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Mary Young Benson

29 Apr 1913 – 25 Sep 2010

Birth	29 Apr 1913
Death	25 Sep 2010
Cemetery	Summit Cemetery Foxboro , Douglas County , Wisconsin , USA
Added by	Oscar Sandstrom on 19 Oct 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11223805

Bio

Mary Young Benson, 97, of Superior, Wis. died Sunday, September 25, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Superior. Mary was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska on April 29, 1913, the daughter of Hattie (Vose) and Amos Young. She had been a rural mail carrier for 30 years in Foxboro, Wis. She was also a cook and caretaker at the Foxboro School and a 4-H leader for many years. She was a member of the Rural Mail Carriers Association and the Rosemaling Society. Marys door was always open. She enjoyed a cup of coffee and conversation with her friends. She also loved to dance, play cards, crochet and rosemaling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard in 1987; her parents; a brother, Charles Young; and a sister, Ruth Danielson. Mary is survived by her daughter, LIVING.; two sons, LIVING; grandchildren, LIVING; twelve great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Her funeral service on Thursday, September 30, at 1:00 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home, corner of 19th St. and Ogden Ave, Rev. Richard Blood will officiate. Interment in Summit Cemetery.

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Family

Parents

• Amos W. Young 1867–1935
• Hattie May Vose Young 1885–1953

Spouse

• Richard William Benson 1910–1987

Siblings

• Charles Richard Young 1910–1989
• Ruth Margaret Young Danielson 1918–2003
• Rebecca Young 1921–1921

Children

• Robert Allen Benson 1944–2021

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