BENCH, Verna May
1908 - 1976 (68 years)-
Name BENCH, Verna May Birth 4 May 1908 Auburn, Cayuga County, NY 
Gender Female Death 21 Dec 1976 Auburn, Cayuga County, NY Person ID I146099 Laur from Germany Last Modified 13 Jul 2020
Father BENCH, Roy C, b. Abt 1889, New York d. 4 Aug 1939, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 50 years) Mother BILLS, Isabelle M, b. Jun 1886, New York d. 1 Dec 1949, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 63 years) Marriage 25 Jun 1907 Auburn, Cayuga County, NY Family ID F52358 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MACKAY, Stuart S, b. Abt 1908, New York d. 21 Dec 1976, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 68 years) Marriage 8 Apr 1934 Auburn, Cayuga County, NY Notes - Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 4/9/1934
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Bench have
announced the marriage of their
daughter. Verna May. to Stuart
Shearer Mackay. son of Mrs. Ella
Mackay,' of Owasco Road. The
marriage took place at the home
of Rev. Dr. Malcolm L. MacPhail,
pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, at 9 o'clock, Sunday evening.
The bride and bridegroom
were attended by Miss Gertrude
Springer and Walter Bench,
brother of the bride.
Children 1. MACKAY, Martha S 2. MACKAY, Stuart S 3. MACKAY, Lynn Case Family ID F52378 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
- Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 4/9/1934
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Notes - Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/22/1976
Mrs. Verna Bench MacKay,
wife of Stuart S. MacKay of 180
North Street, died unexpectedly
Tuesday. December 21, 1976 at
Auburn Memorial Hospital.
Born in Auburn, she had
resided here all her life. She
was the daughter of the late Roy
C. and Isabelle Bills Bench.
Mrs. MacKay was a member
and past Elder of the First
Presbyterian Church and a
member of the building committee
of the new church. She
was a trustee of the YMCAWEIU,
a member of the Board
of Managers of The Home, a
member of the auxiliary board
of the Cayuga Museum, a
former member of the Board of
Trustees of Auburn Memorial
Hospital, a member of the
Round-A-Bouts, the Owasco
Country Gub and for many
years active in the United Fund
of Cayuga County. She was
chosen Woman of the Year in
1959. She was associated with
the Auburn Nursing Home as a
social worker.
Surviving are her husband,
two daughters, Mrs. John
(Lynn) Blodgett, Newark, Miss
Martha S. MacKay, Auburn;
one son. Stuart S. MacKay, Jr.,
Cookesville, Tenn. Four sisters,
Mrs. Thomas W. Moseley,
Niles, Mrs. John Carmody,
Mrs. Holmes D. Sullivan, Mrs.
George P. Diehl. Jr.. all of
Auburn. Two brothers, Walter
I. Bench, Fleming. Leigh R.
Bench, York, Penna. Five
grandchildren, several nieces
and nephews.
- Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/22/1976