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R 0 B E R T H.
B g NE D I C T
The Re vere nd Robe rt H. Be nedict, past or
of the Akron a nd Bethel Methodist Churche s,
retired at the l24t h Session of the Detroit
Annual Conference of the Methodist Church on
June 19 , 1965 a t Adri a n College , Ad rian ,
Mi chigan.
The Reve rend Bened ict received his coll e ge education a t \•!est ern State Normal at
Ka l ama zoo , Michiean whe re he graduat ed in
1927. His t heo log i cal work was done a t
Garrett Theol ogical Seminary with his g raduation in 1930 .
Following his g r ad uation from Semina ry
Re verend Benedict served churches in Wyomi ng
v1here he was admi tted into fu ll membership in
the Method ist Ministry . The chur ches served
there are: Sudance , Ca rpenter Circu it, Powell ,
a nd then in 1941 was transf e red to the Detroit
Conference and has served the fo llm'ling
churches in r.1 ichir.;a n: St . I gnance, Grand Bl anc ,
Burton, Atherton Road , Keego Har bo r, and Akron
a nd Bethel.
Mr . a nd I~rs . Benedict have t 111/0 children, A
daughter , T·1rs. June ': Jarren , wife of Dr . Clare
M. T·-Jarren D. D.S. of Chelsea ,
Jvlichi ~ an
and a son
Robert H. Jr., a te Rcher in Chelsea , Michigan .
The Reverend Benedict pl ans to s pe nd his time
after reti r ning doing Organic Gardening a nd Horticulture , Earthworm research a nd culture , f i shing , trave l, some by freighte r , reading and also
in 1'lriting a book. The Benedicts shall be at home
at 182 5 Nichols Road, Beulah, Hichiz,an.
MINIS TF.RIAL BI OGRAPHI CAL BL/\:NK
DETROIT METHODIST CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETYDate .Ap ril
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Name:
Birth :
P enedict
(Last)
Robert
(.c'irst.)
Au g ust 10, 1899
(Date)
27 , 19 50
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!''r s Orrin (Fan n ie Benedi ct ~Chamber li n , Ho no r , Mi ch i g an - !1 o u s e wi f e.
Mrs '"''m \ Ed ith A. Benedict ) Link
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F r ank H. Bene d ict,
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Distinguished Services for Wnich Membe rs of Family Are Known
BENEDI<..'T, ROBERT ' .-(T., Wyo., S t.
1930; F~ 1932). 19JO -;, .1dance ; 1934 Ca rpenter (.; t. ; 19J7 Po\7d and (;a rla ntl : IYJ?
Powell ; 194! (Oet.) Det., St. l gn~cc : 194.!
( Nov.) G rand B lanc : 19-18 Flin:: llurton.
1952 Atl:crt on Rd .: 1955 Keego H arbe-r: 1961
Akron ; 1965, R et ired. 1825 l\ ,cl,ols Ruad ,
13 eula h . Mic h. 4% 17. Ph . (6 16) 882-iiSO.
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Personal History:
1.
Education:
Schools and Degrees
6... F . "'estern
Eenzon i a q i gh Scho ol
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Te acherE Col le ge , K aJ. az:naz o o . 1 q27.
F . D. G,arrett Bi b li cal Irstitute - F:vanston Il J.i n ois- 1 930.
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Not ewor thy Experie.n ces of ChilcLh.oori .:md Youth~
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Marriage : Date sep:.e ~P'c e r 2 . 1 928
4. Wife 1 s Maiden Name :
Educati on
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Children :
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(Date of Birth)
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Benedict
Darrell D <lll i d He ne :l i ct
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Ch i cat:ro , IJ l ] no iR
Op aJ. t.:o arah Se eber
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Rober t
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Ap r il 1 ,1936
Deceas e d
Careers , Positions , Offices , etc; of Children.
?. Religious Experience and Church Work Before Entering Mintstryo
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Call to iJhe Chn.stlan Mimstry: int "'rvie,r ,.. ; tn n r . Robe rt ~ . Hea:1er then
c- up t • 1f Ka.Lc"lr'lzlio) Dis tl; 1C t , r i ch i p-ar; "onferen ce. r· ·w as f'ervi.n!" L-n0El'r
:1 .i ITJ -E •:1. stucle!1t C;..tpnly i r
c. urc les ned.r n.a:. j,,()..~JJ . 1926 .
