Hilda Ester Benning, of Sunman, was born at home in Dearborn County on January 20, 1927, a daughter to Edward and Margaret Brandt Amm. She married Ronald Benning on October 20, 1945, and they enjoyed 55 years together before his death on October 25, 2000. Hilda was a farmer’s wife and a homemaker. She had a green thumb, always putting out a large garden and then canning and cooking the food for her family. Hilda loved having all the family together for large dinners and enjoyed quilting and sewing and patching up both family and friends clothing. The church was also very important to Hilda, both she and her husband were active supporters of Manchester Zion Lutheran Church. On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the age of 98 she passed away peacefully at Shady Nook Nursing Home in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
Those surviving who will cherish Hilda’s memory include her daughter and son-in-law, Juanita and Milton Howard, and son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Vicki Benning; six grandchildren, Steve Williamson, Mike Williamson, Dawn McAdams, Nicole Johnson, Michelle Baker and Brittany Schwartz; several great grandchildren, step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one sister and three brothers.
Friends and family may gather and remember Hilda on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 10 a.m. until time of service at 12 noon, all at Zion Lutheran Church in Manchester. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorial donations can be directed to Manchester Zion Lutheran Church at the funeral service or mailed to 10629 IN-48, Sunman IN 47041. To sign the online guestbook or to leave a personal memory please visit www.cookrosenberger.com. The staff of Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home is honored to care for the family of Hilda Benning.