Ward E. Benkelman, M.D.

1920 - 1998  (77 years)

• Name	Ward E. Benkelman  [1]
  Suffix	M.D.
  Birth	27 Jul 1920	McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jan 1998	Polson, Lake County, Montana   [1]
  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.
  Person ID	I12024	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles Adam Benkelman,   b. 26 Aug 1888, Wano Township, Cheyenne County, Kansas d. 13 Jul 1947, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Hertha Kerndt,   b. 30 Jul 1889, Bird City, Cheyenne County, Kansas d. 30 Apr 1968, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1913  [2]
  Photos		Benkelman, Charles Adam and Hertha (Kerndt) Family, ca 1924 Charles and Hertha Benkelman & sons, Wilmot, Ward and Bob in Kansas
  Family ID	F1289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lewis,   b. 6 Jul 1925, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 29 Apr 1998, Polson, Lake County, Montana (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1949	New York   [3]
  	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.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F1520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jul 1920 - McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas Marriage - Abt 1949 - New York Death - 27 Jan 1998 - Polson, Lake County, Montana  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1026] Agar, Wm. John, Decker, Michigan, Compiler "Descendants of Adam Benkelman 13 Feb 1824-30 Dec 1897" Ver. Dated 23 July 2007. [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 13, September 4, 1950 (Reliability: 3).