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JEAN TUNEY BENSCH, of one eight children born to Earnest and Pearl (Louthan) Bensch, was born February 13, 1928, along with his twin brother Jack Dempsey, at the family home southeast of Chester, Oklahoma in Major County. He departed this life early Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Seiling Community Hospital at the age of 84 years.
Jean began his formal education at Lakeside School through the eighth grade then transferred to Seiling High School where he graduated with the class of 1946. He was united in marriage to Cora Ellen "Cork" Green August 8, 1948. They were married by her grandfather, Rev. Milt Shuck at his home in the Elm Grove community in Woodward County.
In 1952, Jean and Cork moved to Medicine Lodge, KS where Jean was employed with National Gypsum Company. They were transferred with the company to Lorain, OH and later Richmond, CA. At the time of his retirement, Jean held the position of superintendent of the board line in California. Following his retirement, they moved back to Oklahoma in 1977 where they purchased interest in his twin brother's steakhouse known as the 7 H Corral in Seiling. Jean did carpenter work and painting during the days and cooked evenings at the steakhouse. After four years, Jean and Cork bought the steakhouse and operated it a total of eleven years. Jean was a member of the Elm Grove Community Church where he was active in the work of the church.
He is survived by his wife, Cork Bensch of Chester, two daughters: Regennia Kilmer and husband Bob of Elizabethtown, Kentucky and Caren Carvalho and husband Richard of Vallejo, California; four grandchildren: Tina, Kathleen, Matthew and Stacey, and seven great grandchildren. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Raymond, Lloyd and Jack and four sisters, Velma, Gladys, Blanche and Letha.
The funeral service was held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at the Elm Grove Community Church with Pastor Orville White, officiating. Interment followed in the Brumfield Cemetery at Seiling.
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