OLIVE (FRITSCH) BEHNKE

Olive Behnke, age 76, of 433 Menasha St., Reedsville, passed away Friday,
Jan. 13, 2006 following a brief battle with cancer at Bellin Hospital in Green
Bay.
She was born Feb. 11, 1929, in Reedsville, daughter of the late Edward and Mary
(Reznichek) Fritsch. She married Roman Behnke on June 1, 1950, in Reedsville.
Olive loved to spend time with her family and friends, and she loved to play
cards. She was a member of Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church in Potter.
Survivors include five sons: Paul (Mary) Fritsch, Chilton; Robert (Karen) Behnke,
Whitelaw; Ronald (Sue) Behnke, Two Rivers; Randy Behnke, Reedsville; Allen Behnke,
Green Bay; nine daughters: Janice (Eugene) Yanda, Two Rivers; Sandra Duprey,
Manitowoc; Nancy Flipet, Two Rivers; Joyce Duprey, Two Rivers; Susan Behnke,
Reedsville; Diane Behnke, Manitowoc; Beverly Barton, Manitowoc; Lou Ann Behnke,
Whitelaw; Kay Ann Behnke, Whitelaw; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
a brother: William (Florence) Fritsch, Whitelaw; and a sister; Loretta Cavanaugh,
Manitowoc. Olive was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Roman on
Sept. 1, 1988; a granddaughter; and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Peace Evangelical
and Reformed Church in Potter. The Rev. Marc Axelrod will officiate. Burial will be
at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Wieting Funeral Home in Reedsville on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006,
from 4-8 p.m. and then at the church in Potter on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the
time of service.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the doctors and the entire staff
on 1 South at Bellin Hospital for all their care and support.
Herald Times Reporter, January 2006
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[widow of Roman Behnke]