Emma Louise BensonMay 02, 1922 - April 16, 2010 Formerly of Walnut Grove, MN and White Bear Lake, MN
Age 87. Daughter of Anna M. (nee Bergblom) & Charles M. Benson was born May 2, 1922 in Walnut Grove, MN. Emma passed away April 16, 2010 at Ebenezer Ridges Care center in Burnsville, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. She has been a liftime member of the church. She graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1940. Following this education, she continued at Gustavus Adolphus College to earn a BA degree in Teaching. Later she attended Mankato State University for a BS degree in Counseling. She was an English teacher and librarian at Elmore, Plainview, and Jackson , MN High Schools. Emma counseled students at John Glenn Jr. High School in North St. Paul, MN for many years until her retirement. Continuing after her retirement she remained an active member of the education fraternity, Delta Kappa Gamma. She loved music, poetry, books, traveling, and textile weaving. She had "a way with the written word". The loves of her life were the 16 neices and nephews of the Bolling, Carter, and Johnson families, all of whom survived her in addition to numerous grandnieces and grandnephews. Emma is survived by her sister, Ruth (Don) Johnson. Two sisters & their spouses, Edith & Charles Carter and Lucille & Dale Bolling preceded her in death in addition to a nephew, Stephen Leigh Johnson. Funeral InformationMemorial services are planned for 11:00 AM Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. For further information, contact the Walnut Grove Funeral Home: (507) 629-4680. |
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