1930
George
2021
George Benda
October 24, 1930 — November 14, 2021
George “Jörge” Michael Benda, 91 of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and formerly of Grandview Terrace in Montpelier, Vermont, passed away of natural causes on November 14, 2021.
A memorial service will be held at Wilkinson Funeral Home, 100 Branchview Drive, NE in Concord, NC on Tuesday,11/23/21 at 2:00 pm.
George was born in Berlin, Germany, a son of the late Elisabeth (Knaack) Benda and Clemens Ernst Benda. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, George Michael Benda Jr.
He was married to Rosemarie Emma Lampe on October 20, 1954, in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Rosemarie; three children, Christopher Benda and wife, Brenda of Barre, Vermont, Catherine (Benda) Paradise and husband, Ray of Fernandina Beach, Florida, and Carl Benda and his wife, Julie of Kannapolis, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Eric Benda and his wife, Miranda, George C. Benda, Melissa Blanchard and her husband, Scott and Todd Lamphere. He is also survived by his brother, Christian Benda and his wife, Jean and their four children.
George attended Wrentham High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts and Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts where he graduated in 1948. He then went on to Trinity College at Duke University where he was proud to have been a brother of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and to have graduated in 1953. Following college, George served in the United States Army stationed in Germany as an interpreter during the Korean conflict where he was honorably discharged in 1957 as a private, first class.
George worked for many years as an internal auditor for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and later for the State of Vermont Department of Taxes in Montpelier, Vermont where he retired in 2005 and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina.
George loved to be with his family celebrating holidays, birthdays and the milestones in their lives at every opportunity. George particularly enjoyed music, attending rock and roll concerts whenever he could. He was an avid birder having been a member of the Audubon Society for much of his life. George’s favorite place to relax was on Cape Cod by the ocean where he spent many family vacations.
Charitable donations may be made in honor of Mr. Benda to the Audubon Society of Massachusetts. www.massaudobon.org. or mail to, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773.
A memorial service will be held at Wilkinson Funeral Home, 100 Branchview Drive, NE in Concord, NC on Tuesday,11/23/21 at 2:00 pm.
George was born in Berlin, Germany, a son of the late Elisabeth (Knaack) Benda and Clemens Ernst Benda. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, George Michael Benda Jr.
He was married to Rosemarie Emma Lampe on October 20, 1954, in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Rosemarie; three children, Christopher Benda and wife, Brenda of Barre, Vermont, Catherine (Benda) Paradise and husband, Ray of Fernandina Beach, Florida, and Carl Benda and his wife, Julie of Kannapolis, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Eric Benda and his wife, Miranda, George C. Benda, Melissa Blanchard and her husband, Scott and Todd Lamphere. He is also survived by his brother, Christian Benda and his wife, Jean and their four children.
George attended Wrentham High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts and Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts where he graduated in 1948. He then went on to Trinity College at Duke University where he was proud to have been a brother of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and to have graduated in 1953. Following college, George served in the United States Army stationed in Germany as an interpreter during the Korean conflict where he was honorably discharged in 1957 as a private, first class.
George worked for many years as an internal auditor for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and later for the State of Vermont Department of Taxes in Montpelier, Vermont where he retired in 2005 and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina.
George loved to be with his family celebrating holidays, birthdays and the milestones in their lives at every opportunity. George particularly enjoyed music, attending rock and roll concerts whenever he could. He was an avid birder having been a member of the Audubon Society for much of his life. George’s favorite place to relax was on Cape Cod by the ocean where he spent many family vacations.
Charitable donations may be made in honor of Mr. Benda to the Audubon Society of Massachusetts. www.massaudobon.org. or mail to, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773.
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