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Dorothy H Brucken Benoit

Female 1924 - 2012  (88 years)


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  • Name Dorothy H Brucken Benoit 
    Born 16 Mar 1924  Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Nov 2012  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Nov 2012  St. Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1096  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 

    Father Edward A Brucken 
    Mother Thresia F Sextro Brucken 
    Family ID F290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leon W Benoit,   d. 23 Oct 1990 
    Married 23 Jun 1948  St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Yvonne Rose Benoit
     2. Terri Benoit
     3. Norman Benoit
     4. Denise Benoit Walsh
     5. Robert Benoit
     6. Mary Benoit Boos
    Last Modified 2 May 2014 15:37:38 
    Family ID F291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jun 1948 - St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Nov 2012 - St. Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Benoit, Dorothy
    Obituary- Benoit, Dorothy
    Dorothy H. Benoit
    Dorothy H. Benoit, 88, of Hoyt, Kan., died Nov. 15, 2012, at Rossville Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Rossville.
    She was born March 16, 1924, in Goff, the daughter of Edward A. and Thresia F. (Sextro) Brucken. She moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1948, to Holton, Kan., in 1970, to Topeka in 1972, and then to Hoyt in 1982.
    Dorothy was a homemaker and a seam¬stress.
    Dorothy was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden, where she was a member of the Quilters Guild and the Altar Society. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, gardening and canning.
    Dorothy married Leon W. Benoit on June 23, 1948, at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Holton. He preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 1990. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Yvonne Rose Benoit, and six brothers and four sisters.
    Survivors include her children and their spous-es, Terri Benoit of Parker, Colo., Norman Benoit of Topeka, Denise and Harold Walsh of Allen, Texas, Robert and Suzanne Benoit of Hoyt, and Mary and Larry Boos of Topeka. Ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive.
    Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 19 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden. Interment followed in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery.
    Contributions may be made in Dorothy’s memory to the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabili-tation Center Activities Fund, and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.