Leo Clarence Bene

1925 - 2015  (89 years)

• Name	Leo Clarence Bene
  Born	27 Apr 1925	St. Louis City, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 2015	Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA
  Buried	Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I84504	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Leo Clarence Bene,   b. 30 Sep 1900, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1978, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Adele Agnes Thomas,   b. 24 Jul 1895, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1978, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1924	St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F36995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Doris Maret,   b. 27 Jan 1929, Missouri, USA ,   d. Dec 1984, Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Michelle Ann Bene,   b. 14 Oct 1953, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 2008, Missouri, USA  (Age 54 years)   2. Stephen Leo Bene   3. Bene   4. Bene
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F38073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	June Irene Cronk,   b. 1 Feb 1931, New Haven, Oswego County, New York, USA ,   d. 1 May 2015, Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F38074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Leo C Bene Home in 1930: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri Age: 4 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Leo C Mother's Name: Adele Race: White [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Leo C. Bene, Jr Birth: 27 Apr 1925 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Death: 18 Jan 2015 (aged 89) Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA Burial: Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Memorial #: 141708802 Bio: Leo C. Bene Jr., 89, Homosassa, Florida, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at Crystal River Health and Rehab Center, Crystal River. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, he was born April 27, 1925, to Leo Sr. and Adele (Thomas) Bene, one of three children. Mr. Bene retired after nearly 38 years of service with AT&T Communications in New York City, serving as a district manager of both the Tax Methods and Internal Auditing divisions. Leo was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and moved to Citrus County in 1997 from Tampa. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima and St. Catejan, Brooksville and a past member of the Knights of Columbus and American Legion, both of St. Louis. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, June Reed-Bene, Homosassa; nine children, Dr. Michelle Bain, M.D. (husband Alan), Chicago, Illinois, Stephen Bene (wife Janet), N. Plainfield, New Jersey, Yvonne Secure, St. Augustine, Leo C. Bene III, Berkley Heights, New Jersey, William Reed (wife Michile), Oswego, New York, Laurie Schloss (husband Charles), Lecanto, Ryan Reed (wife Carol), Fulton, New York, Jeffery Reed (wife Reba), Westminster, Colorado and Daniel Reed (wife Janet), Oswego, New York; brother, Richard Nene (wife Barbara), Omaha, Nebraska; fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Leo was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Bene and a son-in-law, Bill Secure. Services and interment will take place in his native St. Louis, Missouri. Wilder Funeral Home, Homosassa. www.wilderfuneral.com.Published in Citrus County Chronicle on Jan. 21, 2015- Family Members Parents Leo C Bene 1900-1978 Adele Agnes Thomas Bene 1895-1978 Spouses Doris Maret Bene 1929-1984 June Irene Cronk Bene 1931-2015 Siblings Robert O. Bene 1931-2000 Richard J. Bene 1934-2017 Created by: Doris Albro (47015136) Added: 23 Jan 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141708802 Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 April 2020), memorial page for Leo C. Bene, Jr (27 Apr 1925?18 Jan 2015), Find a Grave Memorial no. 141708802, citing Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Doris Albro (contributor 47015136) .