Richardson, A. Ben (1902-1993)

RICHARDSON, OHDAHL, HEMMINGSON

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/9/2016 at 04:32:33

Hawarden Independent August 5, 1993

A. Ben Richardson, age 90, of Ogilvie, MN, died June 13, 1993, at Memorial Hospital in Ogilvie.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 17, at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Brunswick, MN. The Reverend Alan Hendrickson officiated. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Brunswick, under direction of Dare's Funeral Home.

Mr. Richardson was born July 15, 1902, in Eagle Township, Sioux County, IA, the son of Anfin John and Julia (Ohdahl) Richardson. He married Bernice Mae Hemmingson on December 31, 1925, in LeMars, IA. They moved to the Mora area fifty years ago. He was employed for many years as a truck driver for Land O Lakes and was a member of the Mora Police Department for nine years. He also farmed and raised beef cattle.

He is survived by sons and daughters- in-law, Marlin and Geri Richardson of Norwalk, CA; William and Lynda Richardson of Anoka, MN; and Robert and Janie Richardson of Mora, MN; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Robert Dare of Elk River, MN; a brother and sister-in-law, Curt and Mabel Richardson of Ireton, IA; two sisters, Amanda Evans of Lincoln, NE, and Beatrice Parry of Mesa, AZ; 14 grandchildren; and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice; sons, Donald and James; and a grandson, Charles.