Obit:  Peter E. Benson Jr., Obituary,  April 17, 2001
Source:  Journal Inquirer
             Manchester,CT (issue Apr 23, 2001)
Submitter:   ABishop, May 2001


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Peter E. Benson Jr.



Peter E. Benson Jr., 86, of Manchester, husband of the late Ann (Marzelli) 

Benson, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Manchester Memorial Hospital. 



He was born Aug. 13, 1914, in Brighton, Mass., son of the late Peter E. and 

Mary (O'Leary) Benson, and had been a Manchester resident since 1957. 

Mr. Benson was a 30-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran, serving during World War II 

and the Korean War. He was part of the initial landing on Guadalcanal as a 

platoon sergeant with Edson's 1st Raider Battalion. Mr. Benson was the boxing

coach for the Camp Lejeune boxing team and won the All Service Boxing 

Championship in 1956. He was a member of the Marine Corps League, the Army & 

Navy Club of Manchester, the VFW Anderson Shea Post 2046, and the DAV. Upon 

his retirement from the Marine Corps Mr. Benson went to work for the state of

Connecticut as a veterans employment representative and retired in 1981.



He is survived by four children, Mary Ann Eaton and her husband, James, of 

Oak Harbor, Wash., Peter E. Benson and his wife, Dominique, of Montclair, 

N.J., Dana B. Holland and her husband, Andrew, of New Hartford, N.Y., and 

Paul E. Benson and his wife, Cheryl, of Colchester; nine grandchildren; two 

step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 

Mr. Benson was predeceased by a brother, Robert Benson, and a sister, Rita 

Benson.



A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, April 21, in New St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery in Bridgewater, Mass.



Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Holmes Funeral 

Home, 400 Main St., Manchester. 



In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American 

Veterans, 450 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103.


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