Benjamin John Havener

Benjamin John Havener, 47, passed away unexpectedly at home on January 9, 2025. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Ben was born on July 7, 1977 in Des Moines, Iowa and was raised in West Des Moines. Ben had what he liked to call a "leave it to beaver" childhood. His neighborhood was full of plenty of boys for one on one basketball tournaments, whiffle ball games, swimming at grandma and granddad's pool and skateboarding. The skateboard ramp built by his granddad was the envy of the neighborhood.

Ben graduated Valley High School in 1996. He attended Iowa State University for a while before deciding to join his granddad and uncles in the construction trade. These years provided Ben with skills that remained with him all his life.

Ben later moved to Durango, Colorado where he met his future wife Carrie Peterson. Ben and Carrie later moved across the country to Miami, Florida. While here Ben obtained a certification in heating and cooling maintenance. In 2012 Ben and Carrie returned to Iowa where their daughter, Coraline was born in March of 2013. Coraline was the apple of Ben's eye, and he would ask her daily  if all was copacetic.

Ben was preceded in death by his wife, Carri and grandparents, Jerry Crow and Glenn and Virginia Havener.

Ben is survived by his daughter, Coraline, parents, Nick and Jeri Havener, brother, Joshua (Mindy) Havener and their children, and grandmother, Carol Crow as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. His cat, Oreo still looks for him daily.