Dorothy J. Benedum

Dorothy June Benedum, 86, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born October 21, 1924 in Dennison, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late William and Della M. (Stewart) Carr.

A lifelong resident of the Twin City area, Dorothy was a graduate of Dennison High School in the class of 1942. She was currently a member of Park Christian Church in Dennison and had previously been a longtime member of Uhrichsville 1st United Methodist Church. In addition to being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker, she worked for the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce and the Tuscarawas County Board of Realtors for many years. She was very active in the P.T.A., Claymont Band Mothers, and the Dennison Alumni Association, and was an avid Claymont sports fan, especially of the basketball and football teams.

On October 1, 1946, Dorothy married H. T. “Tom” Benedum with whom she enjoyed thirty-three years of marriage until his passing on January 21, 1980. They are survived by two daughters, Sheila Benedum of New Philadelphia and Lynn L. Angelozzi and her husband, Dan, of Uhrichsville; grandchildren, Ierlee Wozniak and her husband, Jim, of Strongsville and Danielle Lurie and her husband, Seth, of Dover; great grandchildren, Tyson and Jackson Lurie and Marissa Wozniak; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sister and best friend Mildred P. White.

Services for Dorothy, officiated by Rev. Steven R. Bailey, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 19, in the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Interment will follow in Greenmont Union Cemetery at Freeport. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Those wishing to honor Dorothy’s memory by a charitable contribution are encouraged to do so to The Claymont Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Association.
R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc.
(740) 922-1970
www.lindseyfh.com