Obit for BENSON, Zelma Rose (VanKlei) (b.1928 d.2004), Murray Co., MN
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Memorial services were held on Saturday, November 13, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. 
at Lyndale Lutheran Church, Maple Plain, MN with Rev. John Christensen 
officiating. 
 
1928 - Zelma Rose Benson - 2004 

Zelma Rose Benson was born February 29, 1928, at Fulda, Minnesota, the 
daughter of William and Vivian (Johnson) VanKlei. She was baptized and 
confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. On January 28, 1951, she married Gaylen 
G. Benson at the Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson, Minnesota. Zelma passed 
away on Thursday, November 11, 2004 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, 
Minnesota at the age of 76. 

She is survived by her husband Gaylen; daughter and son-in-law Teresa 
and Matt Newby, Lodi, California; grand-daughters: Anna Alease and Alyssa 
Rose; brother Arie VanKlei, Balaton, MN; sister Jean Waage, Marshall, MN; 
sister Hazel (Cy) Molitor, Lynd, MN; brothers John, 'Jack', Van Klei, 
Wichita, KS and Jesse 'Peter' (Pat) Van Klei, Friendship, Wisconsin and 
nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in 
death by her parents William and Vivian VanKlei and sister Tillie Kubica. 

Memorial services were held on Saturday, November 13, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. 
at Lyndale Lutheran Church, Maple Plain, MN with Rev. John Christensen 
officiating. Funeral services were held on Monday, November 15, 2004, 
10:30 a.m. at Hadley Lutheran Church, Hadley, MN with Rev. Jon Skaar 
officiating. Interment in Highland Home Cemetery, Hadley, MN.