Cecil Bennington, 78, of 844 N. 14th St., Manitowoc died Wednesday at home. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo Schmitt will officiate and burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maple Grove. Mr. Bennington was born May 15, 1890, in London, England, son of the late Charles and Sabina Christmas Bennington. He attended English schools and came to the United States when 16 years of age. He lived with an aunt in West Union, Iowa,and farmed. Dec. 28, 1910, he married Ida Weber at Wadena, Iowa, where the couple lived until 1924. They moved to Grimms where they farmed until 1939, and then located at Manitowoc. Mr. Bennington worked for Imperial-Eastman Corp. until retirement in 1955. Mrs. Bennington died April 12, 1963. He was a member of the Holy Name Society and active in barbershop singing.
Survivors include four sons, Robert of Whitelaw, William and Martin of Manitowoc and Thomas of Prior Lake, Minn.; five daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Florence) Zipperer of Rt. 2, Reedsville, Mrs. Norbert (Ella) Kirby of Waukesha, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Kopidlansky and Mrs. Hugh (Ann) Reindl of Manitowoc and Mrs. John (Josephine) Janesky of Racine, 35 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. A son,four brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday where at 8 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, March 20, 1969 P. 26
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Survivors include four sons, Robert of Whitelaw, William and Martin of Manitowoc and Thomas of Prior Lake, Minn.; five daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Florence) Zipperer of Rt. 2, Reedsville, Mrs. Norbert (Ella) Kirby of Waukesha, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Kopidlansky and Mrs. Hugh (Ann) Reindl of Manitowoc and Mrs. John (Josephine) Janesky of Racine, 35 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. A son,four brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday where at 8 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, March 20, 1969 P. 26
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Cecil Bennington, 78, of 844 N. 14th St., Manitowoc died Wednesday at home. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo Schmitt will officiate and burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maple Grove. Mr. Bennington was born May 15, 1890, in London, England, son of the late Charles and Sabina Christmas Bennington. He attended English schools and came to the United States when 16 years of age. He lived with an aunt in West Union, Iowa,and farmed. Dec. 28, 1910, he married Ida Weber at Wadena, Iowa, where the couple lived until 1924. They moved to Grimms where they farmed until 1939, and then located at Manitowoc. Mr. Bennington worked for Imperial-Eastman Corp. until retirement in 1955. Mrs. Bennington died April 12, 1963. He was a member of the Holy Name Society and active in barbershop singing.
Survivors include four sons, Robert of Whitelaw, William and Martin of Manitowoc and Thomas of Prior Lake, Minn.; five daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Florence) Zipperer of Rt. 2, Reedsville, Mrs. Norbert (Ella) Kirby of Waukesha, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Kopidlansky and Mrs. Hugh (Ann) Reindl of Manitowoc and Mrs. John (Josephine) Janesky of Racine, 35 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. A son,four brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday where at 8 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, March 20, 1969 P. 26
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Survivors include four sons, Robert of Whitelaw, William and Martin of Manitowoc and Thomas of Prior Lake, Minn.; five daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Florence) Zipperer of Rt. 2, Reedsville, Mrs. Norbert (Ella) Kirby of Waukesha, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Kopidlansky and Mrs. Hugh (Ann) Reindl of Manitowoc and Mrs. John (Josephine) Janesky of Racine, 35 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. A son,four brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday where at 8 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, March 20, 1969 P. 26
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