BENSON, Emily Frances (Van LENT) GINAPP
ENGELS, VAN LENT, GINAPP, BENSON, GANNON, LEVENHAGEN, ZILLY, LONERGAN, FITZGERALD, MURPHY
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/23/2016 at 11:48:03
Obituary ~ Emily Frances (Van Lent) Ginapp Benson
March 14, 1935 ~ January 15, 2015The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
January 18, 2015ROCKWELL - Emily F. Benson, 79, of Rockwell died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Kenneth Gehling, Chaplain, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rockwell.
Memorials may be directed to the Emily Benson memorial fund in care of the family.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Emily F. Van Lent was born March 14, 1935, in Dougherty, the daughter of Louis and Elsie (Engels) Van Lent. She graduated from Dougherty High School in 1955.
Emily married Donald Ginapp on March 9, 1957, in Dougherty and to this union three children were born: Darrell, Patricia and Dawn. The couple later divorced. On Sept. 3, 1983, Emily married Virgil Benson.
Over the years Emily worked for Lifetime, Schneider Metal Mfg. and Winnebago Industries (16 years), before her retirement in 2003. Emily was a thoughtful person and caring mother, who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed gardening and baking while she was able. Sharing a meal with friends and family and playing games — especially bingo, were some of her favorite activities.
Emily is survived by her three children: Darrell Ginapp and wife Bernadette of Rockwell, Patricia Gannon and husband Steve of Cedar Rapids, and Dawn Levenhagen and husband Mark of Cresco; eight grandchildren: Wyatt, Katelin, Trevor, Keegan, Lauren, Michael, Greg and Chad; three brothers: Walter Van Lent and wife Midge of Sycamore, Illinois, Leonard Van Lent and wife Pat of Ankeny, and Joe Van Lent and wife Lora of Des Moines; one sister: Erma Zilly and husband Edward of Mason City; one sister-in-law: Rozena Van Lent of Mason City; and her aunt: Grace Lonergan of Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgil; a sister in infancy: Florence; two sisters: Helen Fitzgerald and Mary Murphy; and one brother: Ted Van Lent.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Rockwell Community Nursing Home for the wonderful care, comfort and friendship they provided to Emily.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2016
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