Obituary of Burton Benedict

Mr. Burton T. Benedict, 74, passed away at 9:35 pm on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Titusville Area Hospital. Mr. Benedict was born on January 22, 1937 in Titusville to the late Robert and Muriel Curtis Benedict. He married Mary Ann Wright on March 28, 1959 in Dubois. He attended Titusville High School. Mr. Benedict served in the US Air Force from 1955 to 1959. He was a formerly employed by the National Forge in Irvine for over 35 years as a machinist and retired in 2001. Mr. Benedict is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Benedict of Grand Valley; three children, Stephen Benedict and wife Kathleen, Mark Allen Benedict and wife Barb both of Pleasantville, Linda Benedict and husband Howard Jackson of Indianapolis, IN; four grandchildren, Ashley Benedict, Emmagrace Benedict, Katherine Coburn Simion and husband Joshua, Mathew Coburn; one great grandson, Zachery Coburn; and one brother, Robert Benedict of Tidioute; He was preceded in death by a son, Curtis R. Benedict who died on January 8, 1998; one brother, Maxwell Benedict; and one sister, Camella Benedict who died in infancy. A private funeral service is being conducted for the family at the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home with Rev. Timothy Maybray, pastor of the Free Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Neilltown Cemetery. FLOWERS