Lillian A. Benson, age 96, of Harmony, Minn., died February 22, 2017 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony. Funeral Services were held 11 a.m. Monday February 27, 2017 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, followed by burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony and on Monday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church.
Lillian was born May 22, 1920 to Ingard and Josie (Lunde) Kinneberg in Preston Township. She attended High Grove country school, graduated from Preston High School and from Paul’s Beauty School in Minneapolis. Lillian operated a beauty shop for 45 years; the first 10 years in Preston and then for 35 years in her home in Harmony. Lillian married Theron Benson on November 25, 1946 in Lanesboro. Lillian enjoyed needlepoint, china painting, gardening (especially flowers) and baking.
Lillian is survived by a son, Philip Benson of Arizona and a sister, Doris Severson of New York. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, Theron in 1988; three brothers: Donald, Palmer, and Robert; and three sisters: Judith, Evelyn, and Joyce.