Obituary of Frederick Benson

Frederick Benson, 91, of Apple Valley, formerly of Soldiers Grove Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington.

He was born on May 21, 1931 in Soldiers Grove Wisconsin, to Edward and Helen (Halverson) Benson. He was married to Loreda Townsend on June 26th, 1953.

He was an engineer by vocation and worked for Sperry Univac in Eagan for thirty years. He retired in 1986 in Burnsville, then moved to their cabin on Briggs Lake in 1988. He spent the last three years at Timbers in Apple Valley.

Frederick is survived by his wife, Loreda of Apple Valley; 3 sons, Chris (Jody) of New Praque, Jerry (Laurie) of Lakeville and Steven of Burnsville; 2 grandsons, Dan of New Praque and Zaccheus of Burnsville; 3 granddaughters, Julee (Jeremy) of Prior Lake, and Haylee (Justin) of Great Falls and Evangeline of Burnsville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and 1 brother, Larry.

There will be a celebration of life held for Frederick on Saturday July 16th from 1:30pm to 2:30pm at The Timbers, 14018 Pennock Ave, Apple Valley, MN 55124.