound Cemetery, Oconee.
Mr. Kelm was born in Martinsville, son of James and F. A. (Effie) Kelm. He was a retired maintenance department employee for the U. S. Postal Service, a minister and member of Jehovah's Witnesses. He married Helen L. Diefenthaler in 1948. She died in 1983.
Surviving are his son Frederick of Decatur; sister Mabel Thomas of Rossville; four grandchildren. Two brothers, Ralph and Seibert, preceded him in death.

Obituary from Decatur Herald & Review, May 12, 1985


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  • Created by: Deb Quick
  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236817562/benjamin_f-kelm: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin F “Ben” Kelm (19 Jan 1910–10 May 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236817562, citing Oconee Mound Cemetery, Oconee, Shelby County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Deb Quick (contributor 49741737).