Louise (Larson) Benson, age 97, a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at Mountain Vista Senior Living Community in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She was born March 26, 1922 in Ottawa, Illinois to Louis (1884-1950) and Johanna (Swanson) Larson (1882-1969). She was the youngest of three children, a brother Paul Emil (1907-2006) and a sister Ruth Elizabeth (1912-1993).
Louise attended Lincoln School in Ottawa through the 8th grade. She then attended Miss Peacock Secretarial School where she met her future husband, Donald Forrest Benson (1921-2008). They were married at the home of her brother Paul on June 9, 1956 in Ottawa. They immediately moved to Philadelphia, PA where Don had a job with the National Park Service as an architect designing Visitor Centers. To this marriage three children were born: Allan Peter (m. Lori Kay Lucero), Joanne Louise (m. Ronald Duane Offe), and Ruth Adele (m. James Hugo Pulju). They lived in Havertown, PA for 11 years, then 2 years in Kensington, MD before settling in Lakewood CO. Louise lived in Lakewood for 42 years and the last 6 years in Wheat Ridge, CO.
Louise is survived by her three children, 7 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. She was the quintessential homemaker and loved by all who knew her.
Services will be held Friday, August 9 at 10:30 am at Abiding Hope Lutheran Church - 6337 S. Robb Street, Littleton, CO. Burial will be Monday August 12, 2019 at 10:30 am at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Ottawa, Illinois.
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