Hilda Benning, age 98 of Sunman – WRBI Radio

Hilda Benning, age 98 of Sunman – WRBI Radio

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 t…