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Sunday, October 24, 1999     Page: 5A

Irene (Roman) Benish, 90, of Mason Street in Exeter, died Friday at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Exeter, she was the daughter of the
late George and Anna Duna Roman. She was a member of St. John the Baptist
Church in Pittston and its Christian Mothers Society. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Michael; sisters, Ann Chaberka, Ella Arway and Elsie
Roman; and granddaughter, Michele Benish. Surviving are her sons, Robert and
Edward, both of Exeter; Michael, Harding; Albert, Villages, Fla.; Joseph, New
Hope, N.J.; brother, George Roman, Larksville; nine grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Frank
A. Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, with a funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church. Interment will be in St. John’s
Slovak Cemetery in Exeter. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday.