Norman Lee Benjamin, 75, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:44 pm, Friday, February 18, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on December 26, 1946, in Kankakee, Illinois, to LeRoy and Violet (Mook) Benjamin.
Norm was a 1965 graduate of Kankakee High School. He married Elizabeth Nelda Ann “Betty” Boudreau in Bourbonnais, Illinois on April 26, 1969; she died January 28, 2020. Norm was part owner and President of Bulldog Battery in Wabash from 1985 until his retirement in 2018. He was a member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash, the American Wood Turners Association of America and the National Rifle Association. He enjoyed woodworking and building H.O. scale model railroads.
He is survived by two sons, Dennis L. Benjamin and Walter C. Benjamin, both of Wabash. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, David Benjamin.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, February 25, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash, with Father Levi Nkwocha officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-7:30 pm Thursday, at the funeral home, with a Rosary service at 7:30 pm.
The memorial guest book for Norm may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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