Benedict Joseph Meyer

1897 - 2000  (102 years)

• Name	Benedict Joseph Meyer
  Born	20 Sep 1897	Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jan 2000	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I1576	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family	Lucy Louise Purfeerst,   b. 22 Jul 1901, River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1984, River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1897 - Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA Died - 20 Jan 2000 - Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59432199 2000 Obituary Wisconsin, Benedict Meyer, River Falls Journal, Thursday, January 27, 2000, p A-16. Ben, age 102, died Thursday, January 20, 2000, in Racine, Wisconsin. He was born September 20, 1897, in Canton, Mississippi. He was the son of John and Margaret (Beschta) Meyer. He was preceded in death by his wife Lucy (Purfeerst) who died February 1, 1984; two brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include his son Robert B. (Rebecca) Meyer of Reedsburg; five grandsons: David (Marci), Deerfield; Rodney, Reedsburg; Jerry, Lake Delton; Don (Brenda), Fargo, North Dakota; and Craig (Debbie), Wisconsin Dells; five granddaughters: Wanda and Bill Brethorst, Racine; Judith Meyer, Madison; Linda (Evan) Meyer, Reedsburg; and Susan (Olaf) Gregerson, Wisconsin Dells; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Interment was in St. Bridget's Cemetery, River Falls. Family links: Parents: John Aloysius Meyer (1872 - 1918) Margaret Cecelia Beschta Meyer (1871 - 1967)