Michael William Beneke

Michael William Beneke

Michael Beneke Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 18, 2017.
Michael was born on March 28, 1954 and passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017. Michael was a resident of Wisconsin at the time of passing. Michael graduated from Johnson High School in St. Paul in 1972. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1975. Celebration of life to follow Military honors at 4 pm at the VFW Hall in Iron River, on Saturday October 17, 2017.

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