Robert F. Bennesh, age 92 died on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on October 7, 1920 and lived for 85 years in Sun Prairie and was the son of John and Matilda (Peschel) Bennesh. For the past 7 years Robert moved to Kentucky and finally Florida with family members. He spent all his working years on the family farm with his brother Harold. Originally they had a large chicken and egg farm of which later became a dairy, pig farm and then cash crops. Robert loved farming. He also enjoyed watching baseball, basketball and football, travel of which he went on trips late in life with family members
Robert is survived by his nephew John (Joan) Bennesh; great nephews Eric (Bethany) Olson, Aaron (Kimberly) Bennesh, Christopher Bennesh; great great nephews, Skylar, Nicholas and great, great nieces Jadebrielle, Miah, MacKenzie, Hannah and Emma

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brothers Albert and Harold and a sister-in-law, Beatrice Bennesh.

A Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at the Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home, 302 Columbus Street in Sun Prairie. Father John Silva will preside. Burial will be at Sun Prairie Memory Gardens. A visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home on Saturday. Robert will be sadly missed by all of his family members.

Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home
Sun Prairie, WI 608-837-5400
www.newcomerfh.com