FRONTENAC — Mildred R. Benthin, 83, of Frontenac, formerly of Galesburg, died at 6:47 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at her home.
She was born November 14, 1927, in Archie, Missouri, to Alvin and Mable (Nation) Reed. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Rich Hill and Butler, Missouri.
On October 22, 1965, she and Harry A. Benthin, Sr. were married in Carson City, Nevada. After marriage, they lived in California until moving to Kansas in 1984. Through the years, she worked at Westbrook Manor and Presbyterian Manor in Parsons as a certified medication aide until retiring in 1995.
She especially enjoyed gardening and working in the yard.
Survivors include: three Sons – Harry Benthin, Jr. and wife, Dana, Frontenac, KS, Don Adams and wife, Barbara, Yoder, WY, Jimmy Adams and wife, Marie, Stayton, OR; eleven grandchildren – Mathew, Latryska, Luke, Christiana, Heather, Elizabeth, Brett, Kyle, Destiny, Dawn "Peanut" and Brody; two Sisters – Goldie Kiister, rural Oswego, KS, Aliene Padgett, Harrison, AR.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Benthin, Sr., July 5, 1998; three brothers, Clifford, William and Charley; and two sisters, Lorene George and Violet Hubert.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa until service time.
Memorials are suggested to Southern Care Hospice. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
She was born November 14, 1927, in Archie, Missouri, to Alvin and Mable (Nation) Reed. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Rich Hill and Butler, Missouri.
On October 22, 1965, she and Harry A. Benthin, Sr. were married in Carson City, Nevada. After marriage, they lived in California until moving to Kansas in 1984. Through the years, she worked at Westbrook Manor and Presbyterian Manor in Parsons as a certified medication aide until retiring in 1995.
She especially enjoyed gardening and working in the yard.
Survivors include: three Sons – Harry Benthin, Jr. and wife, Dana, Frontenac, KS, Don Adams and wife, Barbara, Yoder, WY, Jimmy Adams and wife, Marie, Stayton, OR; eleven grandchildren – Mathew, Latryska, Luke, Christiana, Heather, Elizabeth, Brett, Kyle, Destiny, Dawn "Peanut" and Brody; two Sisters – Goldie Kiister, rural Oswego, KS, Aliene Padgett, Harrison, AR.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Benthin, Sr., July 5, 1998; three brothers, Clifford, William and Charley; and two sisters, Lorene George and Violet Hubert.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa until service time.
Memorials are suggested to Southern Care Hospice. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
FRONTENAC — Mildred R. Benthin, 83, of Frontenac, formerly of Galesburg, died at 6:47 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at her home.
She was born November 14, 1927, in Archie, Missouri, to Alvin and Mable (Nation) Reed. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Rich Hill and Butler, Missouri.
On October 22, 1965, she and Harry A. Benthin, Sr. were married in Carson City, Nevada. After marriage, they lived in California until moving to Kansas in 1984. Through the years, she worked at Westbrook Manor and Presbyterian Manor in Parsons as a certified medication aide until retiring in 1995.
She especially enjoyed gardening and working in the yard.
Survivors include: three Sons – Harry Benthin, Jr. and wife, Dana, Frontenac, KS, Don Adams and wife, Barbara, Yoder, WY, Jimmy Adams and wife, Marie, Stayton, OR; eleven grandchildren – Mathew, Latryska, Luke, Christiana, Heather, Elizabeth, Brett, Kyle, Destiny, Dawn "Peanut" and Brody; two Sisters – Goldie Kiister, rural Oswego, KS, Aliene Padgett, Harrison, AR.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Benthin, Sr., July 5, 1998; three brothers, Clifford, William and Charley; and two sisters, Lorene George and Violet Hubert.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa until service time.
Memorials are suggested to Southern Care Hospice. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
She was born November 14, 1927, in Archie, Missouri, to Alvin and Mable (Nation) Reed. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Rich Hill and Butler, Missouri.
On October 22, 1965, she and Harry A. Benthin, Sr. were married in Carson City, Nevada. After marriage, they lived in California until moving to Kansas in 1984. Through the years, she worked at Westbrook Manor and Presbyterian Manor in Parsons as a certified medication aide until retiring in 1995.
She especially enjoyed gardening and working in the yard.
Survivors include: three Sons – Harry Benthin, Jr. and wife, Dana, Frontenac, KS, Don Adams and wife, Barbara, Yoder, WY, Jimmy Adams and wife, Marie, Stayton, OR; eleven grandchildren – Mathew, Latryska, Luke, Christiana, Heather, Elizabeth, Brett, Kyle, Destiny, Dawn "Peanut" and Brody; two Sisters – Goldie Kiister, rural Oswego, KS, Aliene Padgett, Harrison, AR.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Benthin, Sr., July 5, 1998; three brothers, Clifford, William and Charley; and two sisters, Lorene George and Violet Hubert.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa until service time.
Memorials are suggested to Southern Care Hospice. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
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