Benyshek, Douglas Lee

Douglas Lee Benyshek, 81, from Mesa, Ariz., was taken by the Lord Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, and is back together again with his beloved wife, Mary (deceased Dec. 20, 2003) in heaven.

Doug had been a member of Hosanna Lutheran Church in Mesa, since 1992. Doug was born and raised in Belleville, Kan., and was the son of Wesley and Mary (Kasha) Benyshek. Doug was a long time employee of Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids, and then for Motorola in Arizona.

Doug had a total of seven children. He had three children from a previous marriage with Marcella Vorheis, including Greg Benyshek, Bruce Benyshek (deceased Dec. 16, 2005), and Curtis Benyshek. Doug then was joined in marriage Mary (Koehn) Hessenius on June 15, 1973, in Cedar Rapids, she had three children from a previous marriage, Phillip Hessenius, Jeffery Hessenius and Carol (Hessenius) Miller and Doug and Mary's daughter, Sarah Benyshek. Doug had a total of six grandchildren, Tyler, Jackie, Janae, Jordan, Joseph, Nicholas and Katie.

Doug is survived by his sisters, Marcella (Cletus) Klein and Joann (Jim, deceased) Brown; and a brother, Victor.

Published in The Gazette Oct. 12, 2011.