Gene Behny
Gene Behny, 84, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 6:08 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.
He was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Miami County, Ind., to Milo and Lulu (Brock) Behny. Gene was a 1947 graduate of Butler Township High School in Miami County, Ind. He was a military police officer in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He married M. Lavon Michel in the Wabash, Ind., Church of the Brethren on Sept. 26, 1951.
He retired from North Central Co-Op LP department after 10 years, and also worked at Blue Flame LP, Scott’s Landscaping as well as hauling grain for Runkel Farms. Gene was a member of The Chapel, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He served 15 years on the Wabash County 4-H Fair Board and was a long time member of the Fairview Cemetery board of directors. He enjoyed working.
Gene is survived by his wife; three children: Cheryl (David) Basham, Fredericksburg, Va.; Ronald (Lynne) Behny, North Manchester; and Janet Egolf, Rochester, Ind.; eight grandchildren: Nathan (Emily) Behny, Warsaw, Ind.; Kelly (Chris) Fullerton-Kay and Patrick Fullerton, both of Fredericksburg, Ind.; Kinsley and Tori Basham, both of Harrisburg, N.C.; Carrie Reed, North Manchester; Robin (Brian) Hershberger, Goshen, Ind.; Betsy Reed, North Manchester; and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by six brothers.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, at at the funeral home with Rick Hawks officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia, Ind.
Memorial contributions may be directed to The Chapel, 2505 W. Hamilton Rd. South, Fort Wayne, IN 46814 or Wabash County Cancer Society, P.O. Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962.