Charles P. Benson (1941)
BENSON, BRICKER, FAGEN, HENSSONS
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 3/15/2011 at 21:43:41
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 2, 1941
Page 3Earlham News
Charles P. Benson died Thursday forenoon at Des Moines where he has been for the past few weeks in a nursing home. He had been in ill health for several years. Mr. Benson was an Earlham business man for a number of years prior to his retiring.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Harold Fagen of Earlham and Miss Eleanor Benson of Baxter.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Earlham Methodist church.
_________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 10, 1941
Page 8, Column 3Obituaries – Charles P. Benson
Charles P. Benson, son of Benge and Hannah Henssons, was born in Holladas, Sweden, July 24, 1871 and died in Des Moines, March 27, where he had been ill for the last month. He suffered a nervous breakdown in 1932 and had been in ill health since.
When a small boy, he came to this country with a cousin, Hannah Larson. He was employed by the John Morrell Packing Company of Ottumwa, for 17 years. On Jan. 1, 1908, he was united in marriage to Ethel Bricker and to this union were born two daughters, Marie Benson Fagen and Eleanor Benson.
In 1912 he left the employ of John Morrell and moved from Joplin, Mo., to Earlham where he went into business with C. D. Bricker. After Mr. Bricker’s death, Mr. Benson sold his interest in the store George E. Bricker and entered the furniture and undertaking business with Ernest Walters.
In 1918 Mr. Walter sold his interest and S. C. Welch became his partner. This partnership continued until 1932 when, due to ill health, he sold his share to Mr. Welch and retired.
He leaves to mourn his wife, Ethel Benson, two daughters, Marie Benson Fagen and Eleanor Benson, one son-in-law, Harold Fagen, two sisters, three brothers, several nieces and nephews and friends.
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