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Appointments Served with Dates .
~undance - ~ o m i n~ Stat e r.or.fere n ce - 1 0. 0
c arp en t er Circuit - Wyo s tate II
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P.• A. T.C. Mt. Plea!:'al'l t ?'ich igan- s ept-Dec . 191 8 .
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19 39 - 1940-1941
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Public Offices :
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Author of Vfuat Books and Publications ?:
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Clubs and Fraternal Organizations :
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Any Additional Informa tion of Interest:
If the Subject of t his Sketch is Deceased, Please give:
Date of Death
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Officiating Ministers
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Addit i onal Biographical Exper i.encea, Episodes or Further Comment on Back.
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1/ Mrs. Robert H. Benedict
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OPAL S. BENEDICT
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
January 31, 1900
Albert, Kansas
DATE AJ'ID PLACE OF DEATH
October 9, 1978
Chelsea, Michigan,
TIME AND PLACE OF SERVICES
October 12, 1978
11:00 a.m.
Chelsea United Methodist Church
Chelsea, Michigan
CL ERG Yl\lA:-1 OFFICIATING
The Rev. Marvin H. McCallum
and
October 13, 1978
Bennett Funeral Home
Frankfort, Michigan
The Rev. Melvin Bricker
Officiating
ORGANIST
Mrs. James Gaunt
TIME AND PLACE OF INTERMENT
October 13, 1978
Benzonja Township Cemetery
Benzonia Township, Michigan
ARRANGEMENTS BY
Burghardt-Cole Chelsea Chapel
F?rm e1· Frankfort Residen t
f D1es at Methodist Home
. Mrs. Robert H. (Opal S.) Benedict, 78, died Monday, Oct. 9, at
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, ,he Chel!ii!a United Methodist Retirement Home where she lived.
She was borl'! Jan. 31, 1900 in
- Albert, Kan., the daughter of
Frank and Fannie (Rearick) Seeber. She married the Rev. Rob~rt H. Benedict on Sept. 2, 1928 in
Chicago, Ill., and resided in several places duling the 35 years
she and her husband served the
Methodist Church before their re' tirement. Mrs. Benedict also
, :aught school for 14 years.
Mrs. Benedict was a member of
he Frankfort United Methodist
church.
She i5' survived by her husband·
::me daughter, Mrs. Clare (June)
Warren of Chelsea; one son Robert H. Benedict, Jr., of Chelsea·
six granddaughttrs; and thre~ ,
grandsons. She was preceded in
death by one son, Darrell David
Benedict.
~ .Funercrl services -will be held
Thursday, Oct. 12 at Chelsea Uni~ed Methodist church with the
Rev. Marvin McCallum and the
Rev. Ira Wood officiating.
- Burial will follow_ on Friday,
Oct. 13 at Benzoma Township
Cemetery in Benzonia township.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Chelsea United Methodist church organ fund.
Arrangements were handled by
the Burghardt·Cole Chelsea Chapel.
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My peace I give to you
3;,'1( /1~
THE REV. ROBERT H.
BENEDICT, SR., 96, died
Feb. 29 at the Chelsea Retirement Community. He was
born on Aug. 10, 1899, in
Eden, Mich., the son of Frank
William and Clara Belle (Sinclair) Benedict. Rev. Benedict
attended Wheaton College in
Ill., Western State Normal
(WMU), and Garrett Biblical
Institute in Evanston, Ill. He
was a member of the Detroit
Annual Conference . Between
1930 and 1965, his pastorates
included Sundance, Carpenter
Circuit, and Powell, Wy.; St.
Ignace, Grand Blanc, S. Grand
Blan c, Burton, Atherton
Keego Harbor, and Akron~
Bethel, Mich. On Sept. 2,
1928, he married Opal Sarah
Seeber, and she preceded him
in death on Oct. 9, 1978. Survivors include one daughter,
Mrs. Clare Gune) Warren of
Rochester, Minn.; one son
Robert H. (Carol) Benedict'
Jr., of Chelsea; nine grandchil~
dren; and 12 great grandchildren. H e was preceded in
death by one son, Darrell
Funeral services were held
Mar. 3 at Chelsea First UMC
with the Revs. Richard Dak~
and Rebecca Foote officiating
Memorial contributions ma;
be made to Chelsea UMC or
the Chelsea Retirement Community
Plans Retirem ent
In Northland
b ~ 17 - ,6 :5-
Hev. Robert H. Benedict r etires lhi s
week at the Detroit Annual Conference
in Adrian. Li ke Bishop l\l arshall R.
Heed, he plans to retire a f ew miles
from l hc communit~· where he g-rew
up. This will he at 1825 Nichols noad,
Beulah. which is about three mile s
fr om Eden where l\1r. Benedict spcn t his
early yea rs . ·with two acres of land , including- an orcha rd of 25 fruit trees and
plen ty of g-arden land, he expects to be
kept busy. In addition to fr ui ts a nd
\"Cp:etablcs, he plans to r a ise thousands
of ea r thworm s and he isn't joking. Only
200 yard s away is Crystal Lake with
~·car-rou nd fishing.
Nearby arc hills
to climb and woods to h ike. lie docs not
pla n to supply a church.
During his 35 years in the ministry,
Mr. Benedict has se rved eight pa ri shes
in ·wyoming; and Michi g-a n and, natura lly, there arc many memories of rich
and rewarding- experiences a nd some
amusing ones. He recalls his fi rst
cha rge in Wyoming- where a husband
became so enrag-ed at h is wife's inte rest
in teaching- the ad ult cla ss th at he lite rall~· tore the preache r's co mm cntar~· in
two . l-I e a lso th reate ned to set f ire to
Lhe ch un·h. Then t her e was the t ime
when l\Jr. Be nedi ct was snowed in for
Rev. Robert H. n cnedict
th ree days by a blizzard while rallinJ.!"
in a re mote com er of hi s 25-mi lc-longW yoming pa ris h.
After mo re t han 1 I year::; in the west.
:Vlichi p:an called and the Bc ncd icts an swered. One year \l"<lS spent at St.
Ignace an d then 20 yea r s on the Flin t
Distri ct where he se rved a pe riod as
clean of the di st rict's Senio r Ca mp at
Lake Louise and where he came to be
know n affectionately to the youthfu l
cam pers a:; "Uncle Rob."
Hctircment holds no fear:; for the
Benedicts who arc thrilled wi th the
prospet"t berause they have plannccl so
much lo do and su many pla<·cs to g-o.
Beside:.: reading and writing-, he expects
to du ~u me printing on his two hand
presses. He might even print the bu llelin for the lora! :\le t hodi~t church. Naturally there are some tugs at the hcartslring·s as they leave their responsi bil ities behind at Ahon where they have
enjoyed four rewarding years.
Chelsea Man Presses o rf7/7b
Rev. Robert H. Benedict never served
as a " printer's devil" but he does have ink
in his blood .
With two small presses and 35 fonts of
type, the resident of Chelsea Methodist .
Retirement Home's Garden Apartments
prints everything from personalized station ary and commemorative napkins to
bookmarks and notices residents can
hang on their doors to discourage
persons from disturbing thc:n when
they' re napping .
He also prints greeting cards and
congratulatory notecards which are sent
out by the development office of the
United M ethodist Retirement Homes,
Rev. Robert Benedict
Inc.
At one t ime, Benedict says, he also
printed cards with words o f wisdom to be
placed in the Home's payroll envelopes .
Benedict began pursuin g his interest in
printing in the 1940s when a layman in
Grand Blanc gave him an old press. He
later acquired a second.
Currently his printing shop is housed at
one end of the Benedicts' bedroom but
Benedict plans to move his equipment to
a small shop he is building on his son's
property just outside of Chelsea.
In addition to printing, Benedict does
some editing. He has edited the Home's
newspaper, the Chelsea Reporter, since
Jan uary . He also is editing " The Washtenaw County Home Courier," a publication for residents of five nursing homes in
the county.
The 76-year-old retired in 1965 after 35
years in the ministry. He served 11 years
in Wyoming and the remainder in
Michi gan.
Benedict who was born on a farm in
Benzie County, moved to the Garden
Apartments two years ago.
The trim man is a prolific reader. Three
large bookcases in his apartment house
more than 500 books; they represent only
part of his collection .
Benedict says the vast majority of his
books are non-fiction .
" I've never given much time to fiction.
There's too much other materi al that
deals directl y with life," he says.
Benedict, Robert H.