Benedict Henry “Ben” Wolken was born on the family farm in Anderson County, Kan., May 20, 1924, and died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the age of 85 years, after a brief stay at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kan. Ben was the seventh of nine children born to Joseph “Joe” and Laura (Egidy) Wolken.

Ben was a lifetime member of St. Boniface Catholic Church at Scipio, Kan.

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