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- Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, July 25, 2002 Watertown Daily Times - Frederick R. Bence, 61, Olympic Apartments, Watertown, died at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday at Samaritan Medical Center where he had been a patient since July 16. Mr. Bence was president and treasurer of Bence Insurance Agency, which he and his wife, Mary Sue Bence, owned and operated for 10 years. He worked for Howland-LaClair Insurance, Division of Haylor Freyer & Coon Inc. Previously he had been manager of the north side and Clayton offices of National Bank of Northern New York. He retired in 1995. Born July 8, 1941, in Watertown, son of Frederick W. and Blanche Jones Bence, he graduated in 1959 from Watertown High School, attended Canton Agricultural and Technical Institute and graduated from Watertown School of Commerce in 1962. He married Mary Sue Martin on July 16, 1966, at Immaculate Conception Church, Brownville, with the Rev. James J. Ruddy officiating. The marriage ended in divorce. Mr. Bence was a member and past exalted ruler of Watertown Elks Lodge 496; past president of the Jaycees and president of its Snow Belt district; was a member and past trustee of St. Patrick's Church; a member of the North Side Improvement League; treasurer of the Northern New York Builders Exchange Inc., Watertown, and served on the city of Watertown Civil Service Commission. He also played "Santa" at various community events. Surviving are his father, of Watertown; a daughter, Jennifer L. Mix, Easton, Pa.; a son, Jeffrey F. Bence, Canton; a brother, Ted Bence, Watertown; a sister, Dorothy L. Forte, Clifton Park; three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Reed & Benoit Funeral Home Inc. with the Rev. Arthur J. LaBaff, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, officiating. Burial will be in Pulaski Cemetery.
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1941 - 2002 (61 years)
d. 6 Jul 1983, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA