MILTON E. BEHNKE
Milton E. Behnke, age 68, a resident of 524 Riverview Drive, Manitowoc, died
Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church, Manitowoc. Rev. James Barnes will officiate. Burial
of his cremains will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Milt was born August 6, 1929, in Manitowoc. His parents were the late Emil and
Katherine Cavanaugh Behnke. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947, and
then attended the Manitowoc Center for two years. He married Doras Fisher Jansky
on February 23, 1979, in Manitowoc. He was an employee of Invincible Metal
Furniture Company for 39 years, retiring in 1990. Milt took a very active role
at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, not only as a church usher, but in helping,
with his wife Doras, to decorate the church with flowers. He especially enjoyed
his Tuesday night Bible class with his close friends. He also greatly enjoyed
being a member of the Golden Kiwanis Club. Among his many interests, golf and
bowling were his favorites. Milt thought the world beautiful and the mountains
a challenge to drive through. This is a gift he left to all of us.
Survivors include his wife, Doras; six children, Cynthia (Gary) Frank, Jerilyn
(James) Burkart, James (Kathy) Behnke, Kathleen (Dennis) Harrigan, all of Manitowoc,
Jeanne (Kurt) Carbon, Shorewood, Robert (Teresa) Behnke, Gastonia, N.C.; one step-
son Gil (Mary) Jansky, San Diego, Calif.; his sister, Evangeline Budnik, Manitowoc;
10 grandchildren, Stacie Karlin, Aaron and Lindsay Wallander, Jonathon and Kimberly
Carbon, Michael, Eric, Nicholas, Haylie and Stuart Behnke; three stepgrandchildren,
Lora (Al) Muehlbauer, Robin Buboltz and her fiancee, Steve Abts, Amber Buboltz
and her special friend, Peter Johnson; three step-great-grandchildren; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents;
one stepdaughter, Gale Buboltz; one sister, LaVerne Schweigl; and one brother,
Clinton Behnke.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home on Monday from 5-8 p.m.
and Tuesday at st. Paul's United Methodist Church, from 10 a.m. until the time
of service.
Memorials in Milt's name would be appreciated to the St. Paul United Methodist
Church's Building Fund or Garden of Memory Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, July 18, 1998 P. 2
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Milton E. Behnke, age 68, a resident of 524 Riverview Drive, Manitowoc, died
Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church, Manitowoc. Rev. James Barnes will officiate. Burial
of his cremains will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Milt was born August 6, 1929, in Manitowoc. His parents were the late Emil and
Katherine Cavanaugh Behnke. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947, and
then attended the Manitowoc Center for two years. He married Doras Fisher Jansky
on February 23, 1979, in Manitowoc. He was an employee of Invincible Metal
Furniture Company for 39 years, retiring in 1990. Milt took a very active role
at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, not only as a church usher, but in helping,
with his wife Doras, to decorate the church with flowers. He especially enjoyed
his Tuesday night Bible class with his close friends. He also greatly enjoyed
being a member of the Golden Kiwanis Club. Among his many interests, golf and
bowling were his favorites. Milt thought the world beautiful and the mountains
a challenge to drive through. This is a gift he left to all of us.
Survivors include his wife, Doras; six children, Cynthia (Gary) Frank, Jerilyn
(James) Burkart, James (Kathy) Behnke, Kathleen (Dennis) Harrigan, all of Manitowoc,
Jeanne (Kurt) Carbon, Shorewood, Robert (Teresa) Behnke, Gastonia, N.C.; one step-
son Gil (Mary) Jansky, San Diego, Calif.; his sister, Evangeline Budnik, Manitowoc;
10 grandchildren, Stacie Karlin, Aaron and Lindsay Wallander, Jonathon and Kimberly
Carbon, Michael, Eric, Nicholas, Haylie and Stuart Behnke; three stepgrandchildren,
Lora (Al) Muehlbauer, Robin Buboltz and her fiancee, Steve Abts, Amber Buboltz
and her special friend, Peter Johnson; three step-great-grandchildren; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents;
one stepdaughter, Gale Buboltz; one sister, LaVerne Schweigl; and one brother,
Clinton Behnke.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home on Monday from 5-8 p.m.
and Tuesday at st. Paul's United Methodist Church, from 10 a.m. until the time
of service.
Memorials in Milt's name would be appreciated to the St. Paul United Methodist
Church's Building Fund or Garden of Memory Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, July 18, 1998 P. 2
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MILTON E. BEHNKE
Milton E. Behnke, age 68, a resident of 524 Riverview Drive, Manitowoc, died
Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church, Manitowoc. Rev. James Barnes will officiate. Burial
of his cremains will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Milt was born August 6, 1929, in Manitowoc. His parents were the late Emil and
Katherine Cavanaugh Behnke. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947, and
then attended the Manitowoc Center for two years. He married Doras Fisher Jansky
on February 23, 1979, in Manitowoc. He was an employee of Invincible Metal
Furniture Company for 39 years, retiring in 1990. Milt took a very active role
at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, not only as a church usher, but in helping,
with his wife Doras, to decorate the church with flowers. He especially enjoyed
his Tuesday night Bible class with his close friends. He also greatly enjoyed
being a member of the Golden Kiwanis Club. Among his many interests, golf and
bowling were his favorites. Milt thought the world beautiful and the mountains
a challenge to drive through. This is a gift he left to all of us.
Survivors include his wife, Doras; six children, Cynthia (Gary) Frank, Jerilyn
(James) Burkart, James (Kathy) Behnke, Kathleen (Dennis) Harrigan, all of Manitowoc,
Jeanne (Kurt) Carbon, Shorewood, Robert (Teresa) Behnke, Gastonia, N.C.; one step-
son Gil (Mary) Jansky, San Diego, Calif.; his sister, Evangeline Budnik, Manitowoc;
10 grandchildren, Stacie Karlin, Aaron and Lindsay Wallander, Jonathon and Kimberly
Carbon, Michael, Eric, Nicholas, Haylie and Stuart Behnke; three stepgrandchildren,
Lora (Al) Muehlbauer, Robin Buboltz and her fiancee, Steve Abts, Amber Buboltz
and her special friend, Peter Johnson; three step-great-grandchildren; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents;
one stepdaughter, Gale Buboltz; one sister, LaVerne Schweigl; and one brother,
Clinton Behnke.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home on Monday from 5-8 p.m.
and Tuesday at st. Paul's United Methodist Church, from 10 a.m. until the time
of service.
Memorials in Milt's name would be appreciated to the St. Paul United Methodist
Church's Building Fund or Garden of Memory Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, July 18, 1998 P. 2
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Milton E. Behnke, age 68, a resident of 524 Riverview Drive, Manitowoc, died
Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church, Manitowoc. Rev. James Barnes will officiate. Burial
of his cremains will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Milt was born August 6, 1929, in Manitowoc. His parents were the late Emil and
Katherine Cavanaugh Behnke. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947, and
then attended the Manitowoc Center for two years. He married Doras Fisher Jansky
on February 23, 1979, in Manitowoc. He was an employee of Invincible Metal
Furniture Company for 39 years, retiring in 1990. Milt took a very active role
at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, not only as a church usher, but in helping,
with his wife Doras, to decorate the church with flowers. He especially enjoyed
his Tuesday night Bible class with his close friends. He also greatly enjoyed
being a member of the Golden Kiwanis Club. Among his many interests, golf and
bowling were his favorites. Milt thought the world beautiful and the mountains
a challenge to drive through. This is a gift he left to all of us.
Survivors include his wife, Doras; six children, Cynthia (Gary) Frank, Jerilyn
(James) Burkart, James (Kathy) Behnke, Kathleen (Dennis) Harrigan, all of Manitowoc,
Jeanne (Kurt) Carbon, Shorewood, Robert (Teresa) Behnke, Gastonia, N.C.; one step-
son Gil (Mary) Jansky, San Diego, Calif.; his sister, Evangeline Budnik, Manitowoc;
10 grandchildren, Stacie Karlin, Aaron and Lindsay Wallander, Jonathon and Kimberly
Carbon, Michael, Eric, Nicholas, Haylie and Stuart Behnke; three stepgrandchildren,
Lora (Al) Muehlbauer, Robin Buboltz and her fiancee, Steve Abts, Amber Buboltz
and her special friend, Peter Johnson; three step-great-grandchildren; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents;
one stepdaughter, Gale Buboltz; one sister, LaVerne Schweigl; and one brother,
Clinton Behnke.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home on Monday from 5-8 p.m.
and Tuesday at st. Paul's United Methodist Church, from 10 a.m. until the time
of service.
Memorials in Milt's name would be appreciated to the St. Paul United Methodist
Church's Building Fund or Garden of Memory Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, July 18, 1998 P. 2
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