BENHAM, JEAN - Jean (Murphy) Benham passed peacefully away on June 20, 2012, at the age of 99. Predeceased by her husband Robert in 1986. Survived by one daughter Sue Rickards (Jeremy) and two sons, Rob (DeDe) and Will (Barbara), seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren, as well as her extended McLaughlin-Rickards-Costello-Rasmussen family. Tootsie was a beloved teacher in New Jersey prior to moving to New Brunswick in 1987. She was liberal with her time, energy, money and friendship in Fredericton, Lower Queensbury and Elm Hill.
Remembered with affection and appreciation for a life fully lived, she was buried at home in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.