Individual Details
Benhard Heinrich "Bernie, Benjamin, Ben" Behrends
(8 Oct 1893 - 9 May 1979)
Events
| Birth | 8 Oct 1893 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Jun 1927 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Clara E Ricklefs | |||
| Death | 9 May 1979 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Clara E Ricklefs (1899 - 1991) |
| Father | Benhardt H "Benjamin" Behrends (1863 - 1921) |
| Mother | Hille Margaretha "Hilda Meta" Hayen (1859 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Wilke "Willie" Behrends (1885 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Gretke "Grace" Behrends (1888 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Johann Heinrich "John Henry" Behrends (1890 - 1966) |
| Sibling | George Behrends (1896 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Hilke Maria "Mary" Behrends (1898 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Elmina Behrends (1901 - 1992) |
Notes
Death
MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 44....MAY 16, 1979BEN H BEHRENDS
The funeral of Ben H. Behrends, 85, Monticello, was held at 1:30 p.m. May 11 at St. Matthew Lutheran church. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Rev. Harold Naig officiated.
Mr. Behrends died early Wednesday morning, May 9, at the Senior Home following an extended illness. He was born Oct 8, 1893 near Monticello, son of Ben H. and Meta Hayen Behrends.
He was married June 30, 1927 to Clara E. Ricklefs. The couple farmed near Monticello.
Surviving are his wife; two children, Lyle of Monticello and Mrs. William (Marjorie) Freeman of San Clemente, Calif.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, George of Maybe, Mich. and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Freese of Cocoa, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Casket bearers were Roy Reuter, Loren Freese, Duane Freese, Robert Wahl, John Prull, Jr. and William Peters.
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.