Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bennethum, Raymond Richard William    January 11, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News from 1/13/2009 
  Bennethum, Raymond Richard William   
   
  Raymond Richard William Bennethum, 86, formerly of Womelsdorf and Robesonia 
  died Sunday, January 11, 2009, of natural causes in the Berks Heim, where he 
  was a resident since August 2008 He was the husband of the late Doris Anna 
  (Gettel) Bennethum, who died in May 28, 1982. Born April 16, 1922, in 
  Womelsdorf, he was the son of the late Raymond W.C. and Elsie Ellen (German) 
  Bennethum. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He 
  was also a life member and past commander of VFW Post 6558, Womelsdorf He was a 
  member of Zion UCC, Womelsdorf. He was the co-owner of Eiceman & Bennethum 
  Texaco, Robesonia, for 35 years, until his retirement in 1984. He is survived 
  by two daughters, Janice R. Conner of Tulpehocken Township and Michele G. 
  Bennethum of Rehrersburg; two brothers, Paul Bennethum of Strasburg, Lancaster 
  County, and Louis S.P. Bennethum of Wernersville; and one grandson, Jeremy 
  Conner; and longtime friend Lorraine E. Raihl. He was predeceased by his 
  brother, Robert Bennethum; and stepbrother Carl Bennethum. Memorial services 
  will be held Saturday, January 17, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. in Zion UCC, 12 S. 
  Second St., Womelsdorf, PA 19567, with the Rev. William A. Pifer-Foote 
  officiating. Interment will be private in Zion Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, 
  Womelsdorf. The family will receive friends and relatives following the service 
  in the social hall of the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions 
  may be made to the Handicapped Accessibility Fund of Zion UCC, PO Box 97, 
  Womelsdorf, PA 19567. The Hetrick-Mull Funeral Home Inc., Womelsdorf, is in 
  charge of arrangements.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/13/2009  
  
  
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