This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/957.2 Message Board Post: Hi Ed, Her's the dc, found all the obits plus the article on the murder...Could you please send your mailing address again..I promise to put it on file this time......Alma Death Certificate Merced County. Book 36, page 105 Roy Walter Beneker Death date: Oct 15, 1974 Time: 11:15 a.m. Sex: Male Age: 73 yrs. Color/Race: Caucasian Marital status: Married Birthdate: July 28, 1901 Birthplace: CA Occupation: Heavy equip. op. x 37 yrs, Co. of Merced. Road Constr. & Maint. SS# 572-30-1350 Length of stay in Co. of death: Life, in CA: Life Name and birthplace of Mother: Bertha Fetter, Germany Name and birthplace of Father: Fred Beneker, Germany Maiden name of spouse: Laura Mae Murphy Residence: 22024 West Sunset Ave., Los Banos, CA 93635 Place of death: Los Banos Community Hospital, Los Banos Place of burial: Los Banos Cemetery Burial date: Oct 17, 1974 Funeral director: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel, Los Banos Informant: Mrs. Laura Mae Beneker, same address Cause of death: A. Ventricular fibrillation x 15-20 min B. Coronary arteriosclerrosis, moderately severe x yrs. C. R. & L. Kidneys; myocardial hypertrophy, marked L. vent {history of hypertension] Part ll; Nodular hyperplasia, prostate - transurethal resection prostate; multiple foci of fibocaseous, T.B. R & L Lungs. Autopsy: Yes