Benjamin Franklin “Benny” Updyke 96, a lifelong resident of Strasburg, VA passed
away Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Winchester Medical Center.
A funeral service for Mr. Updyke will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 3,
2023, at Stover Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dan Locke officiating. Mr. Updyke will
be laid to rest at Riverview Cemetery with full military honors conducted by
Shenandoah American Legion Post 77, Strasburg, VA.
The family will receive friends at Stover Funeral Home on Friday one hour prior to
the service.
Mr. Updyke was born in Strasburg, VA on December 10, 1926, a son of the late Roy
Philip and Nell Spengler Richard Updyke. Mr. Updyke was a World War II veteran
having served with the U.S. Navy and a Korean War veteran having served with the
U.S. Army. He worked as a plumber with Funk & Crabil and worked for the Kinloch
Farm in The Plains, Virginia. Mr. Updyke was a member of the Shenandoah
American Legion Post 77, Strasburg, VA, the Strasburg Moose Lodge #403, and the
V.F.W. Post #2447 in Edinburg, VA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his wife Elizabeth Jane Shacklett Updyke; two brothers Harold Richard
Updyke and Philip Wayno Updyke, and a stepson Larry Dyke.
Survivors include his daughter Terry Cook of Strasburg, VA; one granddaughter
Dena Cook; two great-grandchildren Shiann and Clint; his sister, Sandra Updyke
Bergey along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Pallbearers will be members of the Shenandoah American Legion Post 77,
Strasburg, VA.
Memorials may be made to the Shenandoah American Legion Post 77, 157 E
Washington Street, Strasburg, VA 22657.
You may sign the family guestbook online at www.stoverfuneralhome.com.
Stover Funeral Home and Crematory, Strasburg, VA is serving the family of Mr.
Benjamin “Benny” Updyke.