Born Aug 8, 1905 at Grover, he was a son of the late Charles and Bertha Seefeldt Behnke. He married the former Esther Luedtke on Sept 12, 1935. Mr. Behnke was employed at the Brillion Iron Works until 1956 and then at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry at Manitowoc. He moved to California after his retirement two years ago.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Daniel (Jane Ellen) Leitner, and one son Jerome, both of Sylmar, Calif., five grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Vodicka of Berwyn, Ill., Mrs. Edward Collette of Harvey, Ill., Mrs. Henry Dassow of Plymouth, and Mrs. Edward Sterzing of Marinette; and six brothers, Walter of Niagara, Julius of Reedsville, Charles of Lena, Louis and Henry of Marinette and Ervin of Brillion.
Sheboygan Press – September 10, 1969
Born Aug 8, 1905 at Grover, he was a son of the late Charles and Bertha Seefeldt Behnke. He married the former Esther Luedtke on Sept 12, 1935. Mr. Behnke was employed at the Brillion Iron Works until 1956 and then at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry at Manitowoc. He moved to California after his retirement two years ago.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Daniel (Jane Ellen) Leitner, and one son Jerome, both of Sylmar, Calif., five grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Vodicka of Berwyn, Ill., Mrs. Edward Collette of Harvey, Ill., Mrs. Henry Dassow of Plymouth, and Mrs. Edward Sterzing of Marinette; and six brothers, Walter of Niagara, Julius of Reedsville, Charles of Lena, Louis and Henry of Marinette and Ervin of Brillion.
Sheboygan Press – September 10, 1969
Family Members
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Henry F Behnke
1897–1980
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Julius A Behnke
1899–1985
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Louis Robert Behnke
1901–1983
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Charles Henry Behnke
1905–1995
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Ida A. Behnke Sterzing
1908–1994
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Ervin Albert Behnke
1909–1988
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Walter Louis Behnke
1911–2002
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Theresa Behnke Collette
1914–2005
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Elsie Emma Behnke Dassow
1915–2011
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Elma A Behnke Vodicka
1916–1974
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