Donald D Benedict

1931 - 1997  (66 years)

• Name	Donald D Benedict
  Born	10 Jan 1931	Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Mar 1997	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1666	Rossville
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Verle Daniel Benedict
  Mother	Lillian B Moore Benedict
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Kraus Benedict
  Married	Dec 1950
  Divorced	yes
  Children	1. Mike Kraus
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017 14:13:47
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Shirley D Blankenship Benedict
  Married	27 Feb 1954	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
  Children	1. Bryce Benedict   2. Dennis Benedict   3. Linda Benedict   4. Diana L Benedict Ratz,   b. 3 Mar 1962
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019 01:07:33
  Family ID	F439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 27 Feb 1954 - Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Benedict, Donald Donald D. Benedict Donald D. Benedict, 66, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 26, 1997, at his home. He had colon cancer. Mr. Benedict was a science teacher and a coach and had taught at Rossville Grade School, area junior high schools, Perry- Lecompton High School, Silver Lake High School, Northern Heights High School in Admire, and Mission Valley High School. He retired in 1991 at Northern Hill Junior High School. He was a park ranger in the U.S. Corps of Engineers at Lake Perry during the summer. He served in the Navy, from 1949 to 1950 and again from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean war. He was born January 10, 1931, in Emporia, the son of Verle Daniel and Lillian B. Moore Benedict. He was graduated from Eskridge High School in 1949. He was graduated from Washburn University in 1960. Mr. Benedict was a member of Post No. 58 of the American Legion and the Red Dale Camping Club. He was married to Ruth Kraus in December 1950. They were divorced. He later was married to Shirley D. Blankenship on February 27, 1954, in Las Vegas. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Bryce Benedict and Mike Kraus, both of Topeka, and Dennis Benedict, Grantville; two daughters, Linda Benedict and Diana Ratz, both of Topeka; a brother, Arnold Benedict, Norwalk, Calif.; a sister, Laura Lou Tuggle, Mount Olive, Miss.; and six grandsons. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Nocole Michelle Benedict, on July 7, 1985. Services were at 1:00 Monday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial with military graveside honors conducted by a Fort Riley military detail were in Memorial Park Cemetery. Relatives and friends met at the mortuary from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday.