Dorothy H. Benoit

Dorothy H. Benoit, 88, of Hoyt, KS, died November 15, 2012 at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Rossville, KS. She was born on March 16, 1924 in Goff, Ks, the daughter of Edward A. and Thresia F. (Sextro) Brucken. She moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1948, to Holton, KS in 1970, to Topeka, KS in 1972, and then to Hoyt, KS in 1982. Dorothy was a homemaker and a seamstress. Dorothy was a member of the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden, KS, where she was a member of the Quilters Guild and the Altar Society. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, gardening and canning. Dorothy married Leon W. Benoit on June 23, 1948 at St. Dominic?s Catholic Church in Holton, KS. He preceded her in death on October 23, 1990. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Yvonne Rose Benoit in infancy and six brothers and four sisters. Survivors include her children, Terri Benoit, Parker, CO, Norman Benoit, Topeka, KS, Denise (Harold) Walsh, Allen, TX, Robert (Suzanne) Benoit, Hoyt, KS, Mary (Larry) Boos of Topeka, KS. Ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. Dorothy will lie in state at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home on Sunday, November 18, 2012 after 2:00 p.m., where a Parish Rosary will be prayed at 4:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden, KS. Interment will follow in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Meriden, KS. Memorial contributions may be made in Dorothy?s memory to the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Activities Fund, and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603. Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.