Lawrence Benda, Sr. 1921-1995

BENDA, EGAN, BLOESCH, PALMER, HAASE, SCHLITTER, REBHOLZ, ANDERSON, FLOM, HEISIG, VAVRUSKA

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Date: 5/26/2010 at 10:07:08

Lawrence Benda, Sr.

Lawrence V. Benda Sr. was born Aug. 11, 1921 in Prairie du Chien, WI to Vincent and Rose (Vavruska) Benda and graduated from St.John's High School in Prairie du Chien. From 1943-1946 he served in the army.
May 3, 1949 he married Mary Egan at St.Pius Catholic Church, Cherry Mound.
Lawrence was a rural mail carrier and a farmer. He was a member of St.Pius Church, Cherry Mound, the Waterville Fire Dept., and Harpers Ferry American Legion #0722.
He died Wednesday, Aug 2, 1995 at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon; he was 73 years of age.
Surviving are his wife; two daughters and their husbands, Mary Rose and Lon Bloesch of Madison, WI, and Marcella and Steve Palmer of Monona, and six sons, Lawrence, Jr. and his wife Marsha, Paul and wife Kathy, all of Waukon, Don and wife Amy, and Bob abd wife Cheryl Haase, and Roger, all of Sun Prairie, WI, and Bill and wife Denise from Monona.
Also surviving are 11 grandchildren; one brother, Andrew of Prairie du Chien, and four sisters, Mary Benda of Minneapolis, MN, Dorothy Schlitter of Davenport, Cecilia Benda of Prairie du Chien and Rose Rebholz of Madison, WI.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Vincent and Bill; four sisters, Bertha Anderson, Alice Flom, Angela Benda, and Teresa Heisig, and a grandchild.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug 5 at St.Pius with Fr. Robert Levengagen officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with arrangements by Hanson Funeral Home.
Casket bearers were Dave and Don Schlitter, John Egan, Rich Haberichter, Tim Valley and Don Ferring.
Honorary bearers were his grandchildren.

Waukon Standard
Page 2 Column 1
9 Aug 1995
Vol 127 No 32