Benedict P. "Ben" Vronch, 90, of Ironwood, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Ironwood.      He was born Jan. 25, 1922, in Ironwood, son of the late John and Mary (Sentko) Vronch, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1940. He entered the U.S. Navy on June 24, 1944, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was honorably discharged as a coxswain on May 23, 1946.      Following his honorable discharge, Ben moved to Rockford, Ill., where he was a self-employed building contractor for 47 years, retiring in 1983 and returning to Ironwood in 1984.      He was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, Ironwood Knights of Columbus Council No. 1396, Pere Menard Assembly No. 471, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, and Ironwood American Legion Post 5.      Ben married Olga J. "Allie" Kolak in 1977 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood. She survives.      Also surviving are two sons, Michael (Brenda), Hurley, Wis., and James, Rockford, Ill.; a daughter, Judith Walsh, Roscoe, Ill.; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Celia DeMario, Ironwood, Marie Erickson, Ironwood Township, and Veronica Skolasinski, Wakefield; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.      Besides his parents, Ben was preceded in death by a son, William, in 1993; three brothers, Andrew, John and Isadore; and a sister, Agnes Heikkinen.      Cremation has taken place.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, April 25, at noon, at Our Lady of Peace Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Darryl J. Pepin, celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church, where full military honors will be accorded by the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard.        Luncheon will follow in the parish hall.      Private interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      Relatives and friends may call in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church from 11 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, where members of Pere Menard Assembly No. 471, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, will serve as honor guard.      Ben's obituary can be viewed online and condolences given to his family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.