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4. | Ward E. Benkelman, M.D. was born on 27 Jul 1920 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas (son of Charles Adam Benkelman and Hertha Kerndt); died on 27 Jan 1998 in Polson, Lake County, Montana. Notes:
He and his brother, Robert K., were alumni of Kemper Military School of Boonville, Missouri.
http://www.kemperalumni.org/
The brothers were also both veterans of World War II, and are listed online on "Bob's Journal - Kemper men in WWII, Army."
Maj. Ward E. Benkelman, 1937-39
Lt. Robert K. Benkelman, 1939-41
http://okielegacy.org/unclebob/kemperalumni15.html
The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 10, September 1, 1947, wrote that Ward Benkelman was a student at Kansas University in the Medical Department.
Volume 13 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 4, 1950, reported that he and his wife were living in Honolulu, Hawaii where he was taking his internship at Tripler Hospital.
He later practiced as a physician in St. Francis, Kansas, and later still in Polson, Montana.
Ward married Mary Lewis about 1949 in New York. Mary was born on 6 Jul 1925 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 29 Apr 1998 in Polson, Lake County, Montana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Mary Lewis was born on 6 Jul 1925 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 29 Apr 1998 in Polson, Lake County, Montana. Notes:
Married:
Volume 13, September 4, 1950 issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST reports that Mary Lewis was married to Dr. Ward Benkelman at Rockville Center in Long Island, New York.
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9. | Hertha Kerndt was born on 30 Jul 1889 in Bird City, Cheyenne County, Kansas; died on 30 Apr 1968 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas. Children:
- Charles Wilmot Benkelman was born on 27 Jul 1915 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas; died on 5 Dec 1972 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas.
- 4. Ward E. Benkelman, M.D. was born on 27 Jul 1920 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas; died on 27 Jan 1998 in Polson, Lake County, Montana.
- Robert Kerndt Benkelman, D. D. S. was born on 13 Jun 1922 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas; died on 23 Apr 1971 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
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