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PTEN tool reviewer passes away

March 25, 2013

Charles "Chuck" Benhart was the co-owner of an Illinois-based body and repair shop, and a contributor to Professional Tool & Equipment News magazine.

Erica Schueller

Charles 'Chuck' Benart, pictured center, co-owner of Roselle, Ill.-based Auto Tech & Body, passed away on March 25. He's pictured with two employees, Dave Holmes (left) and Rollin Hansen (right). — Charles "Chuck" Benart, pictured center, co-owner of Roselle, Ill.-based Auto Tech & Body, passed away on March 25. He's pictured with two employees, Dave Holmes (left) and Rollin Hansen (right).

Charles G. "Chuck" Benhart, co-owner of Auto Tech & Body in Roselle, Ill., passed away on Saturday, March 23. He was a contributor and tool reviewer for Professional Tool & Equipment News magazine.

According to his obituary printed in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on March 25, Benhart leaves behind his wife Gail (nee Armato); children Ryan (Christine), Mike (Dana) and Nick (Tara) Benhart; grandchildren of Ali, Evan, Tyler and Tristan; loving son of Gladys (the late Harold) Benhart; siblings Ruth Bargmann, Karen (Ken) Dickenscheidt, Ron (Arlene) Benhart and the late Allen Benhart;, and brother-in-law of Jerry (Jane) Armato, Valerie (Phil) Cosman, Rosemary (John) Kammes and Peter S. Armato; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

The obituary shares that he loved his family and friends, snow-plowing and dedicated much time as co-owner of Auto Tech & Body in Roselle, and as a volunteer with the Roselle Fire Department.

Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. with a funeral service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Salerno's Rosedale Chapels, 450 W. Lake St. (3/4-mile west of Bloomingdale/Roselle Road), Roselle. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations to Guardian Hospice, 181 Waukegan Road, #311, Northfield, IL 60093 appreciated. For information, call 630-889-1700.

About the Author

Erica Schueller | Editorial Director | Commercial Vehicle Group

Erica Schueller is the Editorial Director of the Endeavor Commercial Vehicle Group. The commercial vehicle group includes the following brands: American Trucker, Bulk Transporter, Fleet Maintenance, FleetOwner, Refrigerated Transporter, and Trailer/Body Builders brands.

An award-winning journalist, Schueller has reported and written about the vehicle maintenance and repair industry her entire career. She has received accolades for her reporting and editing in the commercial and automotive vehicle fields by the Truck Writers of North America (TWNA), the International Automotive Media Competition (IAMC), the Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards and the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Azbee Awards.

Schueller has received recognition among her publishing industry peers as a recipient of the 2014 Folio Top Women in Media Rising Stars award, acknowledging her accomplishments of digital content management and assistance with improving the print and digital products in the Vehicle Repair Group. She was also named one Women in Trucking’s 2018 Top Women in Transportation to Watch.

She is an active member of a number of industry groups, including the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC), the Auto Care Association's Young Auto Care Networking Group, GenNext, and Women in Trucking.

In December 2018, Schueller graduated at the top of her class from the Waukesha County Technical College's 10-week professional truck driving program, earning her Class A commercial driver's license (CDL).

She has worked in the vehicle repair and maintenance industry since 2008.