Jeraine, 82, of Coopersburg passed away at home on March 27, 2015. She was born in Allentown on February 6, 1933 to the late Warren and Eugenia (Fries) Haas. She worked for several years as a production worker at Western Electric and met her husband John J. "Mike" Benko there. They celebrated their 60th anniversary this past May. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary in the VFW in Coopersburg, and had served in the St. James Choir. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and loved flowers, gardening, crafts, and oil paintings. Her grandchildren and family were her greatest love. She is predeceased by her grandson Alan Benko.
Survivors: Husband; daughters Patricia Young and husband Neil, and Donna Bley and Husband Richard; sons Michael Benko and wife Mary, John Benko and wife Elizabeth, and Steven Benko and wife Brenda; sisters Deanna Dech, Carol Smith, and Cathy Sargent; grandchildren Sarah Young, Cora Sipe, Stephanie Grazel, Joseph, Christopher, Krista, and John Benko, Katie Bley, Kathrine, Rebecca, Anna, and Joel Benko; great grandchildren Kaleb, Ian, Arianna; and many other loving family and friends.
Services: Viewing Tuesday, March 31, 10-11am, followed by a service at 11am. Both at Norcross-Weber Funeral Home, 101B N. Main St., Coopersburg. Interment at Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Allentown, to follow. www.weberfuneralhomes.com
Contributions: In lieu of flowers please donate to St. James Lutheran Church, 333 Oxford St., Coopersburg, PA 18036.