Barbara Ell

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Cass City Chronicle
Wednesday, February 8, 1995
Obituaries
Page Ten

Barbara Benkelman

Barbara Ell Benkelman, 62, of Cass City, formerly of Bloomfield Hills, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, in her home after a long illness.

She was born May 17, 1932, in Miniola, N.Y., daughter of Thomas and Viola (Miner) ELL.

She married William D. Benkelman May 2, 1952, in East Lansing.

Mrs. Benkelman volunteered many hours in various medical and hospital settings.

Surviving are her husband, William, 2 son, Jefrey and his wife, Marilyn, of North Palm Beach, Fla., and James and his wife, Susan, of Breckenridge, Colo.; a daughter, Cynthia RYERSON and her husband, Anthony, of Vail, Colo.; 6 grandchildren, and a brother, Thomas Ell and his wife Lynn, of Fort Pierce, Fla.

Funeral services were held Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church, Cass City, with the Rev. Ellen Rutherford of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bad Axe, and the Rev. David Smith of the First Presbyterian Church, Cass City, officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Barbara Benkelman Hospice Endowment Fund, Thumb National Bank, 6522 Main St., Cass City, c/o Curt Strickland.

Interment will take place in the spring in Elkland Township Cemetery.

Little & Kranz Funeral Home handled arrangements.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)

Barbara married William Donald Benkelman on 2 May 1952 in East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. William (son of Harold "Sime" Leroy Benkelman and Isabel Lizzie Fletcher) was born on 23 Oct 1928 in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan; died on 6 Aug 2002 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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