Obituary of Ernest Bencie

Ernest R. Bencie, 84 earned his prize of eternal life, Sunday April 6, 2014, peacefully at home with his loving family at his side. Born March 18, 1930 to Teresa and Nicholas Bencie, he attended elementary school and High School in Windber Pa. After a tour in Korea with the United States Marines, Ernest attended St. Joseph School of Nursing where he earned his R.N. and subsequent certificate in Anesthesia. It is also where he met and married his "best" girl Mary Anne (Cianfrano). After brief employments in Lancaster and NY, Ernest and his wife Mary Anne settled in Vineland where he enjoyed his career as a Nurse Anesthetist with Newcomb Hospital. He enjoyed Tennis outings with the O.R. crew and took great pride in taking care of Vineland's patients. After retirement "Ern" enjoyed golfing competitions with the "senior tour" and golf tournaments with his family foursomes. Ern also enjoyed his years as a "snow bird" spending time in Ft. Meyers with his wife Mary Anne and his Florida friends. He always enjoyed his Steelers, Pirates, cooking, tennis, golf, and horse racing. He enjoyed remaining involved with his grandchildren and their competitions, always offering his advice to all who needed it. He always loved spending time with his family and enjoyed family chaos around him. He absolutely made the people around him better and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Ernest is survived by his daughters, Susan and her husband Gus Scoma, Terri and her husband Gino Ciancaglini, and his sons Robert and his wife Susan, Nicholas and his wife Amy, all of Vineland; his brother Steven and his wife Cecilia of Windber; his sister-in-law Beatrice and husband Richard Gosik of Berlin; 12 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Ernest was predeceased by his wife MaryAnne; parents Teresa and Nicholas and brother Joseph. A church visitation will be held Thursday 4:00 to 6:00pm followed by a funeral liturgy at 6:00pm at St. Padre Pio Parish (Our Lady of Pompeii Church) with a reception to follow at………….. Final disposition will be private. Donations in Ernest's memory may be made to…………… Arrangements are under the supervision of Rone Funeral Service.