From the March 4, 2008 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald)
LANCASTER, Wis. -- Rev. Benjamin C. Govier, 47, of Lancaster, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster, after a long, courageous battle with ALS.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Schwartz Funeral Home, Lancaster, with the Rev. Wayne Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, North Lancaster Township. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, at the funeral home, where friends also may call at
1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5.
He was born on June 29, 1960, in Prairie du Chien, son of Vernon and Geraldine (Olson) Govier.
Ben graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1978. He received his bachelor of arts in music from Oral Roberts University in 1982.
Ben pastored the Grant County Christian Center for nearly 20 years while also substitute teaching for the Lancaster School District.
Ben was an avid reader and historian, spending countless hours seeking his family's roots and genealogy. He also enjoyed running, weightlifting and tennis. He spoke French fluently and enjoyed traveling, especially his trip to London with his children.
Ben served the Lord with all his might and derived an extreme amount of enjoyment from preaching and teaching God's word.
Surviving are his children, Amanda, Andrea and Nathaniel Govier, all of Lancaster; their mother, Sherry Govier, of Lancaster; his mother, Geraldine Govier, of Lancaster; a grandson, Aiden, of Lancaster; six brothers, Jim (Peggy) Govier, of Madison, Gordon (Anne) Govier, of Monona; Keith (Georgia) Govier, of Wyalusing, Galen Govier, of Prairie du Chien, Richard (Susie) Govier, of Reedsburg, and Bill (Lisa) Govier, of Darlington; two half-sisters, JoAnne (George) Sprenger, of Las Vegas, N.M., and Marianne (David) Carrier, of Pittsburg, Pa.; 18 nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon, and a sister-in-law, Debra Govier.
LANCASTER, Wis. -- Rev. Benjamin C. Govier, 47, of Lancaster, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster, after a long, courageous battle with ALS.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Schwartz Funeral Home, Lancaster, with the Rev. Wayne Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, North Lancaster Township. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, at the funeral home, where friends also may call at
1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5.
He was born on June 29, 1960, in Prairie du Chien, son of Vernon and Geraldine (Olson) Govier.
Ben graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1978. He received his bachelor of arts in music from Oral Roberts University in 1982.
Ben pastored the Grant County Christian Center for nearly 20 years while also substitute teaching for the Lancaster School District.
Ben was an avid reader and historian, spending countless hours seeking his family's roots and genealogy. He also enjoyed running, weightlifting and tennis. He spoke French fluently and enjoyed traveling, especially his trip to London with his children.
Ben served the Lord with all his might and derived an extreme amount of enjoyment from preaching and teaching God's word.
Surviving are his children, Amanda, Andrea and Nathaniel Govier, all of Lancaster; their mother, Sherry Govier, of Lancaster; his mother, Geraldine Govier, of Lancaster; a grandson, Aiden, of Lancaster; six brothers, Jim (Peggy) Govier, of Madison, Gordon (Anne) Govier, of Monona; Keith (Georgia) Govier, of Wyalusing, Galen Govier, of Prairie du Chien, Richard (Susie) Govier, of Reedsburg, and Bill (Lisa) Govier, of Darlington; two half-sisters, JoAnne (George) Sprenger, of Las Vegas, N.M., and Marianne (David) Carrier, of Pittsburg, Pa.; 18 nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon, and a sister-in-law, Debra Govier.
From the March 4, 2008 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald)
LANCASTER, Wis. -- Rev. Benjamin C. Govier, 47, of Lancaster, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster, after a long, courageous battle with ALS.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Schwartz Funeral Home, Lancaster, with the Rev. Wayne Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, North Lancaster Township. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, at the funeral home, where friends also may call at
1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5.
He was born on June 29, 1960, in Prairie du Chien, son of Vernon and Geraldine (Olson) Govier.
Ben graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1978. He received his bachelor of arts in music from Oral Roberts University in 1982.
Ben pastored the Grant County Christian Center for nearly 20 years while also substitute teaching for the Lancaster School District.
Ben was an avid reader and historian, spending countless hours seeking his family's roots and genealogy. He also enjoyed running, weightlifting and tennis. He spoke French fluently and enjoyed traveling, especially his trip to London with his children.
Ben served the Lord with all his might and derived an extreme amount of enjoyment from preaching and teaching God's word.
Surviving are his children, Amanda, Andrea and Nathaniel Govier, all of Lancaster; their mother, Sherry Govier, of Lancaster; his mother, Geraldine Govier, of Lancaster; a grandson, Aiden, of Lancaster; six brothers, Jim (Peggy) Govier, of Madison, Gordon (Anne) Govier, of Monona; Keith (Georgia) Govier, of Wyalusing, Galen Govier, of Prairie du Chien, Richard (Susie) Govier, of Reedsburg, and Bill (Lisa) Govier, of Darlington; two half-sisters, JoAnne (George) Sprenger, of Las Vegas, N.M., and Marianne (David) Carrier, of Pittsburg, Pa.; 18 nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon, and a sister-in-law, Debra Govier.
LANCASTER, Wis. -- Rev. Benjamin C. Govier, 47, of Lancaster, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster, after a long, courageous battle with ALS.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Schwartz Funeral Home, Lancaster, with the Rev. Wayne Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, North Lancaster Township. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, at the funeral home, where friends also may call at
1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5.
He was born on June 29, 1960, in Prairie du Chien, son of Vernon and Geraldine (Olson) Govier.
Ben graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1978. He received his bachelor of arts in music from Oral Roberts University in 1982.
Ben pastored the Grant County Christian Center for nearly 20 years while also substitute teaching for the Lancaster School District.
Ben was an avid reader and historian, spending countless hours seeking his family's roots and genealogy. He also enjoyed running, weightlifting and tennis. He spoke French fluently and enjoyed traveling, especially his trip to London with his children.
Ben served the Lord with all his might and derived an extreme amount of enjoyment from preaching and teaching God's word.
Surviving are his children, Amanda, Andrea and Nathaniel Govier, all of Lancaster; their mother, Sherry Govier, of Lancaster; his mother, Geraldine Govier, of Lancaster; a grandson, Aiden, of Lancaster; six brothers, Jim (Peggy) Govier, of Madison, Gordon (Anne) Govier, of Monona; Keith (Georgia) Govier, of Wyalusing, Galen Govier, of Prairie du Chien, Richard (Susie) Govier, of Reedsburg, and Bill (Lisa) Govier, of Darlington; two half-sisters, JoAnne (George) Sprenger, of Las Vegas, N.M., and Marianne (David) Carrier, of Pittsburg, Pa.; 18 nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon, and a sister-in-law, Debra Govier.
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