Benno Lagemann
January 21, 1932 - November 8, 2007
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Thursday, November 08, 2007
Location: 4:02 p.m., at the Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare Center in Monticello, Indiana
Age: 75
Date of Birth: Thursday, January 21, 1932
Birth place:
Father: Arthur Lagemann
Mother: Mathilde Wroblebski
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana since 1991, coming here from Chicago, Illinois.
Funeral Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Funeral Location: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana at 7:00 p.m.
Clergy: Rev. Ken Byland who is the chaplain for the Guardian Angel Hospice in Kokomo, Indiana
Burial will take place:
PRIVATE FAMILY BURIAL
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 15, 2007 here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Benno immgrated to the United States in 1956, coming here from Germany. He was a typographer (type setting) most all of his life, here in the Chicago, Illinois and in Germany. Benno owned and operated his own company, "Typographic Arts, Inc." in Chicago, Illinois from 1972 to 1991. Then in 1991, he and his wife Merceds moved to the Monticello, Indiana community and purchased the former "Lauer's by The Lake" Restaurant, and re-named it to "Benno's By The Bay" and continued operating it until 2002. Benno had also drove a bus for the White County Council of Aging in Monticello, Indiana for over five (5) years. His favorite pass time was gardening, fishing and writing.
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Marriage Information: On September 16, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois, he married Mercedes Custodio. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Mercedes Lagemann of Monticello, Indiana; Son, Rene S. Lagemann of Monticello, Indiana, and Kirk (wife Diane) Lageman of Joliet, Illinois; Daughters, Heike (husband Mike) House of Valrico, Florida,Andrea (husband Bob) Cook of Idaho, and Karin (husband Bob) Dougherty of Bartlett, Illinois; Grandchildren, Krystina, Michael, Randy, and Robert; Several Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins in Germany.
Preceded in Death:
One (1) Sister, Elfreide;One (1) Brother, Leon
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home