Frederick (Fred) T. Bennis passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the age of 86, surrounded by his family. He resided in Barnegat, NJ, and was formerly a 40 year resident of Blooming Grove, NY. Fred was born May 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Frederick and Anna. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary, his son Freddy and wife Lisa, his daughter Suzanne and husband Bill, his son Ken and wife Alexandra and grandchildren, Jaime, Jake, Joseph, Sara, Drew and Nicholas. He is also survived by his sister Teresa and brother John as well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his daughter, Denise, and brother Richard. Fred was a New York City firefighter on Ladder 153, Ave U, Brooklyn, NY. His true passion was a craftsman carpenter. He served four years as a radar man on a Destroyer in the US Navy. He was a wonderful father, brother, uncle, grandfather and husband...he will be dearly missed by many.
Visitation will be from 2pm-8pm on Sunday, February 23rd at David T Ferguson’s Funeral Home, 20 North St, Washingtonville, NY 10992 and mass will be held at 10am on Monday, February 24th at St. Mary’s Church, 42 Goshen Ave, Washingtonville, NY 10992 followed by the burial.
In lieu of flowers, please donate in Frederick’s honor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.