Laconia-----Francis “Ben” P. Benjamin, Jr., of Lincoln Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Mr. Benjamin was born May 9, 1943 in Rome, New York, the son of Bertha (Butters) and Francis P. Benjamin, Sr. He served in the U. S. Air Force.
Mr. Benjamin lived in Lakeland, Florida for forty years where he was employed in the concrete construction business. He moved to Laconia five years ago.
Mr. Benjamin was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Laconia Post #1670 and the American Legion Wilkins Smith Post No 1. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, was known as an excellent cook, and loved gardening.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita L. (DeVoid) Andrew, of Laconia; two sons, Shawn L. Benjamin and his wife, Michelle, of Westdale, New York and Francis P. Benjamin III and his fiancée, Christina, of Rome, New York; two daughters, Heather Gass and her husband, Henry, of Central Square, New York and Mary Kay Weber and her husband, Michael, of Sylvan Beach, New York; five grandchildren; a brother, Donald S. Benjamin, of Utica, New York; two sisters, Victoria Thomasson and her husband, Robert, of Camden, New York and Gloria J. Schultz and her husband, Dale, of Rome, New York and several nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a daughter, Judy Laribee, wife of Michael Laribee and by a brother, David L. Benjamin.
Memorial Services will be held at 1PM on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Laconia Post #1670, 143 Court Street, Laconia.
Burial will be privately held in the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, N.E. Division, Two Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.