Dolores Behnke

DOLORES BEHNKE, 84, of Clinton, died Sunday evening, August 7, 2016, at the West Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, Moon Twp.

Born September 2, 1931, in Sewickley, she was a daughter of the late John Harold and Melva (Purdy) McConnell. She was the beloved wife of 59 years to the late Donald R. Behnke Jr., who passed away on August 6, 2012.

Dolores was a retired registered nurse working in the healthcare industry. She was a member of the Clinton United Presbyterian Church, where she also served as a deacon and an elder. A member of the Kiwanis Club, she was a volunteer and treasurer for the local Meals on Wheels program.

Surviving are her children and their spouses, Diane and Oren Boustead, Debbie and Phil Searcy, and Donald H. and Harumi Behnke; a brother, Richard and his wife, Joan McConnell; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the MOODY FUNERAL HOME, Route 30, Clinton. Family and friends are asked to meet at the Clinton United Presbyterian Church on Thursday, August 11, 2016, where her services will be conducted at 10 a.m. by her pastor, the Rev. Laura Strauss. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Clinton United Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Donations, in her name, may be made to one’s local Meals on Wheels program.