Donald William BENNER

Abt 1924 - 2014  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Donald William BENNER  [1]
  Nickname	Don Bredbenner
  Born	Abt 1924	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	Age: 6Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Died	2 Sep 2014	El Salvador
  Person ID	P220	Wisser and Bryant 2013
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Randal BREDBENNER,   b. 23 Jan 1903, Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Oct 1930, Berwick, Clumbia, PA, USA  (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Iva Margaret CORNELL,   b. 9 Jun 1906, Pennsylvania ,   d. 09 Sep 1974, San Bernardino, CA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1921	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	B. CHILDS
  Children	+ 1. Randall BENNER,   d. 1985, Colorado, USA   2. D. BENNER + 3. I.J. BENNER + 4. J. BENNER + 5. S. BENNER
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	H. KAWALURA
  Children	1. C. BENNER   2. T. BENNER
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	R.A. MURPHY
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 2 Sep 2014 - El Salvador  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Don Benner at Shalom
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  		Don Benner at Shalom
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  Documents		1930UnitedStatesFederalCensusForRandallBredbenner.jpg Bredbenner, Randall 27 Iva 23 Edward 8 Donald 6 Laberta 4 8/12 Cornell, Earl 29 Bredbenner, Elwood 23 Ruth 19 C. Elwood 1 4/12
  		Don_and_Laberta_Bredbenner_Baptism_1931_web.jpg Don Bredbenne and his sister Laberta Bredbenner Baptised April 5, 1931 Parents: Randall and Iva Bredbenner St Paul Methodist Church Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Don is the cofounder of Harvesting In Spanish and the ministry in El Salvador. Don Benner at Shalom He was born in Nescopek, Pennsylvania and graduated from Girad College in Philadelphia then went on to serve in various corporate positions in different companies in Michigan and Colorado. His last position before accepting the Lord's call to the mission field was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for an international corporation based in Denver Colorado. Before going to the mission field, Don studied for a year in San Jose, Costa Rica. Don, born in 1924, served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He has authored a book titled "One Step at a Time", which narrates his calling to missions and why and how the ministry started in El Salvador. His book is also published in Spanish under the title "Caminar en lo Milagroso". Don is also the founder of the vibrant chapters of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International in the countries of Costa Rica and El Salvador, which are still winning many of the upper class people to Christ, especially among the upper class people of those two countries. Don and his wife Rose Ann have served as missionaries in El Salvador since 1977. Don served as President of Harvesting In Spanish until February 2009. Currently he coordinates the mission teams and missionaries that come to work at the Shalom Children's Home, supervises the maintenance and construction projects, coordinates the publications, does fund raising, and participates in the many daily activities of the Shalom Children's Home in El Salvador. Don is married to Rose Ann Murphy, cofounder of H.I.S. Two of their seven children, Teri and Chris, also serve in the ministry. They have 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Don enjoys reading, watching old movies, golf tournaments, and working on his computer. *** The above information is from his Harvesting In Spanish web site on January 8, 2011 ***

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1717998928] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2072; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 79.0; FHL microfilm: 2341806.