Elizabeth Ann Bencke Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Elizabeth Ann Bencke (Oelwein, Iowa), who passed away on June 15, 2019 at the age of 93. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Elizabeth Ann Bencke to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Wilkinson and Bessie Muriel Wilkinson (Harrington); her son-in-law Orville Strand; and her siblings, Neva Kaufman, Edna Roepke, Earl Whitnauer, Dorothy Edwards and Robert Wilkinson.
She is survived by: her former spouse Noel Richard Ives; her daughter Frances Ann; her husband Kenneth Dale Bencke; her daughters, Bessie Lucille Strand of Oelwein and Fran Thorp of Oelwein; her grandsons, Justin Thorp of Cedar Falls, Andrew Thorp of Oelwein, Adam Thorp of Oelwein and Tyler Thorp (Lyndee Helmuth) of Oelwein; and her great grandchildren, Roxton, Harley and Riley Thorp.
