Richard K. Bennsky, Sr.

Mr. Richard Kelly “Dick” Bennsky, Sr., age 86, of Stephens City, VA, died Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center. Mr. Bennsky was born in 1925 in Macon, GA, the son of the late George and Glaydes Bennsky. He retired as a classified employee of the Federal Government. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Navy. Dick loved time spent in the garden or on the golf course and was an avid reader.

His wife, Eva Maisie Estes Bennsky, preceded him in death in 2005. Also preceding him were his son, Richard Kelly Bennsky, Jr., a sister, Sylvia Lowe, and a brother, George Bennsky, Jr.

Surviving are two sons, Ronald Kenneth Bennsky and wife, Sharon and Robert Keith Bennsky and wife, Denise both of Winchester, VA; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Buff of Front Royal, VA; three grandchildren, Derek S. Bennsky, Drew K. Bennsky, and Richard P. Bennsky; a sister, Marty Gainer of South Carolina, and two brothers, Paul Bennsky of Annapolis, MD and Charles Bennsky of Winchester, VA.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel, with Reverend Kitty Campanella officiating. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park at a later date.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mr. Bennsky may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

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