Obituary

Ronald T. Bennewate was born November 15, l935 in Chicago, Illinois to Gladstone Benjamin Bennewate and Nellie Sheedy Bennewate.  He went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 1, 2017.  Upon graduation from Hinsdale High School, Hinsdale, Illinois, Ron joined the Marines.  Upon his discharge, he used his GI bill to get his Bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University.  Ron worked for IBM in both Tucson and Phoenix.   After IBM, Ron went into commercial real estate.  He ended his working career as the District Manager for the Grubb and Ellis Commercial Brokerage office in Phoenix, Arizona.  He then retired to PebbleCreek in Goodyear, Arizona.  Ron was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Robert and John, and his sister Patricia. He is survived by his wife Barbara, his daughters, Tammy Lake (Steve) and Karen Monnell (Mark), grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Litchfield Park, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 19th at 1:00 P.M.  Memorials may be sent to Trinity Lutheran Church.