John Carroll Benjamin of Glenn Dale, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. John is the husband of Marie A. Benjamin; father of Frances Falcone and Katherine Leikvoll (Olaf); brother of Jean E. Ridley, Joyce E. Reedy, Janice M. Basch, James I. Benjamin, Jr., Joseph E. and Jeremiah W. Benjamin and the late Judith Salazar and Joanne Stebbins; grandfather of Amber M. Hicks (Randy), Amanda L. Sangha (Ryan), Amy C. Falcone, Sara E. Leikvoll and Calvin B. Leikvoll; great-grandfather of Conor Hicks. Family will receive friends at the Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 where prayers and a Fire Department Memorial Service will be held starting at 6:30 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Ascension Catholic Church, 12700 Lanham-Severn Road, Bowie, MD 20715. Interment will follow at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Bladensburg, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Ascension Catholic Church.