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Benesh, Jean Marie
Jean Marie Benesh, 56, of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Friendship Manor Care Center in Grinnell from a long illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Chelsea by Deacon Joe Behounek. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Chelsea. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church. Hrabak Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her mother, Ludmilla Benesh of Brooklyn; sister, Helen (Mark) Nelson of Ames; niece, Megan Nelson; and nephew, Matthew Nelson.
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