Mary E. (nee Stephan) Sturgess Benavidez, 88, fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Friday, April 2, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Paul "Ben" Benavidez; loving mother of Peggy Sturgess and Catherine (Jerry Miller) Colombo; dear grandmother of Andy (Lisa) Wenk, Ted (Jill) Wenk, and Samantha (Ryan) Domagalski; great-grandmother of Andrew, Jr., Zachary, Charlie, Cara, Ava, and Jack; dear sister of Louis (Janice) Stephan, and the late William, Joseph, Jimmy, Robert, Danny, and John Stephan; daughter of the late John & Mary (nee Kelley) Stephan. Mary was a graduate of McKinley High School.
SERVICES: Visitation 4-8pm Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Hoffmeister South County Chapel. Please meet directly at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Services for 11:30am Mass on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Memorial contributions suggested to the Humane Society or American Heart Association.
