Calvin Bennehoff

CALVIN DALE BENNEHOFF, 86 ROCKFORD - Calvin Dale Bennehoff, 86, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Rockford Memorial Hospital, after suffering a stroke. Born Dec. 3, 1924, in Rock Grove Township, the son of Claire and Anna (Sweger) Bennehoff. He was a 1942 Dakota High School graduate. On Oct. 5, 1946, he married Ruth A. Schubert in Stockton. Dale was a farmer all his life, living on the home farm on Rock Grove Road until May 1981 when he and Ruth moved to Rock City. She died May 14, 1989. Dale then married Carol (Meinert) Lundeen on Dec. 30, 1989. They resided in Rock City until moving to Wesley Willows Retirement Community in Rockford in May 2005. Surviving are wife, Carol of Rockford; daughters, Vickie (Gene) Lashinski of Freeport and Cheryl (Kevin) Finkenbinder of Orangeville; grandchildren, Lisa (Chris) Rivera, Jennifer (Tom) Lopez, Erica Bennehoff, Stephanie and Kyle Bennehoff, Laurie Lashinski, Amy (Adam) Meyer, Steven and Jill Finkenbinder; five great-grandchildren; sister, Miriam LeBaron of Freeport; brother, Paul (Thelma) Bennehoff of Frankfort, Mich.; brother-in-law, Maurice TerHark of Rockford; daughters-in-law, Elaine (David) Hullinger of Washington, Ill., and Eileen Bennehoff of Freeport; several nieces, nephews and many cousins. Predeceased also by his parents; sons, Ronald and Terry; sisters, Lucille Foss and Corolyn TerHark; and brothers-in-law, Warren LeBaron and Virgil Meinert. Service at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Beth Eden United Methodist Church, 3201 Huffman Blvd., Rockford, with the Rev. Douglas Bowden officiating. Burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, 115 S. West St., Dakota, and from 9 a.m. Saturday to time of service at the church. A memorial fund has been established in his name. Please view the family guestbook and sign the condolence page at walkermortuary.com.