Eleanor R. Benjamin
June 14, 1934-Dec. 7, 1994
NILES - Eleanor R. ''Ellie'' Benjamin, 60, of 111 Emmons St., died at 2 a.m. Wednesday in her home after an illness. Mrs. Benjamin was born June 14, 1934, in Muskegon Heights, Mich., and lived most of her life in Niles. On Sept. 3, 1955, in Angola, Ind., as Eleanor Romanski, she married James R. Benjamin. He died in November 1994. Surviving are two daughters, Patricia O'Brien of Niles and Dee Lyon of St. Louis; two grandchildren; her mother, Josephine Babcock of Buchanan; three sisters, Delores Lang of Muskegon, Mich., Virginia Reynolds of Buchanan and Bernice Hendershott of Niles; and two brothers, Joe Romanski of Buchanan and Sam Romanski of Niles. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Halbritter Funeral Home, where a prayer service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Salvation Army.
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