Obituaries

Construction Worker Robert 'Moose' Benning Sr., Former Lake Hopatcong Resident, Dies at 72

Benning, father of five and grandfather of seven, worked for Ridgewood's Cousin Construction for 42 years.

Robert T. "Moose" Benning Sr. died Dec. 12 at Newton Medical Center, according to a notice on the website of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home.

A native of North Bergen, Benning lived in Lake Hopatcong before moving to Stillwater seven years ago. He spent a 42-year career working for Cousins Construction in Ridgewood.

He  is survived by wife Donna Benning; children Terri and Raymond Burrows  Tammie and Jeff Umbach, Kathy and Toby and Kathy Hendrick, Jeanie Benning and her husband Rick Blauvelt Jr., and Robert Jr. and Danielle Benning Jr. and wife, Danielle; seven grandchildren; and sister Deanna Miller, of Park Ridge.

The Smith-McCracken Funeral Home in Newton managed all arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave., 5th Floor, Norwalk, Conn., 06851.


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