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Laura M. Benhart

Visitation Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
Visitation Time: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Funeral Notes: During visiting hours, it is still recommended to follow the State of Illinois guidelines limiting gathering and guests should continue to wear masks and practice social distancing.
Interment:

Laura M. Benhart; Loving daughter of Arlene and the late Ronald Benhart; Dear sister of Tim (fiancé Kari) and Nathan Benhart; Close friend of Kevin Miller; Dear niece of many aunts, uncle and cousins. Please omit flowers, donations made to Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital, Best Friends Animal Society or Ocean Conservancy is greatly appreciated. Laura enjoyed golf, scuba diving, travel and time with her family.

Funeral Home

Salerno's Rosedale Chapels

Phone: (630) 889-1700
Address: 450 W. Lake Street Roselle IL, 60172

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Posted by:
Jan Belica

Posted on:
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

My daughter, Lauren Belica Schroeder, went to school with Laura when we lived in Hanover Park. I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs and prayers to your family.

Posted by:
Peggy Deibel Siems

Posted on:
Monday, December 7, 2020

Arlene Tim & Nate, I am so sorry to hear about Laura’s passing. She was such a warrior that persevered through all circumstances. I’m sure the grief is beyond reality and want you to know that I am thinking & praying for your entire family. May peace be yours and the hope if the resurrection when we will all be reunited with no more pain & sorrow. Much love to all - Peggy

Posted by:
Dawn Johnson

Posted on:
Sunday, December 6, 2020

Dear Darlene and family, I am so sorry for the loss of Laura she was such a sweet girl. I know she is in a better place and with her father in heaven may you and your family find peace and understanding during this sad time. Dawn and Brad Johnson and family.

Posted by:
Mary Jane Boenker

Posted on:
Sunday, December 6, 2020

My love and prayers are for you Arlene, Tim and Nathan. May God give you peace and joy knowing Laura is in heaven. I have fond memories of Laura in Kindergarten. She was a sweet spunky little girl who loved her family especially her brothers.❤️

Posted by:
Jill Kingsfield

Posted on:
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Laura played golf for me on the Lake Park Girls Golf team for 4 years. Her determination, perseverance, grit and wit were a gift to our team and everyone around her. Laura’s strength, courage and spirit inspired me as a coach, as any challenge she ever faced never brought her down. She never gave up. I wore this t-shirt when I ran the 2003 Chicago Marathon in honor of Laura because of these fine character traits. I wear this shirt today and forever in her honor. Benharts, I am deeply sorry for your loss and pray you find solace in the many memories you cherish with Laura. Godspeed Laura and I pray I’ll meet up with you again on a Heavenly golf course one day.


Posted by:
Diamond Prus

Posted on:
Saturday, December 5, 2020

It was a blessing to know Laura, as she was such a kind and caring soul. Neither time nor distance can fade her beautiful spirit. May she rest easy.

Posted by:
Mr.& Mrs. Martin Peppler

Posted on:
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Laura was a wonderful lady . Our condolences to her family . We will dearly miss her .

Posted by:
Al and Dotty Miller

Posted on:
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Although we never met Laura, her mother Arlene posted a beautiful picture of Laura as a little girl dancing with her father Ron. There was love in that picture, and the love Arlene had for Laura had no boundaries or limits. Laura has found peace in the kingdom of God. Blessings to her and her family.

Posted by:
Cindy Smith

Posted on:
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Although I never got to meet Laura in person, I heard about her from her loving, caring, proud parents. I was in awe of her incredible strength to have endured so many surgeries and faced so many health challenges, and yet, she marched on. It is my loss never to have met her. Arlene, I hope you find comfort in knowing just how many people love you and yours. I wish I could take your pain away. I will make a donation in her memory. Endless love, Cindy

Posted by:
Becca Scalchas

Posted on:
Saturday, December 5, 2020

It's not been long since I started working alongside Laura, but each day I shared with her was a pleasure. She was always quick to smile and quicker to wit. Her presence made the day a little brighter. We shared a similar sense of humor and a love of gaming; we often ended up talking and comparing computer hardware and specs and trading tales. Laura's presence will be sorely and dearly missed, and I'm very grateful that I got the chance to meet and work with the person I'd previously only heard about in Hyatt legends. The thought that is of comfort to me, and I hope to her family, friends, and all the others that she impacted, is that I know that her energy is still around. According to the law of the conservation of energy, not a bit of her is gone; she's just less orderly.

Posted by:
Anne Detraglia

Posted on:
Thursday, December 3, 2020

To Laura's family, To say I am sorry to hear of Laura's passing is such a profound understatement. I knew Laura at United Airlines and she was a quietly confident member of our team who I always could count on for *sharp commentary and wit - which I REALLY appreciated. I know that this cannot be an easy time for you. I read Ben Vaughn's entry and that really does such a nice job of conveying my feelings as well. Know that one day you will think of her and only feel joy. The grief today will subside. I have always been a believer in actively talking about those who have passed so we keep their memory alive, in us. You carry her now. She is with all of you and us in the memories we have of her. I appreciate having the opportunity, as small as it may be, to share a little here. All my best - Anne

Posted by:
Damian Ng

Posted on:
Thursday, December 3, 2020

I had the privilege to be part of the IT audit team and working with Laura for 2 years while at United Airlines. She always amazed me by how tough she was in dealing with various health issues while performing at work at a level just like everyone else on the team, if not better. It put a dent in my heart when I learned about her passing a few days ago. I pray that she is in a better place, a better world now. For friends and families of her, I pray that we all have peace in our heart.

Posted by:
Ben Vaughn

Posted on:
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Laura and I knew each other and worked together for almost eight years. We traveled together, ate together, and shared details with each other about our lives. What always impressed me so much about Laura was the way she so effortlessly absorbed hardship. Things were often not easy for her, and she was able to let those hardships arrive, accept them, and move on. She had a quick wit and could make nearly anything funny, and was a welcome presence when work turned serious. Through her work she contributed so much to the safety of everyone around her. She was one of my most favorite people, and I already miss her dearly. To Laura's family and friends, I seek to relay my deepest sympathies for your loss, and for the pain you are feeling now in this difficult time. I hope you know that I am available at your service for anything at all, no matter how big or small. During times of loss I read a letter written by President Lincoln and sent to the daughter of a close friend of his after his death. I have supplied a copy below in the hopes that it may salve some of your anguish in ways it has for me throughout my life. Executive Mansion, Washington, December 23, 1862. Dear Fanny It is with deep grief that I learn of the death of your kind and brave Father; and, especially, that it is affecting your young heart beyond what is common in such cases. In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares. The older have learned to ever expect it. I am anxious to afford some alleviation of your present distress. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You can not now realize that you will ever feel better. Is not this so? And yet it is a mistake. You are sure to be happy again. To know this, which is certainly true, will make you some less miserable now. I have had experience enough to know what I say; and you need only to believe it, to feel better at once. The memory of your dear Father, instead of an agony, will yet be a sad sweet feeling in your heart, of a purer and holier sort than you have known before. Please present my kind regards to your afflicted mother. Your sincere friend A. Lincoln