Frank Benedict

Frank Benedict

89, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away on April 11, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN.  He was born on April 20, 1929 in Indianapolis, IN to the late Jerry and Antoinette Montesano Benedict of Naples Italy.  He was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School, Lane Business School and Mallory Technical Institute.  He was an Army Veteran, serving in the 82^nd Airborne as a paratrooper.  He had a career in trucking spanning over 40 years, including stints in upper management and over 3 million miles safe driving.  He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and had been a deacon at R.L.D.S.  Prior to his career in trucking he had been a stock car racer.  He was preceded in death by his wives, Norma Jean and Marion; siblings, Mary Benedict, Clement “Joe” Benedict, Geraldine Hines and Florence Cohen; granddaughter, Heather (Surber) Sebanc; son-in-law, Michael Surber and step-daughter, Margaret Matthews.  He is survived by his children, Michael (Vickie) Benedict, Debbie (Greg) Collins and Teresa Surber; ten grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.  Services will be Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 3 pm with visitation from 1 pm till service time at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.  Burial will take place at West Newton Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.