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1934
Anita
1999
Anita R Benson
October 8, 1934 — August 26, 1999
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ANITA R.
BENSON,
was born October 8, 1934 in Humboldt County, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Estella (Leist) Day. She married Dewain Benson in 1952. He preceded her in death in 1963. She married Arlyn Benson in Minnesota. He preceded her in death in 1969. Anita participated in harness racing as a teenager. She was a custodian for the Janesville School District for many years. Anita died Thursday, August 26, 1999 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, at 64 years of age.
She is survived by her children, Dewain D. Benson, Jr., Robert L. Benson and John D. Benson, all of Waterloo, Gretchen M. Benson of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Michael A. Benson, Michelle A. Sorensen and Mary D. Kofron, all of Janesville; her mother, Estella Day of Humboldt, Iowa; fifteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a brother, Marshall Day of Humboldt and a sister, Marcia Rinderknecht of Union City, Missouri.
Anita was preceded in death by her father and both of her husbands; a son, Samuel E. Benson; a grandson, Brian R. Benson; a brother, Jerry Day and a sister, Janice Koob.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 30, 1999 at the funeral home in Cedar Falls. Interment was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waterloo. Memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association or the family.
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