BENESH, Frances L. (1947-2004)

BENESH, TANNER, HARMS, MONSON

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 8/26/2013 at 10:16:20

FRANCES L. BENESH 1947 - 2004

Former Garner resident, Frances L. Benesh, 56, of Vining, died on Saturday, April 24, 2004, at her home in Vining.

Her funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Britt. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral chapel.

Frances Lee Benesh, the daughter of Reno and Ione (Tanner) Harms, was born on July 24, 1947 at Forest City. She attended school at Garner. Following her schooling, she was employed at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

On July 5, 1969, she was married to Joseph J. Benesh at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They lived on the Benesh family farm west of Hayfield, where they farmed together until retiring in 1996. After the death of her husband in 1997, Frances continued to live on the farm until moving to Vining in 2001.

She is survived by six brothers and a sister, Ernest Harms of Garner, Howard Harms and wife, Sharon of Britt, June Harms of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Harley Harms and wife, Julie of Garner, Duane Harms of Garner, George Harms of Boone and August Harms and wife, Jan of Richland Center, Wisconsin; a friend, Ted Mikarovski of Vining; and a brother-in-law, Ron Monson of Clear Lake.

Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Joe on October 7, 1997; her parents; a sister, Grace Monson; and a niece, Brenda Sue Monson.