Donald Benoit Donald Benoit 1911 - 2004 SOUTH HADLEY - Donald A. Benoit, 93, of Lathrop St., died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 at the Holyoke Medical Center. Born in South Hadley, he was educated in South Hadley schools and was a 1929 graduate of South Hadley High School. Donald was a lifelong resident of South Hadley and worked as Group Leader for National Blank Book for 47 years until he retired in 1976. He was a former member of the Old Timers' Club of National Blank Book, the South Hadley Council on Aging and the Choralites, the Golden Agers, the Lathrop Village Social Club, a parishioner of St. Patrick's Church, and was an honorary member of the Local 48B Printers Union. He was the husband of the late Margaret "Dolly" (Ginley) Benoit who died in 1984, and the father of the late Donald P. Benoit who died in 1997. He is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Woods of South Hadley; one granddaughter, Christa Benoit; and a dear friend, Elaine Kowalczyk; as well as several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from the Ryder Funeral Home 33 Lamb St., South Hadley followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Patrick's Church at 10:30 a.m. and burial in St. Rose Cemetery, both in South Hadley. Calling hours will be on Friday from 4-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Hadley Council on Aging, 45 Dayton St., South Hadley, MA 01075. Ryder Funeral Home 533-1735 Published in The Republican on 11/18/2004. Guest Book . Flowers . Gift Shop . Charities