Obit: Bentson, Edward Manuel (1919 - 2003)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Bentson, Melke, Shilt, Tischendorf, Zinke

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 10/09/2003

Bentson, Edward Manuel (30 DEC 1919 - 4 OCT 2003)

Edward Manuel Bentson, 83, Town of Little Black, died Saturday, October 4, 2003, at Aspirus-Wausau Hospital.

Funeral services are Thursday, October 9, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford, with Rev. John Melke officiating. Burial will be in Medford Evergreen Cemetery II.

Pallbearers are grandsons Tony Shilt and Arik Tischendorf, and sons-in-law James Shilt and Russell Tischendorf. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Edward was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and is the son of Manuel & Anna (Zinke) Bentson. He was married to Laverne H. Bentson. He also enlisted in the United States Army during WW 2.

Hemer Funeral Service of Medford is assisting the family with arrangements.

Note: Birth information was extracted from the US Social Security Death Index. Parental information and middle name were extracted from the US Federal Census Index. Spousal information extracted from public records. Military information was extracted from the Department of Veterans Affairs.