| 1. | Leonard, Thelma Mae was born on 5 May 1912 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 13 Dec 1993 in Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox, Starke County, Indiana; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox, Starke County, Indiana. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: LEON.T002
- _FGRAVE: 40912703
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Thelma M. Bennett
May 5, 1912 - Dec. 13, 1993
KNOX -- Services for Thelma M. Bennett, 81, of 25 N. Indiana 35, who died at 1:50 a.m. Monday in Starke Memorial Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Braman and Son Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Eagle Creek Church.
Mrs. Bennett was employed at the Knox License Bureau for years, Cook's Jewelry Store and Alan's Jewelry Store, and was the former owner of Farmer's Feed Store. She was born May 5, 1912, in Clay City, Ill. On June 16, 1930, in Plymouth, she married Chester "Chet" Bennett. He died Dec. 12, 1953. Surviving are four daughters, Barbara Gilliand of Dodge Center, Minn., Beverly Olson and Betty Osterreicher, both of Knox, and Bernice Koby of Cedar Lake, Ind.; two sons, Ben and Bruce, both of Knox; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Violet Hasnerl, Maxine Binkowski and Dessie Anderson, all of Knox, Pansy Nulf and Betty Galloway, both of LaPorte. A son, Bill, died in December 1964.
--The South Bend Tribune
(South Bend, IN), Tues., Dec. 14, 1993, Pg. 17
Family/Spouse: Bennett, Chester Edward. Chester was born in 1907; died in 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1912 - 1993 (81 years)
