For all of my 63 years I have been very lucky to have an Uncle Ben. Ben was always interested in whatever I was trying to accomplish - when I was 3 or 33 or 53. He was really sincerly interested and he remembered what you told him you were up to. Wether you got it accomplished or not Ben though you probably would. At his funeral on Tuesday I found out that I was not the only one who was treated this way for decades. There were many many more. His 4 children, 10 grandchildren, other relatives and countless friends will miss him more than we can say.
Philip Benham “Ben” Case, 83, died at his home in Marietta on July 14. He was predeceased by the love of his life and wife of 56 years Jane Hathaway. He was born on July 24, 1921 in Niagara Falls, New York son of Philip Sidney and Edith Benham Case and was preceded in death by his sister Natalie Case Miner and brother Edson Gardner Case. He graduated from LaSalle High School in 1938 and earned his BS degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1942.
He served in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific Theater from 1942 to 1946. After a thirty-year career at Union Carbide Corporation, he retired in 1976 to pursue interests in oil and gas properties, farming and community service. He remained active until his death in many local activities. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta and served on various boards including the Montgomery National Bank, Marietta Memorial Hospital, Ewing School and the Putnam Community Water Corporation.
He was a member of the Elks Club, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and a former member of the Rotary Club.
He is survived by four children, Philip B. Jr., Nat Case and wife Anne Boucher, Shelly Case and her husband Gerry Giess, and Cathy Arnold and ten grandchildren, Eric, Natalie, Jane, Gerry, and Philip Case; Ben, Mary Ellen, and Paul Giess, Jason Denson and Kevonna Hill.
Visitation will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta on Tuesday, July 19 at 12:00 pm followed by a funeral service at the church at 2:00 pm. A private family burial will follow at the Putnam Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to the Marietta Memorial Health Foundation 401 Matthew St. Marietta, Ohio 45750 or the Marietta Community Foundation 215 Putnam St. Marietta Ohio 45750.
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