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Behnke, Daniel

Daniel Behnke, age 66, New London passed away peacefully on July 23, 2019.

He was born on February 14, 1953 in New London, son of the late Allen and Jeanette (Tischauser) Behnke; he was raised on the family farm in the Town of Union. On May 3, 1986, Dan was united in marriage to Maureen Egan. He worked for Quality Concrete in Manawa for most of his work career. Dan enjoyed participating in the Wolf River Theatrical Troupe in New London. He helped coach his daughters in softball and was part of the Flying Zupan Brothers Trivia Team. He loved sports, bluegrass music and especially spending time with his granddaughters.

Dan is survived by his wife Maureen; daughters, Caitlin Behnke (fiancé, Tyler Diedrich), Kaukauna and Kylie Behnke (significant other, Jake Johnson), Madison; granddaughters, Nora and Avery Diedrich; brother Donald (Kathy) Behnke, Appleton; sister, Barbara (Dave) Hungerford, Greenville and Jerry Schulist (special friend of Rosemary); brothers and sisters-in-law: Dave (Cathy) Egan, Don (Susie) Egan, John Egan, Marilyn Egan, Mark (Linda) Egan, Lynn (Dan) Browning and Kathy (Kent) Rusch. He is further survived by nephews, nieces, other relatives and many friends. His parents and a sister Rosemary preceded him in death.

Funeral services for Dan will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at noon at Cline & Hanson Funeral Home, New London with Rev. Greg Watling officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. The Cline & Hanson Funeral Home in New London is serving the family. www.clinehansonfuneralhome.com

Special thank you to the staff at ThedaCare New London, Cherry Meadows for their loving care, and also all the people who visited and helped Dan during his illness.

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