Florence Mae Benz (1976)

BENZ, COLEMAN, GREISER, STOLL, PULSE

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The Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
March 11, 1976
Page 2, Column 4 & 5

Mrs. Florence Mae Benz who had been in failing health for three years passed away March 2 at the Madison County Memorial hospital. She had lived in Penn township almost all her married life, and was 84 years old.

Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Elsie Coleman of Valentine, Nebraska, and one brother, Howard Greiser; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Stoll of Orient; two sons, William of Casper, Wyoming, and Howard of Earlham.

Her husband, Henry Benz, preceded her in death.

Funeral was at Zion Lutheran church at Dexter with Pastor Norman Luecht officiating. Burial was in Dexter cemetery.
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The Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
March 18, 1976
Page 1, Column 4

Mrs. Florence Mae Benz of Dexter, Iowa, departed this life, Tuesday, March 2, 1976, in Madison County Memorial Hospital, Winterset, Iowa, at the age of 84 years, 5 months 15 days.

A blood clot formed in the right leg, which later made amputation necessary along with complications of old age infirmities, was the cause of death.

Florence Mae Grieser, daughter of Theodore William Grieser, and Susan Frances (Pulse) Grieser, was born September 16, 1891, in Milan, Illinois.

She moved with her family to Olin, Iowa and later to Vivian, South Dakota in 1906. On December 18, 1907 she was united in marriage to Henry W. S. Benz at Fort Pierre, South Dakota, and came immediately to Dexter, Iowa, living on farms in this vicinity and in Stuart, Iowa. In 1920, they purchased the farm which had been the home of Mr. Benz’ parents located one mile southeast of Dexter. They continued to live there until the death of Mr. Ben in 1961, and then she moved to her home in Dexter. In September 1973, she took up residence in the Perry Lutheran Home for the Aged, Perry, Iowa, and in December 1965, she moved to the Villa West Care Center, Winterset, Iowa.

Deceased was confirmed before the altar of God in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dexter, on February 21, 1909, and was a devout and active member in the church.

There are left to mourn the death of this good woman her three children: one daughter, Lucille Marguerite Benz Stoll (Mr. Robert Stoll) of Orient, Iowa; two sons, William Henry Benz of Casper, Wyoming, and Howard Byron Benz of Earlham, Iowa, one sister, Mrs. Elsie Coleman, Valentine, Nebraska; and one brother, Howard S. Grieser. Five sisters and two brothers preceded her in death.

She leaves to mourn ten grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren, and a large company of friends.

The funeral services were held from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dexter, Iowa, Saturday afternoon, March 6, 1976, at one-thirty o’clock, conducted by her pastor Rev. Norman M. Luecht. Interment was in the family plot, Dexter Cemetery. Casket bearers were Carl Jobst, Herman Lager, Alvin Scar, Norman Scar, Leonard Scar and Dennis Scar.