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John Benedict Obituary
John Edward Benedict, 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, with family members at his side.
He was born Dec. 1, 1930, in Hancock County, to Charles Benedict and Emma Jane (Brumbaugh) Benedict.
John graduated from North Baltimore High School in 1948. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a Command Maintenance Inspector for the 28th Infantry Division and worked out of the Inspector General's Office in Goppingen, Germany. He worked at Garwood Industries as a cost accounting supervisor before working as the controller at Winebrenner Village until his retirement. He also held a Nursing Home Administrator license.
John was a faithful member of St. John Bible Church for almost 40 years. He considered himself the "richest man in the world" because of his personal faith in his Savior and the love of his family.
John will be greatly missed by his loving wife of 69 years, A. Joan (Grauel) Benedict; children, Julia Lynne (Chris) Bauer, Jeffrey James (Sonja), Joel Edward (Jami), and Jay Douglas (Tina); grandchildren, Hannah (Justin) Mast, Justin (Tiffany) Benedict, Rachel (Jeff) Ruetty, Chad (Cori) Benedict, John (Claire) Bauer, Luke (Amanda) Benedict, and Liza (Grant) Johnson; great-grandchildren, Ava, Isaac, and Amelia Mast, Josie and Summer Benedict, Dylan Billups, Max, Maisie, and Marlowe Ruetty, Micah, Jonah, Autumn, and Levi Benedict, JJ, Everett, and Davis Bauer, Carolyn Benedict, and Ophelia Johnson; and sister, Shirley (Jim) Heilman.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bill (Lucy) Benedict; and sisters, Louise (Royal) Smith, Mary Ann (Tom) Lloyd, Jane (Bill) Hinton, Mabel (Gene) Witter, and Maxine (Alan) Shafer.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home, 500 Lima Avenue, Findlay. John's funeral will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at St. John Bible Church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora, with lunch to follow. Private family military graveside rites will precede the funeral.
In lieu of flowers, donations in John's name may be made to St. John Bible Church missions.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting kirkpatrickbehnke.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Abby
October 25, 2023
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. It was a pleasure getting to meet Joanne and John
Ron Ammons
October 21, 2023
John was a very fine man, and the head of a wonderful family. He left a great legacy.
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