Mr. John N. Benne

August 30, 1924 - November 1, 2019

John N. Benne age 95 years of Gibbstown New Jersey passed away peacefully at the home he built in 1950 on Friday, November 1, 2019. John was born in Paulsboro, New Jersey on August 30, 1924 and was the 2nd child of Ernesto & Estella Beni. He was raised with his sister Josephine and brother Joe on Roosevelt St. He was a 1942 graduate of Paulsboro High School and after graduation joined the United States Navy, serving during WWII. He was a very diligent working Dad to his family. He owned and operated a Sunoco service station where he & his sons worked until his retirement. He met Margaret D’Amore in 1948 and married on May 7, 1949 and started his family of 6 children; John & Patricia Benne of Gibbstown, Elizabeth Benne & Marie Simonelli of Fairfield, NJ, Ernest and Ann Benne of Mt. Gilead, NC, Steven Benne & Robert Lescoe of San Francisco, CA, Joseph Benne of Gibbstown, Stella Benne of Bordentown NJ; he is also survived by his grandchildren; Jim and Dana Benne, Rachel, Steven and Blair Benne, Aaron and Monica Benne, John Casey, Abigail & Matthew; his great grandchildren, Gabriel & Roma and his sister, JoAnn Beni of Tenneessee. He was predeceased by his first wife Margaret in 1983 and his second wife, Mary Ann in 2014. The funeral service will be held at 11am, Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in the McBride-Foley Funeral Home, 228 W Broad Street, Paulsboro. Relatives and friends may visit with the family Wednesday morning after 9am until service time. Internment St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Swedesboro, New Jersey. Memories can be shared at www.mcbridefoleyfh.com.