VALPARAISO -- Louise A. Benkie, 87, of Kouts, died Tuesday, May 23, at Canterbury Place nursing home in Valparaiso.
She was born Aug. 22, 1901, in Kouts.
Miss Benkie was a lifetime resident of Kouts and was a retired phone operator. She was a member of the Pioneer Telephone Association, the First Presbyterian Church of Kouts, the Presbyterian Women's Association and the Kouts American Legion Auxiliary.
Surviving is one nephew, Dr. John Ling, of Richmond.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at the First Presbyterian Church of Kouts with Rev. Sue Barton officiating; burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Kouts.
Friends may call 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Kosanke Funeral Home.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Tues., May 23, 1989, Pg. 2
VALPARAISO -- Louise A. Benkie, 87, of Kouts, died Tuesday, May 23, at Canterbury Place nursing home in Valparaiso.
She was born Aug. 22, 1901, in Kouts.
Miss Benkie was a lifetime resident of Kouts and was a retired phone operator. She was a member of the Pioneer Telephone Association, the First Presbyterian Church of Kouts, the Presbyterian Women's Association and the Kouts American Legion Auxiliary.
Surviving is one nephew, Dr. John Ling, of Richmond.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at the First Presbyterian Church of Kouts with Rev. Sue Barton officiating; burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Kouts.
Friends may call 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Kosanke Funeral Home.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Tues., May 23, 1989, Pg. 2
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LOUISE A. BENKIE
AUG. 22. 1901
MAY 23. 1989
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