Richard P. Benedetto, age 78, of Elmhurst, Army Veteran, member Immaculate Conception Parish; beloved husband of Josephine, nee Coloprisco; loving father of Deanna (Michael) Butkovich, Joseph (Anne Marie) Razza and Josette (Thomas) DiNardo; proud grandfather of Dominic Hall, Anthony Butkovich, Joseph (Chloe) and Anthony (Aria) Razza and Lisa (Matt) Auriemme and Anthony DiNardo; cherished great-grandfather of Gianna, Analia, Isabelle, Jonathan and Aria; dear brother of Marguerite, Anthony, James, Paul, Domenica, Gerald and the late John, Joseph and Marietta; uncle and cousin of many. Visitation Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Friends and family will meet for a Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 134 Arthur Street, Elmhurst. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. Livestream of funeral Mass available through funeral home website. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com