The Sentinel 2002 - Fulton County Public Library

Dennis McManus
April 8, 1916 – Jan. 9, 2002
Dennis McMANUS, 85, Rochester, died at 4:31 a.m. Wednesday at R.L. Roudebush
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis.
Born in Washington Township, Cass County, to Dennis and Goldie STEWART
McMANUS, he married Lydia Irene WIDNER Aug. 16, 1946 in Logansport. She died Jan. 16,
1947.
Mr. McManus was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Purple
Heart. He retired in 1978 from SUS Die Casting Co. He was a member of Fulton County
Coonhunters Club.
Survivors include one stepdaughter, Victoria Lee WININGER, Indianapolis; one brother,
Rayburn “Mike” [McMANUS] and wife Betty, Logansport; three sisters, Rebecca “Becky”
REICHARD and husband Cliff, Leiters Ford, Frances WEBSTER, Logansport, Mari MITTICA
and husband Dominic, Logansport; several stepgrandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Preceding in death with his wife were three brothers and two sisters.
Services were Saturday at Mt. Hope Cemetery Chapel, Logansport. Burial was at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, with military rites conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
American Legion. Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, was in charge of arrangements.
Theodore R. Benken, Jr.
Sept. 10, 1927 – Jan. 10, 2002
Theodore Raymond BENKEN Jr., 74, died at 6 p.m. Thursday at his Logansport
residence.
Born in Huntingburg to Theodore A. and Ruth LEFLER BENKEN, he served in the U.S.
Navy.
Survivors include one brother, James [BENKEN[, Monticello; two sisters, Elizabeth
PILCHER, Pensecola, Fla., Susan LovVRON, Huntingburg; his former wife and best friend, Dr.
Edna L. BENKEN, Centerville.
Preceding in death were one sister, Delores SCHUETTER, and two brothers, John and
Francis BENKEN.
There will be no services or visitation. Burial will take place at a later date. McClain
Funeral Home, Denver, is in charge of arrangements.
John F. Rogers
Oct. 10, 1910 – Jan. 13, 2002
John F. ROGERS, 91, Francesville, died at 1:35 a.m. Sunday at Hickory Creek of
Winamac.
Born in White County to Fred and Lydia LEADER ROGERS, he married Anna
WESTPHAL Feb. 15, 1933 at St. John United Church of Christ. She died June 2, 1996.
Mr. Rogers, a lifetime Francesville resident, was a farmer. He was a member of St. James
Salem United Church of Christ, Francesville.
Survivors include three daughters, Donna WADYCKI, Westmont, Ill., Charlene
GUTWEIN and husband John, Rensselaer, Carol BURTON and husband George, Rochester; one
son, Harold [ROGERS] and wife Betty, Francesville; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren;
two stepgreat-grandchildren; one sister, Marie MILLER, Cameron, Okla.; one brother, James
[ROGERS], Remington.
Preceding in death with his wife were one son, three sisters and one brother